Rating: ©©©©-1/4 chips (lip-smacking)
Let us welcome the newest member of the ever growing Sriracha flavor club! As far as our records show, this spicy club was founded by none other than last years Lay’s ‘Do Us a Flavor’ finalist, and since that time the club has continued to grow in popularity and quality!
Raise of hands, how many of you out there knew that Sriracha was pronounced nothing like it is spelled? That’s right, “I” before “R” except after…. Say it with us “SI-racha,” not “SREE-racha.” According to Wikipedia, “It is named after the coastal city of Si Racha, in the Chonburi Prvince of Eastern Thailand.” Which makes total sense, but why the additional ‘R”?? It makes no sense! We like pronouncing Sriracha correctly, about as much as we like the pronunciation of a certain retired Green Bay Packer QB!! Sorry Brett Favre, it is FAV-RE, not FARVE!!
Over the past couple of years, Sriracha chili sauce has really grown in popularity, and so much of that is due to one iconic brand. That rooster gracing electric red hot sauce filled bottle, with the unmistakable green cap, always brings a smile to our faces. We are huge fans of Huy Fong’s Sriracha Chili Sauce. And, while it may not necessarily be our favorite hot sauce, it is definitely up there in probably the top three, and we definitely would consider it the most versatile of any of them. We use it with everything. We use it in soups, on grilled meats, in sauces, on eggs of any type, and even on peanut butter toast (thank you Bon Appetit!).
Similar to Pringles recent version of the Thai chili sauce, Kettle Brand has created a very lip-smacking version! Both versions are definitely at the top of their flavor genre, but due to Kettle Brand’s quality of potato chip, their Sriracha version may just be the best! We love the decision to use dried red pepper sauce which consists of aged red peppers, vinegar, and salt!! It really delivers on the true hot sauce essence. All at once zippy and spicy, and tongue, mouth and nasal tingling. As we let the heat settle, we hoped that it would subdue, but instead it simply continued to permeate whatever it made contact with! Of course with those hot sauce notes also came the stereotypical Sriracha generous dosage of potent garlic. In fact, they may have actually gone a bit overboard with their garlic flavor, but better to do that than the opposite!
Kettle Brand’s Sriracha recipe is really spot on, and seems like a perfect pairing for their deliciously greasy and crunchy, kettle cooked potato chips! Kettle Brand’s thicker cut potato chips provided a very complimentary, hearty flavorful potato crunch backdrop! OK, we have to say it, these are now the best Sriracha flavored chips that we have tried so far. Granted, we’re sure that we haven’t tried them all, but for the time being, we can say with utmost certainty that these are the best that we have tasted!
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Discovered at Whole Foods; Willowbrook, Illinois
Chip Ratings Scale:
(1/4 increments)
© – return to sender
©© – tolerable
©©© – notable
©©©© – lip-smacking
©©©©© – “A” list
Chip Review 
These chips taste nothing like Sriracha from Huy Fong Foods. As a matter of fact the ingredients that make up the “dried chili sauce” are missing key components that make up a true Sriracha sauce. You guys do not know your chips, or Sriracha, for that matter.
@ A Musick – we appreciate your comments. Couple of things, first of all, we never said that these chips taste like Huy Fong’s Sriracha. We mentioned that we really love Huy Fong’s Sriracha, and we said that these Kettle Brand chips do taste like sriracha (which could be one of multiple variations). Also, what components (that you mention) did Kettle Brand miss from in their rendition.
Again, thanks for leaving your comments.