Lye Cross Farm is real. It’s in Somerset, near Cheddar Gorge, making actual cheese that carries actual geographic meaning. Pipers using their cheddar is provenance that matters.
The cheese flavour reflects this sourcing. Sharp and complex, with depth that generic cheese flavouring never achieves. There’s terroir here, if terroir can apply to crisps. The taste of a specific place rather than a universal concept.
The onion complements without competing. Sweet, present, balancing the cheese sharpness effectively. The classic ratio maintained while the quality level elevates.
On Pipers’ exceptional hand-cooked base, the combination is one of the best cheese and onion crisps available. Bold statement, but defensible. The quality is that good.
The price question
These cost more than Walkers Cheese & Onion. Significantly more. The question is whether cheese and onion crisps can justify premium pricing.
These can. The quality difference is real and substantial.
