Comments on: Canadian Salty: Ketchup Chips

By: cindisa and thaila andorie and shania and rashawna

cindisa and thaila andorie and shania and rashawna — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:17:40 +0000

i so love kethup chip i think my auntie april knows how but in are store we have ketchup chips?<33

By: C. Fraser

C. Fraser — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:00:27 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Clifford. The “undistinguished palate” was just a friendly poke in the ribs to our southern neighbours. I imagine you’re probably right, though. Damn those Mustardvillians and their lack of ketchup appreciation!

By: Clifford Noble

Clifford Noble — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:47:59 +0000

I live in the US. My boss is Canadian. She always brings ketchup chips back, and everyone in the office loves them.
That leads me to believe that it is not because of an undistinguished palate.
I’m gonna say our marketing “geniuses” determined from a poll of 300 people that our country would not eat ketchup chips. The poll probably took place in Mustardville Arkansas.

By: C. Fraser

C. Fraser — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:38:43 +0000

That’s a really good question. My only guess is that there just isn’t a market for it in the U.S.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:08:12 +0000

but why is there not ketchup chips in the states?!

By: C. Fraser

C. Fraser — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:22:13 +0000

“I don’t think we should expand the ketchup chip market into the U.S. Look what happened to the NHL when it did!”

LOL. Excellent point, SW. It’s true, we can’t trust our Canadian icons to the American commercial machine.

There is some good American beer, though. Unfortunately we just don’t get to buy it up here.

By: Sun Warrior

Sun Warrior — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:31:49 +0000

I’m sorry, but I’m now thinking about Herr’s.

Believe it or not, my wife bought our first bag a few weeks ago. With Heinz catsup (American spelling) on it, it seemed like a good selling point.

But the chips are very heavy tasting on the ketchup. It seems an apostasy to chemicalize Heinz, don’t you think?

Which is odd, because their beer is so light… but I guess they thought the Canadians would like heavy ketchup taste, like their beer.

Avoid buying Herr’s. Shut down the market for them right now! Potato Chip Imperialism must be resisted!

By: Sun Warrior

Sun Warrior — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:21:17 +0000

Those Herr’s chips you picture are from Pennsylvania, at least they are manufactured there, and shipped to Canada.

I guess you have to be brought up on ketchup chips to appreciate it. I don’t think we should expand the ketchup chip market into the U.S. Look what happened to the NHL when it did!

And now our beloved Robertson screwdriver is being picked up by the Americans.

With such technology, we just don’t know what the Americans will do with it. Imagine if they start tinkering to get Red Robertson ketchup chips, ruining the purity of both???

Can we handle that as a nation?

By: C. Fraser

C. Fraser — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Good article, Aaron. Thanks for sharing the link.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:15:36 +0000

Check out my article on Ketchup Flavored Potato Chips I wrote last summer.

http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/07/31/are-ketchup-flavored-potato-chips-what-makes-canadians-different-from-americans/