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Funyuns
brand-name onion-flavored corn snack / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Funyuns is a brand of cornmeal snacks that taste like onion and are shaped in a circle. Funyuns are owned by Frito-Lay.[1]
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Type | Snack food |
Owner | Frito-Lay |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) |
Website | funyuns.com |
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The snack was created by George Bigner, a worker at Frito-Lay and it would be launched it in 1969.[2] Funyuns are popular in the United States, with 2.02 million Americans buying over 8 bags in in 2020.[3] Aside from the original flavor, Funyuns also come in a spicy Flamin' Hot flavor.
Funyuns have also been used as a popular ingredient in meals. One well known recipe uses funyuns as a turkey coating instead of breadcrumbs. It has also been used as an ingredient for green bean casserole.[4][5]