Just discovered my favorite Potato Chips

DeusExa
DeusExa Posts: 491
edited January 2010 in The Clubhouse
I'm not a huge junk foodie (I go to Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc.), but when I feel starved after sports practice and want to splurge, the whole Doritos/american potato chips just doesn't do it for me. Some are too heavy on flavor, some too light, some too grainy...

I go to Mitsuwa Marketplace frequently, a japanese supermarket that has high-quality (and not entirely affordable) japanese products (6 mochi ice cream balls for 8$!), and for the first time, dropped by their chips section. I grabbed this:

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And what preceded to be the best potato chip I've had. Lightly seasoned with seaweed salt, it's simply amazing. Turns out Calbee is a major japanese snack food maker...and japan has a galore of seemingly awesome flavors.


http://www.greggman.com/japan/chips/japanese%20potato%20chips.htm
http://www.greggman.com/japan/chips-02/chips-02.htm
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    edited January 2010
    I like my sea salt and cracked pepper chips. A few companies make them a little different but that's ok. Enjoy..
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    My favs are Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    Krunchers.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited January 2010
    earthquake chips

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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    Keiko wrote: »
    I refer to the "salt and vinegar" as **** chips. YUK! :p

    But, some folks like em' and that's OK. ;)

    LOL, yeah I call em that too.

    I like the Lays sea salt and cracked pepper ones myself as well.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited January 2010
    I tried those seaweed chips from Trader Joes, spit it out, threw out the bag, worst tasting garbage I can remember.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited January 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    My favs are Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili.

    mine too, I can go through a whole bag of those
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited January 2010
    mikeyb wrote: »
    Miss Vickie's sea salt and malt vinegar.... delicious! Not sure if you guys get them down there. It might be a Canadian thing.

    We've got it in California...
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  • cnh
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    edited January 2010
    DeusExa wrote: »
    I'm not a huge junk foodie (I go to Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc.), but when I feel starved after sports practice and want to splurge, the whole Doritos/american potato chips just doesn't do it for me. Some are too heavy on flavor, some too light, some too grainy...

    I go to Mitsuwa Marketplace frequently, a japanese supermarket that has high-quality (and not entirely affordable) japanese products (6 mochi ice cream balls for 8$!), and for the first time, dropped by their chips section. I grabbed this:

    potato_chips_seaweed_m.jpg

    And what preceded to be the best potato chip I've had. Lightly seasoned with seaweed salt, it's simply amazing. Turns out Calbee is a major japanese snack food maker...and japan has a galore of seemingly awesome flavors.


    http://www.greggman.com/japan/chips/japanese%20potato%20chips.htm
    http://www.greggman.com/japan/chips-02/chips-02.htm

    Lol...

    When we go shopping in Beijing it is actually hard to find what we would consider normally flavored potato chips between all the seaweed flavored and other kinds: shrimp or crab or cucumber or French chicken flavored, and tomato flavored chips?

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    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    Doritos-Spicy Nacho
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    I'm a freak of nature. I don't eat potato chips. Give me Snyder's hard, sour dough pretzels anyday.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2010
    Wise "All-Natural" potato chips. The industry standard.
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    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited January 2010
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    wutadumsn23 wrote: »
    LOL, yeah I call em that too.

    I like the Lays sea salt and cracked pepper ones myself as well.

    -Jeff

    With you. The kettle cooked sea salt and cracked pepper chips are so damn addicting.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    With you. The kettle cooked sea salt and cracked pepper chips are so damn addicting.

    Thems the ones, MMMmmmmm. :D

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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited January 2010
    Anything Cape Cod


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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited January 2010
    Potato Chips are my Achilles heal! I love most types of potato chips. My favorite so far are all locally made. Hard to believe my city has (3) potato chip factories.

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    I don't know if these are all over the country or not, but in WI and IL these are the gold standard:

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2010
    OLDE DUTCH Kettle chips rule!
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    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    Keiko wrote: »
    Hey! Where did you find this pic of me, Demi? :p

    It was on the bathroom wall of a bar in Kauai. :o
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    You sweet onion, you...
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited January 2010
    Grippo's BBQ chips... AKA "Gheto's"...

    Damn fine chip.

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  • Tony M
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    edited January 2010
    Pauly wrote: »
    Anything Cape Cod


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    Cape Cod is a great chip!

    Demi,

    My fav. grocery store just started selling Krunchers and I just bought 2 bags for 3.00 @ 9 1/2 oz.. They're ok but Cape Cod is a little less greasy. I like em both though and will buy which-ever is on sale.

    I'll have to try that Hawiian onion flavour next time.
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  • gtu2004
    gtu2004 Posts: 620
    edited January 2010
    yup, i dont know why they don't make good chips over here but japan have some of the best chips out there. seaweed salt is my favourite as well. Along with a couple Karamucho. Unbelievable stuff.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    tony millard wrote: »
    Cape Cod is a great chip!

    Demi,

    My fav. grocery store just started selling Krunchers and I just bought 2 bags for 3.00 @ 9 1/2 oz.. They're ok but Cape Cod is a little less greasy. I like em both though and will buy which-ever is on sale.

    I'll have to try that Hawiian onion flavour next time.

    Yeah, like most things it's a matter of taste. You can't eat as many of the Krunchers because they're greasier. Then again I had some chips my uncle said were the best and it was like eating fried lard. No flavor. :(

    I like the Original, BBQ, and Salt & Pepper Krunchers the best.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    edited January 2010
    The salt and pepper Krunchers are what I bought. They do have a nice blend on them.

    I like Kringles salt and pepper too but they have like 3 times the coating as the others and you only get about 7 1/2 oz. per bag. Not much grease either but man what a thick layer of pepper.:eek: They're my once in a while pick.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    Wise "All-Natural" potato chips. The industry standard.

    Good point George. If I were to eat potato chips it would be Wise. I like how there are different levels of cooked chip in each bag. When I do eat them, I prefer the darker chips in the bag and eat them first.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    Wise "All-Natural" potato chips. The industry standard.

    I know I can always count on you, George. Let me know if you have any time in your busy schedule that you could come visit and I'll give you a tour of the plant :)
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited January 2010
    everpress wrote: »
    Grippo's BBQ chips... AKA "Gheto's"...

    Damn fine chip.

    A-freakin'-MEN!!! Talk about a flavor explosion. Ever since I moved to Atlanta, I can't find 'em anywhere - which makes me a very sad panda.
    On a side note, I normally detest Doritos... but they make a Tacos at Midnight flavor which is stellar.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    I forgot about these....freakin' awesome:

    cape+cod+chips.jpg

    They aren't as greasy as Krunchers and they're packed with flavor (not for everyone, though).

    This is how they look:

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