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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 4, 2023 1:38:20 GMT
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Post by chuffedstokie on Nov 4, 2023 4:20:16 GMT
Proper museum.
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Post by lordb on Nov 4, 2023 7:15:46 GMT
Chip off the old block
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Post by mrnovember on Nov 4, 2023 8:29:27 GMT
I think I could write a thesis on crisps.
One of the big questions I have is,; why is it so difficult for new flavours to penetrate the market? Pretty much all brands offer the same well established, basic three flavours. The Big Three. The Fryumvirate, if you will:
Cheese and Onion
Plain or Salted
Salt and Vinegar
Now, most brands have a meat based support flavour to compliment the holy trinity (BBQ beef hula hoops anyone?). But they are never held with the same regard. If you were start a new brand tomorrow, you'd have to offer each of the triad just to be taken seriously.
Imagine your local, which has massively diversified it's selection of beer in recent years, starts stocking a new brand of crispy treats.
"All right Terry, pint of marshmallow flavoured IPA and a bag of cheese and onion please?"
"There's your ale Dave, we've got a Sheep Dung and offal flavoured one on you can try next."
"Sounds lovely, leave me one in"
"Can't do the crisps though I'm afraid, were trying this new brand. I can do you Moussaka flavour, sambal pork or honey roasted plantain"
"No cheese and onion? What kind of self respecting crisp manufacturer doesn't have cheese and onion? Fuck them off Terry, I'm off down The Crown for a bag of bacon fries."
Anyway.. bring back Brannigans I say.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Nov 4, 2023 9:30:02 GMT
Great post, MrNovember, you should write that thesis. Good knowledge.
The excellent Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe 8-10 morning shows Sat and Sun on BBC 6music have a regular feature called Crisps on the Radio.
Listeners send in crisps they've acquired from their travels around he world and 'the boys' are required to guess the flavour.
There are some very exotic flavours out there.
Although I'd agree with you saying that there appear to be essentially a fryumvirate (👍) of three basic flavours with the rest being slight variations.
I might suggest adding prawn cocktail flavour to the fryumvirate though, it's pretty well established.
Interestingly, many European countries offer just 'paprika' flavour and that's pretty much it.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Nov 4, 2023 9:36:50 GMT
I think I could write a thesis on crisps. One of the big questions I have is,; why is it so difficult for new flavours to penetrate the market? Pretty much all brands offer the same well established, basic three flavours. The Big Three. The Fryumvirate, if you will: Cheese and Onion Plain or Salted Salt and Vinegar Now, most brands have a meat based support flavour to compliment the holy trinity (BBQ beef hula hoops anyone?). But they are never held with the same regard. If you were start a new brand tomorrow, you'd have to offer each of the triad just to be taken seriously. Imagine your local, which has massively diversified it's selection of beer in recent years, starts stocking a new brand of crispy treats. "All right Terry, pint of marshmallow flavoured IPA and a bag of cheese and onion please?" "There's your ale Dave, we've got a Sheep Dung and offal flavoured one on you can try next." "Sounds lovely, leave me one in" "Can't do the crisps though I'm afraid, were trying this new brand. I can do you Moussaka flavour, sambal pork or honey roasted plantain" "No cheese and onion? What kind of self respecting crisp manufacturer doesn't have cheese and onion? Fuck them off Terry, I'm off down The Crown for a bag of bacon fries." Anyway.. bring back Brannigans I say. Ah but are hula hoops actually crisps though 🤔 Totally agree about Branningans though. A most excellent crisp. I'd also say prawn cocktail has penetrated the holy trinity. Probably 4th place still but its a popular flavour and widely available. Also my favourite flavour. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 4, 2023 9:39:12 GMT
I’d like to see a cheddar cheese and pickled onion flavour, preferably by Walkers Max Strong.
