We decided to celebrate National Potato Chip Day by going a bit overboard at our local Asian market.. It’s one of the few days that bring us together as a nation as we celebrate America’s No. 1 snack food, at least according to Big Potato. National Broccoli Day? Piffle. National Something on a Stick Day? Who needs it?
However, if we’re going to do National Potato Chip Day, we’d like to put a bit of a spin on it, and when we happened upon what seemed like dozens of chip flavors at one of our local Asian markets, an epiphany ensued. What better way to celebrate this most American of holidays than by sampling several slightly offbeat chip flavors from Thailand? Buckle up, it’s going to be a savory ride.
So there you have it. Happy Potato Chip Day, indeed. Why constrain yourself to blah, ho-hum flavors like sour cream and onion, vinegar or barbecue when a world of weird and odd chip flavors awaits those willing to venture out to some Asian markets? Sure, some flavors may be a bit off-putting, but it's just $1.99. And to be clear, even though many of the chips we sampled above had an issue or two, that didn’t stop us from finishing each and every bag. We’re Americans, after all.
Eating chips is journalism. 👌