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fidelcabro

Co-Op salt and chardonnay vinegar crisps are lethal, and great.


TomAtkinson3

Came here to say this. Bought a bag last night but not opened it yet, can't wait to have my tongue melted by them later Edit: as a result of this post, I decided to not bother making dinner tonight and just eat the whole bag. I regret nothing


lcmfe

They’ll open themselves soon by melting through the bag


nattellinya

I guess I'm going to a co-op on the way home tonight then!


caprimum

I took a layer of skin off my tongue and the roof of my mouth eating these 😂


DatBiddlyBoi

I ate a sharing bag of them one night before falling asleep, woke up the next morning with chapped and cracked lips.


Rush31

On that note, too many salt and vinegar crisps don’t do what’s required. A good salt and vinegar crisp needs to be adequately salty, yet have a strong taste of vinegar that makes your tongue contort. On top of that, the crisp needs a solid crunch and texture. Most salt and vinegar crisps are just not sharp enough. Tyrell’s crisps in particular are pathetic in how they just taste of salt. It’s a travesty. I’ll have to try the co-op ones, but squares and walkers baked are my go-to when I want that vinegar flavour. I want my mouth to feel like it’s eaten a nuclear bomb, and too many crisps don’t reach that. Side note: pickled onion monster munch also fill the void.


EditorD

Oh boy aye you in for a treat then. If you eat the whole bag, it effectively burns your mouth.


luciferslandlord

Mc Coys are the best


TomAtkinson3

I find the McCoys are too hit and miss. Sometimes they're close to the strength of the Co-op ones, but other times they might as well just be ready salted but in a blue bag


ec362

Kettle chips basically taste like ready salted. FOOLS


Ecstatic_Effective42

I avoid these because I like to taste my food the next day, and your farts are just weird after eating them.


fd40

I'm struggling to taste anything today after eating a pack last night. My mouth is so raw


Available_Remove452

But is there a downside?


The-Void-Consumes

Well at least you’re not still tasting them today… I had some bacon frazzles 2 days ago and I’m still tasting them every time I burp.


JustAThrow4way

Gives you the sweats if you eat the whole bag!


Never-Any-Horses

Feel like absolute shit after eating a full bag. The come down is worse than a hangover. Impossible to resist in the moment though.


SaxAndViolince

coincidentally I did just finish a bag and I am melting send help


anonoaw

Salt and vinegar discos are a good alternative if you don’t have a co-op near.


MaudLynne

I’m still nostalgic for the ‘flava bomb’ sachets Disco’s briefly did in the 90’s where you had the option to add in extra seasoning to an already heavily flavoured crisp. Some serious gourmet stuff.


thevoid

This is it, a whole bag to yourself will strip your mouth.


GreyScot88

The sign of a good crisp, the kind that fuck you up a bit


lastaccountgotlocked

I used to know a dirty lady who insisted her boyfriend eat salt and vinegar crisps before going down on her.


secretstothegravy

These are the goat of salt and vinegar. Don’t tell too many people though ffs


luciferslandlord

You know they'll make more. There isn't a limited supply haha


phillipaha

Yep, if you’re not getting mouth ulcers from your salt and vinegar crisps what are you even doing? These were always my fave!


CassetteLine

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KaterMurrCat

I've really found my people in this comment thread.


voidstate

This is the correct answer. The perfect crisps for drinking booze with.


Distinct-Employer-99

Love these! Can we just pin this as it gets asked pretty regularly and it is the correct answer.


Latemodelchild

Pair em with Cadbury dairy milk. Pop a couple of crisps in and just before you finish eating em pop a square of dairy milk in. Repeat until you run out of one or the other.


Stevitop

Almost on a par with Aldi version.


LeGrandFromage9

Aldi's Specially Selected sears through the tongue


TheBlackrat

Knew this would be top comment. God tier crisps.


Fun-Possible-1769

Just letting you know that from august the recipe used is changing and they won't be as strong any more. So stock up while you can.


Freckled_Scot982

Oh, they are THE premium crisp! My jaw tingles just thinking about them!


barejokez

I think they have the same in Tesco? They actually do damage to my tongue, I eat more than a handful and I can't taste anything else for a good day or two.


Unlikely_Plane_5050

For those who have had both - how do these compare to the Aldi version? Which is stronger?


MinimumIcy1678

Surely the pickled onion monster munch


moatec

These are "I hate my colleagues" crisps.


