Mother’s Farms – Multigrain Tortilla Chips
Rating: ©©©-1/2 chips (notable)
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REVIEW: Late July Organic – Red Hot Mojo Multigrain Chips
Rating: ©©©-3/4 chips (notable)
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Finally, some mojo that Agent Powers can really get behind…….”Red Hot Mojo, yeah baby!”
Whomever Late July Organic has designing their wonderfully, colorful, line-up of chip bags for them, has really outdone themselves. In fact, this Red Hot Mojo bag is so tasteful that we almost didn’t want to open it. But, then we thought about it for a second and chips are destined to be eaten. It’s part of the circle of chip-life. Who are we to take that from them? Plus, finding a frame deep enough to fit the entire bag into, was more than we wanted to tackle on an empty stomach.
Chip Review has always had a lot of respect for the little companies that work hard to produce a chip that is both healthy, but it’s even better when they are tasty. Late July Organic’s Red Hot Mojo Multigrain Chips would definitely be considered on the healthier end of the spectrum, and they are certainly tastier than some. The multigrain (tortilla) chips had an ample amount of textural grains running through them, while still exuding a light, airy and crispy texture.
The Red Hot Mojo aspect of these chips was a bit of a mystery to us prior to eating them. Were they going to be extremely red hot spicy? Were they going to taste like mojo (which we know as the tasty traditional Cuban garlic citrus sauce), or did they just have a lot of chip swagger? Well, the vibrantly red multigrain chips, pretty much live up to the red hot half of their equation. The chips themselves are very red in color, which we believe to be due to the use of crushed red pepper, and the addition of beet juice into the multigrain dough. The chips also have small pieces of real diced jalapenos baked into the chips, delivering an amply, rich chile heat and depth, that builds and builds in the backs of our throats, but did not do much for upfront flavor.
As for these chips’ mojo, we just couldn’t seem to really find it. The chips were definitely not referring to the Cuban garlic citrus sauce, and mojo certainly must not mean salt, or seasoning, because if that was the case, than these chips would be called anti-mojo, or un-mojo’d – in other words, someone needs to loosen their grips from the salt shaker, and live a little! In the end, we’re guessing that mojo must be referring to “mo(re) jo(kes)”, cause we’ve got endless amounts of them….ha ha…ha. We’ll be here all night, eating chips of course!
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
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REVIEW: Lundberg Multigrain Chips – Mojave Jalapeno
Rating: ©©©©-1/2 chips (lip-smacking)
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Dear Lundberg Family: we just want to know what exactly gave you the idea to take every grain from the family farm, and combine them all into one unusual chip? Was it because you had an excess of flax, chia and quinoa this season? Or, was it because someone made a mistake? Or, were you simply trying to make a positive, health conscientious, innovative, hearty and most definitely tasty, multigrain chip?? We’re pretty certain that it is most likely the latter!
Two things we know for certain with these new chips from Lundberg Farms:
1) These multigrain chips are without a doubt the most grainy grainsters (it’s a word, trust us..) that we have tasted, probably ever.
2) These multigrain chips are without a doubt the spiciest chips that we have tasted in quite some time.
We could tell even before chomping into the thick, rectangular chips that they consisted of more than just the standard Lundberg brown rice combination. In fact, according to the bag these chips include: rice, quinoa, amaranth, corn, millet, garbanzo beans, chia, flax, and the list goes on. And while some may think that by including so many different grains into one chip that Lundberg Family Farms is just throwing grains in for the wow factor, but we’re going to tell you that the chip texture and flavor really works. The semi-thick chips have a really different mouth feel to them. They have a crispy, soft-crunch, and almost crumble in the mouth like a cracker. Then some of the more seedy, crunchy grains like quinoa, chia and flax act almost like a caviar embedded within the chips, adding a surprisingly nice textural pop to them.
Alright, we surrender. Lundberg Family, what are you trying to do to us?!? Holy tongue burning do these multigrain chips ever have an spicy heat that builds and builds and builds….. Complete honesty here, we have not tasted any chips this spicy in….we have no clue how long. On the back of the bag is reads “the spicy fusion of grains and jalapeno peppers make this chip unique,” and we couldn’t have said it better ourselves! However, to only describe, and refer to, these chips as spicy, would be doing them a grave injustice. The chips are all at once earthy, spicy, herbal, sweet, and when paired with the grainy, heavy chip texture, really tasty! The supporting team of rosemary and garlic really help to round out the flavor profile.
Plain and simple, these are some of the most unique chips we have tasted in a while, and let’s be honest here, we have tried so, so many jalapeno chips recently, that it is really nice to taste something that strays outside of the conventional jalapeno lines. Do yourself a favor and give these a try if you see them at your local grocer.
