Mid-Week Munchies

I guess I must be so very open to "suggestion"…….. Recently, one of my favorite bloggers, Passionate Eater, featured a series on Everyday Pleasures. One of those everyday pleasures really hit home. It was the post on Dry Roasted Pea Snacks that sent me over the edge, and in search of a remedy for the sudden cravings…….

Each one of my acquaintances, no matter what race, has an interesting "snack" that runs the spectrum from Hurricane Popcorn to Kimchi and Peanut Butter Sandwiches(don’t ask). What I’ve noticed about these unconventional snacks is the inclusion of sweet and salty flavors, along with the hints of both the conventional, and sometimes what could be considered a bit strange.

Take for instance, this:

Looks kinda conventional…it’s really only "trail mix", but I’ve added a few things…first off, for every pound of unsalted trail mix(there’s a reason it’s unsalted), I add about 1/4 to 1/3 pound of dry wasabi peas. But the key component are these:

Woooo, if you’re not familiar with these, you should be. It’s basically Garlic Flavored Corn Nuts…but in this case, the corn nuts are a bit smaller in size. I add half a 3.54oz package for each pound of trail mix. What happens to the remainder…I dunno, it must evaporate!

What I did think was interesting, was even though the brand and packaging looks the the same, when we get these snacks from friends who return from the Philippines, both the texture and the taste is a bit different.

These taste more salty, and are harder and drier. After comparing the two, we came up with what was perhaps a startling observation; could it be that the version we get from the Philippines is stale by the time we eat it?

In the end, we rejected that theory……..once we checked the receipt we realized that the version we bought in San Diego were "farlic" flavored…….that would make all the difference! LOL!

I hope everyone is having a great week!