Chiplog: Brets Cream cheese and herbs

 Pre-chip: This looks to be the sophisticate's version of the classic sour cream and onion potato chip, and I couldn't be more excited, but also, nothing the "chive" flavouring ingredient I'm concerned if it will trigger my onion sensitivity or not. In the past green chives have not really triggered me like onions do, but then, one rarely ever consumes much chive ever. It's certainly not as common an ingredient as onion. Even if my body doesn't instinctively reject it, I wonder if I'll have a psychosomatic response to an onion-y flavour?

Ingredients: Potatoes, sunflower oil, whey powder, salt, fermented milk powder, lactose, creme fraiche powder, sugar, garlic powder, natural chive flavouring with other natural flavourings (milk), parsley, aromatic harbs extracts (parsley, dill, mint)

First smell: Heavenly. The hint of fermented dairy and the subtle aroma of garlic and chive and the other herbs are even subtler, but it's are jiving so well with the potato-and-oil combo. So inviting.

First taste: Oooh, there's a tartness to the dairy ingredients I really like. The garlic is stronger than the chive that's for sure.

Aftertaste: The garlic lingers as garlic does, but it lingers with that dairy flavour, like a smooth soft cheese sticking to the roof of your mouth a little. Very pleasing.

Mass consumption: Oh yes, this is a mow-down bag of chips for sure. As much as the dairy and garlic are the predominant flavours, the dill and the parsley are both coming through, though juuust slightly. As I plug away, enticed as I am to keep triggering those pleasure receptors repeatedly, I occasionally get a hint of the mint extract. It is the one thing I've noted previously about Bret's chips, each chip isn't seasoned equally. That may be a bad thing for some, but for me, it slows eating a little bit as each chip tastes a little different than the other. For full flavour, I grabbed a handful and ...wow pow! That's a good flavour palette. There's strangely a "freshness" to it, like eating a sprig of parsley or mint leaf with your fully loaded jack-et potato.. I think I would like this even more if those herbs had just a slightly bigger punch though.  The chive is a softer flavour in the onion category and works great. The "cream cheese" is the centrepiece here for sure. I could easily finish this in one sitting. But I do want to have a break just to see if I do react to it in any way at all.

Final thoughts: It really does seem like a hoity-toity low-key sour cream and onion flavour, and while, if I had an actual choice I would go for that fully-potent sour dairy/onion flavour most of the time, but if I didn't want my tastebuds absolutely assailed, this would be the perfect alternative to satisfy the craving.  I wonder if stinky breath will result regardless.

Rating: 8.1