CycleChat Investigates - Crisps

[CanucksTraveller]

These ones, for whatever reason, I have only ever found for sale in local pubs. Well worth the extra cost of having to wash them down with Guinness .

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Yes! The ham and mustard are awesome too, I've only ever found them in NAAFI bars. That company has a truly weird marketing strategy.

 

[Drago]

You've not at least tried them!
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I was unaware of the existence of this wondrous, holy repast. Clearly it is so holy that the empty packets are often mistaken for the ark of the covenant.

 

[Beebo]

Plain Kettle chips are the best.
No need for fancy flavours.

 

[Gunk]

And the noble newcomers.... Giant Wotsits

they are unbelievable, the crack cocaine of crisps

 

[PeteXXX]

Worcester Sauce.. God's own crisp!

Smokey Bacon.. Crusty scales of Beelzebub

 

[Randomnerd]

A canny bag of Tudor, of course. Proper flavours, like tomato sauce, or pork and apple. And the bags were the correct colours too. Anyone from the north east knows that salt and vinegar comes in a blue bag, and cheese and onion is green.

“...pity the lift’s out of order...”

 

[Drago]

On a related note, those Tesco own brand cheesy puffs, their kind of Wotsit rip off, are cheesylicious!

 

[Randomnerd]

Careful not to confuse crisps with potato-derived snacks. We purists frown on the inclusion of fries, puffs and whatsits. @Drago, are you talking thinly sliced potatoes, yes?

 

[stephec]

Careful not to confuse crisps with potato-derived snacks. We purists frown on the inclusion of fries, puffs and whatsits. @Drago, are you talking thinly sliced potatoes, yes?

I reckon it should be sliced potatoes only, extruded maize snacks deserve their own thread.

 

[Gunk]

On a related note, those Tesco own brand cheesy puffs, their kind of Wotsit rip off, are cheesylicious!

Coop do the same £1 - fantastic

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I was unaware of the existence of this wondrous, holy repast. Clearly it is so holy that the empty packets are often mistaken for the ark of the covenant.

I've not seen Guinness crisps in a few years, I thought they'd been a failed, withdrawn experiment.
They didn't taste anything like Guinness by the way. They were sweet, malty, and a bit meaty... sounds odd I know but gosh they were moreish and delicious.

Does anyone know where to buy them now? I used to get them at Waitrose but they ceased stocking them.

 

[Randomnerd]

Once went on a jolly to the Walkers factory. My boss grew a lot of their spuds. Wow. A. Mazing. What a set up. And what an earner.
Anyone got any views on gender in crisp choice? If they have, keep it to themselves is my advice

 

[Gunk]

Our local farm shop sells these, pretty sure they’re German. Absolutely delicious

 

[Randomnerd]

I've not seen Guinness crisps in a few years, I thought they'd been a failed, withdrawn experiment.
They didn't taste anything like Guinness by the way. They were sweet, malty, and a bit meaty... sounds odd I know but gosh they were moreish and delicious.

Does anyone know where to buy them now? I used to get them at Waitrose but they ceased stocking them.

Here they are

 

[BoldonLad]

It is some 15 years ago now, but, at that time, Walkers best selling flavour was Cheese and Onion.

My personal favourite is Ready Salted, but, I prefer Potato Sticks (ASDA own brand) to crisps.