Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Pringles Philly Cheesesteak


Note: This is an Presumptive Ephemeral Nom.

Product circa: autumn 2024

No beef flavoring here, like usual, and instead it is mimicked by yeast powder.  The central flavoring on these chips is a sharp American cheese, which is impressively pungent.  This is followed up by onion, and that's about all for this simple experience.  The outstanding American cheese, however, makes these quite interesting.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Seven Select Big Bite Hot Dog Potato Chips

 



Product circa: 2024

Seven Eleven's brand of chips do kick out some odd limited time varieties sometimes.

This one is very straightforward.  A salt & vinegar base and, just like the bag depicts, added flavorings of smoke, ketchup, mustard, onion, and dill pickle.  These are a ton of fun - I'll pick them up every time I see them.

Lay's Sweet & Spicy Honey

 


Product circa: 2024

I've eaten a few bags of these already.

There is no honey flavor in this whatsoever.  Instead, the honey is simulated with a combination of various fruity flavorings.  You will get a grape candy flavor, along with maybe peach.  There is also a heavy dose of savory here, like onion, mustard, soy sauce, and MSG in general.  These are also very spicy.  Not punishing like the "red hot" snacks, but a handful of these will have your throat burning in a great way that you won't expect.

One of the oddest snacks I've ever had that is still VERY enjoyable.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Reese's Chocolate Lava Big Cup

 


Product circa: autumn 2024

This is a Presumptive Ephemeral Nom.

Seemingly just a Big Cup with a layer of chocolate sauce/syrup thrown in.  It sounds dumb, but my stupid monkey brain really likes the decadence of it.  I'm not sure it actually tastes especially unique, except for perhaps that this slightly shifts the sweet/salty balance in the normal product a bit toward the former... but the texture and thought of chocolate sauce in my candy makes my mind's pleasure centers go brrrrrrr.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Kit-Kat Ghost Toast

 


Product circa: Halloween 2024

Nice use of an arbitrary rhyme to make this arbitrary snack themed for Halloween.

The white chocolate coating has been colored an alarmingly bright shade of orange.  This tastes like if the Cinnamon Crunch Toast cereal were made into a candy bar - and it's absolutely delicious.  A great combination, perfectly balanced with sweetness and texture.  A home run!

Monday, November 4, 2024

Cheetos Flamin' Hot Cajun Cheddar

 


This is a presumptive Ephemeral Nom.

Product circa: 2024

Like Cajun seasoning, this seasoning is tough to pinpoint:  along with the cheese powder, there is clearly black pepper, chile pepper, tomato powder, and maybe thyme?  More herbs, probably.  The heat doesn't disappoint.  This is good stuff.  I doubt I'd buy it regularly if it were available always.

Monday, October 28, 2024

Chili Cheese Fritos Jack Link's Beef Jerky

 


Product circa: 2024

What an odd crossover!

Just as it seems to promise, this is beef jerky covered in what tastes like the exact same seasoning from Chili Cheese Fritos.  It's all well and good until even the cheese becomes apparent as you chew.  Unfortunately the cheese doesn't pair well at all, and it's even a bit putrid and disgusting.