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Speaking of food, dried corn snacks are practically non existent even though they're great with beer (also dried bread snacks). Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm

by bserge 5y ago

Speaking of food, dried corn snacks are practically non existent even though they're great with beer (also dried bread snacks). Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, like we do potatoes. Bet you never heard of it. Also, in the UK, they don't have dried fish/octopus snacks in pubs! A fucking island nation! It's the same old peanuts everywhere, come on! Actually, that's most of Europe. Dried fish with beer is quite popular in Asia and even Russia. Quite literally a multimillion dollar market right there. On the ocean food issue: They've been in terminal decline for a while now. The future of seafood is farming. Today, half of the fish for human consumption is already farmed. Shame about the less farmable species.

mastazi 5y ago
> I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, Those are quite common, they are called nacho chips or nachos, usually in a triangular shape. > Dried fish with beer is quite popular in Asia and even Russia. Besides beer, many types of fish-based chips are popular in Asia, I remember my daughter snacking on the when we were still living in Thailand. By the way they are not that hard to find in the West (you will have to visit an Asian food store). Another type of chips that are not popular in the West, but absolutely delicious are dried seaweed chips (they are similar to the nori seaweed that wraps sushi, but dried).
- bobthepanda 5y ago
  Dried seaweed is at least not very hard to find in the US. You can even buy it in bulk at Costco. They tick the boxes of a nutritious, non-fried low-calorie snack.
  - mastazi 5y ago
    That's nice, it is also quite common here in Australia, due to the fact that Asian food is generally easy to find at least in large metropolitan areas.
- Stratoscope 5y ago
  > > I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, > Those are quite common, they are called nacho chips or nachos, usually in a triangular shape. I am curious where you have heard them called that. I've lived for 40 years on the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay, an area with a large Mexican population and a multitude of Mexican restaurants. Here, and I think in most areas, those roughly-triangular chips are called tortilla chips. You may notice that one edge is rounded. This is because they are made from corn tortillas sliced into sections like a pizza. In a context where it is clear that you mean tortilla chips and not something else like potato chips, they are often just called chips, e.g. chips and salsa or chips and guacamole. There are also chips made from tortillas sliced into thin strips, used as a topping on a salad or soup. These are called tortilla strips. The thicker, smaller chips like Fritos are called corn chips. One difference between corn chips and tortilla chips is that corn chips are made from cornmeal. Tortillas and tortilla chips are made from corn that has been nixtamalized (cooked in an alkaline solution) and then ground into masa. This gives them a milder flavor than corn chips. Nachos are something else entirely. Nachos are a plate of tortilla chips topped with cheese and baked or broiled until the cheese melts. Other ingredients like meat or peppers may be added, and the nachos are often topped with salsa after they come out of the oven. Nacho chips don't exist here. If you were to order "nacho chips" in a Mexican restaurant, they would likely ask "Do you want nachos, or do you want chips?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa
  - mastazi 5y ago
    I'm not sure where I've heard the term first but I grew up in Italy and lived in Australia for 10 years, neither of the two has a large Mexican minority and so it might be that people are more likely to mix up these terms or use them incorrectly. I did not know the difference between "nachos" and "tortilla chips" and I was under the impression that they were synonyms until I've read your comment, thank you for your detailed explanation! Also I did not know that tortilla chips and corn chips were not the same thing, that process that you described is really interesting, Mexican cuisine in general is very interesting I think
smabie 5y ago
> Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, like we do potatoes. Bet you never heard of it. Doritos, fritos, cheetos, nachos, tortilla chips, etc? It's very popular..
- solraph 5y ago
  You'd be amazed how insular some people in the developed world can be. I had a house mate who moved from a major UK city to the other side of the world, but in her late twenties had never in her life eaten rice. Rice!
TulliusCicero 5y ago
> Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, like we do potatoes. Bet you never heard of it. You've never heard of tortilla chips? Or the brand name Doritos?
- NavinF 5y ago
  I’m pretty sure he was joking. On the off chance that’s not the case, I’m really curious what country he’s from.
rjsw 5y ago
> Also, in the UK, they don't have dried fish/octopus snacks in pubs! We have Scampi Fries (with no fish in them). Drying fish isn't really a UK thing.

