Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron & TRIPLE CROWN DAY! (nope)
Junk Food Nation, I like horse racing. I mean who doesn’t??? Watching animals race around a track mounted by little tiny people – seems normal, no? And the horses are majestic and have names like “Affirmed,” “Secretariat,” “Yo Mama’s House,” and “Glue Factory.” I’m a fan. So I was very psyched to see if “I’ll Have Another,” the winner of both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, could win the Triple Crown TODAY in the Belmont Stakes.
BUT HE’S NOT GONNA RACE TODAY!
I was a madman at work yesterday, so I missed the news announcement that “I’ll Have Another” was withdrawing from the Belmont Stakes due to tendonitis in his left front leg. And that sucks. Really sucks. “I’ll Have Another” is the 12th horse since the last Triple Crown Winner to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown and fail in the 3rd.
Tendonitis??? Ugh. I mean, quite honestly, I have no problem resting the horse if he’s injured, (1) because I’m clearly against abusing animals, and (2) practically speaking, he’d lose anyways if he was hurt. But it just sucks that he’s hurt in the first place. Without the intrigue, the Belmont Stakes is just another horse race. Boo.
Today’s junk food: Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron!
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron: The Money Shot
My buddy Josh recently got back from his honeymoon in Puerto Rico. They said it was lovely, but one thing they noticed was everything there was FRIED. Salad? Pschaw, they don’t need no stinkin’ salad. Fried salad maybe. I’m not sure which place is unhealthier, Puerto Rico or Ireland. Anyways, to celebrate the fried nature of Puerto Rican cuisine, Josh brought me back these Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharrons.
Isleno means....Isleno
And you know me, I love me a good pork rind, so I was stoked to get these Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharrons. The Junk Food Gal translated Isleno as….Isleno. Apparently it doesn’t mean anything, really. Hmmmm. El Sabor de Aqui is “The Flavor of Here.” How deep.
Not sure what the frog is for...indigenous to PR?
I like the because PR is a US territory, these Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron are still inspected and by the Department of Agriculture. That’s right. Certify my pork rinds safe to eat, government!
1 bag = 170 calories!
Look Ma, no carbs!
Three's company
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron contains three ingredients – pork skin, oil, salt. That’s what I’m talking about – while they might not be the healthiest ingredients, they are simple ingredients. MMMM.
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron
Translation time! “Hey you! Your caribas of always return today like Isleno with the same taste and quality you expect! Isleno brings you local treats as delicious as you remember but much more convenient so you can enjoy it anytime you crave it. Eat them alone or pair with something else!”
Yeah…that’s the best I can do.
Pork tastic!
Like little pockets of fried pork skin because…that’s what they are.
NEWSFLASH! Apparently, according to my friends at Google, Isleno means “Islander.” Well there you go! We learn things together on this blog every day!
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron Close up 1
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharron Close up 2
Frito-Lay Original Isleno Chicharrons were standard in taste – porky, crunchy, and VERY slightly salty. In fact, that’s what I noticed most – while there were salty patches here and there, these really weren’t salty at all.
Really good texture – not break your teeth crunchy. They sort of melted in my mouth like a good pork rind should. One of my favorite things to do is to stuff a bunch of pork rinds into my mouth and crunch down, and the rinds give off this porky air – these lived up to that standard.
Standard pork rinds from Puerto Rico with quality taste. Thumbs up!
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Sincerely, Junk Food Guy
Discuss - 8 Comments
“Certify my pork rinds safe to eat, government!”
You’re welcome.
@Lindemann: HA!
Amazing – love pork rinds too – they’re not that bad for me, right? Ah, denial…
Love the translation – I guess Isleno is just a brand word like Nabisco – unless wait, does Nabisco mean anything?
NAtional BIScuit COmpany.
They look like they need hot sauce. LOL
Do you realize your post about Puerto Rico is racist? Have you even been to Puerto Rico? We do NOT fry everything. Also, I resent your insinuation that people here are shallow because of the “The local Flavor” phrase written on the front. It’s a BAG OF SNACKS, not Descartes.
@Sarah – Haven’t been, just going off what my friends told me. Sorry to offend you! If you’ve read some of my other posts, I poke fun at everyone and everything – but I know some people don’t like it.
sarah needs to calm down. I am a native Boricua, we really do fry everything lmao. idk how that’s racist, it’s just the truth. all our best foods are fried. alcapurria? fried. empanadilla? fried. morcilla? fried. tostones? fried *twice.* anyway, I’m coming here in 2018 to let you know that the frog on the bag is a coqui, which is a native treefrog and makes a very distinctive cry (like pokemon, says its own name!) you can look up videos on youtube to hear this unique call. the little coqui is also wearing a straw hat that is part of the traditional dress of Puerto Ricans.