After see­ing our post on canned chili, Joel Solish aka Foodie 411, sent in this photo. We asked him for more infor­ma­tion and sud­denly had a guest blog­ger on our hands.

Here we present Foodie 411’s 1st post:

These chips were a gift from a friend after their visit to Barcelona and a great gift for a foodie and bacon fanatic like myself. This is a brand that we rec­og­nize glob­ally but flavours often tend to be quite regional. Lays, the par­ent com­pany of Ruffles offer many dif­fer­ent flavour vari­a­tions around the world. In Thailand you can try Spicy Chili Squid chips, or head to Russia for Crab & Red Caviar. The Cucumber & Goat’s Cheese flavour is pop­u­lar in Belgium, while Romanians go for Baked Chicken chips with Lemon & Thyme. Then there’s Magic Masala chips in Bangladesh, Lasagna chips in Argentina or Paprika chips in Germany.

The flavour of the Jamon chip is quite deca­dent, salty and smokey. It is like no chip I have tasted in North America.

Now, I make it a habit when trav­el­ing to sam­ple the local snack food, it’s a great way to con­nect with the local tastes and culture.

There is always some­thing inter­est­ing to dis­cover at out of the way mar­kets or small gro­cery stores, while at the same time expe­ri­enc­ing a non-touristy ver­sion of a coun­try. It pays to shop where the locals shop.