Cape Cod Asago Cheese & Italian Herbs Back Bay Crab Cracked Pepper with a Hint of Lemon Dark Russet Honey BBQ Jalapeño Ranch Original Original Lightly Salted Pink Himalayan Salt & Red Wine Vinegar Sea Salt Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper Sea Salt & Vinegar Sour Cream & Onion Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Sweet MesquiteContinue reading “Other crisp producers #8: Cape Cod, Kelly’s Crisps, Sunland”
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Supermarket own brands
For many years, own brand crisps were the poor relation of the big brands and speciality crisp producers. In the past few years, the UK supermarkets have gone overboard to create exciting and sometimes bizarre flavours to attract the crisp connoisseur. Here are some of the most exotic. Morrisons Brie & Cranberry Coconut Chilli &Continue reading “Supermarket own brands”
President’s Choice: All the president’s crisps (34 of them)
Aged Cheddar & Onion All Dressed Applewood Smoked Bacon Ballpark Hot Dog Barbecue Buffalo Wings & Blue Cheese Canadian Burger Caramelized Onion & Balsamic Vinegar Chipotle Ranch Creamy Pickle Dill Feta, Olive & Oregano General Tao Chicken Harissa Hummus Jalapeno Jalapeno Popper Jamaican Jerk Chicken Ketchup Loaded Baked Potato Louisiana Hot Sauce Maple Bacon MoroccanContinue reading “President’s Choice: All the president’s crisps (34 of them)”
King Crisps
Cheese & Onion Honey BBQ Hot & Spicy Mature Cheddar Cheese & Onion Paprika Salt & Black Pepper Salt & Vinegar Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar Sour Cream & Onion Tomato & Herb Traditional Salt & Malt Vinegar Wexford Vintage Cheddar Cheese & Spring Onion
Some honorable mentions…
These are all the other crisps we’ve found so far. Some are complete brand flavour listings. Some need delving into more deeply. San Carlo Campagnola Coconut & Turmeric (Cocco e Curcuma) Ginger Italian Salami Lime & Red Pepper Mild Chilli Mint & Chilli Pepper Paprika Paprika & Mango Plain, Rustica Simply Salted Seasonal Cherry TomatoesContinue reading “Some honorable mentions…”
Crispalikes
For many of us, life is a quest for perfection. We strive to find the ideal in things. Michelangelo, an exponent of Neo-platonic theory, sought to create the perfect from base materials. So too, in the crisp industry. As crisp watchers, we are always looking for the perfect crisp: the marriage of shape, colour, textureContinue reading “Crispalikes”
Crisps immortalised in Song
Crisps get a mention in many popular songs, and they’re even the subject of one 1980’s song: “Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Please” by Splodgenessabounds. In honour of its total Crispness, we’ve included the lyrics in full below: Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps, please.Two pints of lagerContinue reading “Crisps immortalised in Song”
Tudor Crisps
Tudor Crisps was founded in Sunderland in 1947. They moved to Newcastle in 1961 when the brand was acquired by Smiths Crisps. Tudor became known for its unusual (at the time) choice of flavours including Tomato Ketchup, Hot Dog & Mustard, And Pickled Onion. Tudor’s packets were colour-coded: Cheese & Onion sold in blue packets,Continue reading “Tudor Crisps”
Other crisp producers #6: Seabrook, Taylors, Miss Vickie’s
Seabrook Beefy Canadian Ham Cheese & Onion Cream Cheese & Chives Fish & Chips Hot & Spicy 2 Chilli (Jalapeno & Habanero) Hot & Spicy Desi Curry Hot & Spicy Mustard Hot & Spicy Oriental Lamb & Mint Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce Pickled Onion Prawn Cocktail Scorchin Hot Trinidad Scorpion Chilli Sea Salt &Continue reading “Other crisp producers #6: Seabrook, Taylors, Miss Vickie’s”
Other crisp producers #5: Darling Spuds, Boxerchips, Red Sky, Salty Dog
Darling Spuds Crushed Natural Sea Salt Fire Roasted Jalapeno Peppers Ham & English Mustard Mediterranean Sea Salt Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper Sea Salt & Italian Balsamic Vinegar Sea Salt & Modena Balsamic Vinegar Somerset Cheddar & Onion Sour Cream with a hint of Mexican Chilli Sun Ripened Tomato, Green Olive & Oregano ThaiContinue reading “Other crisp producers #5: Darling Spuds, Boxerchips, Red Sky, Salty Dog”
