Author: ccx

  • 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. In the 1930s, a Texan duo, keen to test new snack…

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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. Traditional metates featured volcanic surfaces. Each includes a concave stone slab alongside a hand-held stone, known commonly as a mano, essential for transforming maize…

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