A Golden Age of Crisps?

[Fez909]

Of course nobody remembers when Mcoys did this weird hexagonal crisp that was more like a type of dense cracker. They deffo existed though. Like champagne flavoured crunchie bars, they existed and not just in my head

How long ago? I'll ask me mam. She's worked in the KP factory for 25 years so if they existed, she'll know about them.

 

[DotCommunist]

How long ago? I'll ask me mam. She's worked in the KP factory for 25 years so if they existed, she'll know about them.

late 90s iirc. Don't recall what they were called else I'd have googled it

 

[Kizmet]

Why no mention of the huge range of polish/Lithuanian/south African crisps on offer in 24hr shops across London? Lays FTW.

 

[Fez909]

Yeah.

Fair enough.

Well, even population aside, we eat more than any other single European country according to this article which has this rather disgusting image on it

Not sure about the world, like. Will continue researching

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Lays are Walkers aren't they? Essentially?

 

[Fez909]

Lays are Walkers aren't they? Essentially?

Yep. Same shit, different name.

 

[Fez909]

And paprika crisps are lush. I wish we sold them here.

I remember some Dutch crisps which we made in the factory when the Dutch factory had burned down. They were big, thick and crinkled, and oily as fuck. They were smothered in paprika and were absolutely delicious. Heart attack in a bag, like.

Wish I could remember the name

 

[JimW]

We certainly have variety. Abroad it seems to be just fucking paprika.

I think I have related the fascinating tale before about how one of my exes was a Japanese woman who had grown up in the UK. She used to be tasked with taking her sister, who also benefited from a civilised childhood in Blighty, whole boxes of greasy chemical-laden crisps that are probably illegal in healthy-food-nut-heaven Japan.

 

[Kizmet]

Except lays have a really thin crispy one that you can't get from walkers.

 

[DotCommunist]

Lays are Walkers aren't they? Essentially?

export brand. 60% less cockroach wings compared to domestic.

 

[Fez909]

Of course nobody remembers when Mcoys did this weird hexagonal crisp that was more like a type of dense cracker. They deffo existed though. Like champagne flavoured crunchie bars, they existed and not just in my head

Right then. You aren't a mental. They defo existed.

All she said was they were a short-run promotion, but she doesn't remember what the promotion was for. They were still called McCoys - no special name that she can remember - and that they didn't sell well.

 

[pogofish]

I think this because I'm a fan of posh breads and nice coffee, and I've noticed that two or three years ago there was an explosion of different types of bread which contained seeds, and nuts and were made with different grains, etc, at the same time as coffee varieties were increasing and these tended to be on the upper end of the consumer scale - 100% arabica instants became common, provenance was important and proudly displayed. This is all in supermarkets, I mean. Specialist shops have always had this sort of thing.

Sadly, that has a lot more to do with the development of high-volume industrial production processes for previously low-volume "artisan" breads and the use of various other shite and methods to prolong shelf life - thus reducing it to a commodity not that far removed from god-awful CBP bread. Similarly with coffee - the quality instants have been around for a while but were marketed at the specialist/deli end of the market and improvements on packaging meant that whole bean/ground coffee became easier to distribute to a larger market and of course the ever-present pressure to reduce costs at the grower-end of the chain.

 

[Boycey]

the newsagent next to my work has just dropped bobby's snacks from their range- probably too cheap for stokey their cheese snacks were far superior to wotsits.

 

[DotCommunist]

Right then. You aren't a mental. They defo existed.

All she said was they were a short-run promotion, but she doesn't remember what the promotion was for. They were still called McCoys - no special name that she can remember - and that they didn't sell well.

I fucking knew it! just like every other good thing that \i like, brief and unremembered except by you venerable old dear (and may I thank you for her input)

they were amazing and nobody except me bought them

 

[pogofish]

OK just been to Sainsburys. They don't have the cassava crisps. I got them from Tescos. So I got some Walkers Baked stars. Mild Sweet Chilli and Cheese & Onion. They are potato, but baked not fried, and claimed to be 70% less fat. Hope they count.

Does this look like a crisp to you?

