Interesting Finds: Tahong Chips (Green Mussel chips)

I've been seeing this package ever since it first came out but never paid much attention. I saw signages of "fresh tahong chips" plastered along the highways of Cavite and being the sucker for weird and innovative food finds, I thought to myself " wow! Tahong in chips form, interesting..." but never did get the chance to stop and buy myself a pack. Only during the Clayfest 2011 event (review about it here) that me and this interesting find came face-to-face with each other at my favorite health food store in Cubao Expo. Usually when I'm there I'd always make it a point to drop by the store and purchase a couple of my favorite tofu chips but this caught my eye instead so I finally bought one to satiate my curious taste buds.

Some of the chips were ginormous!

Some food blogs I read from found it bland and is no better tasting that of the shing-a-ling (familiar with this snack?) so I was really surprised to find out I like this stuff! By the way, I love munching on shing-a-ling . :D It's very tasty but for some I think, they may find this a little overpowering and smells so much like the sea (or malangsa?) but what do you expect it is after all TAHONG(green mussel) chips. Inside the packaging you could find a little plastic sauce container with some vinegar inside ( don't worry, the vinegar is sealed in plastic to avoid spillage) for some who prefers to dip this like you would do a chicharon (pork cracklings).

I liked this so much I could finish off a whole 100g. bag. But be careful though, based on the nutritional information at the back, it's crazy high in sodium like unbelievably high! a 100g. bag packs about 540mg of sodium...that's a lot! So make sure to share this with someone and load up on water while eating to flush out all that salt.

I also found out that it is an original Caviteno innovation and they manufacture this in Bacoor but SM Bacoor sells this at a higher price tag which is crazy! A 100g. I purchased at Cubao Expo for P50 and at SM Bacoor I found the same size selling for P60?!WTF! Not cool! I'm still looking for a local store in Cavite that sells this directly so I'd know where to buy when I get the craving. :D

So have you got an interesting foodie discover lately? Please share it with us!