Without a doubt, some of the most popular photos on my Instagram when I travel to France are of the different flavoured chips (crisps) I sample. Chips? You ask. Seriously! People seem fascinated with all the interesting flavours. I’m not a big chip eater here in Canada – they are the sort of things that if I buy them I just eat them so I avoid buying them in the first place – but in France, where l’heure de l’apéro is such a big part of life and a ritual to be savoured, chips somehow always make it into my shopping cart. And, I mean, with flavours like these, who could resist?
There’s something for the meat-lover:
Something for those of you who love your cheese:
Something for those of you who prefer something a little more classic:
Something for those of you who want a little spice:
Something for those of you who like a little colour with your apéro:
Something for those of you who prefer a classic “apéro” flavour with your chips:
Something for those of you who like mayo with your chips:
Something for those of you who want something a little special with your apéro…
But my favourite of all the French chips has to be these:
Goat cheese and piment d’espelette. This is the business, friends.
What about you – what’s the weirdest chip flavour you’ve ever tasted?
Happy (French) Friday!
Now what’s interesting is, I don’t consider any of these weird.
(Well, maybe the cheeseburger…) 😉
Yeah, no. That one doesn’t do it for me. The rest? Yes!
There have been some pretty strange potato chip flavors popping up in the markets down here (especially seasonal) – I am okay with most of the savory combinations, but when they start trying to make them sweet I get weirded out 🙂
Yes it does seem to be a “thing” here now too but nothing beats the French ones!
Haggis chips…I mean…crisps. From Scotland. I haven’t actually.
http://www.mackiescrisps.co.uk/our-crisps/haggis-black-pepper/
Oh my!!
The highlight of my first trip to Oz (well, one of them) was the chicken-flavored potato chips.
What’s chicken flavor, anyway? That fascinated me.
Also, there is another snack that’s cheeseburger flavored!
These chips are wild. I want to taste them all, especially the truffle ones….
Yes! Chicken in a Biscuit, Chicken Crimpy and Burger Rings – I bring them home every time I visit!
Great post! I had truffle flavoured chips last time I was in France. I didn’t know they had cote de boeuf and merguez flavours though, sounds delicious! I might ask my parents to send me a parcel haha. The Irish are very proud of their chips (they call them crisps), they even make crisps sandwiches (white bread, butter and crisps). ?
I do still have a fondness for many of the UK varieties. And Guinness crisps? Oh yes.
I think the crazy chip flavours might just be my favourite part of your posts from France… so much cooler than the boring kind we have here in Canada. The goat cheese ones sound like they’d be crazy good.