Search And Destroy: Crisps

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Not to be confused with "Search And Destroy: Crips".

A lot of people on this board seem to mention poncy versions of food, so it'll be interesting to see how many people cite Gherkin & Marjoram Pan-Fried Kettle Chips made out of Maris Piper potatoes, dipped in taramasalate and lime juice dip as their favourites.

Me? I like Beef & Onion KP.

― Greg, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It seems fairly poncey to call "chips" "crisps", but maybe its just English.

― Sean, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'Tis, Sean, as "chips" would be fries.

― Nitsuh, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Potato Chips? wha...?

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

For fuck's sake. At least this way I don't get Pinefox going: "What are these chips of which you speak?"

― Greg, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Golden Wonder Bacon flavour, and those ones that look like rashes of bacon...it's been a while since I ain't any crisps, but instinictively I know things like Dorito's are crap, probably beacuse of their new trendy lifestyle TV ads.

― jel, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tudor's Tomato Crisps. And I won't hear otherwise.

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Organic Sun Dried Tomato and Roasted Garlic flavour. I was going to bring some to the picnic, but alas couldn't find any.

Are "Corn snacks" allowed? Nothing quite comes close to gruesomely titled (bacon flavour) Oinks, and they're only 5p. Was there anything more to the cartoons on the back of Space Raiders, or did someone really make up an entire intergalactic war concept just for a couple of 3 frame comic strips?

― Graham, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

all dressed

― anthony, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Walkers'. And that's just for starters.

― the pinefox, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Your country is scary. Who says just because you can make it into a dehydrated powder, that you can coat a potato chip with it?

― Josh, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey get this Americans: "Savoury Prawn Flavour" (if you can read that with all the "u"s in it) - ewwwww!

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Miss Vickies Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar kettle chips are the best.

― Kim, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Savory Prawn Flavour"??? You're making that up (I hope).

Wasn't "Miss Vicki" the name of Tiny Tim's wife? Whom he married on the Tonight Show or something?

― Sean, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Search: Golden Wonder bacon, McCoys cheese and onion, Quavers cheese.

Destroy: Walkers. And that's just for finishers.

― Ally C, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it true that they don't have ketchup chips in the US ? If that's the case, I need to take some with me when I move.

― Patrick, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Dear god, whatever happened to bloody sour cream and onion? Salt & vinegar? PLAIN FOR FUCK'S SAKE. I had no idea how disgusting English potato chips were.

― Ally, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh dear, bad question.
Basically, all except Prawn Cocktail, but especially:
Ready Salted McCoys
Tortilla Chips (the Philleas Fogg ones)
'cool' Doritos
Ready Salted Chipsticks, though you only seem to be able to get them in multipacks with ohter crappier crisps
Salt 'N' Vinegar Square Crisps, for nostalgia value.
YOU BASTARDS! I'M HUNGRY AND SUPPOSED TO BE ON A DIET!

― DG, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

BAH, your Brit food is not wacky. JAPANESE food, now thats wacky. Baby octopus?

― Mike Hanley, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Lime nachos are heaven.

― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I will eat lime with almost everything. Nachos do not seem to be on the list.

― anthony, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

http://engrish.com/images/snacks/bakedchunk.jpg

― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I actually rarely eat crisps or chips nowadays. When I was a teenager, I used to eat Hula Hoops (with paprica) every single day. I gave up and lost a few pounds only to regain them by eating white chocolate.

― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Walkers are good for cheese and onion, Golden Wonder are the best for prawn cocktail and salt and vinegar.

Search: tomato Wheat Crunchies, salt and vinegar Chipsticks, pickled onion Monsta Munch, pizza Pringles, ready salted Patatine San Carlo.

Destroy: anything claiming to have a percentage of fat freeness.

― Madchen, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And SEARCH FRAZZLES!

― Madchen, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Best ever: Golden Wonder Mexican Cheese & Chilli. Discontinued several years ago and still no sign of them coming back, despite my letters of protest.

― scott, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Crisps have to have meat flavour (or "Barbeque" at a pinch) to be good. Search: Frazzles, McCoys Flamegrilled Steak, Skips. Actually exception to this - WOTSITS which texturally are the most high.

Destroy: Ready Salted crisps - you can't uninvent artificial flavourings you luddite swines.

Did any American readers think "fish and chips" meant fish with a load of crisps? URGH.

― Tom, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Urgghhh, I hate all bacon flavour crisps, particularly Frazzles, it is like coffee flavour stuff, an insult to the fine foodstuff it rips off. I also hate hate hate cheese and onion but everyone else luvs it. Search: salt and vinegar, worcester sauce, ketchup, prawn cocktail, chipsticks, cheese puffs / wotsits, pickled onion Monster Munch, Kettle Chips if I'm feeling posh. Destroy: cheese and onion, bacon, roast chicken, Pringles.

― Emma, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

speaking of fish & chips - OK you weren't but - does anyone else who when they were a kid thought f'n'c were THEE tasty ultra treat find that they now, as a adult person, feel like throwing the hell up after eating 1 mouthful of that stinking deep fried filth? 'cause I do.

― duane, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Junk Food - Combines The Finest Properties Of Both JUNK AND FOOD".
Does anyone like that advertising slogan? I just made it up.

― duane, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Destroy: cheese and onion, bacon, roast chicken, Pringles."

Has Emma just proved she is a hideous invading space-mutant, and can we chase her thru the streets and burn her up in a vat of superheated cooking oil?
(Or, er, not?)

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn, you found me out, must get back to the mother ship quickly. This is also why I hate mashed potatoes and profess ignorance of and lack of interest in all sci fi.

― Emma, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Apart from those Persil capsules. Or was that Suzy?

― Madchen, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

search: the only valid use of crisps is for dipping, and only tortilla/kettle chips have the requisite width.

destroy: all meat, salt & vinegar, and cheese flavour crisps. and reconstituted corn based snacks. hell, just destroy crisps. they taste inoffensive at best, and are probably sufficiently complicit in the high levels of heart disease around here for walkers to be next through the courts after the cigarette companies have finished.

― kevan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

lennie thetford speaks out: tho what he says = more scary giveaway i-am-alien gibberish.
Tortillas = the cork table mat of the junk food family

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

rumbled. emma, is there space for one more in the mothership?

― kevan, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nope, Emma is Persil Capsule girl. As for crisps I have to profess a liking for Ready Salted Walkers. Its like fifties rock'n'roll - you can appreciate where the Daft Punk-esque Prawn Cocktail falvour comes from if you get Ready Salted. Also they tastes very similar to egg and chips to me.

