strange snacks of the world--chakli (link)
04.06.09 - the village voice - by sarah digregorio

there aren't a lot of things that i actually go to the village voice for any more, especially when it comes to their print edition, which i used to read religiously, cover-to-cover, every week whilst riding the subways. they're the alternative newspaper, but in recent times, they've tried too hard (the era of the kajillion gw bush covers) & let good writers go (see robert christgau) whilst continuing to let whiny-ass, one-tracked writers (see nat hentoff) continue to write.  thanks, new times/village voice media...doing great.

one thing i do stil enjoy about the voice is their "fork in the road" blog, which has a "strange snacks of the world" column. past columns have included avocado fries, pudding made with pig's blood & prawn cheese spread.  this monday's edition features the "chakli," which, as sarah digregorio describes, is a heavily-spiced, spiral-shaped cracker.  it sounds fairly tame snackwise, but probably tasty nonetheless.

in conclusion, it is my hope that by ridiculing the village voice but praising them for the one thing that is relevant to me becoming a food superstar, there will be a message from "fork in the road" sitting in my inbox within the next 24-48 hours, asking me to please come write about snacks.  i'll eat some weird shizz, village voice.  all youz gots ta do iz ax.