the view from philadelphia

[goatschool]

okay, see, i think phil does have a high percentage of food product that i've not seen elsewhere. at least, in upstate NY.

i had to try the kerr's ketchup potato chips.

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

there is nothing trivial about UTZ snack products. Finer potato chips cannot be purchased.

 

[minxnim]

UTZ giant pretzels = pieces of gold

 

[xfer]

The thing is, Philly's speciality stuff is all cool, but it's only pretty good. Herr's chips are good, but they don't beat, say, Cape Cod chips in terms of ass-kickingness. Cheesesteaks are good, but there's better regional food out there. Tastykakes, pretzels, and scrapple range from good to questionable, but never achieve total raddity.

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

UTZ > Cape Cod. by like, (3.78525 x 10^32). Seriously.

 

[avi]

meh.

 

[xfer]

i've had Utz before, but the memory is hazy. i just find it hard to believe a chip could surpass Cape Cod Dark Russet.

 

[goatschool]

herr's or kerr's? herr's. herr's. okay, right. herr's.

they wouldn't let me purchase the bay seasoning chips.

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

UTZ have the perfect balance of salt, so that the chuip still tastes more like potato than anything else. Cape Cod chips are too crunchy and oily for my taste. They aren't crisp enough. and they're too salty, but not as bad as Lays (bleah).

 

[avi]

^ ze best

 

[minxnim]

cape cod chips are too greasy. my dad hates them. he's like 'i hate cape crap chips'. hah.

anyway, i had a friend from philly who used to say there were four basic foods groups:
(1) things with meat
(2) things with bread
(3) things with drugs
(4) things from wawa

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

when can I drive out and shoot guns & eat chips with your dad?

 

[Stultus]

Avi would have been 100% correct had the bag been colored blue.

 

[avi]

I wasn't talking about the flavor per se, but rather the brand. Anyhow, glad to see someone else here has refined taste.

 

[Stultus]

Yes please.

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

Avi! how can you forsake UTZ!?

 

[avi]

have you ever had kettle chips? if you have, you'd know.

and then there's these:

also great.

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

I have, and they are not as good as UTZ. Too thick.

 

[avi]

if they are too thick for you, you are not a gourmet! begone!

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

dude this has NOTHING to do with gourmet!! This is about snackin!

(PS I'm on hold listening to "dying in your arms tonight")