Tayto - Cheese and Onion
I stumbled across a packet of these crisps during a trip to Liverpool. This time last month I would have bought them thinking they were a cheap and unknown brand of crisps, but it turns out they’ve got quite a heritage. In fact, the internet tells me they were the first company to produce flavoured crisps, so I’ve got to extend a letter of thanks to the Tayto company for making my life a brighter place.
More over, the internet reveals that these crisps have quite a following, and now I feel like I’ve been living under a culinary rock.
These come in a 35g pack, and are made with Potato, Vegetable Oil (rather than the now ubiquitous Sunflower Oil), and a Cheese and Onion flavouring.
Flavoured crisps generally contain more than you would imagine, and sometimes don’t contain the things you would. But these crisps are made with Onion powder, Cheese Powder, salt, and wheat-flour. Nothing awry their, then. I suppose I should also note that these crisps contain MSG, and whilst I’ve no complaints about that (it’s just makes things taste delicious!), some out there might.
So, where do I start with these beauties?
Well, for a start they actually taste of cheese and onion, rather than ‘cheese and onion’. If you see what I mean? And that’s quite a feat in the world of mass market, flavoured crisps. With allium cepa (that’s onions, to you and me) being one of my favourite foods, these crisps were a delight. And they weren’t too greasy. Whilst many cheese and onion crisps ride on the back of their greasy feeling, the crisp taste of onions made it’s absence welcome.
The crisps also felt slightly thicker than a Walkers - but no where near a McCoy’s - so were lovely and crisp. Equally surprising was the even shape and size of the crisps. Whilst a little variation is nice, too much can be an annoyance.
I’ve also got to say that the Tayto mascot is awesome. In fact, I think I felt the way he looks whilst I was eating these crisps.
There’s little more to say here, then, except to provide the stats in my patented Crisp Trumps format.
Crunch: 10/10 (these were spot on, crisp without being too thick)
Flavour
- Intensity: 8/10 (not face melting, but definitely there!)
- Accuracy: 10/10
Quality: 7/10
Packaging: 8/10
What a fantastic packet of crisps. Well worth buying if you can find them.
I don’t think we’re in Belfast any more, Tayto.
