The Craziest Flavor Combinations We’ve Ever Seen: Potato Chip Edition

This past holiday season, Pringles decided to get festive by offering Yuletide-inspired potato chips. What does the snack food have to do with Christmas? Nothing—but that's not the point. In the spirit of merriment, the company released three limited-edition flavors: Pumpkin Pie Spice, Cinnamon & Sugar and White Chocolate Peppermint. Reviews for all three were mixed on the whole, but White Chocolate Peppermint drew a particular type of ire from many: The Huffington Post called it a "horrible abomination to humanity." Yay, Christmas!

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There's nothing wrong with getting more fruit in your diet, but you can probably do better than blueberry-flavored potato chips. Lay's actually makes an assortment of fruit-inspired versions for their Asian markets, and they're quite popular, albeit wholly unnatural. Nonetheless, we're a little disappointed because the company didn't go all in and just dye these things blue.

Other versions of the Lay's fruity line include lychee, kiwi and cucumber-flavored potato chips.

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Have you ever bitten into a processed potato chip and thought, "What this really needs is the flavor of another processed food on top of it?" President's Choice makes such a chip and it comes with the baked-in goodness of "hot dog, relish and mustard-flavored seasoning."

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Lay's is currently holding its own contest, soliciting votes from the public on which of its new flavor combinations it will launch next. The one that's getting the most press attention is its Chicken and Waffles pairing. But reviews are all over the place, with some characterizing it as "bland" while others reportimg being bowled over by a burnt-sugar kind of taste. As for the other two nominees, voters can choose between Cheesy Garlic Bread and Sriracha.

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