The Meadows Truffle Potato Chips need no introduction. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have seen it in stores or at least tried it once upon a friend’s recommendation. Each 60g pack of Truffle Potato Chips costs just $1 (usual price) or $9.90 for a carton of 12 at selected 7-eleven outlets (which means each pack ends up costing you just 83 cents). I was rather excited about the launch of Meadows Truffle Potato Sticks because the potato chips have been so well-loved that the potato sticks must certainly be worth trying too, no? 
I got mine from 7-eleven and paid $2.85 for a pack of the potato sticks. Inside, there are 5 smaller packs weighing 20g each.
If you need help with portion control, well, this’d be useful:
I opened a pack and poured out the contents into a bowl. There were probably only 20+ small-ish sticks. I was a little disappointed. That’s it?
Upon opening the pack, there’s that familiar truffle smell you get with the potato chips. As for the mouthfeel, well, the sticks are obviously going to be crunchier than the chips but because they’re so small, and there aren’t many of them, you feel oddly… unsatisfied after.
My darling summed it up in four words: “I prefer the chips”.
Yup, me too. Plus, the potato chips offer you more bang for your buck.
Potato chips (60g) – $1 (or 83 cents when purchased in bulk)
Potato sticks (100g) – $2.85
Interestingly, the potato chips are manufactured in Malaysia but the potato sticks come all the way from China! In fact, printed on each of the small packs of potato sticks is the Halal symbol with the words “Shandong Halal Certification Service”.
If I going to enjoy a snack while catching a movie, I’ll definitely pick the 60g pack of truffle chips. I’ll certainly enjoy the chips more, and also feel less guilty about eating one pack of chips vs. five (small) packs of potato sticks. XD