# Question about potato chips

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [November 18, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578 "2021-11-18T20:41:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/21 "2021-11-19T22:38:16Z")

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Ruffles are for dipping and Wavy are for scooping.

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**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:** [November 20, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/22 "2021-11-20T02:10:57Z")

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I like squid, but I don’t think of it as having a strong flavor. It’s more of a texture.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/23 "2021-11-20T06:52:04Z")

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BTW, the name for the Ruffles cut is _crinkle-cut_,

> **[Crinkle-cutting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle-cutting)**
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> Crinkle-cutting is slicing that leaves a corrugated surface.
> Pommes gaufrettes, grid fries, waffle fries, crinkle-cut or criss-cross fries are fries obtained by quarter-turning the potato before each pass over the corrugated blade of a mandoline and deep-frying. This increases the surface area relative to the volume, exposing a larger area to the cooking process and allowing more water vapor to escape, resulting in a product that is crisper, and...

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/24 "2021-11-20T07:44:59Z")

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> [@peedin](#):
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> I am a potato chip connoisseur although I draw the line at odd flavors like squid.

I recently ordered this sampler pack on a lark and will report my findings after it arrives.

[![](https://www.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/illegal-chips-2021.jpg) ](https://www.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/illegal-chips-2021.jpg)

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/25 "2021-11-20T07:48:15Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-__hMt0lKPc/maxresdefault.jpg "Tasting Forbidden Flavors") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-__hMt0lKPc)

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-potato-chips/954578/26 "2021-11-20T18:26:09Z")

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What, no Kinder Egg flavor?

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