Food Network Magazine - (03)March 2020

HOW DID YOU DO?

0 TO 8 POINTS

TATER NOT

Maybe you prefer

pretzels? Try one

of the recipes on

page 87.

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CHIPPING AWAY

Not bad! Expand your

knowledge with a chip

trip: Check out some

regional favorites

on page 100.

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H OT P OTATO!

You’re all that and

a bag of chips!

Celebrate with the

layer cake on page 94.

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All chip bags by law contain

the same percentage of air.

Pringles aren’t

technically

potato chips.

The headquarters of

Cape Cod Potato Chips

is in Cape Cod, MA.

There’s a potato chip emoji.

Special varieties of potatoes

are grown for potato chips.

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TRUE OR FALSE?

8 Ruffles became popular in the 1950s

because they:

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A. Looked more festive on party platters

B. Provided a sturdier vehicle for dips

C. Featured the first celebrity partnership

D. Imitated crinkle-cut fries, which were

popular at the time

1. (One point for each) Pringles B;
   Wise E; Lay’s D; Ruffles C; Cape Cod A


2. A Herr’s came out with the first
   barbecue-flavored potato chip in 1958.

3.B Late Night Snack, vanilla

ice cream with salted caramel

swirls and fudge-covered potato chip

clusters, had a four-year run from

2011 to 2014, when Jimmy Fallon

was host of Late Night.

4. A More than 17 million bags of
   the condiment-flavored chips are sold
   every year.


5. D The contest had fans submit
   flavors and vote on their favorites,
   and three finalists were sold
   throughout the country. Crispy Taco
   took the top spot in 2017.


6. B The potatoes are fried in small
   batches, and as they’re added to the oil
   its temperature drops, which explains
   why some chips are darker than others
   and shaped irregularly.


7. (One point for each) Betcha Can’t
   Eat Just One B; Once You Pop,
   You Can’t Stop D; For the Bold A;
   Get Your Own Bag C
   8. (One point for each) C, B, A, D
   9. B Chips and dip became a popular
   pairing in the 1950s as people started
   eating in front of the TV. Wavy-cut
   chips reduced chip breakage and
   were perfect for heavy sour cream–
   based dips.
   10. A Utz has had the honor
   since 2018.
   11. F The “slack fill” in a bag of potato
   chips can vary widely because the
   percentage of fill has never been
   codified by law.
   12. T They’re potato “crisps” because
   they’re made of dried potatoes rather
   than fresh ones.
   13. T The company is headquartered in
   Hyannis, MA, the same place it’s been
   since 1980. Around 250,000 people
   visit the factory every year.
   14. F Chip fans have to settle for emojis
   of french fries or potatoes for now.
   15. T Varieties like Ivory Crisp and
   Megachip contain less water, making
   them better for frying.

SCORE SHEET

Give yourself one point for each correct answer.

Which is the official chip of

A. B.

C. D.

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B. Sour cream

vinegar and onion

C. Barbecue D. Cheese

Rank these potato chip

flavors from the highest

selling to the lowest.

MARCH 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 103

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