25 of the wildest chip flavors from all around the world

Leave it to the Czechs to make a mushroom potato chip. More specifically, leave it to Bohemia, a Czech snack food company that also offers flavors such as prosciutto and paprika. You know what mushroom chips would go well with? Pizza chips. Or just pizza.

Lay’s makes both kiwi- and blueberry-flavored chips? That would have been a great snack to break out as kids when our parents told us to stop eating so much junk food and eat more fruit. Of course, for this scenario to work, we would’ve had to have grown up in China, which would have altered our childhoods a lot more than a bag of potato chips.

We’ve passed on Buffalo wing chips in the past, but Buffalo wings and blue cheese? Now you’ve got our attention. These come from the Canadian company President’s Choice, so you’ll have to cross the border (the northern one) to get your hands on a bag.

Walkers is a popular British snack company that was acquired by Lay’s almost 30 years ago. It has many popular, “normal” flavors, but once in a while something comes totally out of left field, like this German bratwurst sausage variety. Not only is it odd to see bratwurst-flavored chips (or “crisps”), but “wurst” already means sausage, so the name is unnecessarily repetitive, like “ATM machine” or “PIN number.”

Don’t trust the English to make a good German bratwurst-flavored crisp? Try these currywurst potato chips instead, which are made by the German snack company Chipsfrisch, a division of Funny-Frisch. Then again, currywurst is flavored with Indian spices and is generally served with French fries, so we don’t know what to believe anymore.

When it comes to vegemite, people either love it or hate it. If you’re in the former category, you must try these chips by Smith’s, a British-Australian snackfood company. Even if you’re not a fan of the dark brown spread, you might still find that the flavor translates well into chip form.

Bacon? Good. Cheese? Good. Seaweed? Good. Bacon cheese seaweed potato chips? We’ll let you be the judge here. Lay’s Thailand branch certainly makes some odd choices (more on that later), but we’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. As you may have noticed, we specifically included a closeup shot here since we didn’t think you’d believe this flavor existed if you couldn’t see it there in black and white. (Or, more accurately, black and green.) Plus, the meal pictured on the bag is probably totally foreign to most folks — pun intended.

The idea of chutney-flavored chips puzzles us a bit, especially with an unfortunate name like “Mrs. H.S. Ball’s Chutney-flavored potato chips.” At least they’re not lion-flavored, which is what we originally thought based on the packaging. No worries, however, as that’s just the mascot for Simba’s, a South African snack company.

Not only is roast ox a flavor that we’re down with, but all of Real’s potato chips are hand-cooked and packaged in unique, greaseproof bags. Some even have jokes written on them! Between roast ox and the seven other varieties offered, we wish everyone in America could get Real.

Digging in to a bag of Lay’s Hot & Sour Fish Soup potato chips might seem like a tall order, but maybe there’s a less jarring way to eat this snack. Perhaps crumbled over a soup like, well, like hot and sour fish soup. Thanks again, China.

The taste of caviar isn’t for everyone, but if you happen to enjoy it, these Lay’s Red Caviar chips might be just the thing for you — especially if you live in Russia, where they are sold. As a bonus, if you always thought of potato chips as being a bit too plebeian, here’s your high-class solution.

While Americans are eating their hamburgers with chips on the side like a bunch of chumps, Europeans have the luxury of cheeseburger-flavored chips thanks to Chio, a subsidy of German snack manufacturer Intersnack. Then again, hamburgers are named after the German city of Hamburg, so we guess it sort of makes sense.

Ah, there’s nothing like digging in to a bag of good old potatoes supercharged with a heady dose of lovely... marmite? Well, at least that’s what the description on the bag says. And with the words “marmite yeast extract” printed prominently on the bag, who can resist? (Sense the sarcasm.) Another win by Walkers.

These chips are like Doritos’ fancy Japanese cousin who is much more sophisticated and went to boarding school in France. The best part is that this flavor is part of the Doritos “Gourmet” line, because if there’s anything we ever wanted to sample a gourmet variety of, it’s Doritos.

You had us at “whisky.” Then you sort of lost us at “haggis,” but then we remembered “whisky” and everything was OK again. These babies are made by Mackie’s of Scotland and thus are only available in Scotland. Makes sense, because the only way you’d get more Scottish than dining on whisky and haggis is if you were also wearing a kilt at the time.

Where do we begin with these? First, most people never try actual steak with wasabi, making this an unconventional combo even without it being in chip form. Second, we love that this is part of Japanese Doritos’ “Royal” line, because we’re certain this is the official snack of kings and queens around the world. Finally, is anyone else thrown off by the shape? We expect our Doritos to have equilateral dimensions... equilateral! This ghost shape just confuses us.

Props to the folks over at Lay’s in Thailand for knowing that the best part of eating scallops is the butter and garlic. Not that these chips taste a whole lot like actually scallops, but we have to admit the flavor is definitely one of the wilder ones of the world. Want to try them yourself? Order a bag on Amazon.

Is it just us, or does the kebab on this bag of Crunchips actually look pretty appetizing? That might be the first time we ever said that about a potato chip bag, and to top things off, the chips themselves don’t look too shabby either. Grab a bag if you’re in Poland (or elsewhere in Europe, as these are actually made by Lorenz Snack-World, a German company whose distribution spans some 30 countries) and if you’re craving the taste of kebab and onion.

While reports of lower avocado production in 2017 is causing most American to hoard the fruit like it's green gold, the Japanese are willy-nilly, throwing avocados into potato chips like they’re a bunch of emperors. To be fair, there probably aren’t any real avocados in these avocado and cheese chips — which are offered by Frito-Lay brands Doritos and Cheetos — but it’s still a sore subject, Japan.

Sure, you won’t have the scent of fresh-baked cinnamon buns to accompany your snacking, but at least these Lay’s chips have the flavor. Only available in Canada, this variety is also known as “Brioche a la Cannelle,” which is the French term for cinnamon buns. We don’t know about you, but all this learning is making us hungry.

We’re not sure how much the Chinese know about Mexican tomato chicken (heck, we’re not even sure how much we know about Mexican tomato chicken), but this Lay’s flavor is surprisingly tasty as long as you don’t mind the tomato taste being more prominent than the chicken.

It may sound a bit odd at first, but the cool, refreshing taste of cucumber actually works quite well in chip form, and this Lay’s flavor is widespread and popular in China. Plus, if you pair it with tomato-flavored chips (or the aforementioned Mexican tomato chicken), it’s kind of like having a chip salad, which is obviously the best type of salad ever made.

Don’t be thrown by mint being prominently featured in the name; this Lay’s variety also includes the taste of lime and jalapeno, giving it a zesty kick that’s undeniably mischievous. Next time you’re in India, grab a bag and see for yourself. At the very least, it could act as a breath-freshener.

As if putting perfectly shaped potato chips into tennis ball containers wasn’t innovative enough, Pringles released a pigs in a blanket flavor for the holidays that not only needs to be permanent, but also needs to find its way to America. If you especially enjoy it, Pringles also released this variety in scented candle form.

If you’ve ever eaten Goldfish crackers and thought to yourself, “These are good, but I wish they actually tasted like fish,” then boy do we have a treat for you. South Korean snack brand Nongshim makes fish- and octopus-shaped Tako (which is Japanese for “octopus”) chips that actually taste like seafood and octopus. Even if you’re a landlubber, you should still give these a try.