Lay's Thai Chili Paste (Thailand)

You may have already heard the rumours that the crisp connoisseur is heading back to Australia. I imagine those of you in Australia will be overc
ome with excitement. While all of my loyal fans in the UK will be inconsolable. Both of these reactions are understandable but neither parties should get too comfortable, as I am like a rabbit and the world is my warren. You never know where I am going to pop up. No, no… I am like a Mosquito. It’s 3am in the morning and you’re standing on your bed, you think you have me beat, you think that I am gone. You turn the light off and return to your slumber, and when you are just about to nod off, I come humming past your ear, sending you in to a rage of arms and legs. Alas, I digress. On to the reason you have clicked on to my blog. On my way home, I have stopped in via Thailand and there is an overabundance of new, weird and not so wonderful crisp flavours. I have tried a couple and quite frankly, I think we, in the UK and Australia, are doing just fine. After a few samples, I decided to go with Lay's Thai Chili Paste for my review. As we know Lay’s are a thin cut crisps and Lay's Thai Chili Paste are no exception to the crisps giants Traditional texture, thickness and crunch. I didn’t actually know what I was buying when I bought them. All I knew was that it involved chilli, garlic and onion. Upon first bite, one is hammered with garlic like Michael Clarke, hammering Graeme Swann through the covers of four. Once you half way through the packet you begin to realise that no one just eats chilli paste like they would a natural yogurt. Chilli Paste is an ingredient in a much more complex meal. Chili paste is strong, too strong. It's a concentrate like a squash or opium. For this reason, I can’t say I have been moved by Thailand’s diverse flavours. I think I am happy to stick with my Salt & Vinegars and Jalapeño Peppers. ⋆⋆