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The odd, amazing and INSANE crisps I've discovered from around the world...

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Serious Cheesy Puffs - Sriracha Cheddar

31/10/2017

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Found in New York.

Holy Moly - this are some seriously large corn puffs! Like a wotsit except double the thickness and 5 times the length! 

A big old finger of a cheese puff.. in fact since it's halloween today.. I've taken a picture of them as my fingers. You're welcome.

These are.. intense! I love Sriracha but it is quite the punch and especially so in these crisps. Sriracha lovers will love these.. for other people - it might be best to stick to the normal cheddar puffs. Underneath the chilli hit you can tell that it's a really good quality cheese flavouring and a good light crunchy puff. 

But Chilli haters.. BEEEWWAAARRREEEE

7/10

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Lorenz Monster Munch - Pizza

31/8/2017

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Another 'found in Luxembourg' but originally from Germany. Another from the confusingly named Monster Munch range (maybe only for us Brits). Texture and crunch quite clearly Pom Bear, except in the form of smiley little ghosts. Pizza flavouring not overly sickly, definitely a sweet tomato in the mix, a bit smokey, and a hit of parsley and onion. I definitely preferred the tomato ketchup version of these, and for that reason...

4/10

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Lorenz - Curly Barbecue style

31/8/2017

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Lorenz Curly Barbecue style

Now, this is a different take on my favourite crisp, the Erdnus Flip, of peanut fame. Found in Luxembourg, eaten in Germany. In the Erdnus homeland Germany. 

The sweet, and I wouldn't say spicy flavour, is just caked on top of the awesome peanut. I guess what I'm saying here, is that I wish they were just originals. If they were to create a different flavour, it shouldn't be spliced wig the peanut. 

I'll stick to original thanks.

5/10

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Zapps - Sweet Pimento Cream Cheese

13/6/2017

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Found in New York.


I'm always on the lookout when in the U S of A for New Orleans' very own Zapps- I first tried and fell in love with these in New Orleans itself and was delighted to stumble across this limited edition pack in a Brooklyn corner shop.


The flavour at first glance makes me think of the spicy- cheese doritos dip that I used to love so much (before they changed the recipe and became gross) you can still find that dip here- only it's made by Tostitos (it's highly recommended).


The crisp itself is what to expect from Zapps, a real wholesome kettle crunch from a curly crisp. Not too greasy, and the right amount of seasoning throughout the pack.


The flavouring unfortunately has not hit the spot.. it really leaves a lot to be desired. It's subtle but a little sickly, a hint of chili and a hint of creaminess and that's all. Not the end of the world, but I expected a lot better.


4/10
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Cheetos - Flamin Hot

11/1/2017

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​Found in Las Vegas.

We get the off pack of cheetos here in the UK, but you'd be amazed by the variety of cheese puffs you can get in the US.. it really is insane and Cheetos lead the way.

Here we have one of their classics but something tells me it's not going to be the flamin hot I know and love in monster munch...

Wow! Opening the pack I'm blinded by the the volcanic glow of these insane crisps.. I have not saturated the picture my friends - this is how they look!

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And also - they're humungous! Usually when I see puffs this size - I think of the polystyrene- like crisps you get from a cheap offy. Luckily they've kept their crunch on these.

But the flavour is what I was expecting - a vinegary chemical spice mixed with cheese. Safe to say I won't be finishing this packet!

​1/10
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Taffel - Margherita Pizza 

11/1/2017

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Found in Lapland, Finland.


I had high hopes for these. But now I'm clutching a humongous share bag of pizza crisps, and I really don't want to eat them. 


These gluten free puffed corn crisps have a very cheap, light, non-crunchy quality. The tomato is sweet like it usually should be, but in this instance, it really doesn't sit well on the tongue. The cheese flavouring is cheap, and sickly. The oregano and parsley, while making the crisp look fairly pleasant, add nothing to this monstrosity. 


Not for me.


1/10

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Taffel - Sour Cream & Black Pepper

11/1/2017

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Found in Lapland (Finland).

