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Love crunchy snacks? Try these chips
PigOut chips
“Bacon” chips that don’t involve pigs? Yes. These new chips from PigOut in Los Angeles really do taste like bacon, but (surprise) they’re made from mushrooms, not pork. We tried the original flavor — it’s just straight up “bacon.” If you didn’t know, you’d think real bacon was involved. Coming soon are cheddar, Kansas City barbecue and chipotle varieties. These are perfect for those who are worried about cholesterol (because these chips have none), but who still love the flavor of bacon. Even those of us who don’t mind the real thing will find these delicious. You can serve them to everyone — vegans and carnivores alike. For the moment, we’re just whetting your appetite. You can pre-order PigOut chips now for delivery in October, the same month that they’ll start being distributed across the country. Sign up at the website to find out where they’ll be sold in your area.
$4.99 per 3.5-ounce bag. Find out when the chips will be available in stores near you and pre-order at pigoutchips. com.
Lowcountry Kettle potato chips
Yes, you could eat chips made in an anonymous factory and shipped in huge container truckloads from one coast to the other. But, wouldn’t you rather indulge your guilty pleasure with these handmade potato chips from Andrew Trumbull, Clayton Wynne and Nick Hedges of Lowcountry Kettle in Charleston, South Carolina? The chips are thick, all the better to survive our Southern humidity. They’re skin-on,
as any self-respecting kettle chip should be. They’re fried in canola oil sourced from family-owned farms in the Southeast. They really are handmade. And, they come in the most amazing flavors: spicy pimento cheese, bloody mary, fried pickle and mustard barbecue sauce, with more in the works. Everything about them says, “We’re delicious, and we are fun, y’all!”
$2 per 2-ounce package. Coming soon to stores in Atlanta. Available at lowcountrykettle.com.
Red Rock Deli chips
OK, we love all things local, but when it comes to crunch, we can bend the rules just a little for these Red Rock Deli potato chips — known as “crisps” on their native continent of Australia. Thinner than kettle chips, they’re deliciously crisp and flavorful. Our colleagues liked red curry coconut best, with its intriguing combination of flavors. But the lime and cracked pepper just might be my favorite. Then again, Himalayan pink salt was really delicious. It tastes of potatoes! What a concept. Fingers crossed they’re going to bring over their sweet chilli and sour cream flavor soon.
$4.29 per 7-ounce package. Available at Publix, Kroger, Target and Australian Body Works on Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta. redrockdeli.com.