You may already be aware that I enjoy crisps. Perhaps you
could say that I enjoy crisps too much. I have been known to devour entire
250gm packets of crisps without lifting so much as an eye lid. When I purchased
Thomas Chipman’s take on the humble Parsnip crisp, I was filled with
anticipation because my last brush with Parsnip crisps remains so vivid in my
memory. If you have already read my post on Terra - Zesty Tomato Exotic
Vegetable Chips you would know how thrilled I was with their crispy root vegetable
combination and I can assure you that Terra’s parsnip crisps were the stand out
performer! Unfortunately, for old mate Chipman this is not the case. Upon first
glance into the open packet, one could easily be convinced that Thomas Chipman
had gathered up some dry, old leaves from the garden and packaged them up. Upon
first bite the disappointment overwhelming! They are about as crunchy as the
disregarded last end slice of bread in a poorly sealed bag. They look and taste
like they have been over-cooked or even burnt! Scorched like the
simoom of the Sahara desert. Of course, flavour can always be redeemed
with ample application of seasoning but, it is with much sorrow that I have to
say that once again, this is not the case. In fact, the salt is so scarcely
sprinkled on the parsnip crisps that I can only assume that Thomas Chipman does
not have any direct access to a reasonable supply of salt and he is forced to fill
his pockets with those tiny sachets of salt every time he visits McDonalds. I
would love to finish this review with some kind of redeeming factor for Thomas
Chipman Parsnip chips, but any positive remark I could make would be pure lies.
Even I could not bring myself to bottom of this packet. ⋆