Cajun Spiced Potato Chips

Made some potato chips. Sliced potatoes, soaked them in ice water, dried on paper towels, fried at 300 degrees for a few minutes, sprinkled with spice. I used Walker & Sons Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning. Despite hints of domestic violence in the ill-conceived brand name, Slap Ya Mama contains only salt, pepper, red pepper and granulated garlic. Been a big fan of granulated garlic lately - it’s not like nauseating, cloying garlic powder. It’s more like pleasant, earthy garlic sand.

A map search for the Walker & Sons Ville Platte Lousiana address shows a chicken shed.

One could, theoretically, use Zatarain’s Creole Seasoning instead of Slap Ya Mama, but then you would be adding disodium inosinate and guanylate (MSG-like chemicals) and sugar, plus dextrose (which is basically sugar) to your otherwise pristine potato chips.

Not pristine, though, really. I fried these chips in canola oil which is just bad all around. Post about the evils of seed oils (canola, soy, corn, cottonseed etc.) coming soon.

Hell - I just wanted to use up my remaining supply of canola oil before not buying it ever again.

—Alex