So we're back to last fall with this selection.
Humble Chips hails from Ontario, Canada and so I thought it odd to find their products at the Willy Street Co-op which prides itself on local foods and tries to minimize stocking foods that use a lot of fossil fuel to get to their stores. I guess the organic on the label trumped other concerns. Or perhaps Humble has an American potato chipery.
These were, if I recall correctly, my first cider vinegar chips in a while. Not the first to have cider vinegar flavor in the mix but where it's prominent and right there on the front of the bag. It seems a very autumnal flavor though available year-round.
The color on these chips ran the gamut from yellow to light tan and had some nice browning on the edges. Although thinly sliced, they had rather large diameters. I loved the earthy potato aroma which stood apart from the oily scent. However, my nose detected little to no vinegar.
In addition to being of the fairly rare cider vinegar family, these were also the first non-kettle cooked chips I'd had in a while. And so they were indeed as the label said - light and crispy. While there was no extra salt to be had, the potatoes did have a wonderfully earthy taste which was complemented well by the cider vinegar flavor. The problem was that, although there was plenty of cider vinegar taste, I found them to be rather mild with only a modicum of tanginess.
I suppose this is not surprising as the Humble website describes these chips as a "balanced take on a classic." My disappointment concedes that the Humble folks were honest.
Not as sour as I'd like them, but these chips had a very good flavor.
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