Who doesn't love a cheeky bag of chipper chips on the fly once in a blue moon? Finding myself walking past one evening after missing lunch and recognising the famous Borza name I decided it was fate and ordered a bag.
I was surprised at first when I was told it would be 10 minutes - as generally 5 minutes usually means 10, what could 10 mean? As I had an appointment I kept my eye on the clock went to feed the meter and when I came back my chips were handed to me in a bag.
I eagerly sytolled down the road sampling said chips and was so disappointed, they were pale, floppy and just did not taste good. Back I went and was courteously given a generous replacement bag which were very little better. I was told it was the vinegar which had made them so flaccid and soggy - however in my experience a crispy crunchy golden chip has a texture which makes the vinegar slide off it, enhancing the taste not sopping up the moisture.
I was at that stage late so at a loss I popped them in the back of the car instead of binning them as I was tempted. When I got home I had the oven on and never being one to waste anything thought I would pop them in the oven and see what the family made of these off chips.
Well miracle of miracles 10 minutes later, even though I just popped them in bag and all and did not use a baking tray, they came out DELICIOUS. Golden crispy, crunchy, lovely. Proving that they were just not cooked enough or indeed well which is odd as I had to wait so long for them. So unless you are getting the chips to cook yourself at home, I would avoid, avoid, avoid.
It really does take a special set of skills to have professional frying equipment and be able to turn the usually ever tasty and desirable chip into an inedible mess - and judging from my home experience, nothing wrong with the potato just not cooked right or enough. If a McDonald's chip was a 10 and an oven chip was a 4 - these chips were a big fat pale floppy ZERO. Libero Borza of Malahide, if you are reading this, I know this is not your shop and I am so sorry but this is a shame on your family name and long standing tradition of excellence, read more