# Chips are a valid sandwich condiment! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 19, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793 "2023-06-19T21:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/41 "2023-06-21T18:07:06Z")
The article says by 1959 eight of ten households served canned tuna once a week. Many added chips. Kenji prefers barbecue for taste, and kettle-cooked to resist moisture. Possibly placing chips between melty cheese and the tuna. Never did this in my house. But similar crunchy things are often added to gyros or to hot dogs in many countries. I find it does not much improve things. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/42 "2023-06-21T18:50:10Z")
My wife, when offering to make me tuna salad, will mention that we have chips to add to the sandwich as an enticement. I add more to the plate, as they are also useful for scooping up the tuna that falls out of the sides of the sandwich. Sometimes I just forgo the bread and scoop the tuna with chips - Fritos scoops are really good for this. As a kid, we’d buy buttered kaiser rolls from the candy truck that parked down the street from the HS, along with a bag of BBQ chips - which makes a really delicious sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/43 "2023-06-21T19:03:25Z")
I am a proponent of chips on a sandwich. You can also match certain flavors of chips with a sandwich. Salt and vinegar were mentioned, but barbecue chips might be nice or something with cheese flavor like Doritos. Just two caveats. As said earlier, you have to put them on right before eating or they will get soggy. And I’d also add that this works well with flat chips (potato and tortilla chips in particular), and Fritos can be good, but a chip like Cheetos can be awkward. They tend to fall out and get messy. Another nice one is Funyuns. They add crunch and an onion flavor that is nice on a variety of sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/44 "2023-06-21T20:37:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > They all detract, in my opinion, because of the big layer of carbo mush they form. You’re speaking of fries, here, and I completely agree. It makes my mouth dry just thinking of that. > [@Atamasama](#): > > Another nice one is Funyuns. They add crunch and an onion flavor that is nice on a variety of sandwiches. Agree! The first time I saw anyone put chips on a sandwich was at the Hamburger Hamlet in Westwood Village in the mid-70s. It was a German tourist couple, and they put the chips on hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/45 "2023-06-22T01:52:16Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > makes my mouth dry just thinking of that. You aren’t adding enough condiments. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/46 "2023-06-22T15:58:30Z")
Sometimes too much is too much. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/47 "2023-06-22T16:22:01Z")
The 3 or 4 times a year I eat a sandwich from Subway I always buy a bag of Cheetos and add them to my sandwich. Gives it a nice crunch with the cheesy goodness. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/48 "2023-06-22T21:32:32Z")
I had one just the other day on the way home from Harrisburg. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/49 "2023-06-23T14:24:01Z")
Herr’s recently released a line of chips specifically for this purpose: [Herr’s Sandwi-chips](https://shop.herrs.com/collections/sandwi-chips) ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/50 "2023-06-23T14:52:59Z")
Bobby Flay puts potato chips on the burgers at his [burger restaurant](https://bobbysburgers.com/menuitems/). ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793/51 "2023-06-24T14:47:57Z")
These suggestions violate the Italian Rules of Cuisine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793.md?page=2)