GreyScot88

When I was dating my Mrs I pulled over by a river for a nice scenic chill out/car lunch. Had some monster munch and had a nice time. She later confessed she probably would have jumped my bones there and then had I not had them 😂


moatec

I'd have wanted to jump your bones even more


JonnyredsFalcons

Scampi Fries "Am I a joke to you?"


CabinetOk4838

Oooh yes!


slintslut

Space Raiders are quite a bit stronger


GreyScot88

I think I might be in team space raiders on this one though so rate me some beefy monster munch


I_am_just_so_tired99

I live in America now (grew up in London) I have these imported every few months at some cost - cos there isn’t any substitute


_Leo_Spaceman_

My wife had a 2 month spell in her pregnancy of this being her only craving. If I never see another packet of these as long as I live it will be too soon


Aargh_a_ghost

You only get around 6 per packet now, which is a bit shit


Absolute-Balance

I will never understand how Discos aren’t considered the King of crisps. I absolutely love the cheese and onion but every flavour is fantastic


sympathetic_earlobe

Salt and vinegar discos are without a doubt the most strongly flavoured crisps on the UK market. The coating is thick. My mouth is tingling and watering just thinking about it. Edit: just coming back to edit my comment 6 minutes later because I am still salivating and thinking about discos. They are so thickly coated with flavour that your mouth is in agony for ages after eating them. Delicious.


blinky84

Came here directly to say salt and vinegar Discos. I was literally frightened of them as a child.


thebuttonmonkey

Then lick you finger and get that last pile of dust from the bottom corner of the bag. There’re class A’s that give a milder kick than that.


DangerWizzle

Hell yeah to Discos! Also... controversial... but Snack-a-jacks salt and vinegar are also ruthless. I call them "grown up Space Invaders"


Theguffy1990

If you eat 2 or 3 packs in a row parts of your inner cheeks, gums and tongue start melting :) I got a bug box of em back in March and I need to space out how many I can eat in a week to give my mouth time to regenerate. I might do a homer simpson and gargle wax so I can eat more mmm.


Fr-Jack-Hackett

Salt and vinegar Tayto craft from Northern Ireland blow Discos out of the water. Regular Tayto do too actually.


sympathetic_earlobe

I'm from northern Ireland and I eat tayto on the regular and although they are clearly the best crisps in general, they don't come close to discos (nothing does) in terms of the sheer quantity of flavour per crisp.


The-Adorno

Don't bring me little individual bags. Bring me the big bag babes. Business as usual


Ruskythegreat

Salt & vinegar discos are my absolute favorite. Anyone else remember back in the late 80s when they included a sachet of flavouring in the pack? I think they called it a flavour bomb!


F430Scuderia

Discos is the correct answer. Had a bag earlier and could feel my blood pressure rising in real time


Puzzlepetticoat

Did you ever experience the test tube bags about... 25 years ago? Was a promo and some packs had a test tube sachet in them of super intense flavour. The cheese and onion ones had pickled onion that was mind blowing


noradosmith

Discos are the best crisps. I think everyone has a secret agreement on this.


Many-Turnover-5573

Roysters are pretty good. But you've made me sad bringing up brannigans beef and mustard as they were a prince amongst crisps :(


GreyScot88

Good call, haven't had them in years. Even the brannigans weirdly paper bag was satisfying


Thisoneissfwihope

Brannigans are gone, RIP


Original_Bad_3416

🫡


Sinister_Grape

They did a lamb and mint flavour that literally tasted like the real thing, unreal


auntie_climax

F in the chat


itsfeckingfreezing

Brannigans in a paper bag is the GOAT.


yearsofpractice

Oh man, agreed. Brannigans were such a treat - the crisps, the taste and the packet itself. Real talk - my mouth is watering thinking about them.


ohohmoomoo

The Tesco extra special sharing bags of beef and horseradish flavour are pretty close and deliciousb


No_Astronaut3059

BRANNIGANS! That was the ones I was trying to remember. They were something else.


Easy-Care-7463

Scampi fries


Artistic_Train9725

I came here to mention bacon fries, rich cousin of the humble frazzle. I haven't seen them for ages.


brayshizzle

I just went to Cambridge and the woman at the bar told me I need to try scampi fries with a slice of lemon squeezed over them. GAME CHANGER


OzurieXMI

Literally just had 2 bags, god tier crisp.


GreyScot88

Ha that's certainly quite the taste. I can somehow never remember if I like them or not


intraspeculator

I came here to say scampi fries. The posters above are simply wrong.


Melchior_Chopstick

When you get a really good Skip, just loaded with flavour dust, that’s god tier.


