Rating: ©©©©-3/4 chips (lip-smacking)
RECIPE No. 34 The Sixer (did it take 6 attempts to nail down this recipe, or what?)
SHAPE: a HEXAGON – the shorter sturdy sides help hold the seeds in place (huh? – don’t quite understand that theory, but we can crunch with it)
TEXTURE: a strong yellow corn masa packed with six types of seed rolled out to a medium thickness, rested awhile then toasted carefully before tumbling through sunflower oil for the crispiest chip! (oh, now we get what ‘The Sixer’ is…six types of seeds – clever!)
TASTE: a subtle taste of onion and garlic, along with a pinch of salt and a smattering of black pepper lets the seeds shine through – pops of flavor come from the poppy, sunflower, pumpkin and golden linseed along with distinctive warmth of caraway.
Other than our few comments in italics above, the rest of the descriptive verbiage is taken straight from the Manomasa bag, which is pretty darn impressive, don’t you think? Honestly, there’s not much more that we can say, or even really need to. Thanks Manomasa for making our difficult job of eating and reviewing your chips – easy (we kid)!
Just in case you were looking for a little more feedback from us here then we would just tell you that we really, really, really enjoyed these chips! There was just something about them that sat well with us. Maybe it was their unique variation of the classic salt and pepper combination? Not simply relying on plain old salt and pepper to season the chips but adding other flavors like onion and garlic to the mix. Or, maybe it was their recipe of untypical seeds that provided complex layers of flavor and texture that slowly materialized with the more chips we ate? Imagine salt and peppery everything (bagel) flavored tortilla chips. On the tail end of the flavor ride there was even a prominent “heat” from the black pepper that lingered on the backs of our tongues – fantastic!!
One thing that we would like to mention, as we’re fairly certain that our first review of Manomasa’s Green Lemon & Pink Peppercorn Tortilla Chips never touched on this, is how beautiful Manomasa’s packaging is. Seriously, each bag is like a piece of artwork, or not like a piece of artwork, it is artwork. Vivid paintings of the chips’ ingredients surround the chip itself, while the Manomasa brand name boldly pops from the red banner it rests on. We’re sure a lot of time and effort went into this design and it deserves to be recognized and praised!
Best looking chip bags ever!! To go along with some of the best tasting Salt & Pepper flavored chips we’ve ever tried as well!
Once again we have to give thanks to Josh from Crisp Nation for making us aware of these fantastic chips! Now we just need someone in the U.S.A. to start carrying them.
As always we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree. Let us know.
Chips provided to Chip Review by Manomasa for review
Chip Ratings Scale:
(1/4 increments)
© – return to sender
©© – tolerable
©©© – notable
©©©© – lip-smacking
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