# Please tell me: why did I buy crispy jalapeños on Amazon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511 "2025-01-03T07:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/1 "2025-01-03T07:40:38Z")
So I just got a helpful notice from Amazon, telling me that some [crispy jalapeños](https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Gourmet-Crispy-Jalapeno-Strips/dp/B08VNKFBZ7/ref=sr_1_2_pp?crid=1C31DNLK7O18V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1RVkJTVKpqqoIwPuvKf6UQIJHHsXcxQ4Qf2OUCE4p21XjzdcvjofpWPFF-3V7ZlTvSnfXsNk4fWnTZ_qabBV8oDUepfqBucW8YVbjZeCbnb_A5XjYCeqh9nARXqtgQWkXziwLGTMUm2krFtlC3GI1zxOqh7-adcUDxiOU7MA8oiXNhvexEQDBMYkkuli8k1u2JUxh0IHEUsWS_qkG3LaOLEzWFjDl1PebQtGCYR4a8d2aKibr6uhasVU2NeaMtTDYecK3J4jWrXvJO2KgbERBu7xhqTtyGYmDOnK6q5tQVnx41zZtNNLXDTY73E315fNXxTSNu6bGWtUm70kANTr-bh4mBvHoxQtEh3N-HFIOTLnAfrPpZ7bMFsLJ_mXlVy6RoRMNNRhcJOABxav6pIJ2tkZatF0dzd8FrVOdqjmDmVOHqXIQ4foZjHAp_0DYA8h.p1Pc10Xf5qQjCFhHXJRxSDX7b8pqk2omzw0Z__tpWwI&dib_tag=se&keywords=jalapeno+chips&qid=1735889601&sprefix=jalape%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-2) I ordered several weeks ago have finally shipped. Apparently I ordered them at least a month ago. In the meantime I had forgotten all about that, but having gotten the notice, I now very, very, vaguely recall that “oh yeah, there was some recipe I read and thought would be good to make, which called for (probably as a garnish) crispy jalapeños.” I’ve now tried looking through my internet history/NYT recipes/SDMB to find a reference to crispy jalapeños. I’m coming up dry. So tell me, oh wise and food-loving Dopers: why did I order crispy jalapeños? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/2 "2025-01-03T07:44:41Z")
Maybe to put them on top of the green bean casserole, instead of crispy onions? I seem to recall reading the suggestion before Thanksgiving. NYT food section, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/3 "2025-01-03T07:51:15Z")
Be great on avocado/tomato toast. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/4 "2025-01-03T14:55:28Z")
I didn’t know they existed until recently. In the last couple of days a video recipe using them popped up on my algorithm. Maybe we have the same algorithm. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/5 "2025-01-03T16:02:16Z")
I googled ‘recipes using crispy jalapeños’ and the top hits were for hash brown potato casseroles. Biryani makes generous use of crispy onions-- I bet mixing the crispy onions up with some crispy jalapeños for an extra kick would be really good. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/6 "2025-01-03T16:20:02Z")
I like the ideas being proposed! None of them are ringing a bell, except @Loach may be onto something - I do occasionally watch Emmy Made in Japan cooking videos, and that sounds like something she would use, ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/7 "2025-01-03T16:56:30Z")
I’m racking my brain trying to figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/8 "2025-01-03T17:24:14Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > So tell me, oh wise and food-loving Dopers: why did I order crispy jalapeños? You need a reason? They’re _crispy jalapeños_. (adds to Next Order list on Amazon) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/9 "2025-01-03T17:29:41Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You need a reason? They’re _crispy jalapeños_. I always get ‘em when I’m grabbing a sandwich at Jimmy John’s, because, well, that thing you just said. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/10 "2025-01-03T17:45:39Z")
Found it! Thanks to @Loach who suggested it could have been a YouTube video. [It was](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP0YECvfB0U). Not that I have a deep desire to make the tuna salad featured in the video, but that’s where I learned that crispy jalapeños exist. And then of course, @running_coach et al are correct - knowing that they exist, how could I resist trying them? Mystery solved! But if there are more good ideas out there for how to use them, I’m listening (or reading, as the case may be). ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/11 "2025-01-03T18:06:20Z")
Do you like Mexican food? That would go really well with it. Tacos with the jalapenos as one of the condiments, or over enchiladas. A black bean and rice casserole with cheese and jalapenos on top. Taco salad. Put them in a quesadilla. Sprinkle them on top of taco or enchilada soup instead of crispy tortilla strips. They would make a great hamburger topping, too. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/12 "2025-01-03T18:17:21Z")
[Asking why you bought something online is folly.](https://youtu.be/nUKgeAKTaXM?si=ygYGRkR92DF7Seya) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/13 "2025-01-03T18:51:41Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > Do you like Mexican food? That would go really well with it. For sure! My SDMB Secret Santa (@JaneDoe42) sent me a family recipe and ingredients to make chili rellenos - I’ll make it when the crisps arrive, and, as my son likes to proclaim, “Now we shall feast!” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/14 "2025-01-03T18:52:10Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > A black bean and rice casserole with cheese and jalapenos on top One of my regular dishes is a Mexican Chicken and Rice casserole. OMG - this sounds like the perfect topping! > [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > > So tell me, oh wise and food-loving Dopers: why did I order crispy jalapeños? > > You need a reason? They’re _crispy jalapeños_. > > (adds to Next Order list on Amazon) Ditto. This thread is making me very very happy! ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/15 "2025-01-03T19:08:24Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > For sure! My SDMB Secret Santa (@JaneDoe42) sent me a family recipe and ingredients to make chili rellenos - I’ll make it when the crisps arrive, and, as my son likes to proclaim, “Now we shall feast!” > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > One of my regular dishes is a Mexican Chicken and Rice casserole. OMG - this sounds like the perfect topping! Yeah as soon as I read the post my mouth just started watering with all of the ways these would be _perfect_ in just about any Mexican-adjacent dish I could think of!! I have also ordered some… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/16 "2025-01-03T19:12:55Z")
Just checked. Our local grocery store has them, and they’re cheaper than Amazon. Makin’ tacos tonight! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/17 "2025-01-03T19:20:50Z")
Thanks to this thread, I sent the link to a friend of mine who absolutely needs this item in his life. And pantry. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/18 "2025-01-03T21:24:23Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Found it! Thanks to @Loach who suggested it could have been a YouTube video. [It was](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP0YECvfB0U). > > Not that I have a deep desire to make the tuna salad featured in the video, but that’s where I learned that crispy jalapeños exist. And then of course, @running_coach et al are correct - knowing that they exist, how could I resist trying them? > > Mystery solved! But if there are more good ideas out there for how to use them, I’m listening (or reading, as the case may be). Thank you! It was a video of someone making that recipe. The funny thing is, it was a different person but it was the same recipe. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/19 "2025-01-17T00:35:03Z")
Update: The shipment was delayed but did eventually arrive. To start with, I was astonished at how big and heavy the bags were. It was A LOT of crispy jalapeños. Which is fine, because they are delicious. I am snacking on them way too much, and I still have about 1 and 2/3 bags left. They are a bit hotter than I expected; I think of jalepeños as pretty mild. But I like hot, so bring it on! Highly recommended, in other words. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511/20 "2025-01-17T00:56:47Z")
I’d think they’d go well with eggs. Why not sprinkle them on top of an omelet (putting them inside an omelet might turn them soggy)? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-did-i-buy-crispy-jalapenos-on-amazon/1012511.md?page=2)