# Does anyone really like kale chips? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219 "2016-10-21T02:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/1 "2016-10-21T02:23:40Z")
Inspired by this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=807931](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=807931) I’ve had them, homemade from kale grown in the cook’s backyard, and they were good. I do get skeptical when something is touted as Da Food Du Jour and you will die of starvation if you don’t eat it. 😃 So, does anybody else genuinely like them? ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/2 "2016-10-21T02:47:54Z")
My dad says he likes them. I don’t mind them but I sure wouldn’t go out of my way for them. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/3 "2016-10-21T02:50:47Z")
I have made them a couple of times, and genuinely liked them. I think they come out best with dinosaur (lacinato) kale. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/4 "2016-10-21T02:51:05Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/5 "2016-10-21T02:57:27Z")
I like my homemade ones; the commercial ones I tried from a health food store were not as good. However, I suspect I used more salt and olive oil than recommended from a health standpoint, so of course the homemade ones were good. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/6 "2016-10-21T03:14:50Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > I have made them a couple of times, and genuinely liked them. I think they come out best with dinosaur (lacinato) kale. I agree. The first time I made them the store only had the pre-chopped curly kale and it turned into fish food flakes by the time I baked, cooled, stored, and tried to eat them. You need something with more integrity. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/7 "2016-10-21T09:50:22Z")
Yeup. I’ve only had homemade and, like CairoCarol, I’m sure mine are a tad more unhealthy than your typical health food store chip. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/8 "2016-10-21T12:42:44Z")
I love kale (kale salad) but I find kale chips revolting. Shame really, as I hoped for them to be as enjoyable as the salad. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/9 "2016-10-21T23:04:33Z")
Love them when I make them at home. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/10 "2016-10-21T23:37:46Z")
They’re usually pretty good. I prefer to get them at the store rather than making them on my own, but that’s more of a cost & time issue than anything. My dog likes the way they smell. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/11 "2016-10-21T23:44:21Z")
We have a vegan friend who gets hers from a store. 'Course, she puts a bit of ground cayenne pepper on them first. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/12 "2016-10-22T00:20:57Z")
I love them! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/13 "2016-10-22T00:59:54Z")
I’ve only made them at home. They were surprisingly good, and I used less salt and oil than most. ---
**Author:** ![Melisande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Melisande](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melisande)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/14 "2016-10-22T21:06:31Z")
I like them, but I can’t make them without burning them. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/15 "2016-10-23T05:36:12Z")
Saw them at the supermarket the other day, never tried them. They re industry me of Marijuana, LMAO!! ---
**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 23, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/16 "2016-10-23T12:27:13Z")
You seriously think that the health food store doesn’t use even more salt and oil than you do? ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/17 "2016-10-25T05:34:18Z")
One place in town makes the most divine kale chips… ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-kale-chips/769219/18 "2016-10-26T21:18:24Z")
I made a big batch to share at a picnic last year. They went over very well. I liked them, but that was the only time I’ve ever had them. I really ought to make another batch one of these days.