Potato Chips from Europe!

We first ran into LantChips at the Winter Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco several years ago. The folks in the booth had literally just flown in from Sweden just to do the show. Due to a shipping issue, their booth was make shift and they only had their Original and Sour Cream and Onion to sample. But that was all we needed to be interested in this chip.

So we decided we wanted to feature this chip. The only problem was that it wasn't available in the US yet. In fact quite a few international vendors attend these food shows to identify distributors and/or producers and this was the case with them. We kept in touch and they eventually set up a production and distribution arrangement with Utah Chips and we were able to feature them. The only places we have seen these pop up in the US since are online at Amazon or at Ikea stores.

They also own US distribution rights to another unique chip maker based in England called Jonathan Crisps. In the US, however, they are marketed as Imperial Crisps. They even sent us a sample of these from Sweden before they were even being produced for the US. The flavors are truly unique: Black Pepper & Ginger, Black Olive & Garlic, Mature Cheddar & Red Onion, Sundried Tomato & Basil, Horseradish & Sour Cream, Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar, Parsnip Crisps and Parsnip, Beetroot & Sweet Potato. You can also find some of these varieties online at Amazon.

Also from the UK, we just recently featured Tyrrells chips. These chips were all the rage at last Summer's New York Fancy Foods Show. We saw these at several distributors over the span of several days. And if you think the Jonathan Crisps flavors were unique, check these out: Worcester Sauce with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Spicy Jalapeno Chile & Lemon, Mature Cheddar & Chives, Thai Curry & Coriander, Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt and Ludlow Sausage with Wholegrain Mustard (pictured). The only place that I have seen these available online in the US is at Chelsea Market Baskets.

For our Potato Chip of the Month Club recently, we shipped an assortment with nine different varieties from these three companies.