TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Best Sweet Potato Chips From Food Should Taste Good

Our new chip of choice. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Love super-crunchy chips? How about sweet potatoes? Then you may fall in love with the new line of sweet potato chips from Food Should Taste Good. Available in three flavors plus Original, these thick, crunchy chips are more than snacks. They can…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Irish Breakfast Tea

That comforting cup of Irish breakfast tea is actually Assam, from India. Photo © Olga Miltsova | Dreamstime.   Most tea drinkers have heard of Irish breakfast tea. Fewer have heard of Assam (ah-SAHM). Yet—surprise!—they’re the same tea. The Irish developed such a fondness for the rich, malty black tea from northeast India that they…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Indian Naan Flatbread

Naan with a yogurt dip. Photo courtesy Stonefire Naan.   Bread is one of our passions. We’d give up meat before we’d give up bread. Just about every society makes a delicious bread. India, a very large country, makes many. If you’ve been to an Indian restaurant, you’ve seen some of the regional specialties: chapati,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Deano’s Jalapeño Chips

Hopefully, your Valentine’s Day will be filled with lots of romance. But if you need more heat, try Deano’s Jalapeño Chips. The typical “jalapeño chip” is a potato chip or tortilla chip flavored with jalapeño extract. Deano’s Jalapeño Chips are the real deal: actual jalapeño chiles, sliced and fried. No potatoes have been invited to…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Antidote Chocolate Bars

Banana, chile and 77% cacao bar. Photo courtesy Antidote Chocolate.   People who like very dark chocolate and cacao nibs may find a surprising delight in Antidote Chocolate Bars. These innovative bars, made in Ecuador with Arriba Nacional cacao beans, are 50% conventionally roasted chocolate and 50% raw cacao nibs. The result is profound, earthy…
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