Olympic Chips
Since the Olympics are over, I figure I should probably get this post out of the way. I laughed when I saw this blatantly gimmicky play by Calbee just before the Beijing Olympics got started. You can eat your way to Olympic glory! The sparkly bags are a nice touch, too. Gold chips are curry flavored. Silver are cream cheese flavored (gag me). Bronze are flavored like teriyaki. Gold and bronze are obviously the way to go. I would recommend a rethought silver by the next Olympic games, though, Calbee. Seriously. Ugh.


on August 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I’m confused. Are you saying you don’t like cream cheese? It goes with everything, like mayo or sour cream! There’s something about white foods that make them extremely versatile.
I haven’t seen these at all in the Osaka area. I hope I didn’t miss my window for Olympic chips. I’m not waiting until 2010.
feitclubs last blog post was: Yes, Let’s Do That
on August 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Tracked you down from DennisMillerRadio.com. It’s so cool that you’re in Japan. I have a cousin who went on an LDS mission there and basically went native. He’s been married, twice, to Japanese women.
If I were younger, I’d try learning the language. No wonder you’re so good with the vocabulary words. I’ve known all but lagniappe, which I had seen before, but had misremembered the definition.
As for the CalBee crackers, I could probably eat the cream cheese ones as long as they aren’t made of soy. I know I should like it, but I’ve never gotten over associating soy with animal feed.
on August 29th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Cream cheese = gloriousness.
Toms last blog post was: Extreme Tea Ceremony
on August 29th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Feitclub - While it’s true that I’m slow to warm to any faux cheese flavored product, I am especially disgusted by these chips. These chips in particular were…nasty. All kinds of nasty. But good luck finding them near Osaka.
AST - Hey! A DennisMillerRadio.com buddy! Thanks for all of the posts you’ve made in the Word of the Day thread, too. It’s great to have another wordy on board.
And welcome to my blog as well.
Tom - cream cheese potato chips = crunchy death in your mouth.