Happy National Potato Chip Day!

by Bob Sassone, Posted Mar 14th 2007 @ 3:58PM

Mystic Chips Yup, that's right, today is National Potato Chip Day. There's a day for everything, you know, so it's really no surprise.

I used to have a favorite potato chip when I was a kid (Lay's regular chips), but now I find myself changing the brand and the style with every meal that I have (well, every meal that requires potato chips, that is, a sandwich or a burger). I had Utz Mystic Chips last night with my frozen White Castle hamburgers (shut up, I like them). Last week I had Wise with ridges with some Hot Pockets (shut up, I like them), and a few weeks ago I tried those new Pringles Minis.

Here's a history of the chip, and here's Slate's taste test of the gourmet brands.

[via Pop Candy]

Filed Under: Trends, Stores & Shopping, Ingredients
Tags: bags of chips, comfort food, hamburgers, lays, march 14, mystic chips, national potato chip day, potato chips, PotatoChips, pringles, sandwiches, slate, stores-and-shopping, utz

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3-14-2007 @4:25PM Lorrior said... Potato Chip Day?? Says who? It's International Pi(e) Day, gosh darn it! How dare potato chips try to usurp Pie's glory day? Nothin' Doin'! ;-P
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3-14-2007 @5:59PM SiO2 said... My favorite chips on the planet are Ballreich's Marcelled potato chips. I love them so much that I have on occasion paid small fortunes to have them shipped to me, because I often have trouble finding them around where I live. In my mind, there isn't a better chip. Period.

http://www.ballreich.com/

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3-28-2007 @4:24AM Nick V said... I agree with Lorrior, it's 3/14 -> 3.14 = Pi(e) Day. Shouldn't Slashfood be covering Pie? I'm kinda disappointed...
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