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Crisp (snack Type)
A chip (American English and Australian English) or crisp (British English and Irish English) is a snack food in the form of a crisp, flat or slightly bowl shaped, bite-sized unit. Some chips can be made into dishes and served as an appetizer, side, hors d'oeuvre, etc. Some types of chip are often served in the combination plate, chips and dip. Other chips are sweet or strongly flavored or fragile. Tortilla chips can be used for chips and salsa, nachoes, bean dip, guacamole, or a '' layered dip'' containing multiple of these. Popular kinds of chip Root chips * Potato chips, a thin slice of potato that has been deep fried or baked until crunchy * Tapioca chips, a snack food made from thin wafers of deep fried cassava root Grain and bean chips *Bean chips, chips prepared using beans as a primary ingredient *Corn chips, a snack food made from cornmeal fried in oil or baked *Pita chips, chips made of dried pita *Tortilla chips, a snack food made from corn tortillas *Pretz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana Chips
A banana chip (sometimes called banana crisp) is a deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slice of banana. It is usually made from firmer, starchier banana varieties (" cooking bananas" or plantains) like the saba and Nendran cultivars. It can be sweet or savory and can be covered with sugar, honey, salt, or various spices. Banana chips are the only processed banana product with significant international trade. The main exporter of banana chips worldwide is the Philippines. Export markets for banana chips are also established in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Fried Fried banana chips are usually produced from under-ripe banana slices deep-fried in sunflower oil or coconut oil. These chips are dry (like potato chips), contain about 4% water (table), and can be salted, spiced, sugar-coated, or jaggery-coated. Sometimes, banana flavoring is added. If ripe dessert bananas are used, they come out soggy. They are used for desserts, not for dry chips. Dried Some varieties of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guacamole
Guacamole (; informally shortened to ''guac'' in the United States since the 1980s) is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed in Mexico. In addition to its use in modern Mexican cuisine, it has become part of international cuisine as a dip, condiment, and salad ingredient. Etymology and pronunciation The name comes from Classical Nahuatl , which literally translates to 'avocado sauce', from ''āhuacatl'' 'avocado' + ''mōlli'' 'sauce' or ' mole'. In Mexican Spanish, it is pronounced . In American English, it tends to be pronounced . British English also uses this pronunciation, but is more common. History Avocado seeds were first found in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico around 9,000–10,000 years ago (7000–8000 BCE) and had been domesticated by various Mesoamerican groups by 5000 BCE. They were likely cultivated in the Supe Valley in Peru as early as 3100 BCE. In the early 1900s, avocados frequently went by the name ''alligator pear''. In the 1697 book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrot Chip
Carrot chips are carrots that have been fried or dehydrated. Bagged, sliced carrots may also be referred to as 'carrot chips'. The fried version of carrot chips is often referred to as carrot fries, especially when the chips are cut in the shape of french fries. Fried carrot chips have an oil content of 35–40%. Carrot chips are considered a healthy alternative for potato chips, as the two items have similar consistencies and uses. Carrot chips may, in fact, become a very important food in some developing countries. University of Nebraska Scientists Ahmad Suleiman and Judy Driskell have been working with carrot chip recipes because they believe that the chips might help to combat vitamin deficiencies in children who are growing up in impoverished circumstances. See also * List of carrot dishes * Vegetable chips Vegetable chips (also referred to as veggie chips) are chips ( crisps) that are prepared using vegetables other than potatoes. Vegetable chips may be fried, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plantain Chip
Fried plantain is a dish cooked wherever plantains grow, from West Africa to East Africa as well as Central America, the tropical region of northern South America and the Caribbean countries like Haiti to Cuba and in many parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania, where fried snacks are widely popular. In Indonesia it is called ''gorengan''. It is called ''dodo'' in Yoruba in South West Nigeria, otherwise known as simply fried plantain in other parts of Nigeria. ''Kelewele'' is a fried spicy plantain or can be fried as a side dish for Red Red (African stewed black-eyed peas) and fish stew in Ghana. Fried plantain is also eaten in some countries in South America or the Caribbean where African influence is present. For example, in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and to a lesser extent Cuba. it is common to cut plantains in slices, fry them until they are yellow, smash them between two plates and fry them again. Puerto Rico has mofongo, a dish consisting of fried and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana Chip
A banana chip (sometimes called banana crisp) is a deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slice of banana. It is usually made from firmer, starchier banana varieties (" cooking bananas" or plantains) like the saba and Nendran cultivars. It can be sweet or savory and can be covered with sugar, honey, salt, or various spices. Banana chips are the only processed banana product with significant international trade. The main exporter of banana chips worldwide is the Philippines. Export markets for banana chips are also established in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Fried Fried banana chips are usually produced from under-ripe banana slices deep-fried in sunflower oil or coconut oil. These chips are dry (like potato chips), contain about 4% water (table), and can be salted, spiced, sugar-coated, or jaggery-coated. Sometimes, banana flavoring is added. If ripe dessert bananas are used, they come out soggy. They are used for desserts, not for dry chips. Dried Some varieties of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretzel
