Taiwan Ghost Month Doritos

[brianlkennedy]

It turns out that Wandering Ghosts in Taiwan really, really, really like Doritos brand tortilla chips. It was a fact that surprised me as a scholar of Taiwanese Daoism, but it must be true.

And how I know it is true is because the Pepsi Company, which owns Doritos here in Taiwan, put out a special Ghost Month package of Doritos that is to be used as a offering to the Hungry Ghost which wander out of Hades during this month.

And it turns out that Hungry Ghost are hungry; each Doritos package contains 6 bags of Doritos. And among the different flavors that Taiwanese Hungry Ghost seem to fancy are such local forms of Doritos as “Street Vendor Sausage Flavor” No fooling, that is what the flavor is called. “Street Vendor Sausage Flavor Doritos” are however an “acquired taste”. I have been slowly working my way through a bag and with every chip I can not quite decide whether to retch or whether they are in fact delicious. I will grant them this, they do mimic the true Taiwanese taste of street vendor BBQ sausages. That may, or may not, be a good thing.

By way of background, Ghost Month (鬼月) which is a very important period for traditional Chinese Daoist and Buddhist-it is one of the traditional events that both Daoist and Buddhist participate in, albeit in slightly different ways.

Ghost month, like all traditional holidays/festivals in Chinese culture, is set on the Lunar calendar. The basic ten second version of what is going on is, on the 7th month the gates of hell are opened. Ghost then can roam the earth and often visit their families. The families present offerings; which can be food, drink, money or other things the deceased ancestors may need in hell.

Including Doritos! I will shoot some photos of the Ghost Month Doritos and post them. Well, it turns out Gene was right; Doritos are truly the favorite food of all Supernatural Beings.

Tortilla Brian

[Mas Judt]

Sounds like the ghosts are smoking pot, like apparently, a lot of the folks on this board.

[Shaolinlueb]

isnt it just called the underworld and not hell? is it something lost in translation?

cause obviously there version of hell is different from a christian one. need money, cars, and food in hell?

[SPJ]

yes. the gate of the hell is opened.

then the gate will close in a lunar month.

--

when I was a little kid, I always liked to swim in a river or lake.

but in ghost month, I never dipped in any water for fear of the ghost pulling my leg and drown me--


:eek::D;)

[SPJ]

anything edible may be offered

so they dun eat us.

and leave us alone.

dorito'es or not.

:eek:

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_opYwgdb4

a upcoming good singer from Taiwan.

:)

[SPJ]

also when you see a pretty girl in the street at nite.

do not follow her.

she could be a ghost trying to lure you to be her company down below.

--

anyway, just be very careful.

--

childhood tales of the dark side.

:eek:

[SPJ]

do not whistle at nite.

you would call in all the wandering ghosts trying to find homes.

do not drive in an accident prone section or corner of the highway.

they may be waiting for you.

---


:eek:

[SPJ]

Yes. We pay respect to all things living or non living.

this is the time they roam the living world.

we pay respect, give them some offerings or feed them.

then we send them home at down under.

:)

[jdhowland]

isnt it just called the underworld and not hell? is it something lost in translation?

cause obviously there version of hell is different from a christian one. need money, cars, and food in hell?

Either word can be used (even Hades can be understood here) since neither is a specifically christian term. Hell in English and other germanic languages means a hidden or covered place and was used as a name for the world of the dead before christianity came along. Heaven and god are also common pre-christian words.

[brothernumber9]

Seriously,

You just BLEW my mind! Tell me they are going to release some of these in the U.S. BBQ Sausage?!! Street vendor or whatever, I gotta try something like that. The only way it would be better if it was Fritos instead of Doritos. But either way it sounds GOOT!! (not just good but GOOT!)


It turns out that Wandering Ghosts in Taiwan really, really, really like Doritos brand tortilla chips. It was a fact that surprised me as a scholar of Taiwanese Daoism, but it must be true.

And how I know it is true is because the Pepsi Company, which owns Doritos here in Taiwan, put out a special Ghost Month package of Doritos that is to be used as a offering to the Hungry Ghost which wander out of Hades during this month.

