Born in Thailand to a Thai mother and French Canadian Father. I am a seasoned world traveller, digital strategist and travel mentor. These days Annie and her husband are passing the gift of travel to their 3 kids. Currently they are spending 2 years in the South of France where they enjoy lots of cheese and wine while the kids attend French school.
21 Responses to “Even Potato Chips Are Gourmet in France. Introducing Roasted Chicken and Thyme Crisps”
interesting. As often as I have been to France so far (and to French supermarkets) I have never noticed this brand of chips, and these flavours either.
That’s a good thing Oliver. You probably didn’t see them because the crisp section is so tiny. We know about them because when we take the train, they are in those vending machines along with other unhealthy foods.
Chips from Asia are even better flavored. I love shrimp flavoured crisps.
Who goes to France to buy Crisps anyway? Come on Annie… they’re unhealthy!!
Having said that, thinking about it there are some awesome crisps (OK, ‘Chips’ just for you) in France… Alan recently posted..Head-to-Head: Nature Takes On Marketing…(dofollow)
Alan,
that’s why i put crisps and chips. Besides, the french call them chips too and that’s all that matters..
And sometimes you have to eat unhealthy. Well, i don’t but my kids do.
There is a crisp from the UK that i really like they are called Twizlers i think. I can’t remember but i used to work for a company that had heaps of brits and scots and i got hooked on the damn things.
Wow, i cannot believe you don’t know them. Maybe it’s a Scottish Thing since it was my Scottish Friends in Dumfries and Edinbugh who used to eat them. But i swear it’s Brittish since they used to sell them at Heathrow. Here is a link.
Ah, chips are so addictive, that’s why I leave them at the store.
By the way, on another subject, I made the detergent “recipe” that was on a previous post and I love it. I have detergent for months now before I need to make more. Thanks for that great tip Sylviane Nuccio recently posted..Èze and Nyons Two Beautiful Medieval Villages You Must Go See!(dofollow)
And i’m so excited for you, making that detergent. I know it’s a small thing but what i love about it is that it’s kind of green in that it’s saving the environment even just a little bit.
I remember the time when we were kids and the first thing that we put in our shopping carts were chips. And we always wanted a large variety!
We have a lot of variety and flavors in our country too, without travelling around!! I guess people this end are more ‘chips crazy’ than anything else.
Thanks for sharing and I’m sure your kids must be having a nice time with these when you travel too! Harleena Singh recently posted..How to Find Purpose in Life and Be Happy(dofollow)
Harleena,
It’s funny how chips and crisps can tell a lot about a country. When i first came to the US i actually did not like chips, still don’t. But i do like a few here in France and Asia. They are much more savory.
You are very right, every country seems to have it’s own variation on chips. I really miss Salsa Verde chips! Meg recently posted..Sweat in the Sauna(dofollow)
lol in Asia you have shrimp flavored chips.. Fish.. lobster.. We also have ketchup and I think that’s just always weird period. Very cute model in the pictures too janet recently posted..Don’t Stop Believin’!(dofollow)
I love Shrimp flavoured crisps. When i first came to the US after having lived in Thailand and Vietnam as a child, I actually didn’t like western chips like cheese and bbq flavour. I still don’t. My four year old daughter loves the shrimp chips mmmm.
I don’t really eat chips anymore, but I’d give them a try just to see what they’re like. It’s interesting that you mention looking through the chip section while traveling since I remember getting seaweed flavored chips while traveling through Asia. It was…interesting. Anyway, I always try to make it to a grocery store while traveling. There’s usually something interesting there to make going there worthwhile. Steve recently posted..Break Through Conventional Wisdom and Do Things on Your Terms(dofollow)
I know what you mean steve but the novelty of such strange flavours are tempting. Granted, the flavours in France are nothing compared to Asia. But they are different nonetheless. Enough so that the kids were compelled to try them out.
It is a mystery to me too why these don’t exist in the US. There are chips in Montreal that are the same as in France like Bolognese, ketchup, hamburger flavour but chicken and thyme is not one of them. why why why.
Sometimes they just don’t taste as good as the name might seem. But what the heck, give them a try anyway. Chips are chips. Morris recently posted..What is Unpasteurized Honey?(dofollow)
21 Responses to “Even Potato Chips Are Gourmet in France. Introducing Roasted Chicken and Thyme Crisps”
July 6, 2012
Oliver TausendHi Annie,
interesting. As often as I have been to France so far (and to French supermarkets) I have never noticed this brand of chips, and these flavours either.