Bacon Wheat Crunchies are da bomb, Pringles are however evil. flavour is easily Barbeque flavour - in their evil black packets they taste nothing like barbeques.

By the way, we worked out why Gary Linaker was picked for the Brass Eye last wee'character' in the Walkers Crisps adverts after all preys on young kiddies, lurking in the bushes to steal their crisps. Lucky there aren't cherry flavoured crisps eh?

― Pete, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Man, you Brits have some way kick-ass chips flavors.

― Patrick, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

After an orgy of (three or four pa of) bacon or chicken or cheese'n'onion, ready salted cleanses the palate, for renewed assault on the more subtle flavours: esp.spring onion (does this still exist) and lea&perrins

Search: any reconsituted corn snack which sucks the flesh of yr tongue into the body of itself before dissolving

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Most kick-ass flavour = hedgehog.

― Madchen, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ps kettle flavours: they are surely taking the piss? sweet pimenton and goat cheese with olive oil?

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Do Persil Capsules count as sci fi? During BB gathering last Friday old-skool chums who had never seen them insisted I got them out to show. They were greatly impressed but I suddenly realised they bear an uncanny resemblance to very small green breast implants.

Please stop talking about crisps as they are barred from my new diet.

― Emma, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

2 recent classics from Brannigans: Smoked Ham & Pickle/Minted Lamb

― scott, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But destroy the horrible new Brannigans packets which are McCoy's in all but name. I used to like the ridiculous olde-worlde-paper-bags- lined-with-space-age-metal-for-freshness. I also liked the picture of the big fat fellow looking happy with his cholesterol-soaked lot in life.

I would buy any drink which advertised itself with a drunk person, apart from a real ale with a ridiculous drunkard cartoon on the pumphead.

― Tim, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"olde-worlde-paper-bags- lined-with-space-age-metal-for-freshness" = sinister technology introduced earthside by debris found at Roswell crash site..., to make OK-ish-maybe crisps a million times more soggily greasy than they actually are

Walkers live forever in my memory for introducing actual nice-looking potatoes into the equation: in the mid-70s, Smiths and Golden Wonder used only potatoes-of-the-thousand-eyes variety, which were very often i. purple, or ii. green.

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

search: pringles, duh. don't they put some kind of evil addictive stuff in there? i mean, they even, more or less, admit it in the advertising - "once you pop, you can't stop"

destroy: doritos. or maybe they're not crisps. look, just destroy them anyway, ok?

― gareth, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"A million times more greasy than they actually are": are you suggesting some alien-derived mind control which actually makes crisps seem greasier than necessary to us, allowing a reduction in the use of expensive-but-tasty grease in the manufacture of our favourite potato based snack?

And search: bags of those fishy old Scampi Fries containing more than 5 fries. And destroy: Cheese Moments, which surely contain the most repulsive cheese-like substance ever to have been imported from space? Some competition here, I know.

― Tim, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

search: walkers ready salted, opened and malt vinegar sprinkled in, then shake bag. Absolutely gorgeous.

I also like the plain ones you get in Europe, no flavour but fried potato, nice.

― cabbage, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

As an afficionado of processed cheese I rather liked Cheese Moments - they tasted like nothing else in the world, especially not cheese.

― Tom, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Cheese Moments: repulsive cheese-like substance": is it not from the Great Vats left over after the Tolkein-ish epic War of the Cheese Footballs? CFs were destroyed and passed from this Earth at the end of the Third Age, but vile trolls and balrogs in loathesome cracks in the mountains, where the cleansing elven flames did not reach, still guarded the secret of the making of the RCLS...

Brannigans not that greasy IN THEMSELVES: the grease come off the inside of the container stamping itself straight onto the front of the human face forever...

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"fried potato": interesting concept not yet broached this thread, possibly because not remotely relevant...

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"The grease comes off the inside of the container"... so it is the spooky space paper which generates additional grease, apparently from nowhere? I'm surprised you let it near your face.

― Tim, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

doesn't need to be v.near: just in approx vicinity (approx = distance of saturn from earth, tho clearly w/o solid structures in the way!! such as pub walls or, more solid still, fellow pub-goers). Space metal = a trans-system portal shaped like the inside of a crisp packet... Said grease possibly = the body and being of the space-alien race, hence inner constitution of "Emma" and "Lennie Thetford", maybe?

― mark s, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Right so "Emma" and "Kevan" can't go near the space grease because if it attaches to their faux-skin it will burn straight through and join their alien-robotic innards, on account of chemical affinity of alien matter to other alien matter of the same source.

It's all beginning to make sense. Emma does eat dry-roasted peanuts, though. I've seen her.

― Tim, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have been called many things in my time but a grease-rotted alien is not one of them. Thank you ILE.

Why is my name in inverted 'commas'? If you see me do not let me eat peanuts as on telly last nite it said they give you liver cancer and I believe them.

― Emma, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Generic chipsticks are mad cool. The vinegary the better. Some Monster Munch are nice. Seabrooks are the shit, though. Made in Shipley I think. Their cheese and onion doesn't taste anything like most cheese and onion - it actually tastes of cheese and onion. They also do the crazy stuff like roast chicken flavour and spring onion flavour.

― Greg, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Concur re: upthread notion that snooty "roast chicken" flavour be destroyed. Not worth the crevices it's sprinkled in.

― AP, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Flaming Hot Monster Munch are nice but not as good as Roast Beef Monster Munch in the yellow packets. Why did they stop making those but continue to make the pickled onion ones? Spicy Tomato Wheat Crunchies and Salt and Vinegar Disco's are my current faves.

― Jonnie, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck yeah. Discos. That salt and vinegar flavouring is lethal and I don't think they've ever been near a potato in their lives.

― Greg, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

crisps come from potatoes????!

― gareth, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

How many of these so-called 'crisps' come with ridges in them?

Since potato chips were invented in North America, one wonders what strange evolutionary divergence led to the CRAZY FLAVORS. Did y'all just start dumping weird shit on em as soon as they came off the first boat back?

― Josh, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay for Seabrooks. Yorkshire crisps for Yorkshire people! I love the way you can taste the sunflower oil on their slightly soggy Ready Salteds. However, their Roast Chicken flavour must still be destroyed along with all the other carriers of that evil taste.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Maybe I need to start eating these jacked up crackhead chips. I mean, for god's sake, I pretty much hate regular chips most of the time, unless I'm on PMS, maybe I'd like this. I imagine that's how they evolved. "Well, um, these are just sort of plain and salty, they aren't as good as I thought." "Oh, dude, you know what'd be good on these? STEAK AND ALE!!!!" I imagine they were stoned at the time, a la the deleted sugar sandwiches scene in Friday.

