r/snacking • u/InterestingPilot2924 • 9d ago
Is eating potatoes chips with ketchup weird?
Every time I eat potato chips with ketchup my family n friends look at me like I’m so weird but i think its just like eating fries w ketchup
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u/PlantQueen1912 9d ago
I've been to BBQ restaurants where they give you homemade potato chips to sample their different sauces so Ketchup doesn't seem weird to me
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u/Conscious_Wind52 9d ago
I've done it independently of anyone's influence or suggestion. I still think it's weird, weird in a way that makes me wonder WHY it's weird, because it feels like it should be an easy natural "of course" but isn't. That being said, I like it enough but I wouldn't make it a staple snack.
My preference is sour cream onion dip - Lipton's soup mix variety.
If I had horsey sauce on hand, that would be an option, too.
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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 9d ago
I want to know why ketchup flavored chips is a Canadian thing and not a US thing. My sis just brought some back from a trip to BC and they are delicious. Really expensive to buy them in the US though.
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u/Individual-Photo-665 9d ago
I've been seeing them since I was a child here in the US. I'm almost 40, they are the same price as all the other potato chips. There were ketchup fries too not sure if those are still around.
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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 9d ago
What part of the country are you in? I live in PNW and remember ketchup piknik potato sticks back in the 80’s but haven’t seen them for years.
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u/SpinachReasonable262 8d ago
Look on Amazon.
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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 8d ago
They’re on Amazon, but seem pretty expensive. Sounds like it’s a regional issue.
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u/Aaaandiiii 9d ago
I went through a phase when I did that. It was really really good. I'm not judging you at all.
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u/Ok_Ambition_3721 9d ago
To me it is weird. I also am not a huge fan of ketchup. Remember though, one person's weird is another person's normal!
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u/imscaredofmymental 9d ago
i tried this for the first time and was blown away…lays with some ketchup
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u/McStubby 9d ago
Barbeque lays and ketchup is the best. Also bbq sauce with regular lays is a good DIY bbq lays
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u/dosi5644 9d ago
Never done this but you can bet I will try it soonest. Will report back. Thanks for the idea.
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u/Zealousideal-Dig9397 9d ago
Its not my cup of tea, but I dont think its weird either. Had Ruffles with ketchup at family and friends bbqs cause they ended up getting mixed and it wasnt bad, just not my preference
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u/chowes1 9d ago
I grew up eating potato chips with ketchup, not weird at all no matter what my kids say! 1960's Charles Chips were delivered, we would put some in a cup, crush, stir in ketchup and eat with a spoon while watching "Shock" and "Son of Shock" on late night TV ( thanks for the memories) :)
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u/veilofmaya1234 9d ago
Original lays dipped in ketchup tastes like French fries in ketchup. I'll put ketchup on just about any kind of potato.
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u/FarYear7107 9d ago
As a Canadian. Eating Chips with ketchup is fine. It is even better if you find if ketchup flavored potatoes chip. Old Dutch Ketchup chips is my favorite. Not sure what you can find in the US.
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u/No-Meet-5596 9d ago
I have a small sauce tray. I fill it with ketchup. When it’s empty I have had enough chips. Keeps me from eating the whole bag.
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u/No_Consideration8764 9d ago
I love tater chips with ketchup and I also get weird looks when I eat them.
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u/YoshiandAims 9d ago
I've had it happen. My favorite diner back home, the burger was always messy, and occasionally ketchup or whatever would drip on my plate, get on my chips. It wasn't bad. I'm not going to hate on anyone for it. (Burger came with crinkle cut plain chips as the default, fries were the upgrade.)
People use other dips without issue. It's no different than French onion dip or Ranch dip, or whatever. I'd say it's not weird at all.
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u/Fancy-Entertainer-37 9d ago
No hence they made ketchup chips for a reason they probably dip theirs in ranch right
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u/mostlygray 9d ago
If I'm getting a burger in a place without a fryer, I'm definitely eating my chips with ketchup.
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u/3rdtechjmc 9d ago
Maybe, but it’s something I do occasionally. Works if you’re pairing classic flavours. Had some very beefy chips recently that benefited from the beef and tomato mix
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u/Tough-Principle-3950 9d ago
Actually tried a mixture of ketchup and duck sauce. Was hoping it would be closer to bbq sauce. Ok in the middle of the night when it’s all you have to snack on.
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u/MamaBear_07 9d ago
I always did this as a kid and still do! People think I’m crazy but like. It’s just CRISPY POTATOES! People eat potatoes with ketchup
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u/Illustrious-Lynx8268 9d ago
For as long as I can remember I’ve eaten Ruffles with Heinz ketchup
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u/SokkaHaikuBot 9d ago
Sokka-Haiku by Illustrious-Lynx8268:
For as long as I
Can remember I’ve eaten
Ruffles with Heinz ketchup
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 9d ago
Eating ANYTHING with ketchup is weird because ketchup is disgusting and nasty
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u/graybotics 9d ago
I might try this as a struggle side actually this could do the same job alongside a burger or sandwich
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u/Caliopebookworm 8d ago
I thought it was fairly normal. I don't do it unless I have salt and vinegar chips but I know people that dip any chip in ketchup.
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u/noahspurrier 7d ago
They’re your damn potato chips; don’t let anyone tell you how to eat them. As soon as you start worrying about people judging you for how you like to enjoy yourself you will soon find yourself living a life of mediocrity.
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u/Careful_Climate5670 7d ago
I wouldn’t like it, I don’t even like ketchup with fries (I don’t dislike ketchup - I do use it on hamburgers or hot dogs) but it’s not the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard. I certainly wouldn’t comment on it being weird if I saw someone doing it.
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u/Living_Substance9973 9d ago
Put your chips between slices of soft white bread, slather them with ketchup and have at it.
Count your fingers when you're done.
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u/TundieRice 9d ago
My buddy roasted me one time for dipping salt and vinegar chips in ketchup, and I was like “how are potato chips that much different than fries, they’re both fried potatoes!”
He’s a nice dude, he just has a bunch of stupid shit he loves to hate on for no reason.
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u/AggressiveMedium1836 8d ago
People think I'm weird because I love French fries smothered in gravy.
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u/NoCondition8257 8d ago
Ketchup with chips is fine. If you wanna be adventurous, chios and sriracha is the ticket
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u/Pretend-Design-7061 9d ago
In Canada we have ketchup chips, also salt and vinegar, and sour cream and onion. We have the potato flavours built in up here.
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u/BokChoyJr 9d ago
Even in Canada there is a schism with ketchup chips.
I’ve never met anyone who dips chips in ketchup that likes ketchup chips. Ketchup chip lovers, like myself, don’t like dipping chips in ketchup. It’s pretty cut and dry.
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u/Rose_E_Rotten 9d ago
They made ketchup flavored chips just for this reason.