by bserge 5y ago

mastazi 5y ago

> I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, Those are quite common, they are called nacho chips or nachos, usually in a triangular shape. > Dried fish with beer is quite popular in Asia and even Russia. Besides beer, many types of fish-based chips are popular in Asia, I remember my daughter snacking on the when we were still living in Thailand. By the way they are not that hard to find in the West (you will have to visit an Asian food store). Another type of chips that are not popular in the West, but absolutely delicious are dried seaweed chips (they are similar to the nori seaweed that wraps sushi, but dried).

bobthepanda 5y ago
Dried seaweed is at least not very hard to find in the US. You can even buy it in bulk at Costco. They tick the boxes of a nutritious, non-fried low-calorie snack.
- mastazi 5y ago
  That's nice, it is also quite common here in Australia, due to the fact that Asian food is generally easy to find at least in large metropolitan areas.
Stratoscope 5y ago
> > I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, > Those are quite common, they are called nacho chips or nachos, usually in a triangular shape. I am curious where you have heard them called that. I've lived for 40 years on the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay, an area with a large Mexican population and a multitude of Mexican restaurants. Here, and I think in most areas, those roughly-triangular chips are called tortilla chips. You may notice that one edge is rounded. This is because they are made from corn tortillas sliced into sections like a pizza. In a context where it is clear that you mean tortilla chips and not something else like potato chips, they are often just called chips, e.g. chips and salsa or chips and guacamole. There are also chips made from tortillas sliced into thin strips, used as a topping on a salad or soup. These are called tortilla strips. The thicker, smaller chips like Fritos are called corn chips. One difference between corn chips and tortilla chips is that corn chips are made from cornmeal. Tortillas and tortilla chips are made from corn that has been nixtamalized (cooked in an alkaline solution) and then ground into masa. This gives them a milder flavor than corn chips. Nachos are something else entirely. Nachos are a plate of tortilla chips topped with cheese and baked or broiled until the cheese melts. Other ingredients like meat or peppers may be added, and the nachos are often topped with salsa after they come out of the oven. Nacho chips don't exist here. If you were to order "nacho chips" in a Mexican restaurant, they would likely ask "Do you want nachos, or do you want chips?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa
- mastazi 5y ago
  I'm not sure where I've heard the term first but I grew up in Italy and lived in Australia for 10 years, neither of the two has a large Mexican minority and so it might be that people are more likely to mix up these terms or use them incorrectly. I did not know the difference between "nachos" and "tortilla chips" and I was under the impression that they were synonyms until I've read your comment, thank you for your detailed explanation! Also I did not know that tortilla chips and corn chips were not the same thing, that process that you described is really interesting, Mexican cuisine in general is very interesting I think

smabie 5y ago

> Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, like we do potatoes. Bet you never heard of it. Doritos, fritos, cheetos, nachos, tortilla chips, etc? It's very popular..

solraph 5y ago
You'd be amazed how insular some people in the developed world can be. I had a house mate who moved from a major UK city to the other side of the world, but in her late twenties had never in her life eaten rice. Rice!

TulliusCicero 5y ago

> Not dried unprocessed corn, I'm talking corn flour baked/fried into a chips-like snack, like we do potatoes. Bet you never heard of it. You've never heard of tortilla chips? Or the brand name Doritos?

NavinF 5y ago
I’m pretty sure he was joking. On the off chance that’s not the case, I’m really curious what country he’s from.

rjsw 5y ago

> Also, in the UK, they don't have dried fish/octopus snacks in pubs! We have Scampi Fries (with no fish in them). Drying fish isn't really a UK thing.