superbowl recipes and potato chip pairings
Here’s a review with a nice round-up of Superbowl recipes from food writer Marialisa Calta, published in the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Douglas, Arizona. I like her advice that party food should be self-contained and portable, so as not to obscure the sightlines!
I also got a call from Bill Brand of What’s on Tap, the California Craft Beer Newsletter asking for recommendations on beer and potato chip pairings…and here you go:
Barbecue flavored potato chips - Brown ale - sweet and spicy!
Vinegar and salt flavored potato chips - American wheat ale - fruity esters match with tangy vinegar
Dill flavored potato chips - Bold craft pilsner - hoppy meets herbal on the palate
Beer flavored potato chips - India pale ale - because beer chips taste sweet, salty and malty
Plain potato chips - Farmhouse ale - in homage to frites, which predate the potato chip by, oh, a few centuries.
Add your suggestions…
Jim Olen on 31 Jan 2008 at 3:20 pm #
Hi Lucy,
Lots of mouthwatering suggestions you have. Mine is rather plain, but good. I’ve found that the Mexican import Bohemia is very good with those old fashioned style chips such as Mr. G’s, but they’re not available everywhere. Remember Mrs. Howes? Cheers.
lucy on 01 Feb 2008 at 11:38 am #
Thanks, Jim. I was raised in Michigan so I don’t remember Mrs. Howes. But here’s a link to the Wisconsin Historical Society and an essay about the origins of the potato chip - and Red Dot chips from Madison.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/exhibits/chip.asp
What's On Tap – The California Craft Beer Newsletter » Blog Archive » Beer and Chips for the Super Bowl: Make the chips, buy the beer on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:32 pm #
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