These smell pretty pickle-y so I'm feeling pretty confident they'll actually taste like what they're supposed to. I'm just not sure how the 'spicy' is going to factor in at this point. It also looks like they're covered in little dill nibblies and a healthy coating of flavor. We shall see.
But what do they taste like?
Kinda strange. At first I tasted mostly salt, then a hint of pickle, and then spiciness. Deep River snacks seem to enjoy making my mouth burn. Another weird thing that I don't know quite how to describe is that the flavors are very strong, but don't necessarily seem like they're coming from the chip. It's very odd. I eat a chip and then the chip is sort of boring tasting, but there's all sorts of salt and pickle flavors and then the roof of my mouth is burning. Looking at the chips, they seem to be covered in seasoning. I guess it's possible that the minute I eat them, all the seasoning falls off, leaving a plain chip and all the other flavors everywhere else. The 'dill' in the dill pickle is also pretty intense... I taste much more dill than pickle in that brief moment when I actually taste it, before the spice starts up. And, a less than even flavor coating leaves some chips ridiculous salty which is unpleasant.
The problem I've had with the spicy Deep River flavors so far is that they focus too much on the spice. Pickles shouldn't be this spicy. I really only taste the dill pickle flavor for the first few seconds and then it's just spicy. I would much rather taste the pickle flavor rather than the spice. Also, where is the 'New York' in all of this?? It's like Deep River decided 'New Yorkers like pickles... we should name our pickle chips 'New York' so they buy them... genius plan!' False. There is nothing 'New York' about these chips.
These are better than the Aged Cheddar and Horseradish and the Zesty Jalapeno, but they're still not good is the problem. The search continues for a pickle chip I can easily find in the US.
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Oh man, these are one of my favorite chips! I love the intense amount of dill flavor they have, plus finding a chip that's actually spicy, and not wanna-be spicy, seems to be a bit of a challenge. These blend it all well together and I have to strongly disagree with many of your points. Chip on!
ReplyDeleteI found 3 bags at Walmart on the clearance rack and purchased them. I enjoy them immensely. Maybe it's my Southern taste buds, but the combination of dill and spice seems very balanced to me, even if they are a bit on the salty side. The crunch kept me going back for more. Now I have to find somewhere to purchase them as Walmart has discontinued them. Woe is me.
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