These New Truffle Chips Are Affordable, But Are They Any Good?

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(SPOT.ph) Gone are the days when you're choice of Jack 'n Jill Piattos options were limited to the OG flavors: Cheese, Sour Cream, and Nacho Pizza. The selection has expanded to other more interesting, underrated flavors such as Roadhouse Barbecue, Roast Beef, Salted Potato, Spicy Cheese, and more recently, there's the Piattos Specials Truffle Cream.

Hopping on the truffle snack trend—a trend that's known to be premium and more expensive than usual—is the instantly recognizable hexagon-shaped potato chip. Has Piattos made the key to making truffle chips more accessible, petsa de peligro or not? 

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Here's what we think about the Piattos Specials Truffle Cream:

It all begins with the hunt. And let me tell you, it was not easy. We checked the usual suspects where one would surely see a bag of Piattos chips. We checked a few supermarkets, drugstores, and convenience stores, but the Truffle Cream flavor was nowhere to be seen.

We can't say if the shortage was because of the high demand, but our hunch tells us that at that time, it was still in the process of being rolled out. When we went back to the same supermarket (Metro Supermarket) after a week or two, we squealed upon seeing it on the shelves. This is probably the most affordable truffle chips we can get our hands on: P36.50 for the biggest pack (85 grams) and P17.45 for the smaller pack (40 grams).

If you've ever ordered truffle pasta or truffle pizza, or snacked on truffle-flavored chips, then you know its pungent earthy scent. In the case of the Piattos chips, there's no appetizing, inviting aroma that wafts through the air as you open the bag. You'd have to stick your nose in the bag to get a whiff of it, but even then, it's sadly lacking in the olfactory expectations, especially when taking into consideration that it is something with truffle.

Thankfully, the taste makes up for it... to some degree. The taste of the truffle doesn't settle in after you've taken a few chomps on the chips but when it does, it does. It has this palpable earthy and light sweetness to it. The only downside to the taste is that the truffle notes don't linger on the tongue for more than five seconds. It disappears way too quickly, which then makes you want to grab another chip just to sustain the high. 

Yes, it's affordable, but can it satisfy?

A solid 3.5/5 stars. The Piattos Specials Truffle Cream isn't bad if you're craving truffle-flavored chips but don't have more than a hundred bucks to spare. This new Piattos is also a good option if you prefer subtle truffle notes. Otherwise, if you're not one to shy away from edible spores—and all their pungent, umami glory, it would be better to explore other truffle-flavored chips in the supermarket.

You can buy Piattos Specials Truffle Cream at the official store on Shopee and Lazada.

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