Campbell’s Soup at Hand Velvety Potato

May 23, 2007 | Reviewer: Abi

Campbell's Soup at Hand Velvety Potato

Price: $1.00 (on sale)
Serving: 1 container, 10.75 oz.
Calories: 160
Fat: 11%, 7g
Cholesterol: 2%, less than 5mg
Sodium: 36%, 870mg
Protein: 2g
Carbs: 7%, 21g
Fiber: 16%, 4g

Cambell’s says: Nothing. That should have been the first indication that something was wrong. Then again, tangelos don’t come with a description and they are delicious.

Abi says: The folks at Campbell’s excel in devising descriptive names for their soups. Yes, this item tastes like velvety potatoes, which is to say: mmmmm, fabric. Why do we even use the word ‘velvety’ to describe the way something feels on the tongue. Have you tried licking velvet? It is fuzzy and somewhat uncomfortable, like trying on bras in front of your mother-in-law. Nobody ever talks about that. Everyone just says things like ‘Oh, that soup was divine. I would even go so far as to say it was veeellllvety.’ As though being velvety is a good thing. True velvetiness means having a minor form of cottonmouth. Except it would be called velvetmouth.

In the case of this soup, ‘Velvety’ is a euphemism for bland. Even the 870 milligrams of salt can’t help out Campbell’s Soup at Hand. Salt has been valued to preserve and flavor foods for multiple millenia, so you’d think we humans would be pretty good at using it effectively. Alas, it is undetectable here.

Thank goodness I bought this on sale, otherwise I’d be kicking myself for paying close to $3.00 for some pureed potatoes.

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4 Responses to “Campbell’s Soup at Hand Velvety Potato”

Amanda on May 23rd, 2007

That “Velvety Potato” can really freaks me out. And the “JUST HEAT AND SIP”!?Don’t boss me around like that Cambells! Totally barf city. This should be for those with broken, wired jaws only. They’re on enough pain killers to not give a damn about their soup. Thanks for the warning, Abi.
Starving in DC on May 24th, 2007

I would drape myself in velvety potato if it were socially acceptable.
Meredith on May 27th, 2007

Are you kidding? I love the Velvety Potato soup! In fact, I just had one last night after not having one for a long time. I love that it is (1) vegetarian and (2) easy to prepare. I really like the amount of onion flavoring they used. I am definitely a fan of Campbell’s Soup-to-Go potato soup. I also like the tomato version, which is more suitable as comfort food than actual food-on-the-go; the potato one makes more sense when you don’t have time to get dinner between work and whatever evening event you may have.

I do agree with you on the name, though. The chunks of potato are helpful, but the texture of the liquid soup itself kind of reminds me of phlegm more so than velvet.
Sally on October 24th, 2007

Are we sure it’s actually vegetarian, though? I think it says natural flavoring or spice in the ingredients- and you know what that could mean…