Best readily available tortilla chip

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Trader Joe’s Blue Corn Tortilla chips

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Chris,

I’ve tasted through most of the many great Tortilla Chips available in Chicago, and based on your descriptions (salty and wispy thin) you want to go out and buy Xochitl White Corn Chips. I’m pretty sure that’s what you’re looking for. They’re the most expensive, although do come in a very large bag. Marianos, Whole Foods and Jewel all carry them.

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These are great and my favorite, but they are so thin that I don’t think that they can handle a nacho.

YMMV.

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Individually? Get outta town.

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It is the only path to righteous nachos, Grasshopper.

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This is insane. Besides the ridiculous time commitment, part of the appeal of nachos is getting a little different flavor in each bite.

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Perfection takes time. And one can vary the flavors on a tray of nachos by deploying different peppers, etc., among the chips.

At least please say that you don’t use shredded cheese… [shock.gif]

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Agreed on El Milagro.

We used to love Nana’s Cocina Tortilla Chips, but they are nowhere to be found in these parts anymore.

Cook’s Illustrated had a chip taste-off, won by Santitas, a Frito-Lay product. I may have to try these.

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http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1449615#p1449615 [whistle.gif]

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No, the ones you pointed to were yellow corn, Brian. And in my opinion they’re great. But the ones in the taste off were white, and so were a bunch of the competitors, which I find confounding.

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Santitas would be my back-up choice if Juanitas weren’t available.

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Our local Whole Foods makes limited batches of amazing tortilla chips, usually we can find them Thursday-Saturday. Other than that I buy mine at El Indio in SD on my weekly business trips, I don’t like any commercial tortilla chips that much, and yes, these are thicker than the store brands and hold up very well with a variety of toppings.

Cheers,

Bud

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The white ones are great also but way way way too salty. The yellow corn version is still very salty but not heart stoppingly.

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Donkey Chips - Treasure Island sells them - the best!

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Amen, Brother!

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Yes, as Brian posted above, this would get my vote.

Ironically, I first had them in Florida two weeks ago (they are a Frito-Lay product). I was in a local supermarket today (in the Philadelphia area) and could not find them, however. I wonder what their distribution is?

Updated: They are not distributed within 50 miles of Philadelphia or New York City. Wonder why?

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I think I’ve tried the Santinas and found them too thick for my preference (though again my application isn’t nachos), but maybe I’m mistaken. I’ll try some next time I’m at the store.

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Ray Walker is managing distribution? neener

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We just went through a bag of Whole Foods chips, first time, and they were really good. And I’m sure I ate a hundred bags of El Indio chips while I was in college and grad school [cheers.gif]