crisps

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:25 pm

What I used to know as "potato chips" and now must refer to as "crisps" have recently caused me some trauma. I dared to enter the crisp aisle in England and I.... (shudder) saw something called "Lamb & Mint". I thought perhaps I had a fever and turned around to see another bag claiming to be "Brie and Cranberry". Are these really potato chips? How am I supposed to eat these or serve them to a child?

This might be another culture shock moment.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:45 pm

Hmmm. You should go into an asian store..they have some crispy looking things that are allegedly flavored like shrimp and cuttlefish. I would take the brie and cranberry over cuttlefish any day.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:54 pm

Yucck, Koan!

Lamb potato chips?! That's just wrong!

Don't they have Ruffles?? :wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:14 pm

RedGlitter;496255 wrote: Yucck, Koan!

Lamb potato chips?! That's just wrong!

Don't they have Ruffles?? :wah:

I saw some Pringles but the packs looked like they only had one chip in them

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:32 pm

Diuretic;496294 wrote: Diet Pringles? :-3

:wah: :wah:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:00 am

That can't be a Potato Chip yukkie...:-3 No Pringles, Lays, Ruffles what is wrong. Koan I will send a care package of Chips from the US. Show them what a real chip is with a little Salsa and Avacado dip..

[QUOTE]"Lamb & Mint". [/QUOTE]

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:10 am

I avoid the ..mmmm...exotic flavours....prefer Plain, Marmite, or go for the 'kettles' make of crisps...Black Pepper and Sea salt. Good Luck Koan...the crisp Aisle is to be avoided...just grab the Plain ones and 'get out of there' !

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:00 am

And here I thought everyone from the U.K. called them crisps.

caesar777 · Post by **caesar777** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:04 am

I remember in the '80s you could buy Hedgehog flavour crisps, but they were very similar to roast chicken.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:38 am

CARLA;496334 wrote: That can't be a Potato Chip yukkie...:-3 No Pringles, Lays, Ruffles what is wrong. Koan I will send a care package of Chips from the US. Show them what a real chip is with a little Salsa and Avacado dip..

You have no idea how tempting that is. But I'd just be setting myself up. Can imagine what it would be like on the last real bag of chips, knowing what I had to return to? No sense stringing myself along.

I've started to think some people eat crisps for dinner. That could be why they are flavoured like meals?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:28 am

Well, you could go for tortilla chips and make them yourself. With some nice homemade salsa, that should be quite yummy.

Koan, I had to learn to make my own food here if I wanted it. Not a decent Mexican restaurant on the whole Chesapeake Bay. I just ended up cooking it the way I was taught, and enjoy the look on the check-out peoples face when my items go through the register.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:18 am

There's something wrong with the crisps. Not just the flavours. I woke up this morning and looked like this:

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chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:22 am

Here is a Potato Chip Popple for you, Koan..................

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koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:27 am

My God.

England will turn me into something soft and cuddly?

The crisps go in the trash. TODAY!

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:22 am

caesar777;496383 wrote: I remember in the '80s you could buy Hedgehog flavour crisps, but they were very similar to roast chicken.

Yeah, I remember these! :wah:

I like roast chicken crisps, I thought these were much stronger and beefier than chicken flavour - kinda like how you'd imagine hedgehogs really would taste! :p :wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:28 am

caesar777;496383 wrote: I remember in the '80s you could buy Hedgehog flavour crisps, but they were very similar to roast chicken.

Rapunzel;496573 wrote: Yeah, I remember these! :wah:

I like roast chicken crisps, I thought these were much stronger and beefier than chicken flavour - kinda like how you'd imagine hedgehogs really would taste! :p :wah:

How do they know what hedgehog tastes like? Is this a delicacy I've not encountered yet?

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:02 am

Diuretic;496609 wrote: Ewwwwwwwwwww Roadkill Chips/Crisps

Potato crisps for Survivor wannabes. Or Fear Factor.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:09 am

caesar777;496383 wrote: I remember in the '80s you could buy Hedgehog flavour crisps, but they were very similar to roast chicken.

They were suddenly withdrawn from the market, when, in a fit of pique, Spiny Norman ordered Dinsdale Pirhana to napalm Cheltenham as retaliation for the hedgehog crisps.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:08 pm

pompom;496615 wrote: Have you tried the poncy parsnip ones? I wasn't impressed. My favourite crisps are Walkers cheese and onion - in a sandwich:p

Pinky;496847 wrote: Yeah, I like crisp sarnies too!

That's just wrong.

And it's not cheese and onion, it's supposed to be sour cream and onion. so there. :yh_silent

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:10 pm

koan;496507 wrote: My God.

England will turn me into something soft and cuddly?

The crisps go in the trash. TODAY!

OH NO! God forbid! Koan can't be soft and...and...CUDDLY!

:wah: :wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:05 pm

I want Miss Vickie's.

Are "kettle" chips like that?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:12 am

koan;496224 wrote: What I used to know as "potato chips" and now must refer to as "crisps" have recently caused me some trauma. I dared to enter the crisp aisle in England and I.... (shudder) saw something called "Lamb & Mint". I thought perhaps I had a fever and turned around to see another bag claiming to be "Brie and Cranberry". Are these really potato chips? How am I supposed to eat these or serve them to a child?

This might be another culture shock moment.

:wah: Those people are just off their rocker

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:39 am

The brain-donor kids who live by me just OD on sugar all day long by drinking gallons of pop and their staple diet is primarily multiple bags of crisps. The forensic evidence to substantiate my claim is that the bottles and empty bags are usually discarded on my front drive. Dietary analysis leads me to an expectation that they may not outlive their parents. I bet they've got Cheesy Wotsits too :rolleyes:

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:20 am

I like the cheese and onion ones!