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REVIEW: Popcorners – Memphis BBQ Popped Whole Grain Chips
Rating: ©©©-3/4 chips (notable)
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“The New Shape of Popcorn Whole Grain”
What exactly was the old shape of Whole Grain?
Maybe to answer that question, we must first understand what whole grain represents in this case. According to the ingredients list on the back of PopCorner’s bag, the whole grains in this instance are none other then the infamous sorghum grain? That’s right, sorghum; and we’re not talking about what you get from eating too much beef jerky. According to Wikipedia: sorghum “is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants, either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide.” As far as we know, these are officially the first line of chips that we have ever tasted made from a species of grass….
The rustic whole grain chips consist of a unique monotone mixture of colors, that somehow includes hues of light greys and steely blues in certain spots. Their mouth feel is light and crispy, without being very hard or dense. They work pretty well as crunchy flavor delivering devices.
Luckily for us, the Memphis BBQ seasoning compliments the popped whole grain chips rather nicely. The chips are evenly coated with a slightly sweet and tangy seasoning blend that is properly salty, but has no smoky notes what so ever. We are not quite sure what defines Memphis BBQ (anyone?), but all we know is that it is a tasty blend, and we can say straight off that we are fans.
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
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REVIEW: Popcorners – Sweet Cinnamon Popped Whole Grain Chips
Rating: ©©©-1/4 chips (notable)
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“The New Shape of Popcorn Whole Grain”
What exactly was the old shape of Whole Grain?
Maybe to answer that question, we must first understand what whole grain represents in this case. According to the ingredients list on the back of PopCorner’s bag, the whole grains in this instance are none other then the infamous sorghum grain? That’s right, sorghum; and we’re not talking about what you get from eating too much beef jerky. According to Wikipedia: sorghum “is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants, either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide.” As far as we know, these are officially the first line of chips that we have ever tasted made from a species of grass….
For the most part we are huge fans of the cinnamon and sugar combination. The perfect harmony of the sweet, salty and earthy aromatic notes come together with supreme balance. Personally, we always loved the combination best when it also included a fatty element, such as butter with our toast, or butter with our cinnamon roll, or melted butter with our Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal….(JK)?!? However, these snack companies are messing with our minds a little bit. They are taking iconic flavors from our youth (knowing we associate them with happy memories), and combining them with savory snacks that we associate with our salty youths. Either way you sprinkle it the combination seems like it just can’t lose.
The rustic whole grain chips consist of a unique monotone mixture of colors, that somehow includes hues of light greys and steely blues in certain spots. Their mouth feel is light and crispy, without being very hard or dense. They work perfectly adequate as crunchy flavor delivering devices, but in the end do not deliver the type of crunch, texture and richness that we like to get from our chips.
The cinnamon and sugar flavor combination seems to work just fine with these chips. The two aren’t quite as natural of a fit as pretzels with cinnamon and sugar, but do seem more natural than potato chips dusted with cinnamon and sugar. From the very second these hit our tongues, it was undeniable what flavor they were. We are guessing that 9 out of 10 tasters would identify this combination in a blind taste test. So, the prerequisite cinnamon and sugar are present, but as tasty as they always are on their own, we really wish there was a lot more salt to cut through the sweetness, and balance out the combo (while reminding us that we are also eating a chip).
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
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REVIEW: Sun Bites – Sour Cream and Cracked Black Pepper
Rating: ©©©©-1/4 chips (lip-smacking)
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Now we all know what happens when Sun Chips French Onion & Peppercorn Ranch flavors finally decide to tie the not, and have a little Sun Bite of their own…..
Apparently, U.K.’s Sun Chips have been miniaturized, and renamed more appropriately ‘Sun Bites’. The Sun Bites’ shape and texture remains the same as our U.S. Sun Chips version, only the size has changed in this case. Which can only mean one of two things: either, we will likely consume these Bites even quicker than we normally do regular Sun Chips, or we will actually tire ourselves out from having to lift each Bite individually into our mouths, resulting in snack fatigue, and hunger.
The liberal dusting of tangy, buttermilk-sour cream seasoning, blends very well with the light sprinkle of spicy, black pepper. The usual one-two flavor duo of garlic and onion help support, and fuse the flavor combination together. Plain and simple, the combo works, and is quite delicious, especially when combined with the Sun Bite’s multigrain texture and flavor.
Can you believe that Chip Review is still working our way through the amazing selection that our good friend Josh over at Crisp Nation sent us all the way from London, England! It’s like the chips will never end!!
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Chips provided to Chip Review by our good friend Josh at Crisp Nation for review
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