The snack package I received from a pal in New York included some Moon Brand Original Saratoga Potato Chips and I found them interesting right off the bat seeing they come in a cardboard box as opposed to the standard chip bag. Upon looking up the company’s website and reading about the history of these chips, I was even more intrigued.
The story that goes along with these chips is of the “invention” of the potato chip, if you will. It all happened in 1863, when a fussy restaurant-goer sent back his fried potatoes for being “too thick”. The annoyed chef, George Crum, decided to be funny and do the exact opposite: cut the potatoes ultra-thin, fry them and serve them salted. The patron actually loved the potatoes cooked this way and they went on to become popular and known as Saratoga Chips.
Now, this brand of chips made by Saratoga Specialties Company began production in 2009 however they use the same recipe from back in the day and the box the chips come in replicates the chip box from the late 1800s. The chips are housed inside of a sealed foil bag inside of the cardboard box to seal in the freshness.
I won’t go into much detail, as these are plain kettle-style potato chips, so you can likely imagine what they taste like. I’m a huge fan of kettle chips (especially original) so I really enjoyed the Saratoga chips. I found their crunch and texture to be similar to Kettle brand (possibly a bit crunchier), and I did find that the oil used produces a little bit of a different taste.
Overall, these are a fantastic kettle chip that I think any potato chip fan should try. If you don’t live in the Northeast U.S., you can purchase Saratoga Chips online and they do list which retail outlets carry their products which include the original potato chips and also items like chocolate-covered chips and seasonings to sprinkle on the chips (you can find a review of the Dill Pickle flavour on Chip Review).
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