Well, it seems the world of snacks has taken a rather cheeky turn in Greece. Parents are raising eyebrows and complaints about potato chips with flavors that are, well, not your typical barbecue or sour cream. You heard it right, folks – “D*ck” and “Pus*y” flavored chips are apparently causing a chip storm!
A Greek company based in Chania, Crete, has been distributing these bold chips from a Lithuanian brand called Chazz. The chips debuted with a “Pus*y” flavor followed by a “D*ck” flavor. And if that wasn’t enough to make you do a double-take, the packaging artwork is a piece of its own: a Jessica Rabbit-like lady for the female genital version and a Tarzan-esque figure for the other, with a strategically placed fig leaf.
Now, before you spill your snack bowl in surprise, it turns out the company claims these chips are aimed at adults – more specifically, “brave” and “free” adults. The reasoning? A research claim that millennials are having three times less fun under the sheets than their parents did. Talk about crunchy data analysis!
But the controversy doesn’t end there. While the packaging screams “18+”, it seems kids are finding their way to these unique snacks. And we all know that when something is deemed “forbidden,” it becomes all the more enticing, especially to curious young minds. Parents are understandably concerned about their little ones dipping into a bag of genital-inspired chips instead of, say, cheese puffs.
As amusing as this chip adventure might be, it brings up a question: where does the line between “edgy” and “age-inappropriate” get drawn in the world of snacking? Maybe it’s time for chips to stick to flavors like “cheesy” and “spicy,” leaving the intimate experiences to, well, different plates. But hey, at least they’re giving a new twist to the phrase “food for thought” – and making snack time conversations a bit more… intriguing.