And it turns out that Hungry Ghost are hungry; each Doritos package contains 6 bags of Doritos. And among the different flavors that Taiwanese Hungry Ghost seem to fancy are such local forms of Doritos as “Street Vendor Sausage Flavor” No fooling, that is what the flavor is called. “Street Vendor Sausage Flavor Doritos” are however an “acquired taste”. I have been slowly working my way through a bag and with every chip I can not quite decide whether to retch or whether they are in fact delicious. I will grant them this, they do mimic the true Taiwanese taste of street vendor BBQ sausages. That may, or may not, be a good thing.

By way of background, Ghost Month (鬼月) which is a very important period for traditional Chinese Daoist and Buddhist-it is one of the traditional events that both Daoist and Buddhist participate in, albeit in slightly different ways.

Ghost month, like all traditional holidays/festivals in Chinese culture, is set on the Lunar calendar. The basic ten second version of what is going on is, on the 7th month the gates of hell are opened. Ghost then can roam the earth and often visit their families. The families present offerings; which can be food, drink, money or other things the deceased ancestors may need in hell.

Including Doritos! I will shoot some photos of the Ghost Month Doritos and post them. Well, it turns out Gene was right; Doritos are truly the favorite food of all Supernatural Beings.

Tortilla Brian

[Ben Gash]

I like the pork rib hotpot flavour Lays you get in China.

[Rockwood]

Cool! I wonder if hungry ghosts like Cool Ranch as well. Thanks Brian for keeping us updated with the latest in Taiwan. Taoism is an interesting religion and it's fun to see how it keeps up with the times.

-Jess O

[GeneChing]

Brian, do share some pics.

Mas Judt, ghosts smoke incense. duh. As for the toxicity of the members of our forum community, many have been hit on the head too much. Others, not enough.

SLL: If you ever get the chance, you must visit Tiger Balm Gardens. They have a fabulous depiction of Chinese hell in a house of horrors like walk through cave. There was a small Buddhist hell under the Temple of Four Directions across from Shaolin, but the last time I was there it was closed.

SPJ, good advice on the superstitions, especially about the pretty girls.

[SimonM]

China had all sorts of wierd potato chip flavours. These included:

Cooked Ham
Prawn
Lemon Thai
Kimchi (those were good)
Barbecued Chicken Wings

of course China is also home of the candied cuttlefish so some of the wierd chip flavours seem downright normal when compared to local treats.

[GeneChing]

Asian Doritos rock!!! WTF can't I get these at my local 7-11?

Click link to see...

Extreme Doritos (http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/extreme-doritos/)
Food Buzz The Doritos packaging in Asia makes the garish font and metallic bag that we're used to look subtle. This depicts an allegory of what these chips are about to do to your tastebuds.

[David Jamieson]

Laughs at superstitious primitive minded people.

No wonder the world is a mess.

:rolleyes:

[Lucas]

lol that bag is hillarious. most definately the funniest bag of chips ever created.

i challenge anyone to find a funnier bag of chips anywhere on this planet.

[David43515]

yes. the gate of the hell is opened.

then the gate will close in a lunar month.

--

when I was a little kid, I always liked to swim in a river or lake.

but in ghost month, I never dipped in any water for fear of the ghost pulling my leg and drown me--


:eek::D;)

Interesting about the swimming. That`s a common superstition here in Japan too. They say it`s because there are more rip tides during that part of the year. (Of course Grandma knows it`s REALLY because all the people who drown at sea are lonely because thier families can`t visit thier tombs during ghost month. So they want to pull people down to party with them.)

[ghostexorcist]

isnt it just called the underworld and not hell? is it something lost in translation?

cause obviously there version of hell is different from a christian one. need money, cars, and food in hell?
The only name I know for it is Fengdu. It has various layers like Dante's vision of Hell.

[GeneChing]

Nacho Cheese Doritos = fav comfort snack.

:(


Doritos inventor Arch West dies, will be buried with chips (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/dorito-inventor-arthur-west-dies-will-be-buried-with-chips.html)
September 26, 2011 | 3:27 pm

When Arch West, the man credited with inventing Doritos, is buried on Oct. 1, he will be joined by a sprinkling of the bright orange chips that have become a cheesy, tangy, American institution.

