The description on the packaging reads: “You know that dream where all your favorite food is piled high and ready to go? It’s not a dream. It’s Ruffles Loaded Chili & Cheese flavor. Chili? Check. Cheese? Heck yeah. Onions and peppers. Bingo. Now put all that on a chip. Pinch yourself, you’re really awake. Okay, now hit yourself. Oh well, it was worth a shot.” That immediately touched my spirit.
I always liked Ruffles – they’re a classic from my childhood that will never let me down. When I have a choice, Ruffles or Lay’s, I will probably go for Ruffles. Compared to other popular brands, Ruffles give me way more of that mouth-watering pleasure. When it comes to cheese, they’re cheesier; when it comes to smoky BBQ, they’re smokier. I also love the fact that the chips are usually large in size.
Speaking about Ruffles Loaded Chili & Cheese, everything seems to be in its place. The chili is there and the cheese is simply fucking awesome. People at Ruffles do know what they’re doing when it comes to cheese powder.
Unfortunately, Ruffles, like other chips made by a giant company, make you feel a little sick when you consume too many. That is the only disadvantage that comes to my mind right now. It’s because of one thing they’re lacking. That thing is called QUALITY. Thankfully for them, most of the mainstream brands (Frito-Lay included) know: using the mentioned SECRET INGREDIENT wouldn’t be very profitable… That’s why they don’t.
To sum up, chips produced by mega-brands will never be as good as a chips produced locally by hipsters on some English farm. Amen.
Bought and eaten in Los Angeles, CA.
My rating: 7/10.
Cofresh are based in the UK and they specialize in Indian and ethnic snacks. They also have lentil chips (I haven’t tried those yet). I don’t care about gluten, but it’s probably worth mentioning that Cofresh snacks are gluten-free. Yay.
I was so excited after finally spotting something new at my local supermarket. It’s been literally AGES. Garlic & Sea Salt is one of the two Lay’s Harvest flavors available (of course they might be selling some other flavors somewhere else, who knows) and the one I liked better (the other one will be reviewed in the near future).
That was a one-dollar dinner for two in the city of lights, rats and cockroaches – New York City. Certainly not the best dinner I’ve ever had, but probably one of the cheapest ones and, to be honest, I was pretty happy with it.
When it comes to food, the French always seek good quality and are a little picky, which God forbid, shouldn’t be seen as a negative quality. These features, along with their great taste for pretty much everything, makes Frenchmen stand out from the rest of the world and quite frankly, they make the most of us look like hopeless amateurs. In short, the French simply do it better.
