Chiplog: Bret's Aligot

Pre-chip: I don't know what "Aligot" is, but I gather from the package that it's, like, fondue cheese? Ok, quick search finds that Aligot is a fondue-like dish made from cheese blended into mashed potatoes from the L'Aubrac region in the south of France. I love mashed potatoes, and I love cheese, so I need to try Aligot at some point. But for now, le chipsier francais will have to do

Ingredients:Potatoes, sunflower oil, processed cheese powder, whey powder, natural flavourings (milk), salt, garlic, cream powder.

First smell:Even without sticking my nose into the bag, the aroma is punching me in the nose with delight. It's a sharp cheese smell that is unlike any Cheeto or Dorito out there. Super appealing but also intense.

First taste:This is perhaps the strongest flavour on a Brets chip I've ever had. Cheese and garlic in an intense combat in my mouth, powerful and pleasing. The sharpness of the cheese is like a bold white cheddar chip or popcorn flavour dialed up a couple notches without the side of manufactured flavour boosters or, as is so common, onion.

Aftertaste: The garlic lingers as garlic is want to do, but the desire for salted starchy cheesiness is what triggers the brain for more.

Mass consumption: At first I thought this would be too powerful a cheese flavour to want to eat too much of, but no, it's surprisingly easy to return back for more and more. I've already eaten three handfuls before I wrote these meager few paragraphs. This bag is going to go down real fast and real easy. 

Final thoughts: After repeatedly dipping into the bag, my oily powdered fingers mucking up my keyboard real good, I realized this flavour was triggering a familiar sensation, a sort of nostalgia tug. Growing up in Northwestern Ontario, our preferred brand of chips was a regional company called Old Dutch (who have since expanded nationally). They had a chip called "Onion and Garlic" which, to this day, is the only onion and garlic chip I think I've ever seen. Despite not having onion in the ingredients, the potency of the garlic and the creamy cheesiness for some reason (I guess "garlic") is creating that same sensation. Delicious onion-free chip plus nostalgia trip, oh yeah!  If ever I want a cheesy chip, this will definitely be a go-to (if it sticks around).

Rating; 8.8