His daughter, Jana Hacker of Allen, Texas, told the Dallas Morning News that the family plans on "tossing Doritos chips in before they put the dirt over the urn."

West, who was 97 when he died of natural causes last week, was a former Frito-Lay executive. He reportedly came up with the idea of Doritos when he was on vacation with his family in Mexico and came upon a snack shack selling fried tortilla chips.

The Dallas Morning News reports that Frito-Lay officials were not too impressed with the idea, but they rolled out the chips after consumer testing proved positive. Doritos were first introduced in Southern California in 1964, according to a Frito-Lay spokesperson; Doritos Toasted Corn launched nationally in 1967.

By the 1970s, Doritos was one of the best-selling chips in the Frito-Lay arsenal, but the chips that will accompany West to his grave are quite different from those the company released more than 40 years ago.

Doritos were given a big overhaul in 1995, when Frito-Lay made them 20% larger and 15% thinner. Frito-Lay also got rid of the sharp angles on the chip, giving it rounded corners.

The company has continued to tinker with the chips. There have been more than three dozen flavors of Doritos since the product's national launch. Also, the company eliminated trans fats from the chips several years ago.

Still, the chips are hardly healthy -- a small bag has 260 calories, 120 of them from fat, and 360 milligrams of sodium.

But then, none of that can hurt West.

[Brule]

hmm, i wonder who'll inherit his 'cool ranch'. sorry........:o

[Dragonzbane76]

hades? greek mythology...mixed in with some dope smoking ghosts that eat doritos, man they know how to party in taiwan. :D

[Jimbo]

That's pretty funny about the Doritos-loving ghosts.

I will say that when I lived in Taiwan, I had more weird experiences than anywhere else I've ever been. I don't know if it's because it's a fairly small but very crowded island-nation with a lot of history, but on two of the occurrences, there were other people with me who experienced the same thing simultaneously. So they weren't my imagination or mistaken perception.

Oddly enough, one of the most dramatic incidents I experienced occurred on the very last day of Ghost Month.

[Syn7]

Anias Nin has a fresh quote I always loved. "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are"

I find that applies to my life on a daily basis. Constantly I hear claims of this and that and usually I find massive bias is involved. If one believes, or is very open to the possibility, of the existance of "ghosts", then they are far more likely to attribute the unknown to some paranormal explanation. Whereas a true skeptic would automatically assume there is some unseen but very logical explanation. Neither really have any basis for any belief whatsoever, they simply have their own pre-concieved notions of how things are.

In this respect I'm an Agnostic in the truest sense. I simply don't know, haven;t met or heard of anyone who reallyt does, and untill then the question is wide open, in my opinion. I'm not willing to go one way or the other. I've witnessed and experienced some very incredible situations, but I am not willing to venture outside of reason for some explanation that will fit neat and tidy with my current view of the world. I feel that to do that would be the height of ignorance. And until i see any real evidence, thats where I'm at. I'm always open to hear evidence, but so far I haven't heard a thing I can't poke holes through.

Life after death is a very comforting thought, so I understand why some of the morem fragile minds would drift in that direction, but I've always believed that any faith based belief is a sign of weakness. A crutch to keep one from having to deal with the possibility that a dirt nap is the end of you. Again, I'm not taking either side, I'm open to both and I find fault in any theory that isn't.

[GeneChing]

Not quite Doritos, but relevant IMO.


Pepsi and Chicken Flavor Potato Chips Released in China (http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/12/18/pepsi-and-chicken-flavor-potato-chips-released-in-china/)
Dec 18, 2012 by Master Blaster
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Living in Japan, it’s easy to miss the range of potato chip flavors available in one’s home country. Out here, the only flavors you can expect to get are salt, and consume (basically BBQ) with the occasional green onion flavor.

However, to make up for it, the chip companies occasionally come out with unique super flavors that rock our worlds for a month and disappear; flavours like Truffles or Sugar Butter.

Never shy of a challenge, though, since last August China has had a new hit on its hands with a new local flavor that can’t help but surprise: Pepsi & Chicken!

Much like this year’s special Salty Watermelon Pepsi in Japan, China’s blend of cola and chicken flavors has opened this writer up to a wide world of cuisine he never knew before.

