Today
is going to be all about cooking and tasting products from Dakota Style,
located in Clark , SD. This is another company that is deep rich in their
history, as well as giving back. So before I tell you about my day of tasting
and cooking with the products they sent over, let me tell you some of their
story.
Dakota Style, began something wonderful in 1985, right in the heart of South Dakota , when they hand selected their first ideal potato.
They, were off making chips from their
very own home-grown potatoes before they knew it. Dakota Style just didn't submit the potatoes out to any
random maker, they cooked each batch, one at a time, and seasoned each chip by
hand, just like the good 'ol days.
They
quickly embarked on the inclusion of daring flavors and also planned to extend
their range to include spicy jumbo sunflower seeds, kernels and kettle shakes, utilizing just the finest products of nature and without shortcuts.
Dakota Style, didn't forget where they came from. A place where realizing how your
food remains grown means something, and harvesting with the heart produces more
than just a product. There are also plenty of open spaces, fresh air and dirt
roads that need to be refined and Dakota Style, is planning to do it's part to
keep it that way. Dakota Style, still rising and resting by the sun and
believing that they will be taking time to do things the right way by hand, resulting in an experience that you
can taste and feel.
Dakota Style's boldest taste were influenced by the rough western lifestyle, the
cowboys who we're born to ride, and the excitement of a good 'ol rodeo. This
born-to-back attitude led Dakota Style, right to the Jared Allen Pro Bull Team
(JAPBT), which is deeply rooted in professional bull riding, ferocious drive
and all-American pride.
Dakota
Style, found out that JAPBT also enhances Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded
Warriors (JAH4WW) through multiple Professional Bull Riders (PBR ) events, a strong and meaningful partnership emerged. In line with
JAPBT 's initiative to give back, Dakota Style is more than excited to extend
their efforts to support troops. Throughout the last two years alone, Dakota
Style, has donated over 16,000 pounds of their delicious jumbo sunflower seeds
to the U.S. military in Afghanistan . After becoming flooded with heartfelt letters from
military personnel, Dakota Style, decided to roll out the "Chips For The
Troops" program online, putting their, favorite industrial kettle chips in
the hands of soldiers just in time for the holidays.
With
such a great company, I am so excited to try all the products, they so
graciously sent over, and the box sent had more then enough to try. So I took
the day and did just that, put all the products to the taste test, and the
recipe test.
Inside
the box we're so many different varieties of Dakota Style products. The first
four we're their kettle chips. And with some kettle chips from each bag, I
created breakfast.
First
up was the bag of Dakota Style original kettle chips, which was transformed
into a topping for a small egg strata, as the top coating. Tasting the chips
from the bag you can taste the homegrown flavors of the potato's. These are not
like your other store brands where they are paper thin and break when you pick
them up. They are extra thick sliced kettle chip, that held up great in my egg
strata topping. The kettle chip, truly tasted like it should, the flavor of
potato! The Dakota Style "original" kettle chip, is just that, the
right saltiness, the right seasoning, and the right thickness. I was very
impressed that topping the egg strata with the kettle chips, held their own.
The
next small omelet I made, was with Dakota Style Jalapeno kettle chips. Again
the kettle chips we're used as the topping, and held their own. Even tasting
the Jalapeno kettle chips before topping my omelet, the flavor was on point.
When you open the bag, the aroma of Jalapeno's can be revealed. The Dakota
Style Jalapeno kettle chips, was again just the right thickness. They did not
disappoint with flavor at all, even as a topping you could still taste the
Jalapeno flavor. The best part is that after eating the Dakota Style Jalapeno
kettle chips, they left no after taste in your mouth. The Jalapeno taste of the
kettle chips again was on point.
Now
my son in law took a plain omelet and added the Dakota Style salt and vinegar
kettle chips to it. The kettle chips gave the breakfast sandwich a good crunch
in every bite. Also a great thick kettle chip that held up using it on a warm
sandwich. The vinegar flavorings for the Dakota Style salt and vinegar kettle
chips, did not over power the taste at all. The salt and vinegar was in perfect
balance. And you still get s nice pucker!
For
the last bag of chips, to go with the omelets I made every one a twice baked
potato and topped them all with mesquite kettle chips from Dakota Style. After
getting the potato all done, I crumbled the mesquite bar-b-q kettle chips on
top of each potato. Being on a warm dish did not phase the kettle chips, they
held their own again. They still remained crunchy. When you open the bag of
Dakota Style Mesquite bar-b-q kettle chips, your nose is hit with a nice
southwest aroma. The flavor of the kettle chips are a full body, smoky taste, that’s
perfectly balanced. A true Southwestern chip flavor. A nice thick sliced kettle
chip, that has a nice mesquite bar-b-q taste, not covered in salt.
Lunch
was all about creating dish's with Dakota Style sunflower seeds. The kids
helped me shell the ones that needed to be, while I got all the other
ingredients gathered together.
If
you have never used sunflowers in your recipes, you don't know what your
missing. When sunflowers are in season, and you can gather them fresh, you will
not believe the flavor they add to a dish. For those who have a nut allergy,
sunflowers make a great replacement. And they are price friendly, and a easy to
find product.
So
while I started some prep work on my dish's, I put some of the Roasted and
Salted shelled kernels in a bowl and snacked on them. Dakota Style did all the
work. They are ready to eat or cook with. And believe it or not for already
being shelled, they taste great.
The
first dish for lunch was a appetizer, of a vegetable cracker topped with Greek
olives, sun dried tomatoes, and some of the roasted and salted in the shell (
that we opened). The sunflowers before you shell them have a wonderful taste,
with a light coating of salt. To make these sunflowers seeds, Dakota Style
soaks them in a brine water, then roasts them to perfection, and while they are
still warm, they get the seasoning on. When eating them with the shells on you
get such a nice crackling of the sunflower, nice and firm. Besides adding a
great taste, and decorative look to my appetizer, sunflower seeds provide a
great array of health benefits.
The
bag of Jalapeno sunflower seeds, I tasted out the bag. You smell the Jalapeno
flavor as soon as you open the bag. When you pop a few in your mouth, you taste
the Jalapeno flavor, with the salt, and it pairs perfectly. They are a natural
delicious snack, and they went great mixed into my broccoli salad. They gave the
salad a nice look, melded perfect with all the other ingredients.
I
had some lentil's and I thought I would make a small second salad, and add the
salt and vinegar sunflower seeds that we shelled. But tasting a few right from
the bag, was a delicious taste. On the shell is where all the flavor is, and
right away you get a slight tang from the vinegar. It has nothing overpowering
from it at all. After making the salad I sprinkled my shelled Dakota Style salt
and vinegar sunflower seeds as a garnish. They really make a pretty garnish for
salads.
For
the main course of lunch I made everyone a turkey, cranberry sandwich with
shelled dill pickle sunflower seeds. But tasting these Dakota Style dill pickle sunflower seeds right from the bag, is like eating a pickle out of the jar. The
flavoring on the shell taste just like a dill pickle, with a garlic taste
after. Very tasting, and gives you a little pucker.
Dinner
was the final touch to use the pretzels, Dakota Style sent over.
My
strawberry goat cheese salad with roasted chicken, was the starter. For the
chicken I coated it with the salt and vinegar pretzels. The pretzels adhered to
the chicken and stayed on through the roasting process with ease. Even on the
chicken you still could taste the flavor of the pretzels. They made my dish
surprisingly delicious. And the pretzels still had a crunch to them. The
twisted pretzels to taste from the bag had the same dill pickle flavor. Not to
much salt, and a great texture to them. If you love dill pickles these pretzels
will be one of your favorites.
As
a side dish for dinner I made a cheesy green bean casserole and used the
jalapeno pretzels for the topping. As with all the dish's the pretzels held
there ground on a warm dish. They definitely give your dish a anything but
ordinary flavor. The jalapeno pretzels gave the casserole a little kick, and
paired well as a topping with all the other ingredients. From the bag of DakotaStyle Jalapeno pretzels, you have the flavor of the peppers mixed with the
right amount of salt. These would also be great as a snack with a cold beer!
The
main course of the night was coated fish fillets using Dakota Style dill pickle pretzels. The fish came out with a crispy coating from the pretzels, and was a
unique flavor that melded well. I didn't use any other spices except for the
dill pickle pretzels, and after tasting it, did not need to. The coating stayed
on the fish, just perfectly. Straight from the bag the pretzel twist tastes just
like a dill pickle. The salt seasoning is in perfect balance with the dill
flavorings.
For
dessert, well I created two!
With
Dakota honey mustard pretzels I made a apple oat bar. The topping of the apple
oat bar was these honey mustard pretzels twist crumbled all over. It gave the
bar a very tasteful unique outcome. A little sweet with a little tang. Tasting
some out of the bag, you taste the honey and the mustard flavorings. You might
not be able to eat just one, not of any of these products. They are fun for
recipes, but great all by themselves out of the bag.
The
last dessert I made was a cream pie, with Dakota Style original pretzels twist
crumbled through out. It was like dipping the pretzel straight into a cream
dip. The pretzels did not get soggy at all, and the pie as all the dish's did
not last long. The pretzel originals from Dakota Style out of the bag, tasted
buttery, with a nice crunch. Nothing over the top with salt either.
Well
I am tired and full, just as we all are. All the products we're fantastic, in
my recipes as well as out of the bag.
Disclaimer: Momzdailyscoops has personally reviewed the product
listed above. Momzdailyscoops has not received any monetary compensation for
her review. Momzdailyscoops did receive a free product to try out so
Momzdailyscoops could evaluate and use it for her review. Momzdailyscoops
thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your
opinions may differ.
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