Nando's is a casual chain with more than 1,000 locations worldwide, but very few in the United States. Thus, it was not until I traveled to London, and later, Sydney, that I became aware of the brand. The company actually was founed in South Africa, and the signature dish is ... Portuguese piri piri chicken.
Along with the restaurant, which features the chicken, along with a full lineup of appetizers, salads, desserts, etc, Nando's also produces a popular line of sauces (all peri peri based), which you see frequently on condiment shelves throughout the UK and Australia. They also make chips.
You know me, I may not like chicken, but snack foods and chips are definitely my thing, particularly when in interesting flavors ... like chicken. The chips are available in three flavours: Smokey BBQ, Spicy Chicken and Sizzling Hot, all in a "Grooves" wavy cut.
I tried spicy chicken.
"Delicious look. Chilli rating - medium. Flavoured with genuine African bird's eye chillies (Peri-Peri). Suitable for vegetarians. Hand-fried groove cut chips with Peri-Peri chicken flavour. These are our Peri-Peri Chicken groove cut chips. Those of your who know us already will know that we're somewhat fanatical about Peri-Peri Chicken. So we've sweated our Peri-Peri socks off to create the Nando's Chicken Peri-Peri experience right here in this bag. Incredible. We've given them a medium heat, so roll up your sleeves, loosen your tie and tuck in. "
Did these taste like chicken? Uh, no.
But were they really tasty? Absolutely.
I liked the form factor too, really crispy, slightly thicker cut, wavy chips. Quite munchable.
The flavor is really hard to describe. The chips were intense though. Savory, spiced, kinda like ... uh ... stuffing? But with some kick. Like spicy Thanksgiving stuffing ... in a chip. The coating is actually onion, garlic, paprika, African Bird's Eye chillis, cayenne, "herbs", capsicum, yeast, and sugar, so, the savory and heat elements are understandable. They don't combine to "chicken", but that is absolutely fine with me.
I enjoyed these and would gladly eat another bag, or try another flavor.
"Our signature dish, Nando’s PERi-PERi world-famous, all-natural PERi-PERi chicken. Marinated for 24 hours, flame grilled to succulent perfection and basted to your liking."With me so far? So, South African chain of casual restaurants known for the spicy Portuguese chicken ... and yet this is a snack food review. Yup.
Along with the restaurant, which features the chicken, along with a full lineup of appetizers, salads, desserts, etc, Nando's also produces a popular line of sauces (all peri peri based), which you see frequently on condiment shelves throughout the UK and Australia. They also make chips.
You know me, I may not like chicken, but snack foods and chips are definitely my thing, particularly when in interesting flavors ... like chicken. The chips are available in three flavours: Smokey BBQ, Spicy Chicken and Sizzling Hot, all in a "Grooves" wavy cut.
I tried spicy chicken.
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| Peri Peri Grooves Spicy Chicken. |
Did these taste like chicken? Uh, no.
But were they really tasty? Absolutely.
I liked the form factor too, really crispy, slightly thicker cut, wavy chips. Quite munchable.
The flavor is really hard to describe. The chips were intense though. Savory, spiced, kinda like ... uh ... stuffing? But with some kick. Like spicy Thanksgiving stuffing ... in a chip. The coating is actually onion, garlic, paprika, African Bird's Eye chillis, cayenne, "herbs", capsicum, yeast, and sugar, so, the savory and heat elements are understandable. They don't combine to "chicken", but that is absolutely fine with me.
I enjoyed these and would gladly eat another bag, or try another flavor.
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