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  • curryandbeans@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Morning dudes

    I’m very happy to see a casualUK replacement for the suddenly redditless. I literally signed up to Lemmy about 10 minutes ago so I’m still feeling this thing out!

    I’m looking forward to arguing about crisps with you all 🙃

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        1 year ago

        I concur, but what type of salt and vinegar?

        • Discos: Not as good as they were when I were a lad.
        • Walkers: Consistently ok.
        • Kettle: Good if you are feeling a bit posh, but the balsamic vinegar can be overwhelming.
        • McCoy’s Ridge Cut: Excellent.
        • theskyisfalling@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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          1 year ago

          The co-op own brand version of kettle are the best flavoured salt and vinegar crisps I have had in a long time as I have found most other brands taste more watered down these days. Don’t know if that is changes or my taste buds getting old but they hit the spot!

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            1 year ago

            Agree with co-op salt & vinegar being the best (I do like mccoys too) - don’t really like walkers any more, the crisis are too thin!

          • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I can confirm when you leave the UK, prawn cocktail are the ones you miss the most.

            Plus, you can’t explain to people because the name itself makes them sound fuckin disgusting

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              1 year ago

              Expat here, and I just got back. I brought back Quavers, Nik-Naks, Wheat Crunchies, Monster Munch, Space Raiders,… but I didn’t bring any sort of prawn cocktail.

              Not even Skips. Am I even British anymore??

        • sideone@lemmy.worldOPM
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          1 year ago

          McCoy’s are great. I’d usually go for a supermarket brand “finest” standard / kettle crisp.

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          1 year ago

          Fond memories of salt and vinegar Discos giving my mouth chemical burns as a child 😂😭

        • Mane25@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          Also agreeing that co-op are the best, but if you find the vinegar in Kettle overwhelming then maybe it’s not for you, they are very vinegary.

          Crisps are not worth having unless they’re salt and vinegar.

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          1 year ago

          Discos start hurting if you have too many. They give you tiny cuts and then load up the salt to aggravate them.

          McCoys are my favourite.

        • KumaLumaJuma@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          M&S own brand salt and vinegar are the closest I have found to my all-time favourites which no longer exist…

          (Tom’s foods vinegar & salt from my childhood)

    • geo@vlemmy.net
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      1 year ago

      Is it controversial to say I’m a big fan of Walkers Baked Ready Salted? 😅