18 Aug 2014

Patates Fregides Cruixents Artesanes - Casa Ametller


The Ametller family cultivates vegetables since the mid XIX century. In 2001 and seven generations later, the business model changes: two Ametller brothers decide to start commercializing their products directly, without intermediaries. Nowadays, their products are sold in their own brand shops and are a sign of fresh, close and quality product.

The potatoes in this review come from Casa Ametller’s own fields and are traditionally fried with high oleic sunflower oil. In principle such oil keeps the food stable, preserves the flavour, is low in saturated fat and has no transfat. The proportions between crunchiness and thickness of its potato chips is excellent, together with the amount of salt. Once in the mouth, the potato breaks into pieces that feel light and taste good.
Features:

The biggest potato crisps is
6 cm long
and has a thickness of
1,10 mm
Crunchiness:
105 dB
Other features:
Different shapes, sizes and colours: brown, orange, yellow.
Origin:

Country, region
Spain, Catalonia
We got them from
a Crisps&Critics reader bought them at a “Casa Ametller” shop in Barcelona
Price / gram
1,45 € / 170 g
On-line:
Inside a bag of "Patates Fregides Casa Ametller"

2 Aug 2014

Naturals Classic - Lorenz Snackworld

Thinly sliced potato crisps is what we find inside the bag of Naturals Classic from Lorenz Snackworld, a snacks company that originated in Hannover and introduced the first pretzel sticks in Germany back in 1935.

Unpeeled, the thin potato slices go on a sunflower oil baking process to be afterwards double-salted: with regular salt and with sea salt. It's hard to say if salting with these two different types of salt makes a real difference to the palate.

The baked chips are medium sized, pale yellow colour and have a granular surface. At Crisps&Critics we find the thinness and granulous chips combination very interesting. Once in our mouth, the chips have an agreeable crunch and taste good.
Features:

The biggest potato crisps is
6.5 cm long
and has a thickness of
0.97 mm
Crunchiness:
99 dB
Other features:
Unpeeled, thinly sliced, pale yellow.
Origin:

Country, region
Germany
We got them from
an Austrian petrol station.
Price / gram
1.69 € / 110 g
On-line:
Inside a Naturals Classic Lorenz bag