O'Ryans

posted January 22nd, 2019 at 10:07 AM

When I was a kid, there was a brand of potato chips called O'Ryans produced here in Canada. I loved them. There was a little leprechaun mascot on the bag and a shamrock in place of the apostrophe. They came in two flavors: sour cream'n onion alone or with bacon. They were thick cut with ridges to hold all that delicious savoury flavor. After NAFTA, the company that made them got bought up by an American conglomerate and discontinued. Thanks, Mulroney :( I'm almost 40 years old now and I still think about them. I've tried so many other brands over the years and nothing even comes close to being as good. If I had a time machine, I would go back and find a way to stop NAFTA just so I could have my chips back. I'd also be willing to pledge my soul for eternity to anyone who still has the recipe for O'Ryans and would start making them again. Yes, I love chips.

37 Comments

I feel the same about

Jan 22, 2019 at 1:09pm

this Campbells (Chunky line) mushroom soup that had red wine in the ingredients that they used to sell in the 90s.
Or the Mighty Mushrooms (with dip) that Whitespot used to sell.

Covered Bridge chips

Jan 22, 2019 at 1:17pm

from New Brunswick are the best Canadian potato chips I've ever had.

Time machine maybe not needed

Jan 22, 2019 at 2:22pm

I remember those, googled and it seems a line of O'Ryans was in New Zealand called ETA O'Ryans.
Then it seems a company called Bluebird took over and possibly branded them Murphy.

http://bengoodger.com/archive/about/chips.html

If you google Amazon or ebay you may find them. Keep us posted if you do plz

I miss

Jan 22, 2019 at 3:56pm

Dads Chocolate Chip Cookies.

je me souviens

Jan 22, 2019 at 4:40pm

they were the BEST flavour of sour cream n onion! the rest are just too salty and not very creamy...

totally agree

Jan 22, 2019 at 5:02pm

OMG YES. They were SOOOO good. I've never been able to eat sour cream n onion chips again because nothing comes close! Memories of buying Snapple and chips and chilling at Whiterock Pier.

thanks for the trip down memory lane

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Jan 22, 2019 at 6:36pm

Dad's Chocolate Chip were OK if circumstances required cookies wrapped in plastic, but the Better Cookie was Dare.

Anonymous

Jan 22, 2019 at 7:35pm

Old Dutch used to produce a line called Thindercrunch! The Jalapeño was actually spicy and I remember getting to make wishes on chips that were folded back on themselves!

Mmmmmm

Jan 22, 2019 at 8:33pm

Their sour cream and onion flavour was amazing. And left a thick coat of powder on your fingers. I’d sell my firstborn for another bag of those. If I had one.

Sigh

Jan 22, 2019 at 10:04pm

Yes, and do you remember Ritz air crisps? Or how about mini shreddies with raspberry filling? Oh how I miss these delicious discontinued things. Also CoverFX mint tint lip gloss. Why can't the good things stay?