Best crisps?

[Cousin Jim Bob]

In crisp news I noticed on the Aldi website the other day they now do a knock of Walkers Max Jalapeno and Cheese crisps. My local has not got them it stock yet so I've not been able to try them. At £1.09 they are a lot cheaper than Walkers so hoping they are good.

Edited May 1, 2025 by Cousin Jim Bob

[Carbomb]

50 minutes ago, Cousin Jim Bob said:

In crisp news I noticed on the Aldi website the other day they now do a knock of Walkers Max Jalapeno and Cheese crisps. My local has not got them it stock yet so I've not been able to try them. At £1.09 they are a lot cheaper than Walkers so hoping they are good.

Their Christian Salt & Vinegar is pretty good too

[RedTwoster]

These are sensational if you like a spicy crisp. I picked them up at Tesco and hugely regret not buying their entire stock. A slightly sweet crisp with a nice kick. Lovely stuff.

[ReturnOfTheMack]

I get my wife one of those snackboxes with different world snacks. This last one had some Spanish crisps by a company called Torres, and the crisps were fried egg flavour.

 

I have never tasted anything more accurate in my life, and I loved every one the wife let me have. ? 

[SuperBacon]

I can't stand Torres crisps. I always think they taste really oily in a horrible way. 

[ReturnOfTheMack]

That's a shame as these were great.

[d-d-d-dAz]

Torres do my favourite plain crisps, the olive oil ones, they're just... pricey.

[Chest Rockwell]

Daz likes completely flavourless crisps. That's very on brand!

[d-d-d-dAz]

26 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said:

Daz likes completely flavourless crisps. That's very on brand!

Crisps are my weak spot, so I'll pretty much eat any packet you throw in front of me.. but yeah, plain salted crisps are the best.

*edit* also, always worth mentioning.. my issue was never with flavour, or even sauces. It was just condiments and unnecessary added wetness. I'll make stews and curries and pasta dishes until the cows come home. I'll even dip a crisp if the occasion calls for it, and it's an appropriate dipping crisp.

Edited May 16, 2025 by d-d-d-dAz

[Carbomb]

Torres are an opinion-divider. I love their crisps, particularly their black truffle ones and their fried egg ones.  Their Iberico ham ones are good, as are their smoked paprika ones. Their caviar ones - I like them, but I know there will be people who hate them. YMMV.

[Merzbow]

I miss the month or two where Farmfoods were having to sell them Torres crisps off cheap because no one in Tile Hill could afford £3 or whatever a pack, I'm a sucker for any black truffle flavor, too.

[squatswithducks]

On 5/1/2025 at 11:14 AM, Cousin Jim Bob said:

In crisp news I noticed on the Aldi website the other day they now do a knock of Walkers Max Jalapeno and Cheese crisps. My local has not got them it stock yet so I've not been able to try them. At £1.09 they are a lot cheaper than Walkers so hoping they are good.

I had these the other night. I've not had the walkers to compare them with, but I think it's the first time in my life I've needed a glass of milk after some crisps. I can normally tolerate a decent bit of heat, but but these were bordering on ridiculous!

[Cousin Jim Bob]

5 minutes ago, squatswithducks said:

I had these the other night. I've not had the walkers to compare them with, but I think it's the first time in my life I've needed a glass of milk after some crisps. I can normally tolerate a decent bit of heat, but but these were bordering on ridiculous!

 

Yeah I tried them too and liked them. Similar to the Walkers the spice level builds up as you eat them.

[RedTwoster]

4 hours ago, squatswithducks said:

I had these the other night. I've not had the walkers to compare them with, but I think it's the first time in my life I've needed a glass of milk after some crisps. I can normally tolerate a decent bit of heat, but but these were bordering on ridiculous!

I’ll need to give these a try then. I have an annoyingly high tolerance to spicy food, which means I don’t normally get a spicy kick from all but the absolute hottest of hot sauces and that I can’t make a curry I’ll enjoy without ruining it for everyone else.

[Carbomb]

Tried these. They're nice, but they're just cheese-flavoured crisps. I had to try them, but kind of had an idea they'd turn out to be just that. Mac won't taste of anything other than "generic carb" which will probably overlap with your standard potato crisp.