A pretzel ( ; from or , ) is a type of baking, baked pastry made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot. The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical form, with the ends of a long strip of dough intertwined and then twisted back onto itself in a particular way (a pretzel loop or pretzel bow). Today, pretzels come in various shapes, textures, and colors, but the original soft pretzel remains one of the most common pretzel types. Salt#Edible salt, Salt is the most common seasoning, or topping, for pretzels, complementing the sodium carbonate, washing soda or sodium hydroxide, lye lye roll, treatment that gives pretzels their traditional skin and flavor acquired through the Maillard reaction. Other toppings are mustard (condiment), mustard, cheeses, sugar, chocolate, cinnamon, glaze (cooking technique), sweet glazing, seeds, and nut (fruit), nuts. Regional specialties like Spundekäs have been designed to go along with pretzels. Varieties of pretzels includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortilla Chip
A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortilla, which are cut into triangles and then fried or baked (alternatively they may be discs pressed out of corn masa then fried or baked). Corn tortillas are made of Nixtamalization , nixtamalized corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced commercially in the U.S. in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, tortilla chips grew out of Mexican cuisine, where similar items were well known, such as totopos and tostada (tortilla), tostadas. Though usually made of yellow corn, they can also be made of white, blue corn, blue, or red corn. Tortilla chips intended to be dipped are typically only lightly salted, while others may be seasoned with a variety of flavors. Tortilla chips may be served as a garnish (food), garnish for soups or dishes such as chili con carne. History Ignacio Anaya used triangles of fried tortilla for the nachos he created in 1943. The triangle-shaped tortilla chip was popularized by Rebecca Webb Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pita Chip
Pita ( or ; ) or pitta (British English), also known as Arabic bread (, ), as Lebanese bread and as kmaj (from the Persian ''kumaj''), is a family of yeast- leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Levant, and neighboring areas. It includes the widely known version with an interior pocket. In the United Kingdom, the term is used for pocket versions such as the Greek pita, used for barbecues as a souvlaki wrap. The Western name ''pita'' may sometimes be used to refer to various other types of flatbreads that have different names in their local languages, such as numerous styles of Arab ''khubz'' (). Etymology The first mention of the word in English cited in the Oxford English Dictionary was in 1936. The English word is borrowed from Modern Greek (, ), in turn from Byzantine Greek (attested in 1108), possibly from Ancient Greek () or (), both meaning , or from (, ), which may have passed to Latin as cf. pizza. In Levantine Arabic it ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corn Chip
Corn chips are a snack food made from cornmeal fried in oil or baked, usually in the shape of a small noodle or scoop. Corn chips are thick, rigid, very crunchy, have the strong aroma and flavor of roasted corn, and are often heavily seasoned with salt. Overview In the United States, Fritos is one of the oldest and most widely recognized brands of corn chips. While corn chips and tortilla chips are both made from corn, the corn in tortilla chips is subjected to the nixtamalization process, resulting in a milder flavor and aroma, and a less rigid texture. Tortilla chips also tend to be larger, thinner, less fatty, and less salty than corn chips. Corn chips are usually eaten alone or with a chip dip. They are a common ingredient in homemade and commercial party mixes. In the Southwestern US, a popular dish, Frito pie, is made with corn chips and chili. In some areas, it is popular to pour the chili into a bag of corn chips and eat the mixture directly from the bag. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bean Chip
A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditionally soaked and boiled, and used in many traditional dishes throughout the world. They can be cooked in many different ways, however, including frying and baking. The unripe seedpods of some varieties are also eaten whole as green beans or ''edamame'' (immature soybean), but many fully ripened beans contain toxins like phytohemagglutinin and require cooking. Terminology The word "bean" and its Germanic cognates (e.g. German '' Bohne'') have existed in common use in West Germanic languages since before the 12th century, referring to broad beans, chickpeas, and other pod-borne seeds. This was long before the New World genus ''Phaseolus'' was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapioca Chip
Tapioca chips are a snack food made from thin wafers of deep-fried cassava root. It is commonly found in South India, and Sri Lanka, as well as in Indonesia where it is known as ''kripik singkong'' (cassava chips), and in Malaysia known as 'kerepek ubi'. It is also a bulk commodity product that is produced and traded, and in this form is used to create products such as alcohol, animal feed, biofuel, and starch. Overview The dish is prepared using raw cassava tubers, whereby the inner rind and outer skin are removed. The chips are then fried or deep-fried in coconut oil, salted, and often spiced with red chili powder. Tapioca chips have a longer shelf life compared to raw cassava tubers. The snack is sometimes purveyed and consumed as a street food. Some companies mass-produce and purvey prepared tapioca chips that are packaged in bags. Variations India and Sri Lanka The snack is widely available in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Sri Lanka. High in carbohydrates, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potato Chip
Potato chips (North American English and Australian English; often just chip) or crisp (British English and Hiberno-English) are thin slices of potato (or a thin deposit of potato paste) that has been deep frying, deep fried, baking, baked, or air frying, air fried until crunchy. They are commonly served as a snack, side dish, or appetizer. The basic chips are cooked and Edible salt, salted; additional varieties are manufactured using various flavorings and ingredients including herbs, spices, cheeses, other natural flavors, artificial flavours, artificial flavors, and Food additive, additives. Potato chips form a large part of the snack food and convenience food market in Western countries. The global potato chip market generated total revenue of US$16.49 billion in 2005. This accounted for 35.5% of the total savory snacks market in that year (which was $46.1 billion overall). History The earliest known recipe for potato chips is in the English cook William Kitchiner's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
