The annoyingness that is crisps

[Formalhaut]

I love crisps. I really do, they taste nice (Especially meat flavoured crisps) and they fill the snack spot in your eating regime very well.

There's just one small thing. Teeth. After eating crisps, I swear crisps are like glue and stick to the backs of your molars and are incredibly annoying to get rid of. It can't just be me, I resort to rinsing my mouth after eating crisps just to get the "leftovers" out of my mouth. :mad:

Does anyone else get this same problem?

[Jinx]

That's what fingernails are for. :)

[Flying Mullet]

No, but then again I prefer tortilla chips and salsa.

[Jowy]

salt and vinegar chips destroy my mouth like little tasty bits of shrapnel but i can't get enough!

[Psychotic]

Always have a drink after eating crisps, come on now son this is just standard procedure.

[Cloudane]

Ah the technical problems with which we are faced in the 21st century.


That's what fingernails are for. :)

Exactly, that's why we evolved them! Did you know that in 1AD (After Deliciousness) mankind still hadn't grown them yet? It took a further 25 years and was celebrated with the invention of pre-salted crisps.

[TrollHunter]

salt and vinegar chips destroy my mouth like little tasty bits of shrapnel but i can't get enough!
I'd let those chips nearly rip my throat apart any-day. Those things are freaking delicious.

[Cloudane]

Walkers Deep Ridge ones really do tear your mouth apart.
Love em :D

[Chris]

Crazy, they call me, but I simply do not like crisps. :(

Edit: Here we call them "chips". :?

[Cloudane]

You don't like crisps? Are you nuts?

[Chris]

I generally hate anything salty. Crisps are salty, hence the hatred. Oh, did I mention that I loathe salt? I just hate salt. I never put salt on my food, either. Just yuck.

[Shorty]

...is this thread about chips? Because I have no idea.

[Shoeberto]

...is this thread about chips? Because I have no idea.
No chips are what they call cookies in England. Crisps are what we call biscuits in the US. They also don't call them french fries like we do, they call them "scot fries," because they're really bitter about France in WWII (I?) but they're cool with Scottish people, and like, everyone eats them with relish instead of ketchup. England is WEIRD!!!

[Shorty]

England is the worst.

Someone please give me a visual representation of what crisps are, because all I can think about is Funyuns.

[Formalhaut]

I always forget Americans call crisps "chips". Which is just plain idiotic. Anyway, I do try the whole "hand in mouth" technique, but I find it doesn't really work so well. And having a simple drink doesn't work too well either, unless I do swash it like mouthwash. It takes the destructive power of a running tap to cleanse the mucky bits out of my mouth!

Edit: Here's your "CRISP" image Shorty ;)

http://files-cdn.formspring.me/photos/20120604/n4fcccb923d575.jpg

[TrollHunter]

Crisps is a silly name.
ALL HAIL CHIPS

[Cloudane]

These are chips:
http://i.imgur.com/ZVCIV.jpg

Silly Americans renaming everything incorrectly!

[Chris]

You Brits eat "fish" with "chips", so, you shouldn't really throw stones. :colbert:

[Madame Adequate]

You Brits eat "fish" with "chips", so, you shouldn't really throw stones. :colbert:

They call it "Fish and chips" in New England and the Pacific Northwest as well. Because those parts of America at least approach a simulacrum of civilization.

[Cuchulainn]

McCoy's Barbequed Beef.

Greatest Crisps Ever

[Madame Adequate]

McCoy's Barbequed Beef.

Greatest Crisps Ever

They are amazing, though I prefer Cheese and Onion myself.

Best crisps ever are Prawn Cocktail shells though.

[Formalhaut]

McCoy's Barbequed Beef.

Greatest Crisps Ever

You have just risen in my estimations. Oh... I love that flavour!

[Faris]

Crisps tend to cut up the inside of my mouth so I can't eat them often :/

[Shorty]

Okay, so this thread is about chips.

37794

And these are the best ones.

[Shauna]

McCoy's Barbequed Beef.

Greatest Crisps Ever

McCoys are the king of crisps. I however prefer Salt&Vinegar flavour.

[Formalhaut]

My favourite McCoys are Flame Grilled Steak, however Salt & Vinegar is almost as heavenly.

[Night Fury]

Pringles or Walkers Sensations or McCoys or GTFO

Also I don't really get bad crispness in my teeth, I have a drink with my crisps..

[Jiro]

Crisps are great. Clearly this is a Crisps vs Chips thread now.

[Goldenboko]

You people are all weird.

[Zeldy]

Sensations sweet-chilli are the greatest crisps, I always forget how hot they are. And smokey bacon, and prawn-cocktail. I love crisps. I love hula hoops.

Best thing about my job is that Im surrounded by bacon rashers and onion rings and I just help myself :jess:

And it's crisps not chips. Chips are from the local chippy.

[Loony BoB]

I don't mind getting the stuff out of between my teeth. It's part of the experience.

