Look Past The World of Gourmet Fromage: French Potato Chips Represent Absolutely Depraved.
I recently was staying in France, an area that appeared on its best behaviour. Discreet, sparkling decorations, market stalls piled high with exquisitely fresh produce, and such an abundance of fromage that could line every mile of the Chunnel with arterial plaque. Overflowing trays of lustrous seafood atop ice beds visible behind misty restaurant glass. As I watched a long but orderly line of well-dressed citizens picking up their handmade yule logs, I mused, with some guilt, that my native city, York, which turns into a contemporary interpretation of a scene of decadence over the holidays featuring vape pens in festive pie flavours and BuzzBallz, might benefit from a few lessons.
The Sophisticated Front
However every bit of “art de vivre” affectation is just an elegant facade – The nation falls victim equally to its lowest desires like any other place. Merely enter any grocery store to witness it. The potato chip section constitutes a temple of indulgence, lined with the likes of *bleu d'Auvergne*, spiced bean patty, *carbonade flamande* and *beurre salé* flavours. Who in their right mind tries chips that taste of butter? It’s like something from those infamous midway festivals where they submerge butter patties in hot oil. An entertainer has asserted they’re the best crisps she’s ever tasted, but she’s obviously succumbed to a form of local propaganda – she grew up in *Bretagne*.
Worldwide Anarchy
It is widely understood the snack flavour business internationally operates with as few rules as big tech. There is a refusal to let potato be potato, adorned only rightly by a simple, respectful sprinkle of sodium. We have a dubious legacy regarding chip varieties across Britain, particularly during the festive period. Recently, let us not forget, bestowed upon us gingerbread Doritos and exclusive steak-and-pâté flavoured chips. Furthermore, who can erase the memory of the instance where a major retailer deemed “sparkling wine and seasonal fruit” made for a good idea in a salty crisp? I had higher hopes from the home of haute cuisine.
What next? *Pâté*-flavoured snacks? Cream puff crisps? Tobacco-flavoured chips? I should stop, lest I provide inspiration.
