Kettle Chips Baked Camembert & Oak Smoked Garlic Review

Presenting another atas potato chip review. 

I bought this together with the Bacon & Maple Syrup flavor (review here).

Kettle Chips Baked Camembert & Oak Smoked Garlic

It always sounds nicer when you over play the ingredients and cooking methods

Taste Review

Taste - 8/10

As with all cheese flavored snacks, a strong cheesy aroma attacks my nose when I opened the bag. That's pretty typical but the smell is actually distinctively different from the usual cheddar flavorings used in most chips. This smells... well kinda similar to... surprise surprise! Baked camembert. The taste was good. The smoky garlic taste comes through quite well, followed by a pleasant sweet cheesiness followed by a creaminess finish. Certainly a very happy ending to each crispy bite.

Texture - 9/10

Solid thick chunky signature Kettle chips texture. QC pass.

Cost - 2/10

Same damage of $5.95 per bag like the bag of broken dreams that is the Bacon & Maple Syrup except this actually tastes like what it promises. Camembert happiness.

Tasting Notes

It's definitely a unique potato chip for an occasional indulgence though it lacks a certain kick that keeps it moreish like its more common cousin, the Honey Dijon. That's why I gave it an 8/10 for taste. I'd buy it for parties to be a talking point but I won't stock up on it at home.

TLDR version
Good for a passionate fling once in awhile but not a keeper. 

Kettle Chips Crispy Bacon & Maple Syrup Review

Some days you just want to have a bit of atas (high class) potato chips so I made a detour to Meidi-ya at Liang Court to browse their chips selection. I'm glad to say I found a couple that I deem fit to stuff my face silly with. 

This is one of those coveted special flavor Kettle chips that just calls out to potato chip collectors like me. What's a potato chip collector you say... well it's nut cases who die-die must try (absolutely have to eat) all potato chip flavors they see. 

Kettle Chips Crispy Bacon & Maple Syrup (with bacon from Norfolk)

Why pink?!

Taste Review

Taste - 3/10

It starts off well enough with a good hit of smokey bacon-y goodness followed by a faint whiff of maple syrup when I opened the bag. Then the taste... oh the taste... OMFG why... the chips had a bad burnt bitter taste with a slight hint of bacon. These tasted like burnt Marmite flavored chips! And not in a good way!

Texture - 9/10

At least this had the solid thick chunky signature Kettle chips texture. No fault here. 

Cost - 2/10

This was a freaking $5.95 for a bag of disappointment and wasted dreams of pink porkiness.

Tasting Notes

If you know how Marmite tastes like, burnt Marmite is just ridiculous. And I like Marmite! This is just bad. I think they overdid the smokiness to try to evoke the feel of bacon-y goodness and forgot to follow through with actual bacon flavors. No no no no!

TLDR version
Save yourself the money and heartache. Just get regular Kettle chips.