The internet is divided when it comes to a definitive answer on whether the “delicacy” is delicious or disgusting
Actor and self-proclaimed chip expert Andrew Garfield does not like ketchup chips.
They also ranked their favourite chip flavours.
Earning Garfield’s number one spot: salt and vinegar. Garfield’s least favourite? The ketchup chip.
“I try all weird crisps,” Garfield said, after Pugh asked if he tried the ketchup flavour while they were in Canada. “I actually did not like the tomato ketchup. I think tomato ketchup crisps are kind of a sin.”
When Pugh pressed the actor even more, implying that the ketchup flavour was similar to prawn cocktail (a popular chip flavour in England), Garfield didn’t budge.
“No. I love prawn cocktail. No, my palate is very sensitive,” he said.
“Mmm. I really like them,” said Newton.
“Mmm! Yeah, delicious. Sorry I’m eating loads of them,” said Coughlan.
Ketchup chips. Good or bad?
The debate has long plagued Canadians and non-Canadians alike, and even the internet is divided when it comes to a definitive answer on whether the “delicacy” is delicious or disgusting.
Threads on Reddit are dedicated to discussing the topic ad nauseam.
The origin story of ketchup chips is a mystery
“It’s believed that this red-powdered snack was first invented by Hostess Potato Chips in the early 1970s, and sold exclusively to the Canadian market,” per the Food Network.
However, another company, Herr’s Snacks, also began making ketchup chips around the same time south of the Canadian border, in Pennsylvania, Food Network reported. Herr’s later teamed up with ketchup maker Heinz.
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