Salted tortilla chips are not a snack. They’re an ingredient. A component of a larger dipping system that requires salsa, guacamole, or cheese to be complete.
Sainsbury’s version performs this supporting role adequately.
The corn flavour is present. The salt is appropriate. The triangles are properly triangular. Construction is sturdy enough for dipping without breaking. All functional requirements met.
Eaten alone, these are boring. There’s no other word. Salt and corn and nothing else. Each chip is a question mark waiting for an answer that only accompaniment can provide.
But that’s what salted tortilla chips are for. Judging them on solo snacking is like judging bread on its performance without butter. The purpose is partnership.
Buy these with dips. They’ll do their job. Buy these alone and wonder why you bothered.
