Food Review - Crisps

This post is dedicated to my brother, Winston, who taught me the wonders my palate could experience from fat, salt and artificial flavouring.

First, read this article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/is-cajun-squirrel-the-new-cheese-and-onion-1242591.html

Then exclaim: "OMG? Is this real? WTH? British people are so weird! Oh..and what's 'Prawn Cocktail'? Is that like prawn crackers?"

Then ask: "So...what does Cajun Squirrel taste like?"

At Ed Space we follow the old adage "try everything at least once". We believe that new taste sensations are everywhere to be found and should not be feared or frowned upon. Where would we be if Colonel Sanders had not thought of adding a hash brown to an already artery-clogging chicken fillet burger? We wouldn't have the Tower Burger, that's where! And what if Domino's didn't think the idea of putting eight different kinds of meat on a pizza wasn't kind of disgusting? We wouldn't have the new 8 Meats pizza, that's what!

And thus, like the forefathers of the junk food industry who dared to dream the impossible, Walkers have put forward a new range of crisp flavours (btw...I know I've been saying "crisps" instead of "chips" but I've now been convinced that "crisps" is kind of a more..."specific" way of saying it).

The competition was tough, but the final flavours were confirmed and now, like a boiling vat of lard, the competition continues to heat up even more. Which flavour will reign supreme?

The people at Ed Space have taken the liberty of tasting four of the six new crisp flavours for you, the treasured reader. We have challenged ourselves to try these crisps and have provided the following comments and ratings (out of 5 stars):

Builder's Breakfast *

Egg flavoured? Blegh. These crisps are not the breakfast of champions.

Crispy Duck with Hoisin **

Over-poweringly sweet. Duck belongs in pancakes, not crisps.

Chilli and Chocolate *

A good combination by themselves. But not on a crisp. It's just weird.

Cajun Squirrel ***

This was actually good. It just tastes like BBQ chips back home.

Conclusion:

So there you have it. Cajun Squirrel wins hands down. But in the opinion of the writer, the oldies are still the goodies - you can't go past a packet of Salt and Vinegar Samboys. If they still exist.

PS - Prawn Cocktail just tastes like "Light and Tangy".