The Worst Flavor Of Pringles According To 31% Of People

Mehaniq/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Aug. 18, 2021 12:12 pm EST

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pringles are not exactly everybody’s favorite snack food. They’re — well, kind of hard to categorize, really. Not exactly a potato chip, although they are chip-shaped and do contain actual potatoes. Unlike real potato chips that begin with thin-sliced raw potatoes, Pringles “potato chips” are extruded from dried potato powder and a bunch of other not-too-tasty ingredients like cornstarch and rice flour (via Pringles). Despite their sketchy origins, these snack chips nonetheless remain popular with people that value portability above texture, or people who’ve somehow grown fond of their peculiarly cardboard taste.

Perhaps in compensation for their subpar texture, Pringles are constantly dreaming up new flavor varieties inspired by everything from “Rick and Morty” to the Wendy’s menu. A short while ago Mashed conducted a poll to determine everyone’s favorite Pringles flavor and, surprise surprise, even with all the options available to them, the top choice was the original ones that are purported to taste somewhat like actual potato chips. As a corollary to that survey, we decided to do a part two, so we could find out what Pringles flavor earns the big thumbs-down from our internet audience. We offered them a selection of flavors, these being BBQ, cheddar cheese, dill pickle, honey mustard, original, ranch, and salt & vinegar. An impressive 603 U.S. residents got back to us, and, while each flavor earned its share of votes, nearly 1/3 of all respondents agreed that one flavor was clearly the worst of the bunch.

The Worst Flavor Of Pringles According To 31% Of People

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By Maria Scinto/Aug. 18, 2021 12:12 pm EST

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pringles are not exactly everybody’s favorite snack food. They’re — well, kind of hard to categorize, really. Not exactly a potato chip, although they are chip-shaped and do contain actual potatoes. Unlike real potato chips that begin with thin-sliced raw potatoes, Pringles “potato chips” are extruded from dried potato powder and a bunch of other not-too-tasty ingredients like cornstarch and rice flour (via Pringles). Despite their sketchy origins, these snack chips nonetheless remain popular with people that value portability above texture, or people who’ve somehow grown fond of their peculiarly cardboard taste.

Perhaps in compensation for their subpar texture, Pringles are constantly dreaming up new flavor varieties inspired by everything from “Rick and Morty” to the Wendy’s menu. A short while ago Mashed conducted a poll to determine everyone’s favorite Pringles flavor and, surprise surprise, even with all the options available to them, the top choice was the original ones that are purported to taste somewhat like actual potato chips. As a corollary to that survey, we decided to do a part two, so we could find out what Pringles flavor earns the big thumbs-down from our internet audience. We offered them a selection of flavors, these being BBQ, cheddar cheese, dill pickle, honey mustard, original, ranch, and salt & vinegar. An impressive 603 U.S. residents got back to us, and, while each flavor earned its share of votes, nearly 1/3 of all respondents agreed that one flavor was clearly the worst of the bunch.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Perhaps in compensation for their subpar texture, Pringles are constantly dreaming up new flavor varieties inspired by everything from “Rick and Morty” to the Wendy’s menu. A short while ago Mashed conducted a poll to determine everyone’s favorite Pringles flavor and, surprise surprise, even with all the options available to them, the top choice was the original ones that are purported to taste somewhat like actual potato chips. As a corollary to that survey, we decided to do a part two, so we could find out what Pringles flavor earns the big thumbs-down from our internet audience. We offered them a selection of flavors, these being BBQ, cheddar cheese, dill pickle, honey mustard, original, ranch, and salt & vinegar. An impressive 603 U.S. residents got back to us, and, while each flavor earned its share of votes, nearly 1/3 of all respondents agreed that one flavor was clearly the worst of the bunch.

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