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8 Weird Potato Chip Flavors From Around the World

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at PITT chapter.

If you’ve ever been out of the US, you’ve surely noticed that each culture tends to have their own flavor preferences. For some odd reason, this is extremely evident in the potato chip industry.

Check out these wacky chip flavors that are definitely not what us Americans would consider “normal.”

Cured Ham (Argentina)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of pickupthefork.com

Something about meat-flavored chips just makes my stomach churn.

Blueberry (China)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of wayuphighhimalaya.wordpress.com

Do fruit flavored chips count towards your 5-a-day?

Prawn Cocktail (United Kingdom)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of groceries.iceland.co.uk

Why not just make your own instead?

French Mayonnaise (Thailand)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo by Brandon Guild

Do people really like mayo that much? Why does it have to be French?

Mint Mischief (India)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of eatingtheworld.wordpress.com

Do people use this instead of gum?

Heinz Ketchup (Germany)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of amazon.com

This is like the lazy man’s french fry.

Vegemite (Australia)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of dailytelegraph.co.au

This can stay on the other side of the globe forever, as far as I’m concerned.

Poutine (Canada)

weird potato chip flavor

Photo courtesy of rubbermaid323 on Pinterest

Canada does have bacon-flavored chips though, so I’ll let this one slide.