With salty snacks everywhere these days, there are two that are considered the most popular. Popcorn would be in third place, but what about Pretzels and Potato chips? Where do we rank them? For me, it's hard because I like both snacks. Especially low sodium chips and soft pretzels. But which conquers which?
Let's start with potato chips, shall we? Created by an angry chef in Saratoga, New York, he was requested to slice the potatoes for the fries thinner. Angry, he made them paper thin and fried them. Soon, potato chips were born.
From Herr's to Lays to Utz and chip brands you don't hear from anymore; potato chips became a worldwide sensation. Most of the potatoes are used in Idaho, Pennsylvania, New York and other famers that store their own potatoes in fields to create their own style of potato chip.
When it comes to different styles of potato chips, you can get them salted, un-salted, kettle cooked, different flavors or even a chip that is more a crisp than a chip. Even a company decided to put chips inside a tube and well.... they made history. Even some chips have ripples so they could hold the dip better.
Even with some health concerns stating that potato chips aren't good for you at all, but sometimes, it's good to have a salty treat once in a while. For a party, a gig, a picnic, cookouts anything can be useful if you are re quired to bring a salty snack. Potato chips might be the best salty food ever created
Now, on to pretzels. What do many people know about a snack that can be hard or soft? Salty or not? Well, pretzels are like the snack you go to when you don't want a salty chip. A snack that will be there as the substitute snack when you are out of others. It doesn't make the pretzel horrible; it just makes it interesting.
The history of how the pretzel was made is shrouded in history as well. Some people think a king created it, or a monk gave a twisted salty snack to the children to keep them quiet after saying their prayers. He called the pretzel name 'pertiola' which means little reward
There are two types of pretzels. Hard and soft. For me, I go for the soft pretzel all the time. Other companies like Snyders, Rold Gold, Flipz, Dot's pretzels, and many other brands. Mostly in Pennsylvania, they have these pretzel brands. Even Herr's and Utz are known for making hard pretzels
In Philadelphia, they are known for making soft pretzels. Some places have companies that are devoted to soft pretzel creations. Super Pretzel, Annie's and many more companies are known for only creating soft pretzels. Philly has their own pretzel factory that is mostly around the East coast. I prefer a soft pretzel over a hard one, especially the pretzel nuggets.
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Some people even combined pretzel and potato chips in one bowl for twice the salt and also for people not to be upset over which is better. Even some sweet snacks started adding the salty cravers. Reese's cups now have some pretzel crunches in there to satisfy a sweet and salty take on snacking. There even was a company, sadly now gone, that used to add flavored chips in a chocolate bar. That's something I would steer clear from.
So which snack is better? One made from dough and yeast to add salt in their creation, or one that is more from a potato created by accident. In my opinion... I like both chips and potato chips. For me, less salt on my chips and a soft pretzel is what I love. You pick your favorite, I'll take both
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