― Ally, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Are you pregnant Ally?

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Why did they stop making Scampi and Lemon (K?)Nick (K?)Nacks? Was I the only one who liked them?

― Ally C, Wednesday, 1 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, I am, Mike.

― Ally, Thursday, 2 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Scampi and Lemon Nik Naks genuinely tasted of piss. That's probably why. Some of the Monster Munch are pretty foul like that too. It's true about Seabrooks being totally Yorkshire crisps - are they even available outside Yorkshire? Fuck, I'm going to miss these things when I leave Yorkshire. I might buy a flat cap to remind me of home.

― Greg, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And it's UK 1, US 0 as far as crisps are concerned.

― Greg, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The only chips, or "crisps" in Brit terms, that I eat are Terra chips, yuppie new age food fetishist that I am. I like the ones that have assorted colored root vegetables.

Oh, and you can get "chips" in the US - in Chicago, at least. I've had them in the Irish pubs.

― Kerry Keane, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Terra Chips and their top-shelf ilk (like those olive oil chips you can get at Gourmet Garage... mmmmm....) nudge it back to 1-all.

― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i have found Seabrook crisps in Asda supermarkets outside Yorkshire, but only in a ready salted multipack format. I have yet to observe free ranging packets of ketchup flavour South of the Humber.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Terra chips are gross. Sunchips rule with metal. Ally, will you name the baby Mike of Michelle?

― Mike Hanley, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They used to sell Seabrooks in Manchester University Student Union. Their roast chicken is the worst of all roast chickens.

― Madchen, Monday, 6 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That's because they try and make their flavourings actually taste like the food it's imitating. Stupid idea.

― Greg, Monday, 6 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Junk Food should not taste like food.

― anthony, Monday, 6 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mike, I'm naming it Tatiana. No offense or anything. I just know too many Michelles for Michelle to work, and my cousin is already called Mike.

― Ally, Monday, 6 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Destroy: Roast Chicken flavour. Generally.

I've seen individual Seabrook packets in a variety of flavours across Southern England, but never Tomato Ketchup. mmmmm.

One of the greatest things they have across continental Europe but bizarrely not here are massive bags of gorgeous paprika crisps for like 20p. And bolognese flavour. I want a superstate and I want one now.

― Graham, Monday, 6 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

five months pass...

SEABROOKS - new find when I was back home was GARLIC AND HERB FLAVOUR. Ohhhhh my. It was amazingly tasty and I am thinking of becoming their LONDON DISTRIBUTOR cos they are fcuking hard to find!

Last night we had Burgundy and Cheddar (?) Kettle Chips. WINE AND CHEESE IN ONE CRISP FORM! MMMMMMMMMM.

― Sarah, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yesterday in a Bankside BooZoR I asked for cheese and onion crisps and received "yoghurt and chives" flavour.

― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Seabrooks - get 'em at Flaneur, the food hall on Farringdon Road right next to the paint shop. Mmmm.

I used to be able to snarf two whole bags of salted Old Dutch potato chips of an afterschool afternoon and actually like the two or three mutant crisps in each bag. And in college lived on bags of Smartfood, the cheese poweder-coated popcorn. Cool ranch Doritos are great through time.

Here I like prawn Skips, cream cheese Nik-Naks, all prawn crackers, popadum crisps, and prawn cocktail crisps. I imagine Brit taste for prawn flavour is down to ingesting prawn crackers from Chinese take- aways or maybe the 'umami' taste bud is more developed here as in Japan. But I don't eat much in the way of processed potato product because they give me spots.

― suzy, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

transorm-a-snack ROOoool

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Seabrooks - get 'em at Flaneur, the food hall on Farringdon Road right next to the paint shop

i am thinking that buying them there rather than in "Revidge News" or t'local SPAR would somehow diminish the joy. i asked my friend Tez if he wanted anything from the North as i went up to Blackburn last w/end and he immediately started babbling on about Seabrooks... nope, definitely not the same if bought from poncey "food hall" methinks!

although salt and black pepper kettle chips (recipe having recently reverted back to being vegan-friendly) = yum Hurrah!

― katie, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oops, asked this on wrong thread: Suzy - do they have most flavours or just Original? Not much of a pain to get to I guess but still. And of COURSE it's better to get them from the Spar - although so far I haf seen ONE Spar in London (just past Waterloo) and another one in Isleworth.

― Sarah, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Flaneur indeed!! Why don't they go the whole hog and call it SPLEEN!

or L'EPICERIE DU MAL!!

― mark s, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey, leave off, I *like* Flaneur, mainly because in amidst the overpriced tartlettes you can buy Seabrooks crisps at the normal Spar price and the cheapest green tea I've spotted in London. It is also five minutes' walk from my house, whereas the North is not. Also I went in there after it opened and found it to be run by Canadian camp male with shades of Fred Schneider about him.

― suzy, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Here comes a BAGUETTE!"

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

****SEARCH****

Beef monster munch in the yellow packet with pink monster.

Smiths Cheese and Onion Square crisps - not Walkers, foil wrap makes them crap.

Scampi and Lemon nik naks, love'd em

Salt and Vinegar Chipsticks, the ones in the sideways packets, dressed up in the style of a newspaper.

****DESTROY****

Walkers CHOCOLATE flavour crisps - limited edition thank god, absolutely repulsive, they had chocolate flavour salt on them, "chocolate flavour salt" I hear you say, Exactly.

Any Doritos, eating them is what I imagine my socks to taste like after doing the great north run.

Any flavour twiglets, the uglier, eviler descendant of the nik nak.

― Dave A, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i want some plain ol' greasy Lays right now. wait, that sounded bad. . .

― Samantha, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Twiglets are Nik Naks that have been corrupted and tortured by Morgoth and then bred with Marmite by Saruman. Ie very evil indeed.

― RickyT, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

b b b b ut surely twiglets have been around much longer than nik- naks??

― chris, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Have just returned to pickled onion Monster Munch.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nik Naks were discovered not invented. They have always existed.

― N>, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have not heard of most of these brands. They sound strangely enticing though, such exotic names, Nik Naks? Twiglets? Bring it on

― Menelaus Darcy, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ringos, Discos, Monster Munch, Quavers, Frazzles, Skips, Krunchy Puffs.

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

do On-Yums still exist? (or was it Un-Yums?)

― mark s, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark S has made this snack up.

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Un-Yums Un-Yums Un-Yums: they are oigno-full!!