There's something about the Scandis - they just love humoungous share packs. Seriously, this could feed a family of 5.
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I do love a good waffle crisp. They always have a good texture to them, and a good crunch. 
They've chosen two pretty great flavours to merge here. Sour cream (aka cool original if you're taking in Doritos terms) and a classic black pepper. Luckily I do like a good old tangy pepper - because, essentially, it dominates the flavouring here. I think it would be a pepper-overload if I polished off these on my own. But there is a tinge of sour cream to them which is very welcome. 


A peppery hot crisp for a winter's night.


7/10

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Jumpys - Sunny Paprika

20/5/2016

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Found in Switzerland. The novel shape of these is probably the best thing about these- and they're done pretty well - little kangaroos!

They strangely have the crunch and feel of the baked fish n chips crisps we get in our local pubs.. But I do love my paprika flavour and these disappoint a little. They seem to have a lot of dairy ingredients in them resulting in a cheesy flavouring more than paprika. Not sure why they opted for that... Maybe it makes them sunny? Who knows... Is prefer a smokey paprika tang with a hint of tomatoey sweetness, these don't quite hit the spot.

4/10

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Aspil’s Mooskys – Cheese flavour

20/5/2016

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These Mickey Mouse emblazoned crisps are for want of a better phrase, squeakin’ awful. How Disney allowed these snacks to be released I’ll never know. Seriously, I feel a brand reputation class action lawsuit coming on because these cheese flavoured maizey mouthfuls are the pits.


If you like Disney’s mascot then the packaging might please. Or even the shape of the crisps, though they can only loosely be described as Mickey Mouse’s head. They could equally be Scottish bagpipe sack, or mutilated cow’s udder, but the drift of the idea is there I guess. They’re also apparently made with 100% sunflower oil (so that’s nice I suppose) and for those who are affected by such things they are gluten free. But that’s pretty much where the positives about these snacks ends.


Made in Spain but found in Abu Dhabi, these ‘queso’ corn crisps really do give cheese flavoured snacks a bad name. The taste is so artificial and nasty. Off-Milk, Rancid-Cheddar or even Sweaty Socks would have been a more accurate description. I know baked corn goods aren’t everyone’s bag but I have to say I usually do enjoy a good non-potato snack. Not this time though. Still in-date, they tasted dry to the point of staleness. Marketed at kids, in a lightweight bag weighing in at just 8g which really is a blessing in disguise, Mooskys should be cute, fun and a tasty treat for your children. Instead, they’re a bally disgrace. Be gone foul demon!


1.5/10 (and that’s just because I feel sorry for the mouse).

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Jack ‘n Jill V-Cut – Onion & Garlic flavour

20/5/2016

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I’m not being funny but when concocting flavours for crisps, onion and garlic doesn’t automatically spring to mind. Onion as an accompaniment to cheese, or beef, or even liver (though God forbid some madman actually decides to attempt to make them), yes. But garlic? Flippin’ garlic? With onion?! First of all, aren’t they a bit samey? And secondly, well, the first reason is good enough isn’t it? I mean bulb vegetable and bulb vegetable flavour…what genius decided on that?


Well, a wannabe genius perhaps because these were nowhere near as bad as I was fearing. Maybe it’s the French blood in me (from some ancestry down the line somewhere I’m sure) but I really like garlic. And these crisps, a product of (and found in) the Phillippines (though the packet is mostly in English)  are very garlicky indeed. Ridged so they hold in the flavour particularly well, the garlic hit to these is akin to a post-snail soup dining Thierry Henry trying to snog your face off after France win the European Championships. But as disgusting as that may be (or appealing to some I suppose), eating these isn’t wholly unenjoyable. Not from a flavour point of view. Your mouth does get to differentiate between onion and garlic in fleeting moments whilst chomping away and I rather liked the combo.


But the texture is a let-down. The blurb on the back indicated we’d be dealing with large cuts of crisp but they’re actually rather small. And that’s not helpful when they’re also so light and alas slightly powdery. There’s no clean hard crunch at all and as a consequence the crisps were also broken up a bit in the packet. I’m just glad they’re made from 100% real potatoes. There’s just so many fake potatoes flooding the market these days (sic).


Scoring is difficult given the uniqueness of the flavour which I’d like to see replicated elsewhere, but all in a crisp that flatters to deceive when it comes to the bite. 5/10.

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