I'm torn between what to call them. On the one hand, they are chips to me because I grew up in NZ where they are called chips. On the other hand, I can appreciate how the British people wanted to have a way of seperating chips and hot chips. I call them crisps over here on the "When in Rome" method, however sometimes I still say 'chips' out of habit and people get a little confused.

...are there really places in this world that don't sell fish and chips? Or call them 'fish and chips'? O_o

[I Took the Red Pill]

http://www.beckyances.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Lobsterbag.jpg

China is weird

[Jiro]

I don't mind getting the stuff out of between my teeth. It's part of the experience.

I'm torn between what to call them. On the one hand, they are chips to me because I grew up in NZ where they are called chips. On the other hand, I can appreciate how the British people wanted to have a way of seperating chips and hot chips. I call them crisps over here on the "When in Rome" method, however sometimes I still say 'chips' out of habit and people get a little confused.

...are there really places in this world that don't sell fish and chips? Or call them 'fish and chips'? O_o

I tend to favour the British despite Australia also adhering to the "everything is a chip" mindset.

[Slothy]

Okay, so this thread is about chips.

37794

And these are the best ones.

Those do not exist here, but I fail to see how cheddar and sour cream could be better than spicy ketchup.

[Jowy]

you can't get ketchup chips in the US, V-22.

well you can get the lay's kind but I guess they don't even come close.

[Slothy]

you can't get ketchup chips in the US, V-22.

well you can get the lay's kind but I guess they don't even come close.

What the hell kind of backwards country do you live in?

Wait, I've seen your politicians on TV. Never mind.

[Night Fury]

I've now had to go to the shop to get crisps because ahhhh this thread made me so hungrryyy!!

[Formalhaut]

Sorry Lockhearted! Actually, having said that, I had a bit of a crisp binge and ate two packets one after each other. They don't cram enough of those things in there!

[Shorty]

Okay, so this thread is about chips.

37794

And these are the best ones.

Those do not exist here, but I fail to see how cheddar and sour cream could be better than spicy ketchup.

I've had those weird ketchup chips and they are terrible. You must bow before the cheddar and sour cream.

[Slothy]

I've had those weird ketchup chips and they are terrible. You must bow before the cheddar and sour cream.

There is something very wrong with you. Did a ketchup chip molest you as a child?

[Shorty]

I am partial to fry sauce, thank you. Fry sauce chips I would get behind.

[Araciel]

37799

For the motherfuckin win.

Now if only I had a time machine..

[Cloudane]

Hot SMURFING darn.

Alright, Eyes On Britfags.
Get your arses down to the nearest supermarket and pick up Tyrrell's Ludlow Sausage & Mustard Crisps. "Perfect with a pint of ale" they say (I just had 5, but I digress). They are smurfing gorgeous. Get them now.

Don't look at me like that! I'm swearing at you for a smurfing reason. Get it done.

[Heath]

Kettle chips (specifically the sea salt and balsamic vinegar ones) are the worst thing ever invented because it's damn near impossible to stop eating them. They're far too addictive.

I'm quite partial to Walkers cheese and onion, McCoys salt and vinegar and - the king of crisps- any flavour of Monster Munch. I also have a soft spot for pickled onion Space Raiders.

[Unbreakable Will]

Chips are ok, I don't really eat them that much. Beef jerky is where it's at. :cool:

[Aulayna]

I honestly love Ready Salted.

Which in the UK makes me a bit of a plain Jane where it's the boring flavour. But seriously in Ireland Cheese & Onion is their "plain" flavour - finding Ready Salted is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

My Nan thought I was bonkers last time I was back in the UK with a very simple and clear shopping list of:

1) Crumpets
2) As many bags of Walkers Ready Salted as possible

[Hollycat]

I like lays chips best of all.

[Formalhaut]

I honestly love Ready Salted.

Which in the UK makes me a bit of a plain Jane where it's the boring flavour. But seriously in Ireland Cheese & Onion is their "plain" flavour - finding Ready Salted is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

My Nan thought I was bonkers last time I was back in the UK with a very simple and clear shopping list of:

1) Crumpets
2) As many bags of Walkers Ready Salted as possible

You are not the only one, I love Walkers Ready Salted, though strangely, it's the only ready salted crisps that I enjoy. Though under normal circumstances I cannot stand onion flavoured crisps. :mad:

[escobert]

I only really like Doritos.

[Cloudane]

Kettle chips (specifically the sea salt and balsamic vinegar ones) are the worst thing ever invented because it's damn near impossible to stop eating them. They're far too addictive.

As I discovered at the weekend. The barbecue ones are tooooo nice


I honestly love Ready Salted.