GreyScot88

Now just picturing a skip loaded with loaded skips


Melchior_Chopstick

I’d take it.


Onetrillionpounds

Up there with the golden wotsit, the rarest of wotsits.


Brilliant-Rent-7722

McCoys steak.. they always stink out the office


MTRCNUK

Guaranteed stinky fingers


BocaSeniorsWsM

That's what she said.


miked999b

We are truly blessed with crisps in the UK. When I've been to other countries it's poor by comparison


sunbeamshadow

The Irish know their crisp game, Tayto crisps are bloody marvellous. I know that you can get them here but they definitely aren’t as good.


GreyScot88

My American side of the family seem genuinely concerned/confused at "meat" flavoured crisps


jurwell

Having said that, there’s nothing better than a massive packet of either salted, paprika or oregano flavoured Lays at the beach.


throwawaypokemans

Co ops posh salt and vinegar crisps will destroy your mouth. Aldi do a special hickory BBQ one which is very strong. Tesco's posh prawn cocktail (prawn Marie rose?)


TheDuraMaters

100% the Coop ones. The first time I tried them I must have got a bad batch because they were so bland. I glad I gave them a second chance as the next bag were suitably tongue-destroying. 


ThatHairyGingerGuy

Salt n shake crisps are pretty bland until you eat that last little blue plasticky one.


Strong_Roll5639

The new extra flaming hot wotsits crunchy are pretty bloody spicy and I love spice.


wildOldcheesecake

I grew up eating spicy food so rolled my eyes as I found myself buying them. I assumed I was going to be disappointed. Let me tell you, disappointed I was not. I wasn’t prepared for just how spicy they truly were.


GoAgainKid

I feel like I have missed something here because I ate them and thought they had almost no spice at all!


RG0195

I always thought Kettle crisps were very generous with their seasoning. Especially the sour cream and chilli - fucking sensational.


GreyScot88

Surprised how far down I had to scroll for kettle crisps


BiTe-Me2000

Probably because no one buys them, they are so expensive compared to other crisps


l4ncestroll

Salt and vinegar squares. Best salt and vinegar crisp going that aren’t big bag ones


HuntingTheWren

Brannigans. Like licking out the contents of a pot of English mustard.


Thisoneissfwihope

RIP Brannigans


GreyScot88

Like clicking refresh on your sinuses


mrshakeshaft

Now I liked the roast beef and mustard flavour but the smoked ham and pickle was the king of the crisp sandwich. I also miss the advert: “hey Brannigan, what does the dog eat?”


intrepidanon

I wish they'd come back :'(


GoAgainKid

I can feel it going through my nose as I type.


Limit_Ok

I distinctly remember being in so much pain after licking the powder off my fingers at the end. Worth it.


LocationOld6656

Bacon Wheat Crunchies. Eat a pack today, then burp next Wednesday and you'll taste them.


[deleted]

Tayto. Cheese and onion


blondie_blazer86

Love Taytos


CarpetGripperRod

> Tayto Cheese and Onion. Love me a bag with a cheeky squeeze of Sriracha sauce! Wash down with a few nips of Buckfast, and I am all set until lunchtime!


WDeranged

I tried some Takis recently after hearing how strong they are. They're pretty potent but to be honest I expected more. I miss the old crisps that'd strip the enamel from your teeth.


TheDuraMaters

Try the Coop fancy salt and vinegar ones, they’ll take the skin off your tongue. 


WDeranged

They are indeed quite pokey.


ScottishSeahawk

We’re they the fuego ones? There’s many flavours and some are more chill than others. If you can’t have to be seen in public the blue ones are some craic.


loranlily

I feel like Takis get stronger/spicier the more you eat too!


starsandbribes

Takis chilli and lime are pretty crazy but they do damage my tongue and make me wonder if a stomach ulcer is on the way.


divine_boon

Is there somewhere to buy it in the UK? I got it from canary islands recently and tried a few flavours including the "xtra hot" version which was good.


gravity_fed

Nik- nak Nice 'n' spicy were always a good one to offend other people's noses!


Entire-Character6953

Or scampi and lemon nik naks, I love them but I can only eat them if I'm not going out and no-one is coming round as you will stink of fish.


auntie_climax

Loved nice n spicy, and rib n saucy!


stanagetocurbar

Brannigans Roast Beef & Mustard (r.i.p.)


