There’s nothing like finding a new favourite crisp flavour to make me think about running the Snackademy Awards again. We’ve been pretty remiss over the past few years – one of the Crisp Museum administrators moved to Australia in 2021 and we’ve both been pretty busy catching up with life in the meantime. But nowContinue reading “Snackademy Awards 2023”
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I might have a new favourite flavour
I went for a walk with friends today in Ashmore Wood in North Dorset. The sun came out and the bluebells and other wild flowers looked amazing. Caught a glimpse of a deer leaping away and we were surrounded by birdsong. We had flask coffee and homemade flapjacks afterwards, and then drove to Chettle, toContinue reading “I might have a new favourite flavour”
We’ve found a bunch of new flavours
The amount of different crisp/potato chip flavours in the world is extraordinary. Recently Smiths launched five new ones in collaboration with Subway, taken from some of their most popular menu items: And we’ve also discovered there’re banana-flavoured and peach-flavoured potato chips in Japan. Now that really is bananas!
One for the history books
I had a tip off that The Museum of Crisps got a mention in History Today. Glad to see us referenced by such an august publication…
Golden retriever crisp!
We’ve been sent this crisp by Peter Moreton-Smith – well, a photo of it anyway and we’re extremely happy about it. Because who wouldn’t want to see a golden retriever-shaped crisp?!
Tiktok hack for making your own microwave potato crisps
Two Chefs One knife (@twochefsoneknife) have come up with a brilliant way to make your own delicious crisps. [Seen via Yahoo!]
Beer and crisps used to cut carbon emissions
Here’s a story we missed at the end of last year: Walkers Crisps have unveiled technology that could reduce their CO2 emissions by 70%. The technology mixes CO2 captured from a brewery’s beer fermentation process with potato waste and turns it into fertiliser. Manufacturing fertiliser usually creates a lot of CO2 emissions, but Walkers’ newContinue reading “Beer and crisps used to cut carbon emissions”
Crisp News in Brief
He founded a multi-million crisp empire and then lost it all John Mudd, the founder of Real Crisps, saw his fortunes rise to stellar heights and then come back down to earth, but he is far from bitter about his change in circumstances: “I don’t regret anything,” he said matter-of-factly. “I’ve lived like a millionaireContinue reading “Crisp News in Brief”
The Walkers Switch Podcast
We were tipped off about this gripping podcast last week. It isn’t an exaggeration to call it mind-blowing. “Two out of three people remember Walkers switching the colours of their Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar crisp packets. But Walkers deny it ever happened. Are they lying? If so, why? The Walkers Switch investigatesContinue reading “The Walkers Switch Podcast”
Recent crisp news…
When the (potato) chips are down… A lorryload of potato crisps destined for a Northern Ireland supermarket was held up for two days because of Brexit checks… https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/21/crisps-lorry-held-up-two-days-northern-irish-brexit-checks-mps-told Walkers’ new KFC-flavour crisps MIA… A KentLive reporter went in search of Walkers’ new fried poultry flavour crisps but the results were paltry. https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/food-drink/searched-supermarkets-walkers-new-kfc-4914287 ChronicleLive waxes lyricalContinue reading “Recent crisp news…”
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