A pandemic transplant to Maine raised this question. Fair enough.
Jeremy Glass is a writer who grew up in rural Connecticut and lived in Brooklyn. Wrote an article for Food52 where he talked about moving to Maine and the obsession we Mainers have.
Apparently we are obsessed with Humpty Dumpty All Dressed Fries.
I started to wonder … are we?
Jeremy notes that moving to Maine kept his New England roots alive, where you can go to a gas station and find mini-bottles Fireball, Moxie, Red Snapper Dogs, and yes, Humpty Dumpty All-Dressed Fries. He calls them “cult” chips and says they are the chips of choice for Mainers. The ‘everything’ in every dress is a combination of barbecue, tomato sauce, salt and vinegar, and sour cream and chives.
I didn’t realize it, but according to Jeremy, you can’t find these chips outside of Maine. No way! Humpty Dumpty isn’t really THE Humpty Dumpty which started in Scarborough in 1947. It is now an Old Dutch Foods brand. They make sandwiches and bought the Humpty Dumpty brand.
That’s a good thing because they keep making the weird flavors that make us love Humpty Dumpty. Who else makes ketchup chips?
How lucky are we to have these All Dressed Fries whenever we want? Well, according to self-proclaimed snack expert Bill Oakley,
All of Humpty Dumpty’s dressed up fries are, in my opinion, the best fries I have ever eaten and possibly the best fries available anywhere.
Woof. I don’t care about self-proclaimed snacks, what do Mainers think? Is this the best chip in the world? Are we obsessed with them? I like them. I like them very much. Obsessed with them? No. But I’m glad only Mainers can have them.
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