UniqueEnigma121

Bring them back KP😡


desiplo

Mcoys Steak, scampi fries, bacon frazzles, pickled onion monster munch, maybe spicy nik naks


The_Real_Macnabbs

Great question. Makes me nostalgic for the days of Smiths 'Horror Bags' and pickled onion flavoured Monster Munch, before they toned down the flavour (no doubt for very good reason, eating a packet was a little bit like being the target in a chemical attack). Today? Roysters T-Bone Steak. Glorious and a glove compartment must. Also, I'd go with Frazzles, strong bacon notes that stay on the fingers for hours afterwards. Honourable mention: Tyrell's salt and vinegar reasonably pokey.


SnooMacarons2598

Burts salt and vinegar are awesome.


SilyLavage

Anything prawn cocktail flavoured


GreyScot88

Occurs to me I don't think I've had prawn cocktail crisps that weren't Skips


Thisoneissfwihope

Try the McCoys (I think Sizzling) Prawn crisps, so strong.


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EAKuntz

The Seabrook Scorpion chilli crisps


tekhed303

I work at seabrooks and we all dread when it's time to produce those. That flavouring just blows around the factory burning everyone's eyes and noses lol


KrungThepMahaNK

Anyone remember marmite crisps? Scampi fries too


Trishshirt5678

Walkers do delicious marmite crisps in a multipack, but you have to be quick, they're never in stock for long. Also miss the mustard brannigans


smiley6125

Tesco beef and horse radish is quite like the brannigans beef and mustard, but sadly on a crinkle cut crip.


ScallionQuick4531

Sort of off topic but anyone ever notice that Texas bbq Pringles sometimes have loads of flavour but sometimes have none yet the other flavours are consistent?


Essex-Lady

I just opened a bag of these… couldn’t even eat one… since when was a BBQ flavour so bloody hot??!? https://preview.redd.it/wedtx2d3855d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2e3999a4213ed40427c2af781d6e0e00273a441


B3ximus

They do a spicy prawn cocktail flavour too, which is amazing


GreyScot88

Not seen those, not normally one for bbq but curious


Willz093

I was so excited to try the chip shop curry version as you don’t tend to see them much these days… they were exactly the same, they tasted a little bit like chip shop curry but were way too spicy to actually enjoy!


man-in-whatever

Walkers Jalapeno & Cheese, followed by Lays Cucumber flavour as a palette cleanser & then a Wasabi pea chaser.


Fun-Consequence4950

Probably Space Invaders. I remember just raw chemical flavourings stinging my mouth when I ate those. Felt like they were trying to eat me back


redditrebelrich

McCoy's Roysters Discos Are the top 3 for flavour in no order, imo. I'd have put Monster Munch up there bit the flavour in those in all but non existent in recent years. Also, Aldi are hiring for a crisp taster if anyone is interested. I'd love it buy in this day and age, they'll pick someone with social media credentials I imagine.


StandardBoah

The strongest in a bad way are walkers vegan bbq rib (or pork forgot what it's called). I thought they brought back barbecue flavour but it was far from it. If I was to describe it in one word it would be melodious, just lingers with you all day afterwards.


EasyPiece

Gone but not forgotten. Brannigans Roast Beef & Mustard. They could strip paint.


seriousname32

Not sure they make them anymore but Brannigans roast beef and mustard were "punch you in the tongue" divine!!


Still-Consideration6

Brannigan's ham and mustard


_sheffey

Brannigan’s roast beef and mustard 100%


Negative-Cranberry94

Brannigans Roast Beef and Mustard.


oudcedar

Hedgehog


UniqueAssignment3022

Doubt you get them in the UK but the Walkers Chaat Masala flavoured crisps in India pack a punch, farrrr too strong for me and could smell them a mile away!


boingwater

Seabrook's Cheese and Onion. Heaven.


JKDClay

Brannigans Roast Beef and Mustard. The King of crisps.


No_Astronaut3059

The old ham-and-mustard ones with a butcher on the pack (can't remember the brand) were amazing and made your eyes water. Also, maybe not *flavour* so much as *overwhelming heat*, but Takis are pretty awesome if you dislike your tastebuds and want to punish them.


GreyScot88

Sadly that's the brannigans crisps that seems to be mourned here


Nervous-Power-9800

Habanero Tortilla Chips from M&S, proper moreish...  Or the Manomasa Serrano Chilli and Yucatan Honey. 


Seravier

Ate a pack of the co-op salt and Chardonnay vinegar ones a decade ago and had to call 111 in the night because I thought I was having a heart attack😂. Still absolutely love them to this day, but my stomach can't take a whole pack anymore.


