Giant Crab Flavored Shrimp Chips

Good product..Good Flavor...

I can't say I've met a shrimp chip I haven't liked, and these are no exception- Light, crispy, fry up big.Don't be afraid to try it! Just heat a few inches of fry oil, and test one- when it puffs up, use tongs to take it out! If they are too brown, lower the heat or pull them out faster. They fry in seconds, so it will take just a few minutes to cook up one entire box.If you miss shrimp chips you've had in Asian food (sometimes as garnish in Chinese or Thai food, or in gado gado), and live far from any Asian Market, I really suggest giving this product a try- I ALMOST bought ready-to-eat chips on Amazon, which is so expensive and requires too much packaging. (I also like to buy uncooked chips when I travel in Asia too, because they are easy to carry! A very fun souvenir from Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, etc.)I included a photo of the before and after chip size, and you can see the 1 package of chips yield a big freezer bag of chips (plus some because I ate a few already hahaha) Sorry for the poor photo quality, I also over-cooked them a little bit.I can't say much about price, I thought it was fair for buying it in USA- I think the quality of these is also quite high (kind of like a gift, in a nice box and not too many broken pieces). If you are from Asia, you are probably shocked, hahaha. I just hope my review encourages more people to try making shrimp chips at home, because it's FUN!

I like these! Very easy to cook! Not oily! Good flavor! I will be buying some more of them!

I grew up with shrimp chips in Hawaii, and the Walmart there sells boxes this size for $2.19.TEXTURE: So I fried these up traditional way (more on that later, as most of the reviewer photos I have seen look very burnt to me), and the TEXTURE is Perfect! Light, Crisp, Melt In Your Mouth Clouds! (If properly cooked, they will not have any hard, uncooked bits.).FLAVOR: 3 out of 5. Mild taste. I can taste hints of prawn. What I personally dislike is that these have sugar in them (a not insignificant amount. If you deal with Diabetes, I would try to find a brand that doesn’t use sugar.). I never had them with a faint sweetness, which is what you will have here. It’s mild, but there. Altogether, it is a mild, pleasant chip with memorable crisp. (A crisp more light yet crunchy than the biggest, freshest Cheeto!)Unless you MUST have a reasonable presence of shrimp flavor, these are enjoyable.Health: OK. These are traditionally deep-fried. If cooked correctly, they should look white, no brown or tan tones or edges. (You can eat those, but they are burned.). This brand has MSG, which is in a ton of fast foods, frozen, premade, the list goes on. It is a neurotoxin. Yes, all of Asia embraces it. But it is nevertheless true, according to top international researchers from reputable universities of divers ethnicities.Yet most folks love the umami flavor. At any rate. If it matters a lot to you, it has MSG.Other than that, deep fried chips are just never healthy.But these are a fluffy, memorable treat!To Cook Them Right:I used a saucepan with about 3/4-1” ofGrapeseed Oil. (Any high-smoke oil works.)My gas stove dial was at nearly 4.Whenever the chip seemed to be blooming AND browning (ie. Burning) quickly, I just turned the burner OFF for a couple of minutes. And kept making chips.(This may sound fussy, but it all gets done quickly. You can get the hang of it quickly, and it’s fast work.) This is my way of not letting the oil get/stay too hot.I use a small pan for less oil. I tip the pan if need be to have a deeper pool of oil than if the pan is flat.I drop 1 chip then a 2nd. As soon as the 1st is fully puffed. I tong it out onto a dish with paper towels, to absorb extra oil. Once I’ve removed the 1st chip, the 2nd is ready.It goes fast, even doing it like this. We don’t like our cookies burnt, or cakes, or fries. Why would we not care to not burn shrimp chips?I use my air fryer a lot but have not tested it with these. From photos I have seen, the chips look overcooked. Kudos to those wanting less oil. This is one of the few recipes I will stick with deep frying.My best advice is read ingredients. There are many brands with varying ingredients. But the texture is amazing on these.

Love my prawn crackers

Sorry but these had very little flavor, some were soft and chewy after frying others wouldn't even fluff up, maybe I just had a bad batch, who knows.

They are O.K. but not real flavorful. not what I remember from my childhood, but they make an o.k. snack

Ah, shrimp chips have always been a guilty pleasure for me. I used to buy them premade on occasions when I went to a store that carried Asian foods. But they were never as fresh and good as the ones I had as a kid, where a friend made them at home.So now I can get the chips and fry them at home! And they are as good, I think, as the ones my friend made.But here is the wonderful thing: I don't have to deep-fry them. Turns out you can puff them nicely in the microwave. I rub a little oil (sesame or other flavored oil is nice), turn the microwave to 70%, and watch as they puff in 30 seconds or so. This means I can make just a few as a snack and am not tempted to eat the whole batch!This makes for a wonderful snack with minimal calories.The little round chips are nice for shipping because they don't break easily.