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'How do you reduce a national dish to a powder?': the world of crisp flavours
- walthamstow 3y agoAldi have recently brought back their 'spiced tikka' flavour ridge-cut crisps and they are excellent.
- chupchap 3y agoI really miss Lays Magic Masala
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoWhy not just get a spice shop to mix up the various spices for you, and then you can just sprinkle the masala mix on any generic crisps?
- chupchap 3y agoWhich spices to use and in what ratio is proprietary and I have not been able to create that flavour mix on my own.
- retrac98 3y agoBecause all the effort involved in everything you just described.
- diroussel 3y agoAdding paprika to ready salted crisps is pretty effective. I bet it would work with other spices too. The thing is that you can buy one big bag, and then tune the flavours, for example if one person doesn’t like paprika.
- walthamstow 3y agoIf I wanted to put that much effort I to eating something, I wouldn't be eating crisps
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- yuppiepuppie 3y agoIt’s a bit irritating that they don’t include captions below the images. I want to know what flavour and from where each of those bags is from.
- tragomaskhalos 3y agoIt's a shame that the tyranny of volumetrics referenced in the article means that in the UK some of my favourite crisp flavours have been brief one-off novelty runs - coronation chicken, baked bean, and numerous flavours rolled out for world cups in the form of nationality-themed assortment bags.
- helsinkiandrew 3y agoFun fact: Walkers (Lays in the UK) sell a Crisp Advent calendar: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calendar-Christmas-Multipack-Flavours-Countdown/dp/B0CKHPGZC6 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calendar-Christmas-Multipack-Flavou...
- petesergeant 3y agoAs an aside, seeing all these Lay packets, I'm always impressed they managed to make the Lay (เลย์) Thailand logo just about readable in both Thai and English _at the same time_: https://importfood.com/media/zoo/images/lays-miangkam-main_70d41b31ad1ab7ba4b51f3d25b23808d.jpg https://importfood.com/media/zoo/images/lays-miangkam-main_7... The character that reads as the A in English is actually the L (ล) in Thai, and vice-versa, given that เ is pronounced after the consonant it's written (also, those https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miang_kham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miang_kham flavoured-chips look lit)
- gwervc 3y agoAwesome script fact, thanks.
- supermatt 3y agoA Lithuanian company produces some rather unorthodox flavours: https://chazzchips.com/en/ready-to-gift-a-box-with-pussy-flavour-chips https://chazzchips.com/en/ready-to-gift-a-box-with-pussy-fla...
- thih9 3y agoDetails from an ebay page about the same product: > Ingredients: 56% potatoes, rapeseed oil, maltodextrin, salt, onions, garlic, sugar, cream powder, yeast extract, natural flavoring, sodium acetate, lemon powder (lemon juice powder, natural flavoring), parsley, black pepper, natural sour cream flavoring, antioxidant (citric acid), bay leaves.
- supermatt 3y agoWhat is “natural flavoring”?
- donatzsky 3y agoDepends on the local laws, I'm sure, but basically anything that wasn't cooked up in a lab, but extracted from something natural. As such, natural strawberry flavour doesn't have to be from actual strawberries, but can be from anything that can provide a similar flavour.
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- 867-5309 3y agosalt, sugar, acid, alkali, milk powder, onion powder, tomato powder - these in varying amounts account for 99% of all "flavours"
- barrkel 3y agoI live in Switzerland nearish (35 minutes) to the German border. I need to drive to France (~1 hour) to get decent flavours. I'm a big fan of Brets. And I'm absolutely sick of Ungarisch, I'll never buy paprika crisps for myself ever again. When I was a kid in Ireland, the only two flavours (Taytos) you could depend on getting at the shop for your 8 to 12p (the price at the time) was Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion. I preferred the former and I still like them but the acid will burn your tongue for a few hours, so I don't have them often. Taytos invented flavoured crisps... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayto_(Republic_of_Ireland) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayto_(Republic_of_Ireland)
- lozenge 3y agoNot even Salt & Shake?
- mgaunard 3y agoAs a Frenchman, I'm shocked our country is selling so many crisp flavours (particularly Lay's). Having an aisle dedicated to crisps is something I would only associate with nations with poor appreciation of food. It is junk and you should stay away from it.
- barrkel 3y agoThanks for policing my snacks. I like to munch on something occasionally of a weekday afternoon while working, or when watching a movie at home in the evening. If it wasn't crisps it would be something very similar: savoury, unheated, not requiring a fridge, and can be put aside for later consumption when I've had enough. I can't tolerate nuts and I don't like pretzels and similar salty grain products. So crisps it is. I can't comment much on Lays since I don't buy them, never been a fan.
- wouldbecouldbe 3y agoI get you Chips is I think one of tastiest, most satisfying snack out there. I don't buy them, because I can't control, will just finish the bag. Off late been just thinly slicing potatoes and throwing them in the oven with some good oil. Needs between 40-60 minutes, but same levels of satisfaction.
- MrJagil 3y agoI had such a hard time reading that article… shes in leicester, then on computers, then in india… ending every paragraph with a rehashing of the same questions she asked in the introduction. Love the topic, but couldn’t get through.
- marak830 3y agoI strongly agree. There was so much information left on the wayside, a little bit of location jumping in the beginning. The images needed flavour/location foot notes. A deep dive, which flavours combine (surely they could find an ex-industry for this?) To get a rough approx. There were parts - where they were talking about splitting oils(?if I remember correctly) that I'd have liked more info on. Long form /short detail. I'll end up researching it myself, which is good for me, but only me.
- amelius 3y agoI would like to see crisps that don't break when you fold them.
- cactusplant7374 3y agoI don’t get why the subjects of the article need to be anonymous.