I’ve been sent a whole list – well, several lists, in fact – of flavours we’ve missed, so I’m going to try to add them all to the Flavour Index over the next few days. I’ve just added these ones, sent in by Heidi and Hilary, which takes the total up to 1362 flavours: AndContinue reading “How do we keep the Flavour Index up-to-date!?”
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Guild of Foods Great Taste Awards – crisps category 2023
While we’re procrastinating about our next Snackademy Awards, check out all the amazing crisp varieties recognised for their great taste here. I’m definitely going to be checking them out in the coming months.
New Farmers named top British Brand (Savoury Snacks category)
New Farmers’ Woodland Mushroom & Wild Garlic crisps are my favourite flavour at the moment. And at the Museum of Crisps, we love their commitment to creating environmentally friendly crisp packets. So we’re very happy to read that they’ve been chosen as top British Brand (Savoury Snacks category) in the Fine Food Digest’s Best BrandsContinue reading “New Farmers named top British Brand (Savoury Snacks category)”
Hot Potato: Walkers’ Sensations Poppadoms vs HMRC
In a case reminiscent of Jaffa Cakes vs HMRC, Walkers have just faced their own Goliath vs Goliath battle against HM Revenue and Customs. The case in point: whether Walkers’ Sensations Poppadoms count as poppadoms (a food item and therefore zero-rated for VAT) or crisps (a snack, with full VAT slapped on top). However, unlikeContinue reading “Hot Potato: Walkers’ Sensations Poppadoms vs HMRC”
News in Brief, Dec 2023
There’ve been some great articles about Crisp flavours lately. First this one in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours mentions a lot of exotic flavours, including a few we hadn’t come across: And today, this on ABC News website https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-12-15/crisps-flavour-chemistry-aroma-taste-smell-laboratory-csiro/103031004, with extensive input from co-Crisp Museum founder, Hamish Thompson. It has also alerted us to new flavours fromContinue reading “News in Brief, Dec 2023”
New (to us) flavours from Lays
We’ve been sent these three flavours to add to the Flavour Index by crisp afficionado, Liz Hackett, which she says she tried in Thailand:
Sorry for not replying to emails!
We’ve been very remiss here at the Museum of Crisps at checking our emails. I’ll have to put it down to technophobia combined with too much real life going on. We love our virtual museum and are pretty proud of it, but it’s very much a part-time project. We’ll try and make sure we pickContinue reading “Sorry for not replying to emails!”
Golden retriever crisp!
We’ve been sent this crisp by Peter Moreton-Smith – well, a photo of it anyway and we’re extremely happy about it. Because who wouldn’t want to see a golden retriever-shaped crisp?!
Crisp News in Brief
TV show about Walkers airing this weekend The Secret World of Crisps, narrated by Dawn French, will be shown on Channel 4 at 8pm on Sunday night. More here. Life-saving crisp packet An NYPD officer saved the life of a stabbing victim with potato chip bag and tape. The officer’s quick thinking and ingenuity wasContinue reading “Crisp News in Brief”
Tiktok hack for making your own microwave potato crisps
Two Chefs One knife (@twochefsoneknife) have come up with a brilliant way to make your own delicious crisps. [Seen via Yahoo!]
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