wrap-wrap-wrapping? nevermore.
yesterday at trader joe’s i bought these chips that are just deep-fried wonton wrappers. without anything in them. like someone went to make some wontons and then got distracted by the simpsons and just dropped the wrappers in the fryer and didn’t notice until they were done.
you know that has to have happened at least once.
and maybe sometimes people throw them away and curse and do it the right way on the commercial break, but at least once, someone actually ate them, and told trader joe’s about it, and that moment kind of reminds me of the accidental creation of silly putty. or post-it notes. or xray photography.
because seriously, did you ever really like that chewy piece of gristly meat in the middle of a wonton anyway?!
and these only cost $1!!
and do not require you yourself to contend with splattering oil!!
apparently, i am not the only one to believe this worthy of sharing with the world.
i got the mustard flavor, but later i will get the plain flavor and use them to make summery asian-themed salads.
you’re jealous.
May 16th, 2007 at 10:47 am
mustard flavor?
in the local Irish grocery, they sell potato chips or “crisps” as they call them, flavored with, among other things, “prawn cocktail” and “lamb and mint.”
i’m intrigued yet skeered.
May 16th, 2007 at 11:27 am
yeah. i was in the UK and Ireland both recently and meat-themed crisps is the norm. it takes a bit of getting used to. i advise sticking with salt and vinegar mostly. :)
though does your local irish grocery have tayto’s? those are a good amount of crispy. and the bacon flavor? better than i expected. my irish friends actually don’t like them. but i was like: “whoa! it tastes like when i mix bacon with my hashbrowns, but it never gets soggy.
so live and learn.
the mustard flavor is fitting because the wonton chips are asian-themed, i suppose. it’s like that spicy mustard they stock in the plastic squeezies next to the soy sauce and sweet n’ sour.
May 16th, 2007 at 11:33 am
dunno, i’ll look for ’em next time i’m in there.
they have many intriguing and (frankly, sometimes) scary items. “spotted dick” in a can, say.
May 16th, 2007 at 11:37 am
that’s a nice tie-in to the feminism post. :)