25 Chips to Christmas – 2016….

December 7, 2016December 5, 2016 / duthow / Leave a comment

On the seventh day of Chips to Christmas our true love gave to us……

#19

Terra – Sharp & Spicy Wasabi

We were rather worried earlier this year when Terra released, what we consider to be, some of the worst chips of the year – Aged Cheese flavored Celery Root Chips! Luckily, later this year Terra recovered big time, with their Wasabi chips.

REVIEW: Terra – Sharp & Spicy Wasabi

October 31, 2016October 30, 2016 / duthow / Leave a comment

Rating: ©©©©-1/2 chips (lip-smacking)

We’re sorry to say it, but we feel like we do not review very many Terra chips these days. Now, whether that is due to Terra not introducing many new chips onto the market these days, or the fact that when they do release something new it is very often some sort of unusual vegetable chip that we’re just not feeling like reviewing….

What we do know for sure is that when we do try a new chip from Terra, whether it is good or bad, it is almost always something very unique and original!

Case in point, Terra’s newest Sharp & Spicy Wasabi real vegetable chips made with a UNIQUE seasonal potato blend. While these Wasabi flavored chips may not be as unique as the last chips we reviewed from Terra, we’re talking about you – Celery Root Chips w/ Aged Cheese!! Terra’s Wasabi chips are most certainly better tasting!

Now, if you are a huge fan of wasabi’s typically pungent, nose burning heat, and that is what you are really looking for from these then you may be somewhat disappointed. These chips are not about the seasoning at all. The seasoning is very subtle, and is just there to compliment the fantastic potato chips. A simple, perfect sprinkling of just the right amount of salt, and only delicate dash of what tasted like mustard powder.

As for those fantastic potato chips, well apparently they are made up of a seasonal selection of four types of potatoes. There’s Andover, Atlantic, Marcy and Waneta potatoes (and if those names mean anything to you, then bravo for being up on your potato varietal knowledge). What we can tell you is that we did not really notice any textural, or flavor, difference from chip to chip, but all together the seasonal variety delivered a fantastically rich, buttery, and earthy flavor combo. Seriously, chip for chip these were some of the best tasting potato chips we’ve tried in a while. Really, nothing to do with the seasoning, all about the chip!

As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.

Discovered at Pete’s Fresh Market; Villa Park, Illinois

Terra Official Website

Chip Ratings Scale:

(1/4 increments)

©© – tolerable

©©© – notable

©©©© – lip-smacking

©©©©© – “A” list

REVIEW: Terra Celery Root – Aged Cheese

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 / duthow / 1 Comment

Rating: ©-1/4 chips (return to sender)

WOW! These real vegetable chips are easily….. E-ZAH-LEE, by a large landslide, the most unique, and challenging chips that we have tried in a long time! We’re talking more weird than Chicken and Waffle flavored potato chips, or White Chocolate Peppermint flavored potato crisps, or Thick Juicy Steak and Horseradish, or Thai Coconut Curry flavored popcorn. Yep, Terra’s Aged Cheese flavored Celery Root Chips (yes, we said Celery Root Chips) are a first of a kind, both perplexing, and off-putting, and as much as we respect them, we just can’t quite stomach them.

First of all, can we take one second and discuss the image of the chips on the front of the bag. Take a good look at them, and tell us what you see. Aren’t they beautiful? Doesn’t it sort of look like the chips have been piled up in such a way that they resemble a plant? We’ve decided that it looks like either an exotic mushroom, or something from the bottom of the ocean.

Let’s move onto shape and texture next. These celery root chips are extremely thinly cut. Almost paper thin. Lots of different sizes and wiggles and folds, all with a burnt-orange, sunset hue. On the surface everything seems pretty normal, no red flags, but then we pop the first chip into our mouths and….are these chips CHEWY?!? We aren’t kidding, literally chewy. No crunch, no crispy to them at all. We bit down, and the semi-soft celery root chip folds in upon itself, and then your teeth begin working on these chewy chips! Unlike anything we have ever tried. And believe it or not but the texture isn’t necessarily off putting to many of us (we’re pretty sure that it may be to the majority of people), but really just peculiar and different and unexpected.

As for the flavor, well first and foremost these chips really do taste like celery root! And celery root tastes very much like celery, with a dash of parsley thrown in. So, celery root chips that taste like celery, we are off to a weird start. And then Terra, sticking with their strategy of weirdness, decides to season these new chips with what else…..aged cheese. That’s right, now our mouths are tasting stinky, sort of sweet and bitter and tangy seasoning mingling with celery and parsley. All we can say is that in our opinion the combination is really off-putting, and barring on disgusting. We did not like this flavor in the least.

In the end, we recognize Terra’s willingness to push the boundaries and deliver something completely unique to the industry, but we are more than certain that all we want to do with this delivery is return it to sender!