Hate of the Day

I have so much hate to share. The Hate of the Day Award for today, though, has to go to: that awful BBQ flavor you find on potato chips.

You first had it on some wack Lay's chips or something ... and you've tried other brands ... even more upscale kettle cooked stuff ... and yet ... despite what the package says ... it's all the same noxious BBQ seasoning. They list individual ingredients on the package ... yet ... they all taste precisely the same. You KNOW there's just some packaged BBQ flavor powder out there made by Kraft or something.

Look ... the concept of "BBQ" is a worldwide phenomenon. Everyone has BBQ. Koreans have their kind of BBQ. Africans have BBQ. Caribbeans have BBQ. Everyone. And it's damn good ... so why do we think this awful BBQ flavored red powder is anything but an affront to civilization? I don't know, but I think whomever developed this stuff needs to get a backhand.

And the companies that use this shit need to stop. For the love of God ... there's dozens and dozens of ways to season BBQ ... and really ... the concept of smoke or wood smoke flavor is also kinda essential. But even if you just think about spices ... there's a ton of different ways to season stuff for the BBQ ... it doesn't all need to be tomato powder and molasses powder and whatever else is in that red shit. FUCK THAT. Make up some chips and toss them with a little cumin and salt and lime ... or some smoked paprika ... or something. Please God just don't use that stupid red powder. I think a potato chip that's seasoned with some BBQ style stuff sounds great ... except everyone seems to just buy the red crap and call it good. SO SAD.

Next up in Hate of the Day: CHINESE RESTAURANTS!!

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