Errkal wrote:I had the new chip shop salt and vinegar McCoy's the other day, they were bloody awesome sadly they only come in gravel bag type packs so you ahve to have loads but flavour and feel wise they are epic. Kicks the gooseberry fool out of normal McCoy's.
Errkal wrote:I had the new chip shop salt and vinegar McCoy's the other day, they were bloody awesome sadly they only come in gravel bag type packs so you ahve to have loads but flavour and feel wise they are epic. Kicks the gooseberry fool out of normal McCoy's.
Does anyone else find that after eating Tyrrells, Kettle and some of the other premium brands, Walkers in comparison tastes too soft and light? They lack that substantial crunch/weightiness.
I'd replace soft with cheek tearingly sharp. But yeah, they're thinner cuts than those of the "premium" brands, or even stuff like McCoy's. I'd say Seabrook (both kinds) were slightly chunkier than Walkers, too. Walkers MAX are okay, though.
Ah yeah those are a good shout. I've had them before and was unimpressed , then had a bag of cheese and onion the other day and they were strawberry floating lovely.
I'd like to give a shout out to Golden Wonder. They were THE big brand of crisps back in the day, then Walkers came seemingly out of nowhere (in Scotland, at least)and relegated them to a minority concern. Even now, I think the flavour of the crisp itself is superb, the crunch wonderful and at least two of their flavours (Salt and Vinegar/Smoky Bacon) are peerless. As far as more premium brands go, I like Tyrell's, but Kettle Salt and Pepper crisps are also pretty good. Not available any more, as far as I know, anyway: Nando's Peri Peri crisps. Excellent, if ever-so-slightly greasy, but alas they are gone.
Article brought to mind another crispy crisp: Golden Wonder c&o. On the one hand it's a bit like regular Walkers in that the potato cut is somewhat thin, but the flavour is *really* flavourful, probably a bit too much, even.