― mark s, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES SCAMPI FRIES!
I quite like them you know.

― DG, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't think Mark S HAS actually although they are WIERD - I am sure I remember my old chum Lucy eating some (and thinking they were gross) a few years back.

― Sarah, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OK so far my giant urgent email of all my friends on subj of Un-Yums has delivered the following confirmations:

1: "Yes you have made them up. Surely. V"
2: "Amanda [xyz] is out of office until Friday 1st February - In my absence please call the TK Team on 020 xxxx yyyy. (E-mail: blah blah blah). Out of hours or for other Post Production queries please call Post Production Co-ord on 020 zzzz nnnn/mmmm"

Now will you believe me?!?

― mark s, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

isn't that Fun-Yuns? I will re-iterate and correct: Transform-a-Snack

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ah Fun-Yuns. Why didn't you say?

http://www.fritolay.com/consumer/funfoods/graphics/funyuns.gif

― N., Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

no: them is difft

― mark s, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the "onion" sez that "FunYuns Continue to Outsell ResponsibilitYuns"

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

further to the question:

3: Mark - Sorry - I've never heard of them: they sound disgusting in any case - maybe the inhuman monster responsible for Tangy Toms (the tomato-flavoured corn snack for people without taste buds) produced these in some unspeakable transport of foul creation. Ken
4: Indeed, you have redefined the above concept. By a very spooky coincidence, at the exact moment (well, one of them) your Onyums- related message was sitting in the void waiting for my computer to be turned on, we were telephoned by James Wyllie (the jazz-loving Atlantis High writing man who I believe you have encountered previously) who in his university career used to subsist almost entirely on this delectable tuber-based snack. By the time I realised it was too late to ring him again, but when we see him in a couple of weeks time I will be sure to press him for Onyums related nostalgia which I will then pass on to your archive. Hope all is dandy in your orbit. Belated new year warmth. BenT
5: Quite how this rates as urgent I'm not sure but yes, I remember them. They were the shape of onion rings, with a very strong flavour and strangely shiny surface. Glad to see your using your brain to its full capacity. x bex

― mark s, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hahahahha 'crips' that amuses me. Have I mentioned this already up board? Cannot be bothered to look. I just thought I'd comment that I have found a kiosk near work which stocks READY SALTED SQUARES (now taken over by WALKERS - GUH) and this fills me with joy. So many shops just stock cheese and onion (or perhaps just the papershop on Luffbra Rd/Coldharbour Lane jcn) and TIS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I wuv ready salted sqaures. Well, that was pointless. BUT I DO.

― Sarah, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No one knocks Tangy Toms on my watch. Full name and address please Mark.

― Graham, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(Of course they're no Space Raiders, but still)

― Graham, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

does anyone know why scampi fries are so expensive...you don't get any in a pack...also, why can you only get them in pubs and petrol stations? where's the multipack?!!! also i want beef monster munch returned...now!! try marks and sparks hand cooked crisps...especially the garlic ones...ummm...

― martin stocks, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They've got real scampi in them.

― Jonnie, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Why did Ringos have to change? They were ace when potato-powder based, now they're corn snacks like so many others. Grrrr

― Jeff W, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No ring goes like a ringo goes.

― Pete, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

First off, what the hell happened to scampi n lemon nik naks? Those were the best goddamn flavour/type of crips ever made. i am currently starting a campaign to get them brought back, and a petition will be going round shortly.

Also, WTF were those pizza slice shaped, pizza flavoured crisps that were around like 5-10 years ago, I cant think for the life of me and noone else can. L8ers Matt

― Matt, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Has anyone mentioned Seabrooks ? I need to know where to get em in London Town ? Canadian Ham , kinda like Smokey bacon with out the repeat factor.

― Mr Pinks, Tuesday, 12 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What about 'Razzles' - a kind of strange reconstituted corn thing that had a vauge reminicence of streaky bacon. They can't be good for you but they were tasty weren't they?

― james, Monday, 18 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

THEY'RE CALLED DORITOS MATT

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 18 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

isleworth + strangulation = this thread

http://www.taquitos.net/dbimages4/Croky-DCC.jpg

― Jeff W, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

isleworth? whats isleworth got to do with it? i'm in godforsaken isleworth AT THIS VERY MINUTE!

― gareth, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

really? I'm just down the road myself.

― chris, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

CROKY? LIEK CROCADILE?

― Mike Hanle y, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

neen, lijk:

http://zaougang.multimania.com/images/croky03.jpg

― Jeff W, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is that a really big shoe with the sole ripped off?

― Jonnie, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No, it's a close-up shot of a normal sized shoe with the sole ripped off.

― Tim, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

Anyone remember Tudor Roast Lamb & Mint Sauce / Fried Onion / Hot Dog & Mustard / Sweet & Sour? Crisps have never been the same since Tudor died.

― Kevin Ferguson, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

THERE ARE NO MORE TUDOR CRISPS???

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

paper boy: aye, fer chew-dah man, i'd climb a mowntun! [you are right, for tudor, i would climb a mountain]

paper boy then looks in despair at the gargantuan block of flats he has to climb. HA HA HA. That's what you get for accepting crisps instead of proper wages you thick geordie bastard.

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I wish Greg would come back, the start of this thread still makes me larff.

― Sarah, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...

hurrah! i went into FLANEUR the other day and NOT ONLY did i buy a packet of seabrooks crisps (spring onion flavour) for my friend tez who is always moaning about the lack of them dahn sarf BUT also found out that they stock Seasoned Pioneers spices! which i was about to buy from tinternet! hurrah cheers cheers and thanks for the tip Suzy!

― katie, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(and camp Canadian male was v much in evidence and called me a "perfect customer" for having brought along my own shopping bag. i like this shop!)

― katie, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What flavours did they stock Katie?????? Did they have loads of flavours???? Or just plain??? I need to know. I am about to start sobbing so TELL ALL!!!

― Sarah, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ok ok ok UM - they had spring onion and i think cheese and onion and maybe chicken or something? there were definitely 5 flavours there. one of them may have been plain. one had a yellow and blue packet (which is why i think it is cheese and onion). but DEFINITELY spring onion. tell you what we'll mount an expedition at some point - i need some amchoor so will be v happy to trot along there again.

― katie, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

walkers has just brought out a nice range of "posh" flavour crisps, viz "red onion" (!!) and "thai [something]" and "chicken w.herbs" or similar

― mark s, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Walkers Sensations are 'Posh Crisps' from Walkers. They are an everyday treat, specially prepared crunchier crisps which are available in a range of indulgent flavours. So if you want to treat yourself in the evening or just enjoy time with your partner, new Sensations will suit every occasion when you fancy something a little bit more special.

