We picked up all of the vegan varieties of Zapp's chips that we could find at the store! Find out how we liked them, plus get a complete list of the vegan Zapp's flavors.
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Y'all, we. love. Zapp's. They're Dave's favorite chips, and we almost always have a bag of them in the house.
For this week's episode of Talkin' Tofu, I headed to the store and grabbed every vegan bag of Zapp's that I could find, and we ranked them.
UPDATE: We did another Zapp's episode, after Dave picked up a couple of new-to-us flavors at the store! I've added our reviews of those to this list.
Our rankings were very different, so the list below is in no particular order. Listen to the episode to get our rankings.
Not all Zapp's chips are vegan, so you'll also find a list of all their vegan varieties, as of this writing. Companies do sometimes change their recipes, so be sure to check the labels, especially if you have a food allergy.
Voodoo and Voodoo Heat
The Voodoo chips are one of Zapp's classic varieties, and the Voodoo Heat is a spicy spin on the original.
For me, the Voodoo chips are their star flavor. They're like salt and vinegar meets BBQ, and they're just incredible. I thought that the Voodoo Heat was good, but it sacrificed some of that good sweet, tanginess to make room for the heat, and it didn't do it any favors.
Dave preferred the Voodoo Heat, because he hates both salt and vinegar and BBQ chips.
Spicy Cajun Crawtator
These chips are meant to invoke the flavors of a crawfish boil, so it's surprising that they're vegan! If you like that Old Bay seasoning flavor, you'll love these!
I felt like they were missing something. Maybe a little umami or tang? But Dave was a big fan.
Hotter 'n' Hot Jalapeño
These are Dave's favorite variety of vegan Zapp's, and I'm a big fan of these, too! They pack a nice heat.
For me, they could also benefit from one more flavor dimension, but I think part of that was that I'd just eaten the Voodoo chips, which just have such an amazing, complex flavor.
We tried a couple of other vegan flavors in a more recent episode! Here's what we thought of those, plus a list of the vegan flavors we've seen but not had a chance to try.
Sweet Creole Onion
We both thought that these were pretty bland. Dave said it best: "If I buy sweet onion chips, I want them to be sweet and onion-y."
These were not. If you like plain chips, you'll like these.
Cajun Dill Gator-Tators
We were split on these. Becky is OBSESSED! They're like dilly salt and vinegar chips! They tasted like the best pickle chips ever.
Dave hated them and thought they were just salt and vinegar chips, nothing else. If you love salt and vinegar and love dill, you'll enjoy these.
More vegan Zapp's chip flavors
We couldn't find these at the store, but these are the other vegan Zapp's chips, as of this writing:
- Regular
- Evil Eye (These contain lactic acid, but since they're marked Kosher Pareve, I'm assuming that's from plant sources.)
- Mesquite BBQ
Sadly, their Salt and Vinegar chips are not vegan, as they contain milk.
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