This Snack Brand Made Battery-Flavored Corn Chips

Just when you think snack flavors couldn’t get crazier, a brand comes along and says, “Hold my beer.” Rewind, a snack brand based in the Netherlands, has released corn chips that taste like 9-volt batteries. The idea was inspired by childhood nostalgia, specifically the tiny tingle that comes from licking the tip of a 9-volt battery, which was like a weird rite of passage for little kids. Rewind wants to take you down memory lane, but in flavorful fashion. 

“We used a blend of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate to create the tongue-tingling effect, and balanced it out with mineral salts, which give the chips a metallic tang. The result is surprisingly tasty and it’s definitely a flavour that sparks curiosity,” Says Mattias Larsson, chef and flavorist leading flavor development. 

Now available in the Netherlands, they’ll soon hit countries in Europe, though sadly, no release dates have been announced for the U.S. The brand’s full flavor range includes Cheese & Onion, Tangy Sriracha, Creamy Paprika, and BBQ & Honey.