| Self-objectification raised to a juicy new height: triump or tragedy? Just don't ask Carol Adams... |
Yes, you heard that correctly, they are made up of 74% wheat, which officially makes them closer to cake batter and breakfast cereal than most other chips out there. Healthwise, they are a little healthier than your average chip, and they do crunch satisfyingly in the mouth and have sufficient density to satisfy, unlike some notably airier and brittle snacks I have had in the past.
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| In my youth, I was very meticulous about keeping the syrup strictly on the pancakes. Now, though, I am all in favor of the syrup tsunami. |
What of the flavor? I would say they got the basic salty bacon flavor down right, while including just enough sweetness not to fall into the trap that ensared Bacon flavored Bugles as thoroughly as a hungry Chewbacca in an Ewok trap. It’s still a little salty, and with prolonged eating they might start to taste like generic corn puffs endowed with saline, but with a little smokiness and some sugar, this bacon is closer to that sweet breakfast experience than other flavors out there. In fact the crisps smell very pleasantly sweet and smokey, like a hot fried American breakfast doused in maple syrup just waiting you in the pan.
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| You had to add all that salt, and just look at the result... |
So though I was very dubious about these bacon-cross-dressing puffs from across the eastern border, I found them entirely pleasing as a light snack, even if they aren’t remarkably sophisticated, and the disturbing meat-stripes may grown on you over time.
Stars: 2 ½
Spiciness Rating: None
Pros:
- Reasonably charming smoky bacon flavor
-Adequate density for a puffed wheat snack
Cons:
- Flavoring is not too complex and may bug the salt averse
