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[cimorene]

Why can't we have salt and vinegar potato chips in Finland?

I bought a bag - a rather small bag at that - at Behnford's when we were in Helsinki for something like 8 or 9 euros, I think (inflation's not as much as you might think, because they were Kettle Chips - they could probably stock cheaper ones from Britain). Which was ridiculous, but I'd do it again. They were... a tastegasm. My tongue sort of tingles with bliss just remembering.

My first year here, I used to try to make my own. I'd actually drizzle vinegar over potato chips or dip them in it - proper imported malt vinegar, which you can buy at Stockmann Deli. But the result is mostly just a soggy mess (vinegar drizzled on fat home-cooked french fries, however, is pretty good).

Comments

[bluesbell.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wish we had them too!

[anatsuno.livejournal.com]

I have a major sourtooth also, and I too bemoan the lack of salt n vinegar chips in my country. I gorged on them when I went to the UK in August *.* but that was not the same! I would like to be able to eat some regularlyyyyyyy. *whines*

[vass]

vinegar drizzled on fat home-cooked french fries, however, is pretty good

Don't they do that normally in the US?

In Australia we have vinegar bottles right next to the tomato sauce bottles at fish and chip shops.

[elfiepike.livejournal.com]

HEY, I HAVE AN ICON JUST FOR THIS KIND OF THING!!!

--sorry about the all caps, i got a little excited there.

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

Estrella or Taffel (I don't remember which) had a 350g bag of salt & vinegar chips in production years and years ago, but not for very long. I wonder if it wasn't popular enough or something. I thought they were amazing and could have lived on them alone.