Taquitos.net
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In the nine years since its last appearance in the blue* , Taquitos.net has grown to more than 5,000 snack reviews.
The site correctly identifies Tim's Cascade Style Hot Jalapeño Seasoned Potato Chips as the best potato chip ever.
The site correctly identifies Tim's Cascade Style Hot Jalapeño Seasoned Potato Chips as the best potato chip ever.
Also, given how many categories of flavored chips are that I wouldn't ever want to try on a dare, I was amused to see that there was also an "unusual flavors" category. I thought it was superfluous. But as it turns out, no. It's not.
posted by .kobayashi. at 6:28 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by .kobayashi. at 6:28 PM on July 31, 2011
What, no Trader Joe's Lime and Chili Cashews? This is a serious omission.
posted by carter at 6:32 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by carter at 6:32 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
this is the world's most beautiful sandcastle
posted by The Whelk at 6:33 PM on July 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 6:33 PM on July 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
oh my god. if there was ever a time I'd want to buy processed food on amazon it is now
posted by Askiba at 6:33 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by Askiba at 6:33 PM on July 31, 2011
Uh, that looks like much sliced opinion without statistic flavouring
posted by elpapacito at 6:34 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by elpapacito at 6:34 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
Eh, a mile wide and an inch deep. For a truly thorough snaxamination, you'll want Mike and Tom Eat Snacks.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:51 PM on July 31, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:51 PM on July 31, 2011 [4 favorites]
I'm sitting here right now, disappointed, after returning from 7-11 around the corner, and finding that they no longer carry Andy Capp brand spicy fried pork rinds. Damn. They had them just a few months ago.
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:52 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:52 PM on July 31, 2011
Turns out that part of getting to 5,000 reviews is being willing to review anything. To wit, the review of "Dried Black Fungus": I thought this was a snack, based on the colorful bag it came in. After trying it, not so sure, and we've since gotten a couple of emails telling us that it's supposed to be used for cooking... Only one of our tasters was adventurous enough to keep chewing and swallow it. He said it didn't really taste like much of anything.
posted by TheShadowKnows at 7:00 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by TheShadowKnows at 7:00 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
They don't have the discontinued-in-the-early-90's Keebler Chachos wheat tortilla chips. So, not comprehensive!
Those were so good, and nicely complemented crystal pepsi.
posted by aubilenon at 7:06 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
Those were so good, and nicely complemented crystal pepsi.
posted by aubilenon at 7:06 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
I NEED RANKING
posted by Tennyson D'San at 7:12 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Tennyson D'San at 7:12 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
SO HONGRAY
posted by elizardbits at 7:17 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 7:17 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
FORINTS FOREVER
posted by The Whelk at 7:20 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 7:20 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
Your favourite snack review site sucks.
To which I add: Snackspot!
posted by awfurby at 7:24 PM on July 31, 2011
To which I add: Snackspot!
posted by awfurby at 7:24 PM on July 31, 2011
I bought a bag of these at a decrepit supermarket called Food World in Bridgeport some years back for 99 cents. They were damned tasty. With most food, the more you pay, the better quality you get, but oddly not with potato chips. The cheap stuff is generaly the tastiest.
posted by jonmc at 7:32 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by jonmc at 7:32 PM on July 31, 2011
There are 39 different varieties of pickle chips. Thirty-nine.
My knees are a bit wobbly.
posted by likeso at 7:33 PM on July 31, 2011
My knees are a bit wobbly.
posted by likeso at 7:33 PM on July 31, 2011
These were fucking delicious as well, but I haven't seen them in a while, sadly.
posted by jonmc at 7:35 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by jonmc at 7:35 PM on July 31, 2011
This seems as good a place as any:
WELCOME BACK ORIGINAL TACO DORITOS I HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN.
Daddy loves you so much, Original Taco Doritos.
posted by mintcake! at 7:42 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
WELCOME BACK ORIGINAL TACO DORITOS I HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH NEVER GO AWAY AGAIN.