The five flavours available in 150g bags are: Four Cheese & Red Onion, Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper, Oven Roasted Chicken & Thyme, Thai Sweet Chilli and Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar. The three flavours available in 40g bags are: Four Cheese & Red Onion, Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper and Oven Roasted Chicken & Thyme.

― mark s, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"just enjoy time with your partner"!!! excuse me keep yr assumptions to yrself mr so-called walker

― mark s, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Would they be better as "Post-crisps" like what I read it as?

They had these on promo at the uni shop a while ago, presumably as test-marketing or something. They are VILE.

also I completely forgot to stock up on Seabrooks before I left the North. meep. sob. meep.

― Graham, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

post-crisps is a top idea for a line!! but these are just ordinary crisps with nouvelle cuisiney flavours (and they're all quite nice, tho i haven't tried the vinegar one as i don't like vinegar) (except balsamic) < / ponce >

― mark s, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I had the sea salt/malt vinegar ones the other day. They're not that great. Not a patch on Ponce Kettle Chips anyway.

― Archel, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

haha "jalapeno and jack cheese"??

― mark s, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nothing so surprising about that, Mark S. At least out here.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyone tried the Marmite and Branston Pickle flava Walkers crisps?
I don't like either real Marmite or real Branston B U T ! I don't mind the crisps.

'Crips' : how I used to pronounce crisps when I was a nipper and found the first 's' a bit too much.

(I bet no-one remembers Farmer Brown's bacon crisps? They were around for a short while in the early 80s.
Advert: Animals: "Farmer Brown, you've got a munchy snack there"
Farmer Brown: "Oo-Arrr!")

― DavidM, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

two weeks pass...

hey everybody i live in the south and i mail order seabrooks from their website www.seabrookscrisps.com and the crisps come in a few days. its really good and you can order any flavours you want in the same box. my favourite flavours are pickled onion and cream cheese.

― sammy, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

did anyone ever answer my question about ridges?!?

― Josh, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Up until when you asked:

2, Josh.

― Graham, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

I agree with those mourning the death of Scampi flavour Nik Niks - although Nice'n'Spicy fill the void somewhat. Also missed are the red-packet Pickled Onion Monster Munch which were far better than their contemporary purple-suited counterparts...

But rejoice beef lovers, as they're doing Beef Monster Munch in yellow packets again!

Final note: Seabrooks? Ugh. Far too salty :o(

― Chris A, Thursday, 17 October 2002 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that Monster Munch beef news really true???? Oh happy day.

― Mckenzie (Mckenzie), Thursday, 17 October 2002 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

You fools! Scampi flava Nik Naks quite obviously had to die because they made your fingers smell like you had been up to something unspeakable.

(I used to like those 'Fish and Chips' snacks which came in a fake newspapery bag and were actually kind-of-biscuity but in the shape if little fishes and little chips and smothered in salt'n'vinegar)

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 17 October 2002 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

search: tayto's (you'll have to search in ireland though).
destroy: king crisps and perri

― angela (angela), Thursday, 17 October 2002 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a pack of Taytos in Ireland. My friend J-kat said that I should bring a stash back to sell in Shennanigans but I forgot. They tasted like a slightly superior cheese and onion Golden Wonder.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 17 October 2002 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Salt 'n Vinegar - yummm

A company called Humpty Dumpty in the US northeast (though it may be just Maine) makes both ketchup flavoured chips (which I love) and some evil mutant form called "sour cream and clam"**.

(**These may have been discontinued by now - if there's a God, they have been)

― luna.c (luna.c), Thursday, 17 October 2002 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, I just read through this whole thread and I don't mind the fact that you flavour your crisps as though they were tiny elliptical dinners. But can somebody explain "ready salted"? Does this mean "already salted"? And does it imply that you people also have chips -- sorry, crisps -- that you have to salt yourselves? Can you buy plain unsalted crisps and then a sachet of like greasy-beef-flavoured salt to sprinkle on? Why?

― Paul Eater (american) (eater), Thursday, 17 October 2002 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

In the old days you didn't get greasy beef flavours, you got your plain crisps and the bag had a twist of paper containing some salt to sprinkle on them yourself, but then by the time you got the bag the salt would've been shaken out of the paper and all landed on a single lethally salty crisp and left the others salt-free, hence the introduction and name of ready salted.

However Smith's crisps brought back salt and shake crisps too (using a proper sachet and not the useless paper twist) as a kitsch nostalgic selling point - no, really, we get nostalgic about stuff like that over here, they used to say something like "now crisps can be fun again" on the pack and everything - and because the salt from the sachet tastes fresher and less synthetic. No flavour-them-yourself packets in other flavours, though. I think they were tried but didn't sell very well.

― Rebecca (reb), Thursday, 17 October 2002 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

not crisps. technically, but I used to like those Phineas Fogg's Punjab Poori salty snacks. mmm, spicy.

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 17 October 2002 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

in Maryland you can get Crab Chips, with Old Bay seasoning. they're good. otherwise, salt + pepper chips or salt + vinegar are the way to go..

― daria g, Thursday, 17 October 2002 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I brought obscure flavour Seabrooks of the North with me last night but I didn't get an opportunity to share them.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 18 October 2002 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Taytos - Yep, very nice. Pity you can only get them in Ireland, along with "Club" brand orange soda and Squeez orange juice. However I have managed to find Galtee cheese sparsely in the UK.

Back to crisps though... I never thought of "Ready Salted" as related to the forefather of salt & shake crisps. I always thought it was just a euphemism for "boring as hell".

Another blast from the past - Salt 'n' Vinegar KP Crisps. Used to have "Brother Crispin" character profile on the back. Now, they were lethal to an unwitting palate.

― Chris A, Friday, 18 October 2002 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

We were in the Head of Steam the other night and they didn't have any blooming crisps AT ALL! Curses! The Head of Steam is my premier Seabrooks crisps munching venue. I saw you had Seabrooks Graham!! But I felt really ill and they looked like one of the wack flavours I didn't like. What were they, s'n'v?

My need to buy a box of Seabrooks is increasing rapidly.

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 18 October 2002 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

search: tayto's (you'll have to search in ireland though).

You can get them in some Irish pubs over here too (eg. the Toucan in Soho). Also, they were selling them in multipacks in Safeway a while ago, in Irish aisle. I don't know if they still are.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 19 October 2002 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah, I think the one's I waved at you were Prawn Cocktail, which are the best, but boring as they can be bought in Tesco (in the North at least). I aslo had Mexican Chilli and Ready Salted (which are both v.odd) with me, and I ate Smokey Bacon on the way there.

