Easy oil-free tortilla chips à la @mcdougallmom 💚
Not gonna lie: I've always been skeptical of turning foods like corn tortillas crispy or crunchy in the microwave. They're delicious on the grill, but it's not always available. Making this tortilla chip is simple and easy, and it is better than your brain will allow you to think it will be. Not just good, but really good! If you're hesitant or on the fence, give it a try! I included her recipe at the end, and you can find it in full under her story highlight about no oil chips! I crisp-crunched the entire corn tortilla at once; that's my jam!
Crispy versus Crunchy—
I was still getting caught up in the crispy vs. crunchy battle, mostly because I find food terms and etymology interesting, revealing, and at times limiting.
Taste of Home says: While crispiness is almost always confined to the edges or outsides of foods, crunch is bold enough to carry all the way through.—that would make these crunchy AND crispy.
And The Daily Meal says (this is totally a ripoff of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons, which is why I picked it 😆): Remember, if it's light and thin, it's crispy then. If it's dense and golden brown, you're in crunchy town.—that also makes these both crunchy and crispy!
I guess the lesson I learned here is that something can be both crunchy (carrying all the way through) and crispy (light, thin, and crunchy, often on the outside) and is maybe best described with it's most engaging or prominent qualities.
Sources:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/crispy-vs-crunchy/
https://www.thedailymeal.com/1280603/really-difference-between-crispy-crunchy/
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