Will have a closer look next time…
Thanks for sharing
Take care
Oliver
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July 6, 2012
Annie AndreThat’s a good thing Oliver. You probably didn’t see them because the crisp section is so tiny. We know about them because when we take the train, they are in those vending machines along with other unhealthy foods.
Chips from Asia are even better flavored. I love shrimp flavoured crisps.
July 6, 2012
AlanThey’re not ‘Chips’, they’re ‘Crisps’
We have even better flavours here in the UK.
Who goes to France to buy Crisps anyway? Come on Annie… they’re unhealthy!!
Having said that, thinking about it there are some awesome crisps (OK, ‘Chips’ just for you) in France…
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July 6, 2012
Annie AndreAlan,
that’s why i put crisps and chips. Besides, the french call them chips too and that’s all that matters..
And sometimes you have to eat unhealthy. Well, i don’t but my kids do.
There is a crisp from the UK that i really like they are called Twizlers i think. I can’t remember but i used to work for a company that had heaps of brits and scots and i got hooked on the damn things.
July 12, 2012
AlanTwiglets?
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July 12, 2012
Annie AndreWow, i cannot believe you don’t know them. Maybe it’s a Scottish Thing since it was my Scottish Friends in Dumfries and Edinbugh who used to eat them. But i swear it’s Brittish since they used to sell them at Heathrow. Here is a link.
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/food-nutrition/what-to-eat/best-and-worst-crisps
July 7, 2012
Sylviane NuccioHi Annie,
Ah, chips are so addictive, that’s why I leave them at the store.
By the way, on another subject, I made the detergent “recipe” that was on a previous post and I love it. I have detergent for months now before I need to make more. Thanks for that great tip
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July 7, 2012
Annie AndreSylviane,
You are so right. chips are so unhealthy.
And i’m so excited for you, making that detergent. I know it’s a small thing but what i love about it is that it’s kind of green in that it’s saving the environment even just a little bit.
July 7, 2012
Harleena SinghYes indeed! They do make ones mouth water Annie!
I remember the time when we were kids and the first thing that we put in our shopping carts were chips. And we always wanted a large variety!
We have a lot of variety and flavors in our country too, without travelling around!! I guess people this end are more ‘chips crazy’ than anything else.
Thanks for sharing and I’m sure your kids must be having a nice time with these when you travel too!
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July 11, 2012
Annie AndreHarleena,
It’s funny how chips and crisps can tell a lot about a country. When i first came to the US i actually did not like chips, still don’t. But i do like a few here in France and Asia. They are much more savory.
July 9, 2012
MegYou are very right, every country seems to have it’s own variation on chips. I really miss Salsa Verde chips!
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July 11, 2012
Annie AndreMeg, i miss good Mexican food which is really hard to find in europe. Black beans are very scarce too. LOL
July 11, 2012
janetlol in Asia you have shrimp flavored chips.. Fish.. lobster.. We also have ketchup and I think that’s just always weird period. Very cute model in the pictures too
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July 11, 2012
Annie AndreI love Shrimp flavoured crisps. When i first came to the US after having lived in Thailand and Vietnam as a child, I actually didn’t like western chips like cheese and bbq flavour. I still don’t. My four year old daughter loves the shrimp chips mmmm.
July 11, 2012
Donna MerrillI am wild about shrimp chips! I used to get them when I lived in NYC. But now I’m in a more remote place where I cannot get much Oriental foods.
Donna
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July 15, 2012
SteveI don’t really eat chips anymore, but I’d give them a try just to see what they’re like. It’s interesting that you mention looking through the chip section while traveling since I remember getting seaweed flavored chips while traveling through Asia. It was…interesting. Anyway, I always try to make it to a grocery store while traveling. There’s usually something interesting there to make going there worthwhile.
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July 15, 2012
Annie AndreI know what you mean steve but the novelty of such strange flavours are tempting. Granted, the flavours in France are nothing compared to Asia. But they are different nonetheless. Enough so that the kids were compelled to try them out.
July 24, 2012
DianeThese are my favorite!! The perfect balance of chicken and chips. Not gross and overly seasoned and still taste like chips. Not sure why they don’t exist in the US. Gotta love France sometimes
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July 24, 2012
Annie AndreIt is a mystery to me too why these don’t exist in the US. There are chips in Montreal that are the same as in France like Bolognese, ketchup, hamburger flavour but chicken and thyme is not one of them. why why why.
August 15, 2012
MorrisSometimes they just don’t taste as good as the name might seem. But what the heck, give them a try anyway. Chips are chips.
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August 15, 2012
Annie AndreI agree. Even a bag of chips can be adventurous.