I guess sometimes I think to myself, what direction I would
like this blog to be travelling. What is this blog meant to be about? Up until
this point and certainly from the blurb above, one could assume that my aim was
about uncovering the best of the best in the crisp world. Facilitating in the selection
process when my readers are presented with an insurmountable selection of
crisps and snacks. This would explain all of the high scores because I want to
save my loyal readers the heart ache of purchasing an inferior packet of
crisps. And anyone, who has managed stay even remotely familiar with my
writings, may be of the opinion that all I do is find the spiciest crisps, which
is not true. Spicy crisps just happen to be delicious! As many of you know, I
do like independent brands doing great things and I would hope that my readers
feel the same way. I would hope that, like me, when my readers see an
interesting, different, new flavour, they are so overcomes by curiosity and
fascination that they simple must try the little known snack. I have decided
that this is the direction I would like to send this blog. A guide to the lesser
known snacks. Like Solange in a sea of Beyonce’s or The Faces in a sea of The Rolling
Stones. The relatively unknown McClure’s are exactly that. I found them in a
posh grocery store in Richmond and the flavours immediately jumped out at me;
Spicy Pickle and Garlic Dill Pickle. So I grabbed both packets with the
excitement of a school boy of the last day of term. When I got home I noticed
both packets were nearing their used by date. Which I thought was funny because there
were a lot of packets left. In any case, I took my interesting packets home and
tonight I decided to open one. I opened the Spicy Pickle first, obviously, and
I smelt the contents. The strong aroma of dill filled my nostrils, which I must
say was slightly disconcerting. I reached in a plucked out the first crinkle
cut crisp. I took a bit, and realised very quickly that this is no Walkers Pickled
Onion. Quite the contrary. These crisps are the pits! They are no good at all. They
are hardly spicy and the flavour is like the contents a baby’s overflowing
diaper! I then opened the Garlic Dill
Pickle and these we’re only one notch up on the belt of an anorexic
cheerleader. While my rising unhappiness for these crisps may never cease, I am
glad I tried them, so that you don’t have to. ⋆
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