According to PepsiCo China’s Chief Marketing Officer Richard Lee, chicken boiled in cola is a very popular dish in China, so they were confident to bring this flavor into the market.

After a quick Internet search, sure enough there were hundreds of thousands of recipes from around the globe for cola boiled, cola fried, or cola marinated chicken. After getting over the initial weirdness and health concerns, it does make sense for chicken to be complimented by the sweet yet heavy taste of cola.

If you’re wondering “why Pepsi and not Coke”, the chips are Lay’s brand made by Frito-Lay which is a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Very clever, we’re sure you’d agree!

The makers describe the taste as the perfect blend of sweet cola and spicy pepper, which leaves a delightful aftertaste. Public reaction on social networks in China has been mixed, however.

Perhaps China and Japan could set up some sort of cultural chips exchange. We could trade some Wasabi Doritos for Pepsi and Chicken Lay’s. It could be a healing experience for two countries that have had a rocky 2012…

In the meantime, I think I have my Christmas dinner sorted now. A big thanks Frito-Lay Inc.: a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo Incorporated!

[GeneChing]

Imma hijack dishere thread for all my weird chip news.


Sriracha potato chips? Lay's offers three flavors for fan vote (http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-3-lays-flavor-finalists-hit-stores-next-week-for-fans-to-vote-20130208,0,2949814.story)

By Ricardo Lopez
February 8, 2013, 11:42 a.m.

Three new Lay's potato chip flavors will hit grocery stores next week.

Only one will prevail and be added as a new chip flavor to Lay's product line.

Frito-Lay launched a promotional campaign titled "Do Us a Flavor," in which consumers nominated various flavors.

A panel of food experts waded through 3.8 million submissions and culled a list of 20, that's now been winnowed down to 3: Sriracha, Chicken & Waffles and Garlic Cheesy Bread.

The new flavors are expected to be in stores Tuesday, and fans will be able to vote for their favorite one through Twitter, text message and Lay's Facebook page.

The person who submitted the winning flavor will win $1 million or 1% of the chip's 2013 sales, whichever is more, the company said.

The interactive contest follows a similar move by Hasbro Inc. to replace certain Monopoly game pieces after fans voted. A cat token will now replace the game board's iron statuette.
Tough call. I'm torn between Sriracha and Garlic Cheesy Bread. I don't understand Chicken & Waffles - is that a southern comfort food or something?

[GeneChing]

****, Asia gets all the awesome flavors...


Freaky Frankenfoods: Lay's Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish Flavor (http://shanghaiist.com/2013/10/24/freaky_frankenfoods_spicy_green_pep.php)

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/benjamincost/fishpepperchips.jpg Shanghai is filled with fusion foods geared towards the local palate with some proving appetizing, while others are pants-crappingly terrifying. Throughout this Halloween season, we're trying the most hyped (okay, hyped by laowai) Frankenfoods to see if they taste as scary as people claim.

Unlike many Lay's flavors, spicy green peppercorn fish isn't really terrifying in and of itself - on the contrary, it's something I really enjoy in its true form. But as Lay's has proved, chip interpretations of such complex dishes can be disastrous. And condensing something as multilayered as fish with green peppercorns into a chip seemed akin to successfully playing Beethoven's 9th on the washboard.

Fortunately, they successfully play Beethoven's 9th on the washboard. You open the bag and you're met with a hot, nutty blast of heat and spice that makes you tear up as if you were holding your face over a fish hotpot. When you crunch a chip, you immediately feel the token peppercorn tingle on your lips, which evokes pressing a vibrating cellphone against them. And the spiciness is no less atomic than you'd expect.

The only missing component seemed to be the fish, which tasted so faint it could've been in my head. However, the strong backup chorus of chilies and peppercorns makes it easy to imagine. Lay's Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish Flavor is the closest thing to the real thing since the Numb and Spicy Hotpot Flavor - so close that if you don't like it, you might not enjoy a lot of Sichuan dishes.

Though are we the only ones who think it a bit ominous that Lay's seems to tackle more complex flavors every year, as if they're trying to get a monopoly on all the world's food. It starts with green peppercorn and fish chips, moves up to chips flavored like whole Thanksgiving dinners, then twenty-course French wine-pairing menus. Finally, in some dystopian future, before you get into your cryogenic sleep pod, you pop a Lay's chip and don't need any food for a whole month.