― Graham (graham), Saturday, 19 October 2002 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

N is right, Tayto's crisps to be found all over Kilburn and in the excellent Toucan in Soho.

I heart the new style bacon fries, Tim and I were discussing them the other day, they may be my dream pub snack (apart from Pig skin)

I've just eaten a packet of crinkled Seabrooks sea salt flavour they were num, I'm in the North you see. The proper Lancashire hotpot was fucking ace too.

― chris (chris), Saturday, 19 October 2002 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Today I have Tomatoe Sauce. Fabulous crisps, earthquakes, who wouldn't want to live in The North?

A: Me.

― Graham (graham), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

they have an irish aisle in supermarkets in the uk. wow. apart from taytos, rashers, tea and black and white pudding what else to they have in it? we're not exactly noted for our cuisine.

― angela (angela), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

It may have been a special promotion that didn't last. I left London and the Stoke Newington Safeway far behind me.

As well as Taytos they had various cakes, soda bread, Kelly's biscuits and some other things I can't remember. Probably spiceburgers.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

It's true, Beef Monster Munch are back, I had some at the weekend and it was bliss!
Does anyone else remember Square crisps that were just onion flavour?
Tudor spring onion have yet to be topped.

― Plinky (Plinky), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I have never found Tudor crisps to be especially canny.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

aye, but yer'd climb a mountain for them anyday.

what felicity said about punjab puri -- i would pig an entire enorm bag for myself. i think it was the salt and garlic and the texture. not been many garlic snax, but they've usually been impersonating garlic bread, and cold garlic bread is a dud.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

branding has gone mad >> New in for the Christmas market:

Walkers Turkey & Paxo flavour crisps !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

and they taste good!

I'm on the salt and shake though, without using the blue packet though, mmm, potato flavoured crisps

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I did not realise there was a crisps thread. (i called for one on the Cheeto Dream thread).

Search: All MCoys, Walkers Barbecue, Monster Munch, (esp. pickled onion), prawn crackers (i count these), salt + shake, quavers, space raiders, wotsits (cheesy)

Destroy: All bacon flavours (except Frazzles), Kettle (yes! i've said it!), Asda own brand, chipsticks, skips, wotsits (beef+ prawn cocktail), pringles, wheat crunchies, ANY tomato ketchup flavour

― pete s, Wednesday, 10 December 2003 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Martian, since you're a man who regularly berates people for not keeping up-to-date with the newest darkwave releases via your weblog, may I draw your attention to the fact that the Pumpkin Publog covered Turkey & Paxo crisps on the 26th November! http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/pumpkin/2003_11_01_pumpkinpublog_archive.html#106985213144653214

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

God yes turkey and paxo flavour = num.

I've still not tried the honey roasted ham flavour though.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

search: Golden Wonder's "Quite Hot Crisps"

destroy: anything that's sweet and/or sour flavoured

― ken c, Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Destroy all Walkers crisps that have animal rennet in them! (i.e. pretty much all of them!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Even the Rennet & Mint Sauce ones??

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Especially those ones!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

mmmmmm rennet

― chris (chris), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

is that the milk solids stuff or the by-product they use in cheese?

― chris (chris), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

It's the meaty by-product used in hard cheese.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Crunchy meaty eaty.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Has anyone looked closely at a packet of Walkers Max crisps lately? The packet shows one big crisp which covers most of the pack, and in little letters at the bottom it says "Not actual size".

― Rob M (Rob M), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

See these W@lkers ppl are just asshats! All of their meat flavour crisps are vegetarian, but their cheese ones arent.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I call that pioneeringly popist.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:06 (twenty-one years ago)

You would!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I still haven't got any Seabrooks.

www.seabrookcrisps.com "do good mail order" though. Cor I'm hungry. Who fancies lunch at the Head of Steam?

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I could be persuaded to go for a pub lunch in Soho. Anyone interested?

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Completely fascinated.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm just saying I'm very, very interested in the fact that you could be persuaded to go for a pub lunch in Soho. I'd like it if you'd tell us more about the whole situation.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

where will you go? and are you in a proper meal, or sandwich mood?

― chris (chris), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, so no takers. Have a nice lunch y'all.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude I would have so been there, but by the time I a arrived there, I would already be over the hour I'm s'posed to take for lunch!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Bah! Sorry Mark I didn't see this (and don't think I could have done a long lunch today anyway) - instead I wandered round for ages trying to decide what to have! In the end I had CHICKEN ESCALOPE AND CHEESE CIABAATTA - I feel dead European but have no idea if this is a typical continental-style lunch or not!

Zut!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno if it's European either, but I used to get them in a previous job and they were NUM.

I ended up having Japanese pork curry from the excellent K10 on Wardour Street.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Can you elaborate on the process by which you were persuaded to do that please?

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Shut up, Hoppers.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that's not very nice, Barry.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

But Tim, you are mocking me. Please stop.

(note to self - why didn't you try that with Ally rather than getting all emo?)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

But Barry, you are so eminently mockable. And you, too like to mock, do you not?

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I rib.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh well then, rib away. I mean, I wouldn't want to drive you to horsey clip-cloppings now would I?

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you not have anything better to do?

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

What could be better than talking to you? Equine pursuits aside, of course.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Sacre bleu.

― Still Continental (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

people! try salty dog brand of crisps, they are well good and are made in amersham!

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 11 December 2003 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Seabrook's all the way. There was a Bradford rumour that if you complained about a below-par bag, them you would receive a huge supply for free as compensation.

― jadrenos (jadrenos), Thursday, 11 December 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Seabrook's are amazingly over-rated. They're overcooked, too thin, have no taste, and are greasy. And their peanuts are even worse.

― A southerner living in the north. (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 11 December 2003 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Dom P is so emo.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

are the penn state pretzels that virgin atlantic gives you instead of peanuts available on the market anywhere in either the UK or US? because I get addicted to them but I can't find them anywhere.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Thursday, 11 December 2003 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony, spookily my colleague is eating Penn State Pretzels RIGHT NOW. I'm in Soho, London, so they must be available within walking distance.

(I really, really hate pretzels, personally)

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 December 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Remember those Chocolate covered pretzels Nestle did a while back? What were they called again....

― smee (smee), Thursday, 11 December 2003 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

I saw Lay's Dill Pickle flavored chips at 7-11 today and decided to try them. I am, seemingly, always disappointed by new chip flavors, and certainly wasn't expecting much from these.

THEY. ARE. AWESOME.

Try some today.

