Good day to you! Isolation has given us plenty of time to indulge in our vices. If you mix in a walk or some push-ups and you will feel way better when you get stoned and eat whatever you fancy.
Our global snack tour continues with 5 more stops today. We have some solid entries and one that was absolutely the worst snack I’ve ever had. This isn’t an exaggeration as Mrs. Cola couldn’t stop laughing at the face that I made after 1 bite.
Papas Fritas Super Ricas (sabor a pollo) – Columbia
These little slices of heaven come to us from Colombia. This would have to be their third best export behind cocaine and the ladies (ask balls about beauty pageants in S. America). I picked these up at a Colombian Market who in normal circumstances has takeout specialties like empanadas, morcilla, sancocho etc. We usually take a road trip to their place about once a month for lunch because these ladies are amazing cooks. Nobody speaks English in there unless prompted and I have had to oreder in Spanish a few times which is always fun.
A thin chip but absolutely packed with bbq chicken flavoUr. A medium size bag with a peso neto of 115g and I feel that this is the perfect size to satiate the munchies monster.
Phenomenal, ate the whole bag in one sitting. Will definitely purchase again.
Originale Choko-Flager (Klassiske Havrekager) – Denmark
This came in the monthly snack box that Mrs. Cola purchased for me this past Christmas. The package came with four of these cookies but in holding one it felt like it was two. We have a cookie sandwich here people! These are ok, we have better cookies like this over here. They taste a bit dusty and kind of gritty. That is something that you really don’t want in a cookie. We don’t keep cookies in the Cola household as I have no willpower whatsoever and will kill a bag in a couple days. That being said one of the better things about being father to a toddler is that there are Animal Crackers and Goldfish on hand at all times. If they are good enough for a kid they are good enough for me!
We ate the whole package, nothing special, will not seek these out.
Goya Yuca -Cassava Chips (Salted) – USA (did not check at purchase)
Got these on the trip to the grocery store down the international aisle, they are from America, ooh so obscure. I bought them purely because I was stoned and they looked tasty (what doesn’t?). These are very firm and have the consistency somewhere between a normal potato chip and a cracker. The bag indicates that they are perfect for guacamole or salsa and I could not agree more. They are rather bland by themselves but are firm enough to tackle any dip material. Very crispy, bordering on tasting a bit stale they only needed a bit more salt to get a higher ranking. You will definitely need an accompaniment to go with these bad boys.
I ate the whole bag, there are better options out there, will not purchase again.
Nongshim – Shrimp Crackers (Spicy FlavoUr) – Korea
One bite. I had one bite and threw these into the compost. They’re by far the worst tasting snack I have ever tasted. This isn’t an exaggeration, they taste like seafood that has been in the sun all day. I can’t convey to you how awful these truly are. They were on sale at the Asian market and I figured they would be like Walker’s Prawn Cocktail from the UK that are top 5 all time. Reader, they were completely on the other end of the scale. Mrs. Cola usually has one or two of whatever I am trying but in this instance she saw my face and wasn’t going anywhere near these. They completely ruined my stoner munchies and I immediately headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth as these had a terrible, lingering aftertaste.
I had one solitary “cracker”
Jack n Jill – Picattos (Cheese FlavoUred) – Philippines
Got these on my last trip to pick up a UPS package as the location is in a Filipino market! The bag has Swiss cheese on them and I love me some Swiss. I was surprised when I opened them and they were small, thin and crisp hexagons, very manufactured. The taste is like fake cheese, the smell is kind of off putting so basically a disappointment. You have to slay a few dragons until you get to the princess, and these are definitely a dragon.
I will not purchase them again and I did not finish the bag.
Take care and until next time!
“I asked you nicely to pack light. What the fuck do you need all this shit for a weekend anyway??”
You folks that get a “Snacks O’ The Month” package-can you provide the name of the company and give me a 1-10 rating please.
/I’ll log off and listen to your answer
Universal Yums. I give it a 7. Not sure how much it cost though.
[average vote; 7.17]
I think mine is a different company. I seem to remember something about “Snacks of the World”, but that could just be marketing.
I promise I’ll reply the next time I get a box. It’s a gift from my brother, so I don’t know offhand.
found yeast today*. yay. The year of the bread continues
*Mrs GTD did, but I’ll be baking**with it.
**not the Litre kinda baking***
*** not that there’s anything wrong with that.
There are other options to regular yeast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-asF0-7EQ
Yeast is featured on this upcoming Sunday Gravy and I’m using it again the following week.
I didn’t realize I found a unicorn when I grabbed 2 3-packs of instant yeast a month back but I realize it now,
Also from Lansing
Yep, yuca chips are bland but very hard. You can cut your palate with them if yer drunk.
According to Consumer Reportes, of course.
The day in stupid
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/fight-erupts-at-michigan-capitol-over-doll-with-a-noose-around-neck.html
How do you not finish the bag? Maybe the gross decaying shrimp snack. But that fake cheese had to be harvested by hand in the caves of fromagia.
Like throwing away bad beer, I think.
Still, another good instalment. I’ve been enjoying roast chicken chips lately. And some of the Indian snack mixes at the corner store have been nice.
To be honest I forgot about them and went to where I keep packaging for these articles and the bag was half full. I had one yesterday morning and they were not good aged .
No matter how stoned and/or brave…I can’t believe you actually even attempted sommet like faux-shrimp flavoUr
Wait til the next installment. It can get worse.
I also have the snack box of the month mailed to me courtesy of my brother’s Xmas gift. It’s interesting that the Canadian packages are different from the American packages. This month was mostly Indian for me.
Ours comes out of New Jersey.
I have tasted those exact same shrimp crackers and I had the exact same reaction. Those things are a war crime.
I love this series by the way.
Thanks. My supplies are down, I have 2 bags of randomness so I definitely need to restock as 1 bag should be as bad as the Shrimp twists.
My bathroom scale died a couple of months ago – actually right as the shutdown happened. It wasn’t exactly a high priority to replace anyway.
Couple of weeks ago I figured it was time to face the music and get back on track. I was concerned that I probably put on 15 pounds due to stress, snacking, eating high caloric food on Saturdays and Sundays, drinking etc.
I am still very regimented in my weekday diet and since I still go to work I’m able to remain consistent but I figured the worst.
New scale came yesterday.
This morning I figured “Let’s see where we’re at and stepped on the scale.
I’ve lost 10 pounds in the last two months.
Holy shit! Is that what anxiety does?
Then I’m all for it!
They look like they’d glow in the dark
They look like they’d grow in the dark
FIFY
Hines?