# Chips...INSIDE the sandwich! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882 "2006-10-10T02:22:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/1 "2006-10-10T02:22:38Z")
This is probably far from original, but to me it’s a discovery. Last week I though my Lay’s Kettle cooked jalapeno chips might taste even better inside the sandwich than on the side. And they did! Try them–or any favorite chip–with a grilled cheese, or ham and cheese sandwich, or turkey sandwich, or…let your imagination run wild. Mmmmmmm…crunchy sandwiches–my new favorite food. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/2 "2006-10-10T02:36:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Try them–or any favorite chip–with a grilled cheese, or ham and cheese sandwich, or turkey sandwich, or…let your imagination run wild. Well, not chocolate chips, maybe. I’ve been known to do this occasionally, but care must be taken to keep the chips away from any moist condiments, lest they become soggy. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/3 "2006-10-10T02:37:59Z")
Ahh yes, those are good. Also good is tossing the tortilla chips into a burrito. But best of all was rolling up the cheesy fries they used to have into a 7 layer. Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/4 "2006-10-10T02:38:03Z")
Try a cheeseburger with a couple of nacho Doritos on it. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/5 "2006-10-10T02:38:05Z")
One of my favorite sandwiches is a tomato sandwich with potato chips on it. You don’t even have to salt the tomatos! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/6 "2006-10-10T02:43:31Z")
Fritos in a grilled cheese sandwich. (With tomatoes, too!) ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/7 "2006-10-10T02:46:00Z")
I’ve put chips in my sandwich for as long as I can remember, it adds a nice crunch. I have to laugh because tonight in Heroes a boy was commenting to a girl that he notices that she puts crackers in her sandwiches, and I thought that was silly because obviously you should use chips. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/8 "2006-10-10T03:47:14Z")
My husband can’t eat a tuna sandwich without some kind of potato chips in it. I never tried that before we got together, but damn if it ain’t tasty. I especially like the baked chips because they’re not greasy, and they seem to resist sogginess. ---
**Author:** ![Sutremaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sutremaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sutremaine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/9 "2006-10-10T03:51:45Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] One of my favorite sandwiches is a tomato sandwich with potato chips on it. You don’t even have to salt the tomatos! [/QUOTE] I thought crisp sandwiches were the strangest thing until I read this. I’ll have to try that tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/10 "2006-10-10T05:11:54Z")
Oddly enough, I was thinking of posting a thread about this a couple nights ago while enjoying a salami, cheddar and tomato sandwich with Lays and mustard on rye. Mmmm, off to the kitchen… Slee ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/11 "2006-10-10T05:27:42Z")
BBQ chips go on ham sandwiches. Sour cream & onion chips go on tuna sandwiches. I can eat a ham sanswich chipless, if I _have to._ But, if there are no chips for my tuna sandwich, I omit the bread and eat the tuna with tortilla chips. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/12 "2006-10-10T05:42:32Z")
[QUOTE=brianjedi] Try a cheeseburger with a couple of nacho Doritos on it. [/QUOTE] I used to use just plain ol’ chips. Yum! I think I “invented” that when I was 12. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/13 "2006-10-10T10:33:58Z")
Hmmm, those were not the kind of chips I was thinking of… …mmm, hot chip butties!!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/14 "2006-10-10T10:37:33Z")
Okay, I’m the only one to have thought “CHiPs, inside the sandwich… Ponch, John… kinky…”? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/15 "2006-10-10T10:48:56Z")
[QUOTE=MrDibble] Hmmm, those were not the kind of chips I was thinking of… …mmm, hot chip butties!!! [/QUOTE] I’m with you **MrDibble**. These philistines have no idea what ‘chips’ are, and are also similarly deprived when it comes to chip butties. Lashings of (real) butter on slabs of white bread, smothered in hot, salty, greasy chips from the fish’n’chip shop down the road. Hot Chip Butties…food of the Gods. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/16 "2006-10-10T12:27:13Z")
For a deviation on this theme- hot dogs or sausages with potato sticks inserted through the ends. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/17 "2006-10-10T12:29:42Z")
Cool ranch doritos on a tuna fish sandwich, and a classic of min with a great abbreviation. . . S&V on PB&J. If anyone gets a chance to try potato chips called “Route 11” they’re the best chips I’ve ever had. They’re made in virginia, and they say “small batch” so they’re probably not widely distributed. Half the dope seems to be from the Baltimore-DC region though, so keep an eye out. ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/18 "2006-10-10T12:43:52Z")
In New Zealand, we used to eat marmite & chip sandwiches for lunch. They taste great. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/19 "2006-10-10T12:56:39Z")
[QUOTE=kambuckta] I’m with you **MrDibble**. These philistines have no idea what ‘chips’ are, and are also similarly deprived when it comes to chip butties. Lashings of (real) butter on slabs of white bread, smothered in hot, salty, greasy chips from the fish’n’chip shop down the road. Hot Chip Butties…food of the Gods. [/QUOTE] There is a sandwich shop up the road from where I work. The Greek woman who runs it is an absolute genius - if you buy a sandwich you get a little bag with 5 or 6 long, fat chips to either add to the sanger or eat with it. It is a tiny gesture in dollar terms but you feel like royalty. The homemade rissole sandwich with sauce becomes a wonder with chips added. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882/20 "2006-10-10T15:09:04Z")
I always put Fritos on peanut butter sandwiches. But you have to use JIF. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-inside-the-sandwich/375882.md?page=2)