― Aaron A., Monday, 9 February 2004 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)

The world is seriously screwed. I saw a nik naks multi-pack in Safeway the other day, all one flavour. What was it? Scampi and Lemon. The legend screaming from the pack read: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

WHAT?? Who asked for these back?? Are they fucking mental? The flavour reconstituted from Satan's own belly button cheese? Who..?
Whyy? Disturbing.

― pete s, Monday, 9 February 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

If you look way upthread, you will find that it was Ally C. Mentalist.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 9 February 2004 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

he likes the boomtown rats. ?.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 9 February 2004 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Scampi & Lemon always classic at my school. Post-breaktime Maths was a smelly fishy nightmare. They are great in a disgusting way, though. Bring on the multipacks!

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Scampi & Lemon niknaks! I would popularly demand them!

*takes self off to Safeway ready for secret niknak pleasure (to be considerately had well away from Matt)*

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

oh fuck there are national brand pickle chips now?!?!?! i have missed the regional washington state variant SO MUCH. THANK YOU AARON!!

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Arch, he will SENSE YOUR FOULNESS even if you scrud like Lady Macbeth. Give in to the scampi, it's the only way.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

omg we got this book from the library the other day about 'cohabitation without marriage' or something and there was a list of dos and donts for harmonious living. The MAIN ONE was 'don't eat onions, garlic or other strong flavours just before bed' which is just tyranny if you ask me. (Oh the other top tip was 'don't pick your nose or ears'.)

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

The best thing about scampi Nik Naks is smelling your fingers for the rest of the afternoon.

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, oops, I have just read JtN's post upthread.

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Euw! We contribute to the scampi & lemon remaining on the shelf. I think they are foul & Madchen, is that a selling point?
x=post

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel like a horrible pervertalist for liking them now. I do NOT (deliberately) smell my fingers afterwards though ew.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

It is if you're a 14 year old boy trying to impress his mates.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

That's tragic.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I never did this.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Really.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

I WISH MY MOTHER WOULD GAVE ME A DIFFERENT NAME pEOPLE USE "EMMA" IN SOME VERY STRANGE WAYS I CHANGING MY NAME.......

― emma jean, Wednesday, 25 February 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

walkres rule

― albet nice, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

walkres?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

shock Seabrook original sea salted crisps spotted in Sainsburys

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Sunday, 14 August 2005 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

is that a tongue twister?

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 14 August 2005 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

Many, many moons ago Wotsits used to do a Cheese and Pickle flavour, which were fantastic. They vanished when I was in my early teens and haven't appeared since as far as I know. Such is progress :(

Your search - "cheese and pickle wotsits" - did not match any documents.

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 14 August 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

The new McCoys Ploughmans are great. Subtle flavour (indeed after the initial taste you'll think they're almost just plain) but I can't stand 'over-flavoured' crisps.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

I agree, I've been really coming round to the joys of ready salted in my old age.

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 18:19 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

McCoys Ridge Cut Crisps Limited Edition 6 pack comes in the following 3 flavours

Southern Fried Chicken Wings
Chicken Curry
Chinese Sweet & Sour Ribs

― djmartian, Friday, 7 March 2008 22:12 (seventeen years ago)

baked lays are not bad. fritos corn chips are the best. but you can only eat two at a time or in your lifetime. cheetos are good for getting cheesy fingers and helping people open their milk cartons at lunch tables and getting the lip of the carton really cheesy so no one can drink it anyway.

― youn, Saturday, 8 March 2008 01:15 (seventeen years ago)

The new flavored Triscuits (sundried tomato and olive oil; black pepper & olive oil; roasted garlic) are really really good.

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 8 March 2008 01:29 (seventeen years ago)

four years pass...

I promised myself I would stop eating crisps for 2013. But can I stop? Like fuck I can.

― a la recherche du tempbans perdu (NickB), Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:47 (twelve years ago)

Pret seem to have stopped doing their curry lime pickle crisps, I don't normally fuck with real life curry lime pickle but they were great.

― ledge, Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:50 (twelve years ago)

Co-op Truly Irresistible* Lightly Sea Salted flavour for me today - these are just re-badged Tyrells btw

*oh do fuck off

― a la recherche du tempbans perdu (NickB), Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:52 (twelve years ago)

fuck why did i click on this thread, could murder a bag of hula hoops all of a sudden

― r|t|c, Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:18 (twelve years ago)

ah I just did.

― Mark G, Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:21 (twelve years ago)

got some fucking A mango/lime pickle crisps from local cheapo freezer shop the other week

― Eden Hazard otm (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:27 (twelve years ago)

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Content from membres.lycos.fr, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:49 (twelve years ago)

anyway, lol at no 'tayto' itt til now

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:50 (twelve years ago)

i don't rate 'em, soz. what was this dodgy website anyhow?

also on a semi-related note, god bless Just-Eat.com you are the lazy bachelor's best friend

― Eden Hazard otm (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:52 (twelve years ago)

Seabrooks over rated? That’s fighting talk.

― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 24 January 2013 17:53 (twelve years ago)

do Seabrooks still do wasabi flavour? they're like the crisps Jesus wd eat

― Eden Hazard otm (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:04 (twelve years ago)

sozziest thing i ever heard

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:09 (twelve years ago)

I ate a gigantic pack of these (pictured below) that some people left at my house. I feel dirty.

http://static.wix.com/media/ebecac_018159d035e763e2829b6b453f78e307.jpg_256

― emil.y, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:16 (twelve years ago)

Oh man, it's the Bacon Nasty's

― a la recherche du tempbans perdu (NickB), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:19 (twelve years ago)

https://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&q=tayto+ireland&fb=1&gl=ie&hq=tayto+ireland&cid=0,0,13354260135180242100&ei=M3sBUdr9AoORhQeb9oCACA&sqi=2&ved=0CLoBEPwSMAE

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:21 (twelve years ago)

I feel like americans today don't really respect or appreciate potato chips the way in which they once did. it's sad really

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:22 (twelve years ago)

like it's okay to eat them if they have ridges and are a vehicle for some "dip", but if you are just eating a bag of plain unruffled ones then you are automatically the laughing stock of the room, no matter what company you're surrounded by

ever since chips with salsa strutted onto the american snack scene i guess potato chips just aren't "sexy" enough for the average american consumer. again, it's quite sad

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:26 (twelve years ago)

is the faux artisan potato chip a thing there?

― a la recherche du tempbans perdu (NickB), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:37 (twelve years ago)

best ridged crisps = walkers max paprika flavour, goddamn yes

― a la recherche du tempbans perdu (NickB), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:38 (twelve years ago)

is the faux artisan potato chip a thing there?

yup v much

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:40 (twelve years ago)

or "v munch" should i say!

