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potato rib - /po-te-to rib/ (Tagalog snacks) [n.] potato twist stick.
Other local names:
A spirally sliced potato fries in a stick. The whole piece of unpeeled potato is sliced spirally thin continuously from end to end using a rotating shaft. It is skewered in a pointed-end bamboo stick and deep fried until crisp and dusted with salt and the optional powdered cheese and other flavorings of choice.
- a.k.a. potato twist, twistix or chipstix in Tagalog
A spirally sliced potato fries in a stick. The whole piece of unpeeled potato is sliced spirally thin continuously from end to end using a rotating shaft. It is skewered in a pointed-end bamboo stick and deep fried until crisp and dusted with salt and the optional powdered cheese and other flavorings of choice.
This looks like a modified version of twister fries.
Commonly is served with a sprinkle of finely ground salt or a dipping sauce of catsup or mayonnaise or their combination. It also has a variety of flavors that includes cheese, sour cream, BBQ, pizza, ketchup, and sweet and spicy, among others.
Commonly is served with a sprinkle of finely ground salt or a dipping sauce of catsup or mayonnaise or their combination. It also has a variety of flavors that includes cheese, sour cream, BBQ, pizza, ketchup, and sweet and spicy, among others.
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potato ribs freshly cooked at a food stall in the ground floor of SM Supermarket in Makati City.
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