Walker's Cheese, Cucumber & Salad Cream Potato Crisps

Finger Sandwich Potato Crisp Psychedelia

Name: Walker's Cheese, Cucumber & Salad Cream Potato Crisps
Category: Potato Chip (Crisp, Dude)
Ethnicity: English (Leister, UK)
Brand: Walker's Snack Foods

England is obviously known for their Crisps and for good reason: They're usually fried right, seasoned well, and are typically addictive. Walker's Snack Foods is the brand that brings English chips to the masses and have been for almost 70 years. It doesn't hurt that their parent company is PepsiCo either. Walkers have dozens of flavors from famous to foreign but what stopped me in my tracks was last year's new line of "Sandwich-Flavored" chips. Though I haven't tried too many of these flavors, I was able to get my hands on what I consider their funkiest new flavor: Walker's Cheese, Cucumber & Salad Cream Potato Crisps. To many Americans, would be a strange-ass flavor. Even though I traveled to London last year, I did not encounter this sandwich anywhere. It is however, very cool that there is a potato chip that tastes like one. Regardless of whether I am an English sandwich connoisseur , it is obvious that this chip tastes like this sandwich. Put frankly, it is a cheesy pickle potato chip made to emulate this rather strange English finger sandwich. The first flavor is a mild cheddar cheese taste that pairs well with the second flavor of veggies. I don't really get the flavor of cucumber but for the purposes of this chip, no one really cares. The last flavor is Heinz Original Salad Cream, which oddly enough ties this chip together beautifully. But let's just try to understand this strange English condiment. I mean, what the hell is it? Is it mayo? Well they have mayo too in England. Is it for salads? Of course! This dressing is a go-to pre-made cold salad ingredient meant to make your salads instantly creamy and vinegary. Just add veggies and/or protein and you have a convenient cold salad to go with your lovely sandwich. Whatever this creamy liquid is, I have to say, is really good with these chips. The salad cream brings a tart, creamy and slightly yogurt flavor that I did not expect. So was this a good flavor experiment? Absolutely.  The flavor combination is strange but just works right. It is basically a cheesy, mayo, pickle sandwich rolled into a potato chip and if that doesn't get your drunken taste buds going, I don't know what will! 

Rating: A- (Funky, English, Creative, Oddly Addicting, Baby!)