Edit: Just noticed Tyrell’s do them, will have to try but they’ve got mixed reviews
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Post by mrnovember on Nov 4, 2023 9:43:08 GMT
Great post, MrNovember, you should write that thesis. Good knowledge. The excellent Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe 8-10 morning shows Sat and Sun on BBC 6music have a regular feature called Crisps on the Radio. Listeners send in crisps they've acquired from their travels around he world and 'the boys' are required to guess the flavour. There are some very exotic flavours out there. Although I'd agree with you saying that there appear to be essentially a fryumvirate (👍) of three basic flavours with the rest being slight variations. I might suggest adding prawn cocktail flavour to the fryumvirate though, it's pretty well established. Interestingly, many European countries offer just 'paprika' flavour and that's pretty much it. Ah the Paprika Paradox. Lapped up by Brits abroad. The subject of many crisp themed conversations. "Those paprika crisps that you get on holiday. Oooh they're lovely". Yet the glorious Paprika flavoured crisp, so beloved of our nearest neighbours, has never made any inroads here. Unfathomable. |
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Post by mrnovember on Nov 4, 2023 9:44:41 GMT
I think I could write a thesis on crisps. One of the big questions I have is,; why is it so difficult for new flavours to penetrate the market? Pretty much all brands offer the same well established, basic three flavours. The Big Three. The Fryumvirate, if you will: Cheese and Onion Plain or Salted Salt and Vinegar Now, most brands have a meat based support flavour to compliment the holy trinity (BBQ beef hula hoops anyone?). But they are never held with the same regard. If you were start a new brand tomorrow, you'd have to offer each of the triad just to be taken seriously. Imagine your local, which has massively diversified it's selection of beer in recent years, starts stocking a new brand of crispy treats. "All right Terry, pint of marshmallow flavoured IPA and a bag of cheese and onion please?" "There's your ale Dave, we've got a Sheep Dung and offal flavoured one on you can try next." "Sounds lovely, leave me one in" "Can't do the crisps though I'm afraid, were trying this new brand. I can do you Moussaka flavour, sambal pork or honey roasted plantain" "No cheese and onion? What kind of self respecting crisp manufacturer doesn't have cheese and onion? Fuck them off Terry, I'm off down The Crown for a bag of bacon fries." Anyway.. bring back Brannigans I say. Ah but are hula hoops actually crisps though 🤔 Totally agree about Branningans though. A most excellent crisp. I'd also say prawn cocktail has penetrated the holy trinity. Probably 4th place still but its a popular flavour and widely available. Also my favourite flavour. I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Nov 4, 2023 9:49:15 GMT
Great post, MrNovember, you should write that thesis. Good knowledge. The excellent Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe 8-10 morning shows Sat and Sun on BBC 6music have a regular feature called Crisps on the Radio. Listeners send in crisps they've acquired from their travels around he world and 'the boys' are required to guess the flavour. There are some very exotic flavours out there. Although I'd agree with you saying that there appear to be essentially a fryumvirate (👍) of three basic flavours with the rest being slight variations. I might suggest adding prawn cocktail flavour to the fryumvirate though, it's pretty well established. Interestingly, many European countries offer just 'paprika' flavour and that's pretty much it. Ah the Paprika Paradox. Lapped up by Brits abroad. The subject of many crisp themed conversations. "Those paprika crisps that you get on holiday. Oooh they're lovely". Yet the glorious Paprika flavoured crisp, so beloved of our nearest neighbours, has never made any inroads here. Unfathomable. The paprika paradox 😄 Had a tube of paprika Pringles just the other day and fabulous they were too but unless you go to a shop with a range of foreign foods even paprika Pringles aren't easy to find. |
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Nov 4, 2023 9:51:18 GMT
