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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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 Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:08 am Post subject: Lotte potato sticks - really not good |
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Not an important post, but worth considering if you like potato snacks.
Some of Korea's potato stick snacks are quite good. I even bought a box of the 저가비 snack when I was living overseas. There are exceptions, but I've found most Lotte brand products are usually in the low to middle range of quality. And their potato snack is simply bad. The sticks come in small pieces and they do seem fresh and crisp. At first, because of the texture, I thought it might be something processed from potato flour. But there is some skin left on pieces, meaning they're actually from potatoes. The main reason they fail is that their flavor is generic and ultimately awful. I had hoped for chili flavor, after noticing the package and reading the ingredients, but it is extremely faint. They taste mostly of sugar, with a little onion and chili. Really one of the worst snacks I've had in Korea. |
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Keeper
Joined: 11 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| The biggest let down for me is Doritos. I have not tried Cheetos but have heard that they are also a big disappointment. Koreans seem to be adverse to salt in snacks but then use sugar instead so it wipes out any health benefit. |
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optik404
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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
Location: México
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Korean chips are unimaginably bad. I fork out for the real bags of doritos, lays, cheetos, etc., when I buy chips. Shrimp flavored chips?  wtf... |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:59 pm Post subject: potato chips vs. sticks |
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I get what you mean, but I'm referring to potato stick snacks.
Here are two examples:
오리온 감자 and 해태 Calbee 자가비
The fact that they clearly come from whole potato and simply taste like potato and salt makes them pretty tasty. The cost is higher, but they really stand out among a huge selection of processed potato / corn chips that taste sweet or bad in other ways.
I made the OP because the Lotte snack looks similar, but I found it to be quite awful.
Last edited by DanseurVertical on Wed May 01, 2013 9:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| augustine wrote: |
| Korean chips are unimaginably bad. I fork out for the real bags of doritos, lays, cheetos, etc., when I buy chips. Shrimp flavored chips? wtf... |
The spicy shrimp flavored chips are pretty good.  |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| optik404 wrote: |
| augustine wrote: |
| Korean chips are unimaginably bad. I fork out for the real bags of doritos, lays, cheetos, etc., when I buy chips. Shrimp flavored chips? :x wtf... |
The spicy shrimp flavored chips are pretty good. :oops: |
The shrimp flavored chips are one the only other Korean snacks I like much. Despite the silly brand name, I really liked the Dr. You variety, but it's been discontinued. To me, flavoring a chip with shrimp is much more conceivable than "bbq ribs", for example.
Anyway, refer my post above if you want to understand what I was talking about in the OP. I wasn't simply saying that Korean chips are bad. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Strange that they love spicy food but avoid salt. I figured they'd like anything strong. I actually do. My granny made her own dill pcikles and put them inher basement with lots of dill and we'd eat them over a year later. Now that was good strong eating. Speaking of which, dill pickle chips and ketchup chips. Mmm mmm. Yeah, Doritos and Cheetos, etc are always a disappointment. Flavors not as strong. One brand does have sour cream and onion which is ok even if the saltiness is not there. Think that's new. I buy over priced kettle chips in the basement of Lotte Department Store sometimes.
Guess, it's one of those things I have learned to live without. |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
Strange that they love spicy food but avoid salt. I figured they'd like anything strong. I actually do. My granny made her own dill pcikles and put them inher basement with lots of dill and we'd eat them over a year later. Now that was good strong eating. Speaking of which, dill pickle chips and ketchup chips. Mmm mmm. Yeah, Doritos and Cheetos, etc are always a disappointment. Flavors not as strong. One brand does have sour cream and onion which is ok even if the saltiness is not there. Think that's new. I buy over priced kettle chips in the basement of Lotte Department Store sometimes.
Guess, it's one of those things I have learned to live without. |
I was actually a little shocked first time I got some Korean potato chips, and they turned out to be sweet instead of salty. Koreans love salty food (alas, much more than I do). True, traditional Korean snacks aren't salty, but I really don't think that's a reflection of people's taste.
Like those two potato stick snacks, Kettle chips are also a snack I like because it's clearly made from freshly cut potatoes. If you want Kettle chips, iHerb is the way to go. $4 express shipping to Korea. That's very cheap if you get a few other items in addition. I recently got some blue corn tortilla chips and tomatillo salsa : p To save $5 - 10 on your first order, use the coupon code xap021. Cheers. |
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Steelrails
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I could go for some Dressed All Over or Zesty Mordant chips. |
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