Piri piri is a flavour that should deliver heat. The whole point of piri piri is the chilli. That’s what the name means. A piri piri product without proper heat is like a salt and vinegar without vinegar.
Pringles Piri Piri has warmth. Let’s be generous and call it warmth.
There’s a gentle tingle that develops through the tube. Your lips might notice something. Your tongue might register mild activity. But this isn’t the piri piri of Nando’s, of Portuguese chicken shops, of actual African bird’s eye chillies. This is piri piri for people who find medium salsa challenging.
The flavour beyond the heat is decent. There’s lemon, there’s garlic, there’s the herby warmth that proper piri piri sauce provides. If this were called “Mild Portuguese Style Seasoning” the expectations would match the delivery.
But it’s called Piri Piri, and piri piri promises fire that Pringles refuses to provide.
Another flavour neutered by the brand’s commitment to universal inoffensiveness.
