Immediate disclaimer: I have never eaten this snack and can make no claims about its deliciousness. But damn, it just looks delicious. From the blog, Super Local:
totally forgot i had this until i was reminded by the lovely shezz. what a crazily amazing way to present (& cook) a potato!
came dusted with a fine cheese powder, a bit like the stuff you find on Twisties. quite yum, like a one super long deep fried crisp!
have seen it in Hongdae & Myeongdong but am it’s in loads of other places.
more food theatrics, please! ^^
Some people might be a bit concerned with the healthiness of the snack (Cory Doctorow, of Boing Boing fame). But I'm heartened. It's a whole potato, spiral cut and fried. My guess would be that it's dusted in front of you, and if you picked salt and pepper, you wouldn't get the weird hydrogenated oils that are in cheesey sprinklings. Whole, fresh food simply prepared can't be beat. Sure, you might be better off with a carrot, but you'd be worse off with McDonald's fries. And I'd guess the tornado potato gives fries a solid run for their money in the taste department.
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there's no way i would pass up a snack like that, hydrogenated oils or not. it's way too festive! the only problem, of course, would be a twirly potato addiction. good thing i don't live in korea.
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