You can find Lay's Spicy Peppercorn Fish Flavor at Tesco and Carrefour for 5-7RMB.

[GoldenBrain]

You know, grilled cheese sandwiches are like bread nachos, I'm just saying.

7872

[GeneChing]

It's that time of the year again.


You might not want to board this bus after seeing how the driver looks like (http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/you-might-not-want-to-board-this-bus-after-seeing-how-the-driver-looks-like)
Posted on 01 August 2014 | 2,781 views | 3 comments

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PHOTO: Video screengrab

A Taiwanese bus company has decided to replace their usual driver with a Chinese zombie to lighten the mood during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

According to a news report, the zombie bus is a collaboration with a food company and is meant to be a mobile "haunted house".

Passengers who board on the bus will be greeted by a driver dressed in the traditional "Jiang Shi" (zombie) costume.

Complete with the imperial garbs and a white-painted face with the red circled cheeks, the zombie driver is definitely a sight to get used to.

A male passenger who boarded the bus almost fell backwards when he saw the driver.

The driver is so into his character that he even uses a low, creepy voice to make announcements.

When interviewed by the press, he said it took around two hours to get the whole look.

Calling them zombie cos-players, the news reporter said zombie brothers, both young and old, will board the bus and interact with the passengers.

A representative of the food company said the zombie bus is to give "brothers" a chance to ride the bus. Brothers refer to the deceased friends and family.

During the Hungry Ghost Festival, spirits from the other world are believed to be roaming around the living world.

He said that giving them a chance to ride on the bus, will make it easier for them to get around.

When interviewed, some passengers commented that this gimmick is refreshing and creepy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71gG6pX8R3Q

I'd only board that bus if I had some Ghost Month Doritos to share.

[GeneChing]

Lay's Potato chips has effectively hijacked this thread from Doritos. This is now just a general chip thread.


REVIEW: Lay’s Chinese Szechuan Chicken Potato Chips (http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2016/08/01/review-lays-chinese-szechuan-chicken-potato-chips/)
August 1, 2016 Marvo 5 Rating, Chips, Lay's, Reviews

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I’ve had a number of Lay’s potato chip flavors from China, like Sweet Barbecue Pork, Fresh Shrimp, Fun Wasabi Shrimp, Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish, and Numb & Spicy Hot Pot. They all had the same vibe to them. They were spicy, sweet, and unusual to the point where I’m not sure if I liked them.

I can say the same about Lay’s Chinese Szechuan Chicken Potato Chips.

I imagine there are some of you who aren’t familiar with Szechuan Chicken because it’s not a dish that’s ever been available at Panda Express (the chain did have a Szechuan fish dish). According to the internet, Szechuan cooking involves heavy use of garlic and Szechuan chili peppers.

To get the flavor and spice of the regional Chinese dish, Lay’s could’ve gone with some generic chili peppers mixed with other ingredients, but they went with the real deal — roasted Szechuan peppers. They also went with an ingredient called “Natural Szechuan Wok Type Flavor.” Yes! I’ve always wanted to know what wok tastes like!

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The chips look darker than your standard Lay’s, and some areas are even darker, making them look like they’re slightly burnt. Maybe that’s from the soy sauce that’s listed in the ingredients, or maybe it’s the wok type flavor. They’re both dark. Every chip also has specks of parsley.

They have an unusual sweet soy aroma that’s will turn off unadventurous snackers. As for the chip’s flavor, it come in waves. First, there’s a strong dose of soy sauce and garlic. Then there’s a slight sweetness that’s followed by peppers. As I ate the chips, there were moments when its flavor reminded me of wasabi. There’s also an underlying greasy flavor that I can only assume is the “chicken.” Thanks to the peppers, the chips have some spiciness to them, but it tingles more than burns. But I think if you have an aversion to spicy foods you won’t like these in your mouth.

To be honest, Lay’s Chinese Szechuan Chicken Potato Chips are not a flavor I’d buy again. It’s not gross, but unlike most other potato chip flavors, I won’t mindlessly eat them. I’ll have a few and then say, “I’m good.” Out of all four Passport to Flavor varieties, this is my least favorite.

