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Simply put - Not A Real Crisp. Charlatans, posers, fakes and the worryingly healthy. Only on this website by chance or because someone slipped us a fiver.
Aldi: Snackrite BBQ Flavour Popouts
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Aldi: Snackrite BBQ Flavour Popouts

There’s always a moment of hope when you open a bag of crisps with an unfamiliar shape — the sense that you might discover a new favourite. Aldi’s Snackrite BBQ Flavour Popouts certainly look the part: popped rather than fried, dusted in rusty-orange seasoning, and shaped a little like the lovechild of a rice cracker and a puffed wheel. But sadly, despite their promising crunch and cheerful branding, these ones don’t quite deliver the satisfying experience you’d hope for. A flavour that doesn’t quite land Barbecue is one of those flavours that divides opinion at the best of times —…
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Wotsits: Cheese

Let’s not pretend Wotsits are a crisp in the traditional sense. They’re not potatoes, they don’t crunch, and they leave your fingers looking like you’ve done battle with a cheese dust tornado. But they are beloved — and rightly so. Texture and structure Wotsits aren’t crisps. They’re snacks. Corn-based puffs…
Walkers: Squares Cheese & Onion
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Walkers: Squares Cheese & Onion

If Salt & Vinegar Squares are the brash frontman of the Walkers Squares trio, Cheese & Onion Squares are the curious rhythm guitarist: less explosive, more mysterious, but still very much part of the band. They’re not shouting for attention, but they leave an impression. Texture and crunch As ever…
Walkers: Wotsits Crispy Bacon
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Walkers: Wotsits Crispy Bacon

Wotsits have always been the airy, cheesy snack that’s more about fun than substance. Adding crispy bacon flavour to the mix sounds promising, but unfortunately, it doesn’t quite land as well as you might hope. Flavour leans one-dimensional The bacon seasoning is smoky and salty enough, but it feels a…
Walkers: Wotsits Cheese Toastie
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Walkers: Wotsits Cheese Toastie

If you’re not a fan of cheese snacks — especially the airy, cheesy puff style of Wotsits — then Walkers’ Cheese Toastie flavour isn’t going to win you over. It tries to channel the warmth of a toasted cheese sandwich but ends up feeling more like an artificial cheese powder…
Walkers: Wotsits Giants Flamin' Hot
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Walkers: Wotsits Giants Flamin’ Hot

The name alone is a lot — Giants and Flamin’ Hot — suggesting a bold, fiery snack with plenty of presence. But as with much in the world of puffed snacks, the promise tends to outweigh the delivery. If you’re not already on board the Wotsits train, these probably won’t…
Walkers: Monster Munch Pickled Onion
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Monster Munch: Pickled Onion

A legend of its own really. Monster Munch occupies a peculiar corner of the snack world. Pure nostalgia clouds everything, which makes it really rather hard to determine if they actually are good. Certainly even in childhood I remember them operating at the extreme end. Only something the dirtier boys…
Bugles: Southern style BBQ
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Bugles: Southern style BBQ

Some snacks want to be crisps. Bugles at least know they’re something else. These trumpet-shaped corn cones are unapologetically weird—crunchy, airy, angular little vessels built for shovelling into your mouth by the fistful. At first bite, there’s a surprisingly mellow sweetness—like the kind you get from a sticky barbecue glaze…
Bugles: Cheese
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Bugles: Cheese

Cheese-flavoured snacks are a treacherous business. They can be glorious, or they can taste like the inside of a teenager’s school bag. Bugles: Cheese plays it fairly safe—but safe doesn’t mean boring. It just means this is the faux-cheese crunch you half-expect, dialled in for comfort rather than surprise. The…