News, reviews, guides and everything crispy from the UK's favourite snack experts.

TL;DR No, Mini Cheddars are not vegan. They contain cheese, whey, and skimmed milk across every flavour. They...

No, Jacob’s Mini Cheddars Smoky BBQ are not suitable for vegetarians. The BBQ seasoning itself contains no meat,...

The short answer No, Jacob’s Mini Cheddars are not suitable for vegetarians. Pladis, the company behind Jacob’s, states...

TL;DR: Yes, Walkers Crinkles are discontinued. Walkers confirmed it in April 2026, having stopped production the previous February....

Pork scratchings are pieces of pork rind with the fat still attached, deep fried until hard and seasoned...

TL;DR: Tyrrells are hand-cooked English crisps, started in 2002 on a Herefordshire farm by potato grower William Chase....

TL;DR: Walkers Squares are square potato snacks made from potato granules and potato starch, not sliced potato. Smiths...

Twiglets are a wholewheat baked snack made by Jacob’s, flavoured with yeast extract to give a taste similar...

Jacob’s Mini Cheddars are baked cheese flavoured biscuits made by Jacob’s, part of pladis. They originated as Cheddars...

Yes, you can buy Nik Naks in the USA. KP Snacks Nik Naks are sold directly on Amazon.com...

British snacks and American snacks share the same basic concept but almost nothing else. The words are different,...

Yes. Walkers crisps are available in the US but not through regular supermarkets. The easiest route is Amazon,...

Yes, British crisps are genuinely different from American chips. The mainstream British crisp is lighter and less aggressively...

In Britain, crisps are what Americans call chips. The thin, bagged, fried potato snack. In Britain, chips means...

The best spicy crisps in the UK range from the mild, sweet warmth of Tyrrells Sweet Chilli and...

Smiths Snaps were an extruded potato snack launched in 1975 under the Smiths brand, sold as a curved...

Plain crisps made from potatoes, oil, and salt are almost always vegan. The problem is flavoured crisps, where...

In the UK, what Americans call chips are called crisps. The thin, bagged, snack-sized potato snacks. What Brits...

Kettle Chips are hand-cooked potato crisps made in Norfolk using 100% British potatoes. They are the UK’s leading...

Salt and Shake crisps are plain potato crisps sold with a separate blue sachet of salt that you...

Walkers French Fries are thin, fry-shaped potato snacks made from potato granules rather than sliced potato. They come...

Frazzles are bacon-flavoured corn snacks made by Smiths under PepsiCo. They have been in production since 1975, making...

Roysters are T-Bone Steak flavoured bubble chips made by KP Snacks. They launched in the UK in 1992...

Marmite crisps are still available in the UK. Walkers discontinued their Marmite flavour in early 2024 after over...

Pom Bears are bear-shaped potato snacks made by KP Snacks in the UK. They launched in Germany in...

Golden Wonder Quarter Backs were a cheeseburger-flavoured baked corn snack shaped like American football players. Golden Wonder replaced...

In 2004, three farmers from North Lincolnshire sold 16 boxes of crisps to four local pubs. That was...

When Walkers launched Sensations in May 2002, the UK crisp market shifted noticeably. Before Sensations, premium crisps meant...

Discos have been around since 1979 and they have not changed much. Same flat disc shape, same punchy...

McCoys are not a subtle crisp. The ridges are bigger, the seasoning is heavier, and the crunch is...

Seabrook Crisps are the crinkle-cut crisps from Bradford. If you grew up in the north of England, you...

Frazzles look like bacon, they taste like bacon, and they are named after a cooking process most associated...