Witty Facade Chips
Based on:
TypeSide dish
Serves4 people
DateNovember 8, 2026
Slanted chips depict the damaged facade, with a sharp dip hinting at the tension of the attack.
Crispy, slanted sweet potato chips stacked to form the facade of the damaged Aramco building, with charred edges as impact marks. The sharp lime-pepper dip symbolizes the tension of the attack. The side dish shows the fragile facade after the blast, with shards and fire.
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 lime (juice and zest)
- 100 g crème fraîche
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Wash the sweet potatoes and slice them lengthwise into thin, long slices (about 3 mm), keeping the skin on.
- Toss the slices with olive oil, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt.
- Arrange the slices overlapping and slanted on a baking tray lined with parchment, forming a tall, layered 'facade'.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until crispy and charred at the edges. Let cool.
- For the dip: finely chop the chili and garlic, mix with crème fraîche, lime zest and juice, and chopped cilantro. Season with salt.
- Carefully slide the cooled chips off the tray and stand them upright on a serving platter to resemble a facade with impact damage.
- Serve the dip on the side, visibly as 'debris' next to the facade.
Serving notes
- Sprinkle extra cilantro and lime zest over the chips for added sharpness.
- Deliberately break a few chips for the effect of shattered windows.