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:40 (twelve years ago)

REading about the need for dips to go with “potato chips”, whatever the fuck that is, I feel like America probably would not appreciate the textural joy that is the crisp sandwich.

― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:44 (twelve years ago)

(tries to remember the bacon-flavoured KP crisp product, unavailable in the UK, which we got terribly addicted to on our last visit to Ireland)

― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:47 (twelve years ago)

Bacon Jawz! Yeah. We need those over here. And Club Lemon to wash them down.

Oh... I'm meant to be on a diet. And I already ate a bag of Walkers (prawn cocktail) and drank a bottle of Irn Bru. It's going really well, this diet thing. Now if you'll excuse me there's some leftover Chinese takeaway in the fridge.

― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:52 (twelve years ago)

Idk bacon jawz but club lemon is perfection

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:55 (twelve years ago)

I'm getting the same malware warning message when I try to view the entire thread as well.

fuck why did i click on this thread, could murder a bag of hula hoops all of a sudden

― r|t|c, Thursday, January 24, 2013 5:18 PM (1 hour ago)

Great. Now I have to go and source some BBQ Beef flavour hoops. Also their website is flash (ahahaha gedddit? Flash? *gets coat*)

― pure dressed up like a white ninja (snoball), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:00 (twelve years ago)

not a club lemon fan myself. that much citrus and sugar gives me a headache, guaranteed.

the fancy crisp really is so disappointing, most of the time. kettle chips are mainly a great way to slice the inside of your mouth to bits, and the flavours don't taste particularly authentic.

― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:02 (twelve years ago)

the posh pork scratching on the other hand opens up a whole world of competitive quality.

― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:02 (twelve years ago)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Pekm5EFbGF8/TAejfTYEzDI/AAAAAAAABjY/wIQfLp5aXE4/s1600/IMG_2898.JPG

these are surprisingly good but you can only eat like five of them before they become gross

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:05 (twelve years ago)

most posh crisps seem to just prove how important texture is in our enjoyment of food.

― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:07 (twelve years ago)

yeah otm about the mouth ravaging qualities

― Eden Hazard otm (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:18 (twelve years ago)

the posh pork scratching on the other hand opens up a whole world of competitive quality.

― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:02 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

i somehow contrived to eat only a plate of pork crackling and nothing else for dinner the other week so this post made me feel quite ill

― r|t|c, Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:41 (twelve years ago)

ever since chips with salsa strutted onto the american snack scene i guess potato chips just aren't "sexy" enough for the average american consumer. again, it's quite sad

hahaha, what? Lay's plain potato chips are the #1 snack food in the USA and have been for like 40 years now. Tortilla chips are a distant second.

― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:54 (twelve years ago)

read the trade papers and then get back to me. when that Whore salsa came into the picture coupla decades back everything changed

― dell (del), Thursday, 24 January 2013 21:13 (twelve years ago)

i somehow contrived to eat only a plate of pork crackling and nothing else for dinner the other week so this post made me feel quite ill

how did this happen? bad restaurant or burnt dinner?

― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 January 2013 21:16 (twelve years ago)

Man, I wish I had access to a savory snacks magazine. I had a great time once reading a magazine for pizza restauranteurs. As for tortilla overtaking potato in chip sales in the USA, I'm not buyin' it.

― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 24 January 2013 23:41 (twelve years ago)

well i'd made the pork with the original intention of sandwiches & freezing and while i had meant to have a couple bits for dinner too i got started on the crackling and couldnt stop

― r|t|c, Thursday, 24 January 2013 23:48 (twelve years ago)

Garda this selfloathing gael routine has to fuckin stop man, next you'll be dissing barrys tea and not buying far east magazine ffs

― standard disclaimer applies (darraghmac), Friday, 25 January 2013 00:00 (twelve years ago)

two years pass...

Don't forget to vote

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLlrVpZWEAAUh72.jpg:large

― polyphonic, Tuesday, 4 August 2015 20:18 (nine years ago)

four months pass...

Oh shiiiiiiiit, the biscuits and gravy ones are really good.

― phở intellectual (WilliamC), Sunday, 6 December 2015 18:38 (nine years ago)

Biscuit flavoured chips: guaranteed to confuse a limey.

― ledge, Sunday, 6 December 2015 19:48 (nine years ago)

I wonder if there are UK restaurants that specialize in varieties of American breakfast.

― phở intellectual (WilliamC), Sunday, 6 December 2015 21:21 (nine years ago)

one year passes...

Co-op sea salt and chardonnay vinegar. Try and overcome any instinctive reactions the name might produce, they are tremendous.

― ledge, Monday, 10 April 2017 16:39 (eight years ago)

six months pass...

http://www.burtschips.com/wp-content/uploads/Hamageddon-40g-small.png

Not bad. More mustardy then Brannigans.

― nashwan, Friday, 13 October 2017 13:37 (seven years ago)

four months pass...

these are great! thanks, scotland!

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51wSqW5egnL._SX466_.jpg

― scott seward, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 16:59 (seven years ago)

got them at my favorite store in massachusetts: THE OCEAN STATE JOB LOT. which means they might not have them the next time i go there and i might not be able to find them again.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:00 (seven years ago)

they aren't really fiery hot. but that's okay. they have the most marvelous chip/crisp texture. perfect mouth feel.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:01 (seven years ago)

mackie's make fucking great ice-cream too fyi

― NEW CHIMP THREAT (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:01 (seven years ago)

i don't really eat chips anymore but i used to love these

https://secretmenus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jalapeno-cheddar-kettle-chips-291x400.gif

and sorry but i also did like old dutch ketchup chips

― bald butte (∞), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 18:20 (seven years ago)

two years pass...

Holy God, Torres Selecta Black Truffle has raised the stakes

― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:14 (five years ago)

Here: https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/crisps-with-black-truffle

The holy grail. I've only just finished my first ever pack and I want this every day forever

― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:17 (five years ago)

an intense black truffle punch

― gramsci in your surplice (gyac), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:23 (five years ago)

you heard

― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:37 (five years ago)

We just came back from Mexico and I’d like to vouch for Pap’s Chiles Mexicanos (chile puya flavour). Amongst the best uh crisps I have ever encountered.

― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 05:21 (five years ago)

two years pass...

https://i.imgur.com/CdxCRHE.jpg
Mind blown
Basically sour cream and onion with a hint of cool ranch aftertaste

― calstars, Monday, 19 September 2022 02:49 (two years ago)

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