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Take potato chips and combine them with General Tao chicken, a staple of North American Chinese food, and what do you get? An OK chip that doesn’t quite hit the mark. Part of the President’s Choice World of Flavours line of potato chips, these General Tao chips are rated medium on the spicy scale, and, [...]

As much as I like soy milk, I’ve never been able to bring myself to add it to my morning coffee. My lactose intolerance isn’t so bad that I can’t have a splash of milk in my cup of Ethiopia Sidamo at Starbucks. At home, there’s usually always a jug of Lactaid-treated organic milk in [...]

Maybe I’m just too much of an Albertan for my own good, but when I want a refreshing adult beverage, I usually reach for a beer. I’ve tried the occasional cider or cooler here or there, but my overall knowledge of coolers is woefully lacking. How lacking? My cooler knowledge, on a scale of 1 [...]

I first learned of Pocari Sweat years ago on an “Engrish” website that documents the curious translations and names that appear on products in places like Japan. The premise of the joke, in this case, is that “Sweat” isn’t a great name for a beverage of any kind. But I didn’t find the joke all [...]

I work strange hours at an office in the middle of downtown Edmonton, where the streets empty and restaurants close en masse outside of the Monday to Friday workday hustle. As a result, the closest thing to a quick supper I can find at 9:30 on Sunday night is often a Snickers bar from the [...]

It took me a long time to finally try a Bolthouse Farms beverage, even though they’re available at almost every grocery store I shop at. Since I’ve been known to enjoy the occasional cup of coffee (*cough* coffee addict *cough, cough*), the mocha cappuccino flavour seemed a decent way to test the Bolthouse waters. The [...]

I know I’ve been on a bit of a potato chip thing lately, so please forgive me. I just happen to really like chips, and the more curious the flavour the better. Hardbite chips, a product of Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada, were recommended to me by commenter (and wonderful uncle) Peter, who left a note [...]

This one sort of explains itself, doesn’t it? It’s Reese Peanut Butter Cups, mixed with ice cream (though it’s actually a frozen dessert, not ice cream). Simple. I first saw it at a grocery store a while back, but had enough willpower to avoid buying it. But my dad, well … he knows I love [...]