Deeply-fried or somewhat healthy-consciously baked Apples-of-the-Earth peeled, seasoned and packaged in as continuous a strand as possible. Packaged in bulky "collectible" tins to maintain "integrity" of the crispy chip.
-- thumbwax, Feb 10 2008

(?) French fried version, and not continuous. http://forums.egull...08_3240_1042339.jpg
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 11 2008]

PowerKut Ribbon Fry™ http://www.zesco.co...PGroupID=ZP99150002
makes one continuous thin-sliced curl for ribbon fries. [baconbrain, Feb 11 2008]

Now That's A Potato Chip http://nerdsoup.blo...ts-potato-chip.html
Potato chips on a stick, what a marvelous idea. [baconbrain, Feb 11 2008]

Tornado Potato! http://www.poketo.c...o/superlocal/?p=327
quite yum, like a one super long deep fried crisp! [baconbrain, Feb 11 2008]

Spiral Potato Chips http://www.catering...l.co.za/spiral.html
Twisted chips on a stick. The other inventors? [baconbrain, Feb 11 2008]

Catering Bliss http://www.usedcateringequipment.co.za
Does it stay crisp or does it sog out [rad_catering_equipment, Jun 14 2011]

Grease Roll-Up.
-- notmarkflynn, Feb 10 2008


What you get if you run a potato thru an apple peeler/slicer and fry it. If left whole they are pretty resilient and can be fried in a minimal size container saving oil. They don't keep well and could hardly be described as a crisp as they are best eaten fresh.Is this what you are talking about?
-- WcW, Feb 10 2008


Sounds like a novelty food that might sell well at carnivals, boardwalks, amusement parks etc.

It would definately be something most people would want to try at least once.
-- doctorremulac3, Feb 10 2008


WcW's meritorious annotation led idea to be appended; "or somewhat healthy-consciously baked" as these are tubby times.
-- thumbwax, Feb 11 2008


Pretty much baked, unfortunately. Well, deep-fried. The single-strand version, not the DNA double twist. The spuds are spiral-sliced and sometimes skewered, but not done in a roll like paper.

The skewered version, where it's a spiral on a stick, is sometimes called a "tornado potato", and may not be found in the USA, yet (links). The South African "Chipstix" site (which sucks) claims to be the inventors.

The jumbled-up strand on a plate is called "ribbon fries", and are popular at American carnivals et c. (See link to cutter.)

Either one looks yummy and fun. Good idea, obviously. [+]
-- baconbrain, Feb 11 2008



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