Daddy loves you so much, Original Taco Doritos.
posted by mintcake! at 7:42 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
Rap Snacks Magic Honeydew Cheese Curls
that's all I have to say on the topic
posted by NoraReed at 7:47 PM on July 31, 2011
that's all I have to say on the topic
posted by NoraReed at 7:47 PM on July 31, 2011
I like Cheez Waffies but we call 'em cheese waffles.
posted by BeerFilter at 7:53 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by BeerFilter at 7:53 PM on July 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
From Jonmc, in the original thread : "Zapps Cajun Crawtators flavor are the best damn chips in the world. Although where they get the marine flavor is a mystery as there's no "crawfish extract" listed in the ingredients."
Toquitos.net : "Taste: These are pretty good. They're not terribly spicy, but they're quite flavorful, with good cajun taste. ... Trivia: That new search engine "Google" won't find this site when people search for "Zapps" (without the apostrophe) unless we spell it Zapps."
posted by crunchland at 8:01 PM on July 31, 2011
Toquitos.net : "Taste: These are pretty good. They're not terribly spicy, but they're quite flavorful, with good cajun taste. ... Trivia: That new search engine "Google" won't find this site when people search for "Zapps" (without the apostrophe) unless we spell it Zapps."
posted by crunchland at 8:01 PM on July 31, 2011
A younger me loved a girl. She was into macrobiotic food and so, so was I. Then she told me that she was going to the Dominican Republic to be a musician at Casa De Campo. We drove to the Mets Motel in Queens.
There we bought Andy Capps Fries. And had a bit of the beer. And we made love forever.
And had Andy Capps and water for breakfast.
posted by Splunge at 8:04 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
There we bought Andy Capps Fries. And had a bit of the beer. And we made love forever.
And had Andy Capps and water for breakfast.
posted by Splunge at 8:04 PM on July 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
I've had a few beers, who wants to go to Sam's Club or Costco's for a variety pack? I'll buy the refreshments!!!
posted by lpcxa0 at 8:04 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by lpcxa0 at 8:04 PM on July 31, 2011
For a truly thorough snaxamination, you'll want Mike and Tom Eat Snacks.
...on the in-ter-net!
posted by Kwine at 8:40 PM on July 31, 2011
...on the in-ter-net!
posted by Kwine at 8:40 PM on July 31, 2011
When humanity is threatened with annihilation from an implacable alien threat and I am elected spokesperson to plead for the salvation of our species, I shall stand before that cruel alien presence, I shall look it in its photonic receptors, and I shall say, "We invented dill pickle flavored potato chips. Have you tried them? They're pretty fucking awesome."
And humanity will be saved.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 10:04 PM on July 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
And humanity will be saved.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 10:04 PM on July 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
There are so many ads on that site it's impossible for me to tell what is content and what is not.
posted by Neale at 10:22 PM on July 31, 2011
posted by Neale at 10:22 PM on July 31, 2011
They don't seem to have reviewed Bamba, Israel's national snack food. I remember walking through Kathmandu and seeing huge bags (like: suitcase-sized) of local knock-offs for sale, presumably made for the tourist trade.
posted by Joe in Australia at 12:11 AM on August 1, 2011
posted by Joe in Australia at 12:11 AM on August 1, 2011
I miss Wasabi Funyuns so very, very much.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 12:39 AM on August 1, 2011
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 12:39 AM on August 1, 2011
Funyuns with wasabi? Sacrilege.
posted by Cocodrillo at 2:52 AM on August 1, 2011
posted by Cocodrillo at 2:52 AM on August 1, 2011
5,000 snack reviews ... and no Gold Rush Popcorn, the greatest snack ever invented in the history of the world? Odd. (Also, no circus peanuts?)
"We invented dill pickle flavored potato chips. Have you tried them? They're pretty fucking awesome."
Oh yeah. Grippo's. I give them semi-props there.
posted by mrgrimm at 8:56 AM on August 1, 2011
"We invented dill pickle flavored potato chips. Have you tried them? They're pretty fucking awesome."
Oh yeah. Grippo's. I give them semi-props there.
posted by mrgrimm at 8:56 AM on August 1, 2011
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