Ah! It's taken a long time to find the classy Pastinos again- and they were found in Waitrose of course.



Pasta-like crisps for a gourmet crunchy snack. They're like a cross between wheat crunchies (but not as thick) and sun bites. Light but with good crunch. The sweet tomato flavouring with a tangy chilli overtone is simply Devine.


9/10

New from Pop chips - ridges!

They're not exactly the ridges we've know, they're a slight variation of the classic popped crisp which can already be a bit bobbly - it's just that these are organised bubbles on one side! So I wouldn't say they add too much to the crisp except that they're a little crunchier.

They sure are smoky! So smoky they're strangely a bit spicy.. I think they were maybe a bit happy with the paprika here. It's a pretty intense flavour for pop chips. Much more than we're used to.. but that's not to say they don't work, it's just.. they shouldn't be spicy. 

I'm usually a big fan of pop chips flavours so even though i'm a little confused by the spice - i'm actually pretty happy with the flavour.

7/10

New in from Doritos - their Heat Burst range!

So the idea of these are that you start off tasting one flavour and end up tasting another. So here we go...

Ok well it's definitely Doritos own BBQ flavouring to start with that's without doubt.. and... there it is! The chilli is hitting.. actually hitting pretty hard. This is definitely one for chilli lovers.

I'd advise eating one and waiting 20 seconds for the heat to settle in before scoffing a mouthful like I just did!

Nice idea from Doritos, although it does have to be said that most chilli crisps don't have a heat hit until later on but props to them for making it work. I'm off to dip my tongue in some milk.

8/10

Yes I'm aware that my crispmas crisp review is.. well just a little late!!!

Oops!

There's nothing wrong with celebrating xmas in February is there? Ok it's completely wrong.

Maybe that's why this flavour doesn't fit quite right with me.. or maybe because it's a slightly sweet version of roast chicken flavour?

Still what was I expecting? Probably exactly that.

3/10

I cannot get over how good airports are for new flavours of crisps!!

These new beauts from Walkers' MAX range (ridged and full flavoured) are BBQ Pulled Pork..

And I have to say they rival a good old McCoy's for flavour. The pork is smoky like Smoky Bacon and the BBQ is sweet like the glimmer in your Valentines eye.. 

These flavours were meant to be, conjoined and married in life for ever til death do they part.

Nom Nom Nom. Happy Valentines day lovers!

9/10

Cheese & Pickled onion from Tyrells!

These crinkly Furrows have some seriously deep ridges and a super crunch. These could count as lunch.. if you were so inclined.

The cheese is as it should be, but the pickled onion is what's to shout about here. It comes through with a good old tang that sits really well on the palette. 

Nice one Tyrell's.

7/10

This addition from Walkers brings up a lot of questions.
Do I want a salad cream flavoured crisp in my life?

Is a cucumber's flavour worth going on a crisp?

What am I doing with my life?

But we're reviewing them none the less....

Ok so they're not a bad as expected, and actually the first reaction in the office is 'These taste like a Macdonalds cheeseburger' Now whether that's your bag of crisps or not.. I have to say they bare similarities. In the cheese flavouring and the in the gherkin flavouring coming from the salad cream/cucumber combo.

These definitely taste creamy. In a pretty sickly way. Points for accuracy, deductions for being a terrible idea in the first place. No thanks.

3/10

Another in the Heinz sandwich range from Walkers.

Here's one i've been looking forward to, as a great lover of bacon sandwiches and of sweet tomato flavouring. The Tomato flavouring here obviously has massive hints towards Prawn cocktail, being that prawn cocktail has nothing to do with prawns and everything to do with ketchup.

The bacon flavouring I was expecting Walkers' classic smokey bacon flavouring - but this is something entirely new for Walkers.. it's.. well.. more Bacon-ey! You can really imagine the crispy rinds of a well cooked bacon the flavouring. The salt levels are pretty darn high but i'm a fan of the flavouring.

8/10

Yes, we've finally got around to reviewing the new Walkers range!

The sandwich range that may as well be sponsored by Heinz.. as every flavour has a Heinz logo on the front (Yes Heinz also own HP sauce).

Before I get onto the flavour - is it me or have Walkers suddenly become really stingy with the thickness of their crisps? These are paper thin!!!

The flavour isn't actually too bad. I'm a bit fan of Mustard flavouring in crisps, it's mild but prominent, and completes the porky flavouring (yes it's still suitable for vegetarians) quite well.

I'm annoyed about the thin crisp, but I'm pretty happy with the flavour.

8/10

Well here is a Chip crisp I can really get behind!

Burton's Fish n Chips tow the line on whether they should be included as a crisp, as really they're a baked biscuit/cracker. 

But they have been a long standing classic in the crisp for so many years, just liked our beloved mini cheddars so i'm giving them the praise they deserve.

And here they are with 2 new flavours! They're running a competition between red sauce (ketchup) and brown sauce! What a great idea and what a crisp. They've really mastered the sweet tomato flavouring.. they're so moreish. Haven't found the brown sauce version yet - but red sauce gets my vote over most crisps today!

9/10