Munchies – Supreme Sour Cream and Onion Tortilla Chips

Munchies was a brand that was really big in the 90s and created by Hostess to help sell potato chips. I don’t recall if they did anything other than potato chips, as I only recall fond memories of the fried spuds. I remember it was pretty iconic and everywhere in supermarkets and convenience stores when I was a kid. Admittedly the three mascots always had me confused on what exactly they were supposed to represent. What I can confirm is that the curiosity always caught my eye, and as a young impressionable kid, that often turned into desire to buy their chips over the other, more plain looking ones.

Sour cream and onion is a common flavour, but it’s usually paired with potato chips and not tortilla. The only other time I recall a big brand doing sour cream and onion with corn or tortilla chips was Doritos had that stint of doing that flavour. As far as I know, that flavour is no longer available, in the Frigid North at least.

It’s sort of hard to explain how the sour cream and onion flavour is different on a tortilla chip than when it’s on a potato chip. Something about the surface or texture of the tortilla chip makes it so that it doesn’t seem to adhere as well when it’s fried and cooked, so it almost feels like they have to use more. It also doesn’t seem to integrate as well, so you can sort of lick the seasoning straight off the tortilla chip and be left with just a normal, unseasoned chip. It seems to be harder to do with a potato chip, where that seasoning is sort of caked in.

The texture is nothing remarkable, and is a classic round tortilla chip. It’s not too thick, not too thin and reminds me the ever popular Tostitos chip. Given that it’s all under the same umbrella I wouldn’t be too surprised if that’s exactly what it is. The one thing I enjoy about these is they aren’t too oily and are nice and dry without creating a desert in your mouth.

Admittedly marketing and nostalgia are what got me here, but the product itself is pretty solid. Sour cream and onion are not a flavour that usually gets attached to tortilla chips, so it’s a welcome change. Even better when it actually tastes good, and had this not been what seems to be a limited edition or seasonal product, I would get this again.