When is a chip a chip and when is it not? This is a question I kept asking myself when I was tasked with taste-testing the most readily available non-potato-based chips in supermarkets.
Ultimately, a potato chip is a thin slice of potato – sometimes a slice of reconstituted potato (I’m looking at you, Pringles) – that has been fried or baked until crisp, then seasoned. That means anything that isn’t a potato, but has received the same treatment, would qualify as a non-potato chip.
