The REAL king of crisps!