Would You Try A Spicy Seafood-Flavored Cheese Ball? – The Daily Meal

Would you ever put these two flavors together?

Utz is spicing up the plain old cheese ball along with zesty Chesapeake Bay seasoning for a summertime snack they’ve dubbed the Crab CheeseBall. We did a double-take when we first heard about these, but since Utz uses actual white cheddar in the recipe, we believed the flavor could be reminiscent of a cheesy crab dip.

How do they really taste? It’s a divisive flavor combo that surprised—and stumped–adventurous foodies and picky eaters alike.

“They’re very light, they are very cheesy, and they melt right in the mouth,” said one Chew on This taster.

“I don’t know. It tastes weird,” said a younger taster.

“Not everyone likes the crab flavor,” said another.

Chesapeake Bay seasoning typically includes a complex blend of salt, paprika, mustard, ancho, celery, black and red pepper, dill, caraway, allspice, ginger, cardamom, thyme, bay, mace, cinnamon, savory and cloves. Old Bay—which is owned by spice giant McCormick– is the most effective known brand of this signature spice mix which is most often used to flavor freshly steamed crabs.

Utz has actually been making a crab seasoning flavored chip since 1983 and, although it’s available nationwide, several tasters uninitiated along with the flavor couldn’t quite place it while tasting the crab cheeseball. In case you’re wondering, the snacks don’t actually contain any seafood– but they are gluten free.

“What is this? It’s spicy and cheesy…I like it but mostly just because of the cheese,” concluded one taster.

“I literally can’t stop eating these,” said another.

So can the Crab CheeseBall unseat the plain old standby? You’ll probably just have actually to taste one for yourself.

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