Torres Foie Gras Chips

OMG, OMG, OMG.

Ok, now that I've got my excitement out, let's dive into this review.  

Chips.  Something I grew up eating very regularly alongside lunch and always at parties with dips.  And then something I kinda just forgot about for years in my early adulthood.  In grad school, chips would have been a splurge I couldn't really afford, and then once working somewhere with cafes serving fantastic meals, I just never really found a spot or reason for chips in my life.

And then the pandemic happened, and I rediscovered chips anew.  I now eat them daily with my lunches, and find it crazy that I stopped entirely for so many years, but hey, I'm back on the chip wagon, and frequently seek out new brands and flavors.  Which lead me to discover Torres chips.

"Imported from Spain, Torres Potato Chips are light and crispy with bold flavors. Fried in high-quality Spanish oil, the taste is unparalleled. Torres chips are the perfect snack for those with food sensitivities, as all flavors are free of gluten, traces of peanuts and other nuts, lactose, or egg products."

The brand comes from Spain, and I haven't seem them in many places in the US.  I don't know much about the company, besides that it started in 1969 making chips, and has expanded to other snacks.  And that they make some pretty amazing flavors.  Like, um, foie gras chips.  Yes, foie gras chips.  Other flavors in their lineup include black truffle, caviar, Iberian ham, sparkling wine, cured cheese, fried egg, and more common paprika, Mediterranean herbs, and olive oil.   The caviar chips even actually include dried caviar (!).

I only found the foie gras ones at a local store, but I'd love to try others too.

Foie Gras Chips.

"Enjoy an original, delicate and delicious gourmet snack."

So yes.  Be still my heart.  Foie gras chips.  Longtime readers of my blog know how I feel about foie gras, so I couldn't wait to try them.  I'll admit that meat flavored chips aren't very common in general in the US, let alone foie gras flavored, so this was partially novelty to me too.

They were good chips.  The form factor itself was compelling, fairly thin, super crispy, little bubbles on them (indicating of course lots of oil and frying and unhealthiness!).  Large slices of potato, many of them rolled over.  Crunchy, addicting form factor.

And then the taste.  Did they taste like foie gras?  Well, not exactly.  If you gave these to me without a description and asked what they were, I wouldn't have guessed that.  But they are deeply savory, and complex, and unlike any other chips I've had, even other meat chip flavors. Do they contain foie gras?  Uh, no.  "Foie gras flavoring", says the helpful ingredients label.  But I liked them quite a bit, and don't really mind the mystery flavoring.

**** for complexity and uniqueness.  I'd love to get my hands on some of their caviar chips next ...