Potato Flakes,Starch ,Rapeseed Oil ,Cheese & Onion Seasoning ,Sugar ,Emulsifier (SOYA Lecithin) ,Sunflower Oil ,Colour (Annatto) ,Cheese & Onion Seasoning: Dried Onion, Salt, Glucose, Dried MILK Whey, Natural Flavourings (contains MILK), Dried Cheese (from MILK), Citric Acid, Colour (Paprika Extract) ,Contains: Milk, Soya ,Made in a factory that also handles: Wheat, Gluten, Barley, Celery, Mustard

 

[Mr.Bishie]

And as far as I can remember they were hollow-tubular-traslucent things reminiscent of dried paster.

Steven Al used to have crisp money - he was a big lad - so during morning break time I'd hover about by the tuck table waiting for him to make his purchase - 3 bags of Puffs - I'd then get into Oliver Twist mode cupping my hands. Generous amounts of crushed salt n vinegar Puffs were tipped into my palms.

There was another Puffs flavour - beef iirc - awesome too

 

[Mr.Bishie]

the newsagent next to my work has just dropped bobby's snacks from their range- probably too cheap for stokey their cheese snacks were far superior to wotsits.

That's a fucking disaster

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Does this look like a crisp to you?

Yes!

 

[Fez909]

I fucking knew it! just like every other good thing that \i like, brief and unremembered except by you venerable old dear (and may I thank you for her input)

they were amazing and nobody except me bought them

Bad news pal. She said you're remembering wrongly. The flavours and texture were exactly the same; only the shape differed!

 

[clicker]

Now that's what I call crisps

 

[DotCommunist]

bah

 

[xenon]

Just remembered I've got a bag of Frazzles in the cupboard

I like them but they tent to repeat on me.

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I wonder if I should raise the subject of pork scratchings in this thread. Can't remember the brand names. There was one that had the rock hard pea sized bits of pig. The much superior ones are big fat laiden twisty things.

 

[Buckaroo]

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[tony.c]

Does this look like a crisp to you?

I also bought some Walkers Deep Ridged mature cheddar & onion crisps as they were £1 for a 6 bag pack. Ingredients:
Potatoes, Sunflower Oil(25%!) Rapeseed Oil, Mature Cheddar & Onion Seasoning - containing Dried Milk, Whey, Salt, Dried Onion, Sugar, Dried Cheese, Milk Lactose, Natural Flavouring, Dried Parsley, Citric Acid, Colour (Paprika Extract).

Also made in a factory that also handles: Wheat, Gluten, Barley, Soya, Celery, Mustard.

 

[Boycey]

I like them but they tent to repeat on me.

i'm finding that with most bacon flavour snacks these days, it's most displeasing.

i'm guessing i've already snuck corn based snacks into the thread with the bobby's so i'll just carry on- sainsbury's own brand onion rings, huge bag for a quid, fucking awesome. need to make sure i have someone around before opening them.

 

[8den]

These

Are suitable for vegetarians.

This is my favourite fact.

 

[not-bono-ever]

maybe bastardised corn based filth to you, but will always be crisps to me

 

[not-bono-ever]

heyday of crisps ? get tae feck

look at this list of Tudor Crisp flavours from the last century

Flavours

• Ready Salted
• Cheese and Onion
• Salt and Vinegar
• Roast Chicken
• Tomato Sauce
• Roast Lamb and Mint Sauce
• Mint Sauce
• Pickled Onion
• Hot Dog & Mustard
• Smoky Bacon
• Turkey & Stuffing
• Pork & Apple
• Roast Beef & Pickle
• Fried Tomato & Bacon
• Kipper
• Chocolate
• Sweet and Sour
• Mild CurrSpare Rib
• Spicy chicken
• Gammon & Pineapple
• Roast Beef & Pickle
• Cream Cheese & Chives

: a banquet of flavours - you could get all your daily vitamins and nutrients from a careful selection of that lot

 

[butcher]

Cunti nik naks

 

[killer b]

The shop near my mums sells Guinness flavour crisps: they are, surprisingly, fucking lush.