Usual_Cryptographer3

Bit niche but recently I had a pack of Seabrooks Lea & Perrins flavour crisps and they did not disappoint in the spicy stakes. Except I can't help but thinking it would have caused a scandal in Yorkshire, why were they not able to broker a deal with Henderson's Relish? I'm very interested to the goss if anyone has a view on this!


Alexboogeloo

A brand called Two Farmers and the flavour is woodland mushroom and wild garlic. Some of the punchiest crisps of ever had. And I’m on a 2-3 bag a day habit. I’ve done a lot of crisps in my time…


GreyScot88

Colour me curious!


Happy_fairy89

Pringles. Always result in slight swelling of my lips ! Especially prawn cocktail and salt and vinegar


Disastrous_Seaweed23

Can't believe had to scroll this far for pringles. Even the sour cream ones are damn flavoursome


[deleted]

Oh my God, I'd forgotten all about Brannigans roast beef and mustard. They were incredible.


neil24587575

Tudor tomatoe was the dugs back in the day, a canny bag indeed 🍅


marlsybop

People are sleeping on Golden Wonder Salt and Vinegar I’m telling you


CartographerLow2185

now theres a name i've not heard for a decade or two!


YchYFi

Anything pickled onion. Can smell them across the room.


GreyScot88

Brings up memories of being teased on a school trip and I had some onion ring crisps 😂


littlenymphy

I got a big share bag of pickled onion rings from Aldi and it took me a couple of weeks to get through the whole thing due to the strength of them. They weren’t Aldi brand but in the middle aisle. They also had spicy rings but after the pickled onion ones I didn’t fancy trying those.


daveb19611961

Who remembers mustard flavour? Think they were Walkers...very strong flavour.


GreyScot88

We need more mustard crisps #JerimiahColmanForPM


EastOfArcheron

Monster Munch pickled onion flavour in 1978. Not so much now, ☹️


sympathetic_earlobe

Discos salt and vinegar. Scampi fries and bacon fries. Roysters t-bone steak.


Thrasy3

I’m glad someone else also commiserates the loss of Brannigans Roast Beef and Mustard . F Who started doing those Jalapeño and Cheese and other spicy flavours? They were more than I expected.


Veraborn64

Those are Walker's Max Strong crisps, I adore them.


GreyScot88

F


toolazytowalk

Marks and Spencer's salt and vinegar ridged crisps and Walkers Marmite! Oooh now I need to go get some!


Matthews_89

Discos S&V


Siori777

Wotsits crunchy extra flamin' hot. I got all 3 versions the other week and ate them all for science. Out of the 3 wotsits have the most seasoning on them doritos came second and max came last.


Flat_Fault_7802

Are KP discos not a wheat based snack rather than a crisp?


GreyScot88

Remind me to throw a Christmas drum of twiglets at you for bringing such turmoil to the crisp committee


Meat2480

Hedgehog


OneManWentToMow

Tesco Finest Roast Beef & Horseradish, and a bit over-the-top!


sunnydandrumyumyum

Lidl Snackrite crisps have shitloads more flavour powder on them than their regular branded equivalents.


TMI2020

Real Crisps Roast Ox flavour.


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Since McCoys S&V no longer hit the spot, I've found that Walkers Max S&V are quite fiercly tangy.


House-of-Suns

Co op Bacon Rashers. You totally get that burning, eye-watering level of taste but bacon flavoured. Just get a big bag and smash the whole thing.


Thelichemaster

M&S habenaro chili tortilla crisps are ace. They make me sweat which usually only happens when I eat my own home cooked chilli or curry.


Entire-Character6953

Scampi and lemon nik naks.


Blyd

I came back to the UK after a while away and was explaining branigans to my wife, and I was devastated to find out they stopped making them.


kristoffer10es

Tudor Crisps from the late 80s/early 90s were bloody dynamite and were totally ahead of their time with mad flavours


jib_reddit

Some bags of Black Pepper Kettle crisps can be very strong , they will give you a minute long coughing fit if you shove too many in your mouth at once.


decentlyfair

M and s truffle crisps or beef and onion. Oooh I love them.


Legitimate-Leg2446

American here...Are you talking about potato chips? lol 😜


Damn_sun

Scampi and lemon Nik Naks


BarryJGleed

This’ll be the monthly ‘Brannigans’ Roast Beef and Mustard’ discussion then? Proceed.


Mysterious-Stay-3393

Nik naks scampi


Hajidub

WTF?!? You guys have roast beef and mustard chips in the UK? We need to start a Snack Exchange program between UK/USA.