We anticipate this will be an area of much debate. In fact, we know itโll likely cause a civil war. But just in case any of you were even remotely curious about what the powers that be think, the culprits behind Australiaโs very best hot chips has just been named by the Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards for 2021: Chicken Chef in Blair Athol, SA.
โSaid to have mastered the balance of crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside thatโs vital to any good chip, Chicken Chef Blair Atholโs โmouthwateringโ hot chips and famous salt are beloved by locals,โ explains the Wotif rationale for crowning this yearโs best hot chips in Australia.
โThe secret to their winning recipe? No shortcuts. Chicken Chefโs chips are handmade with the freshest potatoes and double-cooked for that signature crunch. Mmm-mmm!โ
Interestingly enough, it sounds remarkably similar to how beloved US burger chain / recent domestic debutante Five Guys operates vis-a-vis what Anthony Bourdain called the Tao of Hot Fat.
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Other finalists from around the country which didnโt quite make the cut for King of the Chippies are as follows (in no particular order):
- Pelican Rocks Seafood Restaurant & Cafรฉ (Greenwell Point, NSW)
- Kingsleyโs Chicken (Canberra, ACT)
- Varsity Bar (Morley, WA)
- Cripps Bakehouse (Bellerive, TAS)
- Sotos Fish Shop (Semaphore, SA)
- Chicken Cave (Fulham Gardens, SA)
- Super Rooster (Toowoomba, QLD)
- The Yeeros Shop (Marrickville, NSW)
- Parkdale Free Range Charcoal Chicken (VIC)
- Adelaide River Inn Pub & Bistro (NT)
Wonder if Michael Hasler โ otherwise known as Hot Chip Guy โ will have anything to say about thisโฆ
Other categories in the Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards for 2021 range from best jaffle, best vanilla slice, to best country pub (which you can check out for yourself here).
