Deluxe Pigs in Blankets Hand-Cooked Potato Chips

‘This is a perfect example of where novelty branding has maligned what is actually a tasty crisp: the gulf between … More

Sensations Lime and Coriander Chutney Poppadoms

‘This is a socialist crisp: its flavours work together on an equal plane, without one domineering overlord.’ The Ventrilocrisp takes … More

‘Not identifiably chevre, the first whiff of its non-descript cheesy smell is like opening the door to a stuffy room … More

‘The Ventrilocrisp scans its palette for the olive. Little one, are you there?’ The golden bag is a work of … More

‘But this is also a crisp that wouldn’t look out of place in the boardroom, that has a fantastic credit … More

‘The pretzel bites exist on a plane of flavour so high, so supreme, that they dwarf all other tastes’ Snyder’s … More

‘The Ventrilocrisp was tickled by the image of the chubby, mustard-splattered pink frankfurter on this packet, and harboured secret hopes … More

If the Pringles Original was a member of Pride and Prejudice’s Bennett family, certainly it would be Mary. Lacking the … More

A chicken katsu curry crisp, with (Michael) Marks and (Thomas) Spencer as its unlikely parents? The Ventrilocrisp’s curiosity was immediately … More

These Viva Chips are no diva chips. Their understated and arguably contradictory packaging (note the clash in fonts) disguise an … More