IIRC, it was about four years ago, here, when everybody got rid of straight up jalapenos and replaced them with chipotle. Now it's chipotle everywhere. Chipotle is hit or miss for me. Just the peppers? Big miss. Mild chipotle mayo? Yummy. Chipotle fried chicken? Oh yuck. But you can't escape the stuff.
Has anybody besides me tried the new sriracha potato chips? Uuuh. Hot and sweet. Not a fave for me, at least not on a chip. I will go get a bottle of the sauce when I'm at Target tomorrow, though.
I just tried them today actually. They were alright, tasted a lot more like tobasco than sriracha. Not bad, but not my favorite.
I'm really liking their wing sauce. We often get chicken tenders from the Publix deli on Saturdays, and I like to put Louisiana wing sauce on them and nuke them for 1-2 minutes until the sauce is sort of baked into the breading. Then I eat them with blue cheese dressing.
Louisiana wing sauce is yummy. And I miss Publix. *sigh* Aside: I was talking to a food industry marketing guy that I know recently and he said that, despite the fact that their prices aren't always competitive, Publix has some of the most loyal customers of any supermarket chain in the US. Publix stores (which are in the Southeast US) and HEB stores (which are in Central and South Texas) are similar. Prices on the high-ish side and customers who are too loyal to care. They must be doing something right.
The Publixes (Publixi?) here will take your groceries out for you, which is big with some people. And we've found that the ones here are cost-competitive with Kroger, and you don't need to sign up for any stupid data-mining card. Admittedly Wal-Mart and Target are cheaper, but the selection tends to be more limited.
