Kwik-Trip's No Dip Required recipe for all-dressed chips on the left, Aldi's wavy all-dressed chips on the right
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All-dressed (French: assaisonnées[citation needed] or French: toute garnie[1]) is a potato chip flavour popular in Canada.[2] Ruffles, a major producer of all-dressed potato chips, describes the flavour as a mix of ketchup, barbecue sauce, sour cream and onion and salt & vinegar.[3]

History

While consensus is that the flavour first originated in Canada, it is unknown who or which company first introduced the all-dressed potato chip. Yum Yum, a Québec-based company, is known to have created a variety of the flavour in 1978.[4][5]

The term 'all-dressed' and its French equivalent "toute garnie" originally applied to pizza, meaning roughly 'everything-on-it', deluxe, or 'the works'.[1] Many early references to the flavour refer to 'all-dressed pizza flavour' potato chips.[1]

Notably, the term "all-dressed" extended beyond just pizza and found its way into the world of potato chips. Many early references to the flavour "all-dressed" are linked to "all-dressed pizza flavour" potato chips. These potato chips were crafted to capture the essence of a pizza with all the toppings, offering a rich, complex blend of flavours that often includes a combination of spices, herbs, cheese, and even hints of smokiness, mimicking the taste of a fully-loaded pizza.

An all-dressed chip called The Whole Shabang is produced by American prison supplier Keefe Group. It became available to the general public in 2016.[6] Frito-Lay began selling all-dressed Ruffles potato chips in the United States the same year.[7][8]

In 2019, Syracuse, New York potato chip maker Terrell's began selling all-dressed chips under the name "Syracuse style".[9][10]

Kwik Trip convenience stores sell an all dressed flavor of chips under their Urge store brand.[11]

Hy-Vee stores sell an All Dressed flavour of chips under the Drive Time store brand.[12]

Aldi stores sell an All Dressed flavour of chips seasonally under the Clancy's store brand.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dollinger, Stefan (2017). "23 Revising the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles World Englishes and linguistic variation in real time". The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography. Routledge. pp. 371–378. ISBN 978-1-315-10494-2. OCLC 1006417081.
  2. ^ Patel, Ari (23 September 2015). "Ruffles All Dressed Will Now Be Available In The United States". Huffington Post (Canada). Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "RUFFLES® All Dressed Flavored Potato Chips | Ruffles". www.ruffles.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "About us | Yum Yum chips". yum-yum.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ Provencher, Liz (19 March 2020). "How to Get Your Hands on All Dressed Chips". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Chips So Good You'll Have to Go to Jail to Get Them". NBC News. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ William-Ross, Lindsay (16 September 2015). "FINALLY: All Dressed chips are available in the U.S." Vancity Buzz. Vancouver. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Ruffles Brand Brings All Dressed To The U.S. Market For Good Because Americans Are All Aboot It" (Press release). Plano, Texas: PepsiCo. PRNewswire. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Terrell's Potato Chips | Syracuse's Finest for 70 Years". Terrell's Potato Chips. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Terrell's Syracuse Style Potato Chips". www.taquitos.net. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Urge!". Kwik Trip. La Crosse, WI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023. Try our signature No Dip Required!™ chips – uniquely layered flavor that is deceptively simple and divinely complex all in one crunchy, craveable chip. Imagine tasting sweet, salty and savory – all in one chip – it's like taste bud magic! North of the border, they are a top flavor for Canadians who knew them as 'all dressed'!
  12. ^ "Drive Time All Dressed Potato Chips". Hy-Vee. West Des Moines, Iowa. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Clancy's All Dressed or Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips". Aldi, Inc. Batavia, IL. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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