Which in the UK makes me a bit of a plain Jane where it's the boring flavour. But seriously in Ireland Cheese & Onion is their "plain" flavour - finding Ready Salted is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

My Nan thought I was bonkers last time I was back in the UK with a very simple and clear shopping list of:

1) Crumpets
2) As many bags of Walkers Ready Salted as possible

Ready Salted are not bad. I'd not have them all the time though. Love cheese & onion :P

Crumpets number 1 on the shopping list. If number 2 was tea, it'd be a good English stereotype right there :D

[Shauna]

I had forgotten about Kettle Chips. They are just too awesome.

[Formalhaut]

I've also forgotten all about doritos. Bring on the chilli heatwave!!

[Cloudane]

Though I have to say, they should be called Kettle Crisps. :colbert:

[Shauna]

^Tru say. :p

[Chris]

I love how chips is winning in the poll.

[Cloudane]

I love how chips is winning in the poll.

It's rigged, I tell you. After all, the chips bar is red :)

[Rantz]

I tried salt and vinegar chips once and was utterly conflicted. I was like, omg, these are the grossest things ever! ...but they're so delicious! Couldn't stop eating them, either way. Seeing how popular they seem to be, I feel the need to try them again.

One of my favourite chips types are garlic chips made from cassava, though. If you ever come across cassava chips, I'd recommend trying them out, although I've only tried garlic flavoured ones myself.

[Aulayna]

Crumpets number 1 on the shopping list. If number 2 was tea, it'd be a good English stereotype right there :D

Haha yeah tea was on there too, but then the local tesco started stocking Tetley's, Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips!

[Raistlin]

I love chips. Ruffles Sour Cream and Onion are the best.

[Formalhaut]

Sour cream? I'm not so sure of that one. I don't even like Cheese and Onion, let along sour cream and those ungodly bulbous monstrosities.

[Chris]

As I said earlier, I hate chips, but you guys should totally check out the squid-flavoured Lays chips. They are declious.

[Jiro]

I love chips. Ruffles Sour Cream and Onion are the best.

ohhhhh man that's a good flavour.

[Pike]

SunChips are the best kind of chips.

Anyways the most annoying thing about chips is when the pointy triangle ones (I'm looking at you, Doritos) gouge the roof of your mouth.

[Formalhaut]

I totally agree Pike, like a razor blade slicing your mouth sometimes, I especially hate the awkward doritos where they have curled over themselves, those are annoying.

[Shorty]

SunChips are the best kind of chips.

Anyways the most annoying thing about chips is when the pointy triangle ones (I'm looking at you, Doritos) gouge the roof of your mouth.

oh my god, SunChips. Harvest Cheddar!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

you can't get ketchup chips in the US, V-22.

well you can get the lay's kind but I guess they don't even come close.

We have several brands around here that do ketchup flavored, and dill pickle flavored, and all those ones that make me go :onoes:


I am partial to fry sauce, thank you. Fry sauce chips I would get behind.

Frickin' Mid-Westerners, man. It's just ketchup and mayo.

Kettle style is best. My favorite is:

http://www.pinreach.com/cache/66decbac5fe1b8e3bcf68315db5a87f8_w500_h450_cp_sc.jpg

but it's hard to find, so this is second

http://hemdistributing.com/chips/frito/photos/Miss%20Vickies%20Jalapeno.jpg

[Pumpkin]

Sour cream and onion. I don't even like onion and I love those chips.

Also, ketchup chips are gross.

[Shorty]

I am partial to fry sauce, thank you. Fry sauce chips I would get behind.

Frickin' Mid-Westerners, man. It's just ketchup and mayo.

"Fry sauce" is less syllables!

[Pike]

I am partial to fry sauce, thank you. Fry sauce chips I would get behind.

Frickin' Mid-Westerners, man. It's just ketchup and mayo.

"Fry sauce" is less syllables!

fewer :shifty:


Also, ketchup chips are gross.

Ketchup ANYTHING is gross

[TrollHunter]

Garden salsa Sunchips are obviously the most superior kind.
Also, salt & vinegar chips are frigging delicious

EDIT: ALSO, chips is almost 2:1 against Crisps.
How does that make all of you feel.
CHIPS ARE OBVIOUSLY THE BEST!

[Formalhaut]

Garden salsa Sunchips are obviously the most superior kind.
Also, salt & vinegar chips are frigging delicious

EDIT: ALSO, chips is almost 2:1 against Crisps.
How does that make all of you feel.
CHIPS ARE OBVIOUSLY THE BEST!

The poll has been rigged! Besides, there's so many Americans in the world (and therefore in the forum) that of course chips would win.

[Laddy]

Chips and crisps are both appropriate.

There is no excuse for calling fries chips though.

[Shauna]

Fish n fries sounds dumb. Chips is the only word to use.

[Jiro]

Chips and crisps are both appropriate.

There is no excuse for calling fries chips though.

*re-lives the air and space museum conversation* :greenie:

[Night Fury]

Fish n fries sounds dumb. Chips is the only word to use.

^ This.
:love:

And guuuys, it's Friday! Friday is a very typical day for fish and CHIPS.