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Aldi: Snackrite Ridged Cheese & Onion

Aldi: Snackrite Ridged Cheese & Onion

The Aldi Snackrite range has always straddled the line between familiar and faintly uncanny — crisps that look like the ones you grew up with, but with branding that feels like it’s had the serial numbers filed off.…
M&S: Hand Cooked Mature Cheddar & Spring Onion Crisps

M&S: Hand Cooked Mature Cheddar & Spring Onion Crisps

First impressions were strong — from the moment the bag opened, there was a rich, cheesy aroma that actually smelled like real mature cheddar, not the usual artificial smell. The crisps themselves looked the part too: golden, with a dusting of seasoning that promised flavour in every bite.…
M&S: Hand Cooked Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar Crisps

M&S: Hand Cooked Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar Crisps

No shy splash of vinegar here, but a full-on balsamic wallop with all the tangy drama of the sour and sweet balsamic (in the best way). When you open them, you can smell the difference. Not the acidic, nostril-flaring tang you get from cheaper vinegars, but something more rounded, almost…
Tyrrells: Smoked paprika

Tyrrells: Smoked paprika

The retro photo on the pack shows a woman eating fire. I'm not sure this is promising, or what I want/expect from paprika. From the moment the bag opened there was indeed that unmistakable aroma of paprika smoke, thick and rich, like a Hungarian sweat shop.…
Tyrrells: Black Garlic and sour cream

Tyrrells: Black Garlic and sour cream

From the moment you tear into the bag you get a hint that these are not your usual flavour-tourist crisps. Black garlic is not simply garlic times two, but the deeper, fermented, mellow version that smells of sweet umami and caramel shadow.…
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