One of the things which is peculiar to the UK is their dear love of animal flavored potato “crisps.” We thought we’d seen it all, with Ox or Chicken flavored chips, but … this one has to take the grand prize. Squirrel? Really? Not JUST Squirrel, but Cajun Squirrel? This was so hilarious that one of our friends bought a packet, just to try them. They do not contain squirrel, or any other animal products, and are “suitable for vegetarians.” That said, they are truly horrible. They taste rather like a weakly flavored barbecue chip, but … with herbs, sort of as if someone were to have mixed barbecue flavoring with a Thanksgiving Stuffing Mix packet.
Of course, our minds, here, go first to the meaning of the phrase. Is the squirrel from Louisiana? Is this because they are trying to eradicate the gray squirrel here (imported from America, it outcompetes the local red squirrel)? We will never know, of course.
Update: In case you didn’t catch it, Mental Floss did a little article on this and the other flavors under consideration by Walkers. Builder’s Breakfast flavor?
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LOL! Very interesting.
Paz
I wonder if it’ll win the flavor contest…
Personally, I could go for a bag of squirrel chips right now… 🙂
We have lots of squirrels around here and never once, not ever, have I thought of eating one! yech! Squirrel flavour… what’s next? lol
Wow. That is totally weird but I’d have to taste them too.
Okay, so perhaps you know that Squirrel is still eaten in parts of Appalachia, most commonly in casseroles. Once upon a time, newcomers were brought a casserole of squirrel brain to welcome them to the neighborhood. The brain was allegedly the most delectable part, and certainly the most precious, since it took many squirrels to yield enough brain for a casserole. Thus, the neighborhood generosity was displayed, and the newcomer was welcomed in grand style.
Today, less squirrel is eaten there for a variety of reasons, not the least being that one can succumb to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human version of Mad Cow, or Mad Squirrel in this case. But one can still find recipes for squirrel casserole on line if one is so inclined. I assume you two are not 😉
You know, I’ve got nothing against people eating squirrels. Really – I regard them as pests, primarily because they will dig up your garden.
The idea of meat-flavored potato chips, though? Bleh.
There was this party … and what turned out to be Ox-flavored chips … and a long, sad visit with the porcelain god. Shiver.
In case you didn’t catch it, Mental Floss did a little article on this and the other flavors under consideration by Walkers. Builder’s Breakfast flavor?
Looks like no votes for this squirel, right? Kinda cute package.
i don’t know whether to laugh, cry or run! very interesting.
I wonder if our crazed black squirrels would eat this?
These chips would go over so well down here. OMG. Really funny. Lots of folks in the Louisiana bayou still hunt and eat squirrel. Also, we have really popular alligator potato chips down here, but they are also vegan and don’t taste like green animals.
Also, we are still trying to move to Portland, Oregon but the job prospects are not good.
xo
kittee