ditchman Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 up until about a year ago ..i always like to have a few packs of crisps (usuallywalkers) in the house.....i dont munch on these all the time..just now and again.............. but i dont buy them anymore as they taste funny...............i was talking to the manager in the supermarket and he agrees.....he rekons it is because since the Ukraine war...the availability of corn oil has been intermittent............so he thinks the crisp companies have stopped using corn oil and started using Rapist oil....which dont taste the same anyone else noticed the different taste ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 not noticed the taste just the price, they have shot up. i get mine from home bargains now, good selection and price. if you like cheese and onion i can highly recommend Tayto, they are the best cheese and onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Stopped buying Walkers years ago as they lost all their flavour and now buy the Aldi "specially selected" bags - the Salt and Vinegar version is sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Not noticed the difference, but like bruno above I usually buy either lidl or Aldi multipacks on the odd occasion when I do Buy crisps. I normally keep these Cheetos Twisted Flamin Hot Corn Puffs in the pantry and these are bought in bulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Ah, now we’re talking! I used to have a crisp drawer! It’s sadly been downgraded to a crisp basket now, but overspills are stashed in the gun room so it’s not too bad! 😋 Get the vast majority of mine from Home Bargains; have never been in a Lidl, but not keen on Aldi crisps at all. Agree with Billytheghillie, Tayto are great cheese and onion crisps! XL cheese can be quite overpowering at times, and Tayto are just a tad more subtle. Bobbys crisps are very very good; good flavours and excellent value for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robden Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 When I used to have a regular late night snack/sandwich, it was a C.A.O.C.S.......Cheese And Onion Crisp Sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 lot of interesting feedback....im going to have a wizz round the snack shelf for a new favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Just now, ditchman said: lot of interesting feedback....im going to have a wizz round the snack shelf for a new favourite Don't get caught they'll ban you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Don't get caught they'll ban you. Wizz.....jizz.....wazz..... i think i will rephrase that statement.......the vagorise of the english language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 You are just digging a deeper hole. I can just see the EDP front page headlines. Norfolk man, neighbour to the King arrested for disorderly conduct in the snack aisle of a local supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 27 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You are just digging a deeper hole. I can just see the EDP front page headlines. Norfolk man, neighbour to the King arrested for disorderly conduct in the snack aisle of a local supermarket. Brings a new meaning to 'cheesy wotsits' 😵 🤣 My preference for crisps has gone down the Tyrrell's route,,,, specifically their sweet chili and the smoked paprika flavours 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 I am a crisp addict but have never bothered attending a help class for it. Haven’t noticed a difference with Walkers. My favourites are Cheese XL, closely followed by Cheesy Wotsits and Seabrook plain. I have a basket on the top shelf where the wee management can’t reach them😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Similar to Robden but caocot. Cheese on onion crisps on toast is my snack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 We were nigh on brought up on Smith's with the little blue salt bag inside , this was mainly because we had a Smith's crisp factory in town and a few deals were done with a pair of ducks, or a few fish in exchange for a few packets of crisps , we also had the penny packets that were more or less the sweepings from the floor , these came in a metal tin and nowadays the tin would be worth a few bob . Now it is the odd packet of Kettles B B Q flavor or plain ones , with them now over two pound a packet it is certainly just the very odd packet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Favourites in order! Nicknaks (hot and spicy and the rib flavour) Frazzless Fish and chips (the ones in the small bag, evidently getting smaller) Chip sticks Smiths Walkers I would agree the taste and texture has changed and not for the better in my opinion. Watsits now seem very poor with a mouthfull in a bag and they just don't taste the same. Bring back the good old E numbers, my palate yearns for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 5 hours ago, JKD said: Brings a new meaning to 'cheesy wotsits' 😵 🤣 My preference for crisps has gone down the Tyrrell's route,,,, specifically their sweet chili and the smoked paprika flavours 😋 smeg snacks Ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 16 hours ago, ditchman said: started using Rapist oil....which don't taste the same anyone else noticed the different taste ? Well it wouldn't taste like corn oil would it? how DO you get the oil out of a rapist? cold pressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 M&S Cheesy Tasters are a treat! Get the big bag for sharing, but don’t! 😀 Your finger ends should be the colour of a heavy smoker by the time you get through! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 I remember brannigans in the paper bag. they were the only ones you could get from Victoria wine when the newsagents were closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 30/11/2023 at 16:22, Scully said: M&S Cheesy Tasters are a treat! Get the big bag for sharing, but don’t! 😀 Your finger ends should be the colour of a heavy smoker by the time you get through! 👍 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Lidls cheese curls identical to quavers, but cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ph5172 said: I remember brannigans in the paper bag. they were the only ones you could get from Victoria wine when the newsagents were closed yeah i remember them as well have to steer well clear of these designer thick ribbed crisps...........they are too hard and cut the inside of my mouth.....will try the whotsits .....i like the salt &vinegar monster munches Edited December 1, 2023 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 19 minutes ago, ditchman said: yeah i remember them as well have to steer well clear of these designer thick ribbed crisps...........they are too hard and cut the inside of my mouth.....will try the whotsits .....i like the salt &vinegar monster munches Crisp sandwiches 😊 that’s posh in Norfolk 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Cheese spread and crisp sandwiches, student fodder!! Loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 i red somewhere that when you make maccaroni cheese...crunch up a couple of packs of cheesy wotsits and stir them in...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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