Junk Food Nation, it’s MONDAY, and to brighten your day after a weekend of NFL Draft, NBA Playoffs, and just general doing-anything-that-isn’t-work, I am happy to present….EPISODE TWO OF THE NOSH SHOW!

As I mentioned last week, this new podcast features Marvo from The Impulsive Buy, Ryan from Grub Grade, Dubba from On Second Scoop, and me, your friendly neighborhood Junk Food Guy.  This week, the four of us discuss Cuban Hot Pockets, another Extra Dessert Delights gum flavor, generic store brands, Lunchables, and more!

To stay on top of The Nosh Show, you can subscribe to The Nosh Show on iTunes. Or if you don’t use iTunes, you can use this link to subscribe using your podcast player of choice. You can also follow The Nosh Show on its own blog, Twitter, and Facebook page.  OR just listen to it, embedded above!

ONTO TODAY’S JUNK FOOD: CABO CHIPS!  Let me just say this: I can’t express how excited I am to review Cabo Chips. Full disclosure: Cabo Chips sent me a case of their chips, and at first I was like, “Ok, whatever – another brand of tortilla chips.” I’ve eaten them all – Tostitos, Herrs, plain corn Doritos, Mission brand, etc etc etc.  The Junk Food Gal is a Latina, so I’ve learned and tried other brands of tortilla chips that AREN’T in normal circulation, without much fanfare.  But I can honestly, HONESTLY, say that Cabo Chips is, by far, THE BEST tortilla chips I’ve ever had.

See that tag below which says “favorite”? Oh yeah.  Favorite.

Cabo Chips originated directly out of Mexico, and the product has all the juicy buzzwords:

• No Preservatives
• No Trans Fats or Cholesterol
• Nothing Artificial
• Natural, Organic, or Non-GMO ingredients
• Vegan
• Lower Sodium than most chips

Plus, it’s a socially conscious company, environmental friendly, yadda yadda – LET’S GET TO MUNCHING!

These Cabo Chips are delicious.  How can a tortilla chip WITHOUT any salsa be delicious, you ask? THEY JUST ARE.

First, the chip itself has the perfect restaurant quality of crispness.  Tostitos claim to be restaurant quality but are super flaky and crunchy/thick.  These chips are thin, very crispy, and felt much more like the chips you get in Mexican restaurants that they make themselves.  Rigid while still crispy.

But the TASTE – lightly salted with a nice light oil flavor, what REALLY makes these chips taste great is the ingredient of SOY SAUCE.  No, these chips do not taste like chinese food.  But the addition of a TINY BIT of soy sauce as the last ingredient in the bag gives the entire chip this Umami-like savoriness that I’ve NEVER TASTED with any other tortilla chip before.  If you’ve ever had Asian rice crackers, imagine that flavor, dial it back a bunch until it’s barely noticeable, but add that to a great corn chip.  Makes the chip itself, WITHOUT salsa, taste extremely savory.

Honestly, these chips sort of remind of the ramen snack that little Asian kids eat. (I swear that comment wasn’t racist.)  I love that snack, and I love these chips.

Next up, flavor #2: Blue Corn with Sea Salt and Lime Cabo Chips!

These Blue Corn with Sea Salt and Lime Cabo Chips don’t contain soy sauce, but DO contain another great blend of flavors to make this chip very very tasty.

The chip’s texture – like the original, these were nice and thin, yet sturdy, and were extremely crispy.  Upon chewing, these were definitely a bit heartier than the original type, which isn’t a bad thing.

Add to that the TASTE: These tasted more like traditional corn chips, but with better balance.  The citrus-y accent was noticeable but VERY subtle on these chips and tasted like an actual lime or lemon was squeezed on the chips – not just a blast of lime powder.  The salt was perfectly balanced with the citrus.  And the blue corn flavor was nicely complimented by the salt and sour.  In a lot of ways, these might be a better dipping-into-salsa-chip than the original.  The flavor balance of these blue corn chips was on point.

So there you have it – my #1 rated tortilla chip.  If you want my personal take, I did like the plain original white corn tortilla chips better than the blue corn ones, but only by a slight margin.  Both were perfect.  YOU MUST TRY THESE.

Where to buy: These stores, or buy online HERE

Price: Online they are 12 pack of 2oz bags (like the ones above) for $10. Prices go up as sizes get bigger!

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I am so excited to announce this contest – Cabo Chips has agreed to send a CASE of these exact chips TO YOU, MY FANS!  Well, one of you.  It IS a contest, after all.  Here are the details:

*** TWITTER CONTEST DETAILS ***

THE PRIZE: You’ll be shipped a case of twelve bags of chips – and you can choose 1/2 original, 1/2 blue, or do it all one flavor…it’s up to YOU.

Ok, so how can you get your hands on a case of Cabo Chips? HERE’S HOW TO ENTER ON TWITTER:

1. Join Twitter.  This is a Twitter contest, so man up and sign up. I keep telling you to do this. So do it.

2. Once you’re on Twitter, look for my tweets about Cabo Chips!  To best find these tweets, follow me on Twitter here – it’s not required, but it’ll make everything a whole lot easier when you’re looking for my Cabo Chips tweets.

3. Re-Tweet the Cabo Chips Tweets that I’ll post periodically through the next week.  AND THAT’S IT.  You’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for a case of Cabo Chips

4. Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Sunday, May 5, 2013 – Cinco de Mayo!  Get all your Re-Tweets in before then!  I’ll announce the winner on Monday, May 6.

5. US residents are the only ones eligible to participate, and no one with PO Boxes…AND no Hawaii or Alaska.  I don’t make the rules.  Wait, I kind of do.  But whatever – Cabo Chips will only ship within the US and to no PO Boxes, and no Hawaii or Alaska.  SORRY!  So keep that in mind.

6. Friends can and SHOULD enter, since I’ve become friends with so many of you over Facebook, Twitter, comments, etc.  Family cannot enter, but is encouraged to re-tweet anyways and have THEIR friends enter.

7. The more times you Re-Tweet, the more times you’ll be entered!  The winners of the Candy Corn Oreos DELUGED THEIR TIMELINES with Junk Food Guy tweets.  You can do the same thing!

8. NO FACEBOOK THIS TIME.  Sorry, friends. Please enter on Twitter.

So that’s it, Junk Food Nation.  Enter my Twitter Contest and win a CASE of Cabo Chips, mailed directly to your door.  DO IT!

Thoughts? Please comment below or hit me up on Twitter @junkfoodguy or LIKE my Facebook Page and message me there. I also have Google+!! Let’s hang out.

Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy