Who Has The Best Potato Chips? South Dakota's 'Dakota Style' VS. Minnesota's 'Old Dutch'

You know how it is when you meet your soulmate. Everything seems to fall in place, the world seems a little better, a little brighter, and a little kinder.

That was exactly how it was, the first time I tried Dakota Style Honey Mustard Potato Chips. I can't be sure, but I think I even heard a small angel choir singing quietly.

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Local Pride In A Bag: Dakota Style And Old Dutch Chip Showdown

They are the perfect combo of sweet and savory. Not too salty and has that absolutely perfect kettle-cooked crunch.

Sometimes you're lucky enough to get one that is a smidge browner than the rest and that is the true treasure in the bag!

South Dakota Pride: Dakota Style Chips

This is not really all that surprising, given that these morsels of deliciousness are manufactured in a South Dakota community that grows its own potatoes. They even throw the tremendously fun bash, Clark Potato Days (maybe I should have said "mash")!

The celebration is famous across the country for the hilarious "Mashed Potato Wrestling," And Potato Days, wouldn't be Potato Days without a "Mashed Potato-Eating" contest!

https://youtu.be/r_CI52HnCcY

South Dakota Almost Lost Dakota-Style Chips

Back in 2016 when the family-owned Clark, South Dakota, business suffered a devastating fire, Dakota Style Chip lovers like me went through a mourning period that lasted until the first day I saw them back on the shelves after a few months. I had almost given up hope that they would come back.

Sunflower seeds and kernels are a significant percentage of Dakota Style's business. But to me, there will always be one love and that is my Honey Mustard chips.

Minnesota's Old Dutch Chips are Good, but...

Old Dutch Chips are made in Roseville, Minnesota. That company was started by Carl J. Marx in 1934. He liked the name 'Dutch' because it sounded like something clean and of quality.

 You'd probably recognize the Old Dutch classic windmill logo.

Discover The Superior Crunch: Dakota Style Vs. Old Dutch Chips

Old Dutch Chips are tasty chips too. Great snacks from the great folks in the land of lakes. Plus, they have a Canadian connection, which can get us the All-Dressed flavor.

Old Dutch are a wonderful snack choice...when you can't find Dakota Style Chips! (Just my opinion).

I included the Jalapeño Chips in the above photo because the guy I hang out with every morning (KKRC's Ben Davis) loves those the most.

So in conclusion, if you try Dakota Style Honey Mustard Potato Chips, (if you never have before) and you don't think they're the best potato chips ever, then you are simply buying into the potato chip cartel misinformation campaign!

Sources: Reed Fund Agri-Business Loans Fund and Clark, South Dakota