Fail of the Day: Wasabi Peas
12 Comments Published by travis December 11th, 2007 in Food. Share This
Seriously, Wasabi Peas have to be the worst “snack food” ever made. I had heard of them before, hell I even had one or two a few years back, but the after reading Big Daddy Drew’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo last week, I was inspired to try these as a legitimate snack food. As any unsuccessful lolcat would say, FAIL.
The Wasabi Peas fail as a snack food because of a handful of cruicial factors:
Okay, while some people like straight-up wasabi peas, and I merely tolerate them, they really find their home in a good bar mix. They give you that kick of pungent spiciness, but that’s a blip in the savory-salty blend of baked and be-sodiumed ingredients. Means a bit more variety, a bit of a wake-up, and goes perfectly with a good-sized swig of your drink five seconds later.
The only thing worse than wasabi peas is the rest of the crap that comes in the Japanese snack mix. I think it’s the rice crackers that instantly dry up your entire digestive tract.
No way, wasabi peas are are awesome. Just not all wasabi peas are created equal. I find some brands better than others. Some have a great texture and surprising depth of flavor, others taste like gravel mixed with cardboard and some bland horseradish.
They are a great snack at work though, because a) they give you a kick in the nose when you’re falling asleep in the afternoon b) they are very low calorie, so it isn’t so bad you spent your day sitting on your ass, and c) none of your coworkers will eat more than that first exploratory pea, so you don’t need to jealously guard them!
Also they can be crushed up and used to coat fish, like say a tuna steak. Sear it quick and serve with soy sauce, it’s great.
Wasabi peas has to be one of my favorite snacks. They are absolutely awesome! But then again, I can practically eat wasabi without the normally accompanying sushi ;) I love spicy food – Spicy snacks are rare!
My co-workers also love them, unfortunately, so if I buy some, they’re gone faster than I can say “yay! I got an über-strong one!” :P
I also love Wasabi peas. We can get some kinds of them here in Japan. Basically, I can agree to contra, but his (her?) final sentence is unbelievable. It is very interesting for me, so I will try it in the near future.
Oh man, I love wasabi peas. The real horror fail snack is the dried anchovy coated in sugar and sesame seeds. I was told they were good with beer, and I assure you, they are not. The only thing they are good with is a powerful dose of “don’t eat the anchovy snack.”
I like to roll the wasabi peas around on my tongue a little to fully appreciate the wasabi flavor.
I think the brand I usually get is Hapi. They come in a pretty can that’s useful and kind of decorative.
p.s. the best snack food is a vegetable: potato chips! C’mon!
Yeah…gave wasabi peas a try a while ago. After all, I like wasabi and I like peas. But they’re just not good together.
However, a while back I tried some wasabi potato chips and those were HEAVEN.
Though I can’t change any opinions on this matter I happen to be in the consensus that Wasabi Peas are a great snack that won’t allow you to eat too many.
if you find wasabi peas terrible, you have to try wasabi peanuts instead… yeah i know peanuts are also peas, but he sweetness of peanuts go way better with wasabi then the green taste of peas.
anything that starts out with some half wit ramble about football cluster fucks is rubbish from the start, not to mention that vegis make better snacks then probably about 275% of what you put in your mouth, and by the way, your cat told me he thinks your a tv fed asshole and you should get a fucking life rather than trying to prove you have a cock by acting like a mid rif.
so blog on this you little clone.
I’m hooked on the critters, eat about a pound every 10 days. Wife hates them, don’t have to share.
my cat eats them ~~ your’s must be picky