Ah but are hula hoops actually crisps though 🤔 Totally agree about Branningans though. A most excellent crisp. I'd also say prawn cocktail has penetrated the holy trinity. Probably 4th place still but its a popular flavour and widely available. Also my favourite flavour. I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. My guilty pleasure. When you come across those random bags of over seasoned prawn cocktail crisps it's a thing of wonder. A taste sensation. I also like tomato ketchup flavour crisps. The yanks have some decent varieties of ketchup flavour😋 I have to say though, these random flavours like Christmas fookin dinner are a joke. How the fuck can you have a Christmas dinner flavour |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 4, 2023 9:53:29 GMT
I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. My guilty pleasure. When you come across those random bags of over seasoned prawn cocktail crisps it's a thing of wonder. A taste sensation. I also like tomato ketchup flavour crisps. The yanks have some decent varieties of ketchup flavour😋 I have to say though, these random flavours like Christmas fookin dinner are a joke. How the fuck can you have a Christmas dinner flavour Did you try the lamb and mint ones Walkers Sensations did? They were bloody lovely |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Nov 4, 2023 9:53:31 GMT
Ah but are hula hoops actually crisps though 🤔 Totally agree about Branningans though. A most excellent crisp. I'd also say prawn cocktail has penetrated the holy trinity. Probably 4th place still but its a popular flavour and widely available. Also my favourite flavour. I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. Oooh, that's a bone of contention, there. (Thankfully not an available flavour). I'm with Mickey, 'the cocktail' is a prince amongst crisp flavours. For your flavour records, MrNovember, I had Funnyfrisch 'ungarisch' flavour last night, which is essentially a mild paprika. German crisps. Disappointing on the whole, but these were not bad.  |
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Post by mrnovember on Nov 4, 2023 10:01:38 GMT
I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. My guilty pleasure. When you come across those random bags of over seasoned prawn cocktail crisps it's a thing of wonder. A taste sensation. I also like tomato ketchup flavour crisps. The yanks have some decent varieties of ketchup flavour😋 I have to say though, these random flavours like Christmas fookin dinner are a joke. How the fuck can you have a Christmas dinner flavour A great point. I hate these unoriginal attempts to introduce new flavours. It's actually patronising, as though we're not equipped to contain our desire for say, the flavour of an English Breakfast to an actual English Breakfast. As Rednwhitenblue has pointed out, there is a world of exotic flavours out there. There is no need to resort to gimmicks. That's next? Chinese Buffet Restaurant Flavour?! Keep it simple and draw inspiration from the rest of the world I say. Edit: username spelling correction |
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Post by elystokie on Nov 4, 2023 10:20:22 GMT
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Post by lordb on Nov 4, 2023 10:25:11 GMT
Onion Rings surely?
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Nov 4, 2023 10:32:40 GMT
Bring back Brannigans.
If you listen carefully in dark corners in hushed tones you might hear that's what Covid was a cover for.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Nov 4, 2023 11:00:21 GMT
My guilty pleasure. When you come across those random bags of over seasoned prawn cocktail crisps it's a thing of wonder. A taste sensation. I also like tomato ketchup flavour crisps. The yanks have some decent varieties of ketchup flavour😋 I have to say though, these random flavours like Christmas fookin dinner are a joke. How the fuck can you have a Christmas dinner flavour Did you try the lamb and mint ones Walkers Sensations did? They were bloody lovely Yeah they were very good to be fair. Just hate funding Linekers lifestyle 😆 |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 4, 2023 11:09:21 GMT
Did you try the lamb and mint ones Walkers Sensations did? They were bloody lovely Yeah they were very good to be fair. Just hate funding Linekers lifestyle 😆 Never thought of it like that. Immediate boycott incoming |
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 4, 2023 11:14:44 GMT
Monster Munch
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Nov 4, 2023 11:16:33 GMT
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Post by mrnovember on Nov 4, 2023 11:30:02 GMT
Combine these in a big old bowl with salt and vinegar swirls and you have got yourself a crisp salad my friend.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 4, 2023 12:18:13 GMT
For me
Skips
Quavers (cheese)
Scampi fries
Does anyone remember from the 80s Hedgehog flavour crisps and the bags with blue salt bag inside?
