potato crisp

Thin fried snack

A potato crisp is a thin slice of potato fried or baked until crunchy—what Americans call a potato chip.

The term is standard in British English: a bag of crisps, cheese and onion crisps.

Often shortened to crisp.

production

fried

Cooked in hot fat

  • slicedDivided by cutting
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious

deep-fried · baked · popped · seasoned · salted · cooked · blanched · dehydrated · extruded · peeled

flavour

salted

Treated with sodium chloride

onion · vinegar · jalapeno · paprika · garlic · pickle · wasabi · honey mustard · truffle · ranch

brand

Lay's

Potato chip brand

  • PringlesStackable crisps in tubes
  • Cape CodMassachusetts coastal peninsula
  • UtzAmerican snack food brand

Wise

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

brittle · bite · light · thin · airy · flaky · delicate · shatter · wafer-thin · ridged

snacking

munchies

Snacks or craving them

vending · lunchbox · bitesize · poppable · party · gameday · picnic · sharing · dipping · multipack

Opposites
snack food form/texture

potato crispsoft pretzel

Knotted salted bread

marshmallow · gummy bear · pudding cup · cheese spread · hummus

cooking method for potatoes

potato crispmashed potato

Crushed cooked potatoes

baked potato · potato soup · potato puree · french fry · potato salad

processed vs. whole food

potato crispwhole food

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

fresh fruit

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G