(Nutrition Facts – 1 oz – 150 calories, 90 calories from fat, 10 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 140 milligrams of sodium, 330 milligrams of potassium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)

Purchased Price: $3.00
Size: 7 3/4 oz bag
Purchased at: Safeway
Rating: 5 out of 10
Pros: Edible. Adventurous taste buds.
Cons: Least favorite of the Lay’s Passport to Flavor varieties. Flavor not good enough for me to mindlessly eat. Those who don’t like spicy food might not like them. What’s wok flavor?

[GeneChing]

Doritos soy sauce wasabi and octopus dumpling sauce flavors come to Japan and Taiwan (http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/04/20/doritos-soy-sauce-wasabi-and-octopus-dumpling-sauce-flavors-come-to-japan-and-taiwan/)
Meg Murphy 2 days ago

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These flavors are only available in Taiwan and Okinawa for a limited time!

Starting April 18, two limited-time Doritos tortilla chip flavors will be available at Family Mart convenience stores throughout the island of Okinawa. The new chip flavors have already been on sale at Family Mart stores in Taiwan.

Since 2014, Family Mart Okinawa has jointly developed products with Family Mart Taiwan. This time, the convenience store chain in both locations is bringing wasabi soy sauce (wasabi shoyu) and octopus dumpling sauce (takoyaki so-su) flavors to their customers. In Okinawa, the 90-gram (3.17-ounce) bags are being sold for 213 yen (US$1.96) each.

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Image: Okinawa Family Mart (edited by RocketNews24)

Doritos is combining their standard tortilla chip crunch with more traditional Japanese flavors, bringing us a salty-spicy combination of soy sauce with a hot punch of wasabi. The second flavor, takoyaki sauce, brings a flavor most known in the Kansai region of Japan – specifically Osaka – where takoyaki (often called octopus balls or octopus dumplings in English) originates from. The doughy balls, once cooked, are topped with mayonnaise, dried bonito fish flakes, seaweed flakes, and the savory takoyaki sauce, which has a salty, tangy flavor that’s sure to make a great taste combination with Doritos’ corn tortilla chips.

While these sadly aren’t available on the Japanese mainland, there are plenty of other tasty and strange flavors to choose from to satisfy any craving!

Source: Okinawa Family Mart via Ryukyu Shimpo
Top image: Okinawa Family Mart (edited by RocketNews24)

Asian Doritos rox!

[GeneChing]

I love the Taiwan Ghost Month Doritos (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?51772-Taiwan-Ghost-Month-Doritos) but there's been enough variations that I'm splitting this off into a separate thread, one that isn't so Taiwanese, ghostly or Doritosish - Asia's unique snack chips (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?71008-Asia-s-unique-snack-chips).


Durian potato chips are now a thing in China (https://shanghai.ist/2018/10/10/durian-potato-chips/)
Lay's introduces a new flavor with the funky Southeast Asian fruit
by Jethro Kang October 10, 2018 in Food

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The trend of durian on things continues to permeate in China, with food brand Lay’s most recently joining the fray with their durian-flavored potato chips.

The snack food company introduced the limited edition item last month with the name “Little Durian Monster (小怪兽榴莲味),” characterized by a cartoon-like face printed over the spiky Southeast Asian delicacy.

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Naturally, netizens have latched onto the unusual flavor like flies to an overripe fruit, but online feedback on Lay’s official Tmall store has been mixed.

“The smell of durian is very heavy, but there is no durian taste when it’s eaten,” said one reviewer.

“I usually eat durian,” wrote another, “but it’s not suitable for making potato chips. It’s too sweet and greasy. This new taste is disappointing and really unpalatable.”

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Lay’s released salted egg-flavored potato chips at the same time, and reviews on that have been more positive, with many people calling it salty and satisfying.

The potato chip brand now forms part of the crowd of fast food producers that is using durian in their menu. Pizza Hut currently has durian pizzas on offer, while KFC used to sell durian egg tarts. McDonald’s has a durian ice cream in their Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong outlets.

The new Lay’s flavors can be found on Tmall at ¥99 for two 125-gram bags of durian and salted egg yolk each, or at convenience stores around town.

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBeduB-icY&feature=emb_logo

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