corn chips

Crunchy maize triangles

Corn chips are crispy snacks made from cornmeal, shaped into triangles or strips and fried or baked.

Unlike tortilla chips, which are cut from corn tortillas, corn chips are formed directly from corn dough, giving them a denser, crunchier texture: a bag of corn chips, corn chips with salsa.

dipping

salsa

Spicy tomato condiment

bean dip · pico de gallo · nacho cheese · sour cream · tzatziki · baba ganoush · spinach dip · french onion dip · buffalo dip · aioli

snacking

nachos

Topped tortilla chips

party · tailgate · game day · picnic · concession · finger food · sharing · bowl · bag · portion

mexican

tortilla

Thin unleavened Mexican bread

  • masaNixtamalized corn dough
  • maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
  • taqueriaMexican taco restaurant

Tex-Mex · fiesta · taco night · cantina · street food · Fritos · Doritos · Tostitos · chile · cumin

crunchy

crispy

Brittle and snapping

snap · brittle · toasted · fried · baked · crackle · shatter · textured · hard · breakable

salty

salted

Treated with sodium chloride

briny · cured · umami · flavor · dusted · coated · sea salt · lime · ranch · barbecue

Categories
Opposites
snack chip base ingredient

corn chipspotato chips

Thin fried tuber slices

rice crackers · pita chips · plantain chips · veggie chips · kale chips

snack food texture/preparation

corn chipspopcorn

Heated grain that puffs

corn nuts · corn on the cob · cornbread · polenta · grits

Family

chip, corn, chips, popcorn, corns, cornmeal, cornbread, wood chips, corncob

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G