When I walk through the Marks & Spencer crisps isle, I am always intrigued by the strange and unusual flavor of the crisps. But sadly, after tasting the
Lemon harissa crisps,
Parmesan, asparagus, & truffle crisps, the vegetable crisps, and the Lobster cocktail crisps, I concluded that I should just stick to the regular and safe flavors. Over time, I tried five more different flavors of crisps from Marks and Spencer. Keep reading to see what I think of them.
Prawn cocktail hand cooked crisps
I
mostly taste a ketchup, vinegar, and onion flavor. Sadly, there is no prawn flavor at all. I think that with the name "prawn cocktail", they meant only the sauce of a prawn cocktail, so minus the actual prawns. I do like that it has real flavors (not too artificial), some potato peels at the edges of the crisps, and a good potato flavor. The crisps aren't very hard, just a tiny bit harder than normal crisps that I can buy at the supermarket. It is not special enough to repurchase.
Sweet chilli hand cooked crisps
These crisps are like sweet and sour paprika chips with a spicy kick. I find it quite spicy (note: I can barely eat any spicy food), but addicting. Out of all the crisps I tried from Marks & Spencer, I think this one has the strongest flavor. Here and there, I can taste some ground spices such as ginger (taste this the most), coriander, star anise, and cumin. It gives the crisps a strange twist, but it still makes you want to keep eating it.
Scottish langoustines with dill & lemon hand cooked crisps
Others might be scared that it would taste too fishy, but I love seafood, so I quite liked the sound of langoustines crisps. I mainly taste a sour lemon and dill flavor, but you do taste a faint sweetness from prawns and langoustines at the end, if you chew long enough and don't swallow immediately. But even though I can somewhat taste the seafood flavor, I don't think it is very tasty. I just can't get used to a lemon flavor in crisps. The clean and refreshing flavor of the lemon tastes a bit strange opposite the potato.
Free range chicken mustard & worcester sauce hand cooked crisps
Although the picture of the grilled chickens on the packaging made me drool, I can barely taste any chicken flavor. They are like savory chips without any distinguishable strong flavors. To be more precise, it is similar to a weak chicken soup, but at least, a freshly made one, not the powder in a pack kind.
Prawn cocktail shells
These are prawn cocktail flavored tapioca snacks. The sourness in the flavoring makes it a bit addicting as you want to keep eating it, but the tapioca snacks by itself taste a bit bland. I do like the cute sakura flower shape of the snacks.