(I have been promising this to a couple of people now, but for some reason putting it off, so I figured it was about time that I got around to posting it haha.)
Potato chips!! I love potato chips, but so many of them fall short on what I believe a potato chip should be. I want that down home, fresh fried/baked, potato taste. What I have found always feels so ... industrial.
But hold on ...
Since I've been here in San Antonio ... I have found the PERFECT chip. They are SO good. They're called "Dirty" All Natural Potato Chips ... and the only place I've found them at has been Sun Harvest. They had been on sale for 1$ a bag and were one of the surprises my mom came home with for me one night (along with some beautiful blackberries and baby sweet peppers). One taste of their Funky Fusion and I was hooked. It has a hint of vinegar taste to it but their flavor reminds me of, well, three words: German. Potato. Salad. Mom and I both taste this flavor in it, but so much more. They are, by far, the best flavor of potato chips I have ever tried. She also purchased a Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt one which I very much liked, but she was not too fond of. It has onion powder in it and you can taste that as well as the pepper and salt. To me it tastes sort of like a posh Funyun. We went back that weekend to take advantage of that sale by purchasing a few more bags. While looking through the very picked through stand (we were able to get two bags of Funky Fusion so we were happy), I came across another flavor - Jalapeno Heat. My mom is not a big fan of hot food, but I am, so I got one bag of them. They have heat, but not too much - just perfect flavor and heat combination - and I wish I had picked up another bag. It is the best jalapeno chip I've tried. What I love most about these chips, besides the flavor, is the crunch. They taste like you're biting into a fresh made potato chip at one of those restaurants that make them from scratch - slicing the potatoes and frying them up - and the crunch ... wow. The crunch is loud enough where you need to turn the TV up a little bit more so you can hear it over it, but they don't hurt your mouth. And if you're lucky enough to get a piece of the skin, it crushes in your mouth and tastes like the outside of a baked potato. I am very very impressed. Next time you're in San Antonio, make sure you find a Sun Harvest (there are two or three - they remind me of a small Whole Foods) and get yourself a bag. They're regularly around 3$.
For those of ya'll not in San Antonio, I have a runner up. They are sold at Wal-Mart and the brand name is World Trade. The two I have tried from them are Spiced Sweet Potato Chips and Salt & Pepper Yukon Gold Potato Chips. Both very yummy and both have a good crunch on them. (There's a Thai flavor that I believe is from this brand that I want to check out next.) They also have a peanut - Thai-Spiced Peanuts - that I would recommend trying. They have a lot of flavor and, to be honest, I eat them with a spoon out of the bowl *blush* so that I don't waste any of that yummy taste on my napkin (they're definitely finger licking good).
What's great about both of these brands is that they're really not bad on the calories and carbohydrates. They're a yummy snack to enjoy during your day.
Before I found these, my favorite chip was the kettle cooked ones from Lays (they're sold at other places, but I know them from when I ran Nature's Market at Kroger). They have a really good taste and crunch - I'd say they are #3 on my list of really good chip - but they are rather expensive, unless you catch them on a sale or want to treat yourself to something nice every once in a while. My favorite flavors from them are the Honey Mustard and the Thai ones. Very good. There are other ones to try - watch the sales because some flavors go on sale a lot while others (sadly the Honey Mustard and Thai are included in this) are not.
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