In restaurants, onion rings are slices of fresh onion dipped in batter or breadcrumbs and deep-fried. The packaged snack version is different: a light, crunchy ring made from a grain or starch dough and seasoned with onion, so it keeps the onion taste and the ring shape without any fresh onion, and it stays crisp in the bag.
The example is Herr’s Onion Rings from Herr’s, the Pennsylvania snack maker known for its chips, cheese curls and pretzels. Onion-flavoured snacks of other shapes, such as sour cream and onion chips, are under the onion flavour.
Ring snacks like this are often made with corn meal or wheat flour and may include milk in the seasoning, so check the pack for allergens.