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 4, 2023 12:27:48 GMT
I think I could write a thesis on crisps. One of the big questions I have is,; why is it so difficult for new flavours to penetrate the market? Pretty much all brands offer the same well established, basic three flavours. The Big Three. The Fryumvirate, if you will: Cheese and Onion Plain or Salted Salt and Vinegar Now, most brands have a meat based support flavour to compliment the holy trinity (BBQ beef hula hoops anyone?). But they are never held with the same regard. If you were start a new brand tomorrow, you'd have to offer each of the triad just to be taken seriously. Imagine your local, which has massively diversified it's selection of beer in recent years, starts stocking a new brand of crispy treats. "All right Terry, pint of marshmallow flavoured IPA and a bag of cheese and onion please?" "There's your ale Dave, we've got a Sheep Dung and offal flavoured one on you can try next." "Sounds lovely, leave me one in" "Can't do the crisps though I'm afraid, were trying this new brand. I can do you Moussaka flavour, sambal pork or honey roasted plantain" "No cheese and onion? What kind of self respecting crisp manufacturer doesn't have cheese and onion? Fuck them off Terry, I'm off down The Crown for a bag of bacon fries." Anyway.. bring back Brannigans I say. Ah but are hula hoops actually crisps though 🤔 Totally agree about Branningans though. A most excellent crisp. I'd also say prawn cocktail has penetrated the holy trinity. Probably 4th place still but its a popular flavour and widely available. Also my favourite flavour. The prawn cock is perhaps in a category on its own. By far the “best of the rest”, more established and popular than any other flavour, and on its day a match for any of the fryumvirate.. but never quite challenging for a permanent place there itself. It’s the Andy Murray of the crisp world. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 4, 2023 12:42:54 GMT
I've been known to eat prawn cocktail crisps for pudding. They do not belong. My guilty pleasure. When you come across those random bags of over seasoned prawn cocktail crisps it's a thing of wonder. A taste sensation. I also like tomato ketchup flavour crisps. The yanks have some decent varieties of ketchup flavour😋 I have to say though, these random flavours like Christmas fookin dinner are a joke. How the fuck can you have a Christmas dinner flavour We did a crispmas dinner once all whilst watching the first two Die Hard films. Prawn coacktail to start. Roast chicken and some shitty vegetable crisps for the dinner. And one of my mates found some peppermint flavoured crisps for pudding 🤮 |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 4, 2023 12:43:39 GMT
For me Skips Quavers (cheese) Scampi fries Does anyone remember from the 80s Hedgehog flavour crisps and the bags with blue salt bag inside? I like them all but none of them are crisps are they? |
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Post by salopstick on Nov 4, 2023 12:51:40 GMT
I think I could write a thesis on crisps. One of the big questions I have is,; why is it so difficult for new flavours to penetrate the market? Pretty much all brands offer the same well established, basic three flavours. The Big Three. The Fryumvirate, if you will: Cheese and Onion Plain or Salted Salt and Vinegar Now, most brands have a meat based support flavour to compliment the holy trinity (BBQ beef hula hoops anyone?). But they are never held with the same regard. If you were start a new brand tomorrow, you'd have to offer each of the triad just to be taken seriously. Imagine your local, which has massively diversified it's selection of beer in recent years, starts stocking a new brand of crispy treats. "All right Terry, pint of marshmallow flavoured IPA and a bag of cheese and onion please?" "There's your ale Dave, we've got a Sheep Dung and offal flavoured one on you can try next." "Sounds lovely, leave me one in" "Can't do the crisps though I'm afraid, were trying this new brand. I can do you Moussaka flavour, sambal pork or honey roasted plantain" "No cheese and onion? What kind of self respecting crisp manufacturer doesn't have cheese and onion? Fuck them off Terry, I'm off down The Crown for a bag of bacon fries." Anyway.. bring back Brannigans I say. Multipacks are always those three plus prawn cocktail or you have to buy the meaty multipack |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 4, 2023 13:00:33 GMT
For me Skips Quavers (cheese) Scampi fries Does anyone remember from the 80s Hedgehog flavour crisps and the bags with blue salt bag inside? I like them all but none of them are crisps are they? I guess it’s a similar argument to the Jaffa Cake one. If they’re not crisps what are they. If we’re talking Walkers I’m a beef or prawn cocktail man |
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Post by questionable on Nov 4, 2023 13:02:02 GMT
I got locked in a store type room at school by a teacher, must have misbehaved, recall being in there and found a box of KP Beef Crisps.
Not wanting to turn down such a feast I quickly tucked into them, idiot teacher whacked me for it when I was let out.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 4, 2023 13:11:02 GMT
I like them all but none of them are crisps are they? I guess it’s a similar argument to the Jaffa Cake one. If they’re not crisps what are they. If we’re talking Walkers I’m a beef or prawn cocktail man Hahaha not sure. I was going to say baked good but then I’d imagine all are fried so no idea. Love old school beef and onion. I did wonder why they sully prawn cocktail in a multipack but this thread has shown me why. I don’t mind prawn cocktail but will buy a new multipack before eating them and use them basically to be a fat bastard for a two packet of crisps day whilst saving the good flavours. |
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