Found in South Africa.

To me, Chakalaka sounds like a celebration used in NBA Jam on the mega drive back in the day, but the internet teaches me that it's a well known South African vegetable relish that's usually spicy. Sounds like a good thing to put into a crisp flavour...

Simba make some pretty average ridged crisp really, they're thin and could do with a lot more ridge. The flavouring application could do with a mix. 

That said - the flavour of Chakalaka is pretty good! Sure these are filled with MSG but the spice of onion & garlic, with maybe a sweeter tamatoey-paprika kick makes for a good enough flavour.

7/10

Here we have Paqui - Haunted Ghost Pepper, all the way from Austen, Texas.

Ghost pepper is widely regarded as one of the hottest chilli peppers in existence, something I'm not taking lightly with the prospect of putting them in my mouth. I have a glass of milk at the ready.

The diagram on the back tells us these are not just kinda hot, hot, super hot but "freakin hot".

​The things I do for the love of crisp nation..

The crisp looks like a nice, rustic, crunchy tortilla chip and unusually for american chilli flavours - the flavouring on the crisp doesn't look toxic (deceiving?) My eyes have watered, my nostrils are burning and my chest emits a hefty cough - they weren't kidding, but I go in for another all the same. It feels like if there were ever a virus of some kind inside a human - this would the tonic to ridding it. It's explosive. Saying that i haven't lost all taste sensations so it's a worthwhile hit. This adventurous taste reveller battles on.. I mean these are not for the weak of heart but the flavour is actually pretty good should you venture that far. I've had a good few mouthfuls and it's time for the milk as my vision starts to blur. I dip my tongue into the glass and leave it there, bathing in the cooling milk hoping it'll be over. MILK WAS A BAD CHOICE. Yoghurt has been thrust into my shaking hands.. yes! Yoghurt is king. It's totally worked! Wow.. Oh no I've done something bad, very bad - I've poked my eye with a crisp covered finger.. the pain is real, my face is under a tap washing out my swollen eye.. It's over. It was worth it.

8/10

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THE BATMAN! 

These Batman themed crisps were found in Ethiopia! Not sure how official they are.. 

The pack is a novelty, what's inside them are... really frickin awful i'm afraid. From the outside I thought they might be in the realm of wotsits or similar, but in fact they are white puffs not too dissimilar to polystyrene packaging, with a covering of bright pink flavouring on top. NOTHING about these look natural and like something a human should be consuming, but hey my pain is your gain!

There's a pepper-chilli hit in there, and some sweeter colouring, apart from that they taste like chemical. DON'T GO NEAR THESE.


0/10

Found in Amsterdam.

These fun snacks are pretty moreish. The heart shaped lattice potato crisp have a pom-bear taste and feel to them. They have a great crunch, and a salty taste.

The only differernce being that there is slightest, subtle tang of an essence of Paprika.
It tastes more like the oil it was cooked in has a peppery-tomato tinge rather than anything but it works.

Really addictive. 

9/10

Found in Brazil. 

Once again, this is some subtle flavouring from the Pita Chips people. But these aren't bad.

There's an immediate smokiness that lands on your taste buds, with a sweet after-hit of ham. I just wish it wasn't such a strain to taste it, as these are on their way to being pretty good. 

The best of a disappointingly bad bunch from Pita Chips, I could happily polish these off with a cold beer. 

A very respectable 7/10 

Found in Brazil. 

I had high hopes for this flavour. They have the essential components of a good pizza, but it feels like they forgot to add any flavouring to these - I can't taste a thing. Surely there's been a mistake?

If I hold on giving a score maybe Pita Chips will send me a fresh pack with the flavour included?

For now, these are just plain and disappointing. 

Found in Brazil. 

Pita crisps that I've had in the past have been really dangerous. They've been thick, hard and sharp, scraping the roof of your mouth to no end. These, on the other hand, are wafer thin, with a more natural pita like texture. 

Rosemary is an interesting choice - usually to be found on gastro-pub fries, your roast potatoes or chicken, but on pita chips? I'm not sure it quite fits. 

The rosemary is definitely there, but so is a distinct cardboard-y element. All in all a bit bland. However I'm looking forward to trying their other flavours, because the texture is unique. 

2/10

No surprise that these were found in America, a beer and cheese flavour "inspired by classic rock music". Sure.

First impressions: if we're running with the classic rock analogy, these are definitely more Nickleback than The Eagles. 

I love the kettle crunch, but that in no way makes up for the awfulness of this flavour. The cheese is old and musty, like it's been dropped in ale, fished out, then left on the side and forgotten about for far too long. Meanwhile the beer flavour I would liken to licking a pub's aged carpet. Not advisable. 

1/10

Found in Normandy, France. I have to say, this is not a flavour I expected to find in France, that gastronomic giant of foody genius. But here we are with Lays, aka Walkers, dragging down the country's reputation with some all-American fare. 

On first sniff, it's sickly and intense - in fact, a bit gag-inducing. However, on first taste, they're quite sweet and pleasing. They have something of the Big Mac flavouring about them, with sweet onion and tomato overtones.

Definitely not getting a beefy flavour from these, but I think I'm ok with that. It's not a million miles away from a Walkers Prawn Cocktail - it's that sweet tomato sauce shining through on the palette, and I don't mind it. 

It's like Cheese and Onion and Prawn Cocktail had a wild menage-a-trois with a sweet caramelised shallot, and here's their love-child. 

Not what I was expecting, but let's give it an 8.5/10.