• Truth about Santitas

    Truth about Santitas

    Santitas are good chips. They are crisp and light but not weak. They have the taste of real corn fried just right. They do not need much. A little salt a little oil and they are ready. They are the kind of chips you can eat on their own or with anything. They are not…

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  • On Doritos

    On Doritos

    The sun was high and the dust lay thick upon the track as the men came riding in from the west with their packhorses loaded and their saddlebags heavy with the spoils of a hard-earned wage and in the campfire’s glow they sat and they laughed and they reached for the golden triangles of corn…

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  • A Tajin story

    A Tajin story

    The chips were crisp and thin. The dust of Tajín clung to them and left red streaks on the fingers. The taste was bright with lime and sharp with salt. The heat came fast and then faded but not completely. It left something behind. It made you want another and then another. The sun was…

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  • Takis

    Takis

    Takis are fire. They burn hot and they burn fast. They are the chip that grabs you and does not let go. You take one and you feel it right away. The heat the crunch the spice. It is all there. It hits hard and it makes you want more. They are bold and they…

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  • Charras

    Charras

    Charras tortilla chips are the best chips you will ever eat. They have a crunch that is strong and true. Each bite is a reminder of real corn and real tradition. The flavor is simple yet perfect. It needs no extras no tricks no nonsense. You taste the earth and the sun and the care…

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  • Climate change and corn

    Climate change and corn

    Corn needs steady air, water, and dirt to grow well. Climate change upsets this by making heat rise, storms grow strong, and rain fall in odd ways. Hot days dry soil fast, leaving roots weak. If heat stays too long, crops rush to grow, making grains too small. Dry air lowers water deep in the…

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  • Melbourne

    Melbourne

    In Melbourne, the availability of Corn chips is like the availability of lawyers. There are plenty of Melbourne lawyers who do their job well, just as there are plenty of corn chips that are popular. In Melbourne, a popular brand of chips is Doritos. They come in a wide range of flavors, but a popular…

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  • CCs Tasty Cheese

    CCs Tasty Cheese

    In the 1970s, a gap grew in Aus snacks – bland, plain bites. CC’s saw a way to add zing! Bold new chips with rich tang hit the spot, crafted just right. Each crisp bit had zest built on cheese, giving a fresh taste Aus folk craved. Teams spent time on the chip shape –…

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  • History of corn chips

    History of corn chips

    Corn chips stem from old ways of cooking, deep in Mexico and Texas. With corn as the core, cooks made dough, fried flat to crisp, cut for ease. This gave life to chips we see now, though past ones were thick, full of crunch. there are good wikipedia articles on the history of tortilla chips…

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  • On Metates

    On Metates

    Metates originated within Mesoamerica’s ancient cultures, primarily throughout indigenous Mexican regions, holding symbolic heritage value. Derived from “metlatl,” a Nahuatl term, this grinding device evolved millennia ago, integral within agricultural communities. The Smithsonian has a good history of metates which provides a good reference. Traditional metates featured volcanic surfaces. Each includes a concave stone slab…

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