Polenta chips are for the times when you want to make oven fries but don’t have any potatoes. They aren’t a replacement for potatoes; don’t worry friends, I’m not trying to remove the beloved chip from your life. They are, however, much more exciting in terms of texture and flavour potential. Take a regular fry: what can you do? You can season it with spices or herbs. That’s about it. Take a polenta chip, however, and you have access to the actual ‘meat’ so to speak, of the chip. You can mix different cheeses or purées into the polenta while you cook it (sweet potato polenta is major) and also get whatever herbs or spices you want in there. You then get the opportunity to season the outer layer, too. Double flavour layers call for double exclamation marks!! I’ve gone and put garlic, ricotta and Parmesan IN the polenta, and then rosemary and truffle salt ON it. What results is the perfect harmony of mega flavour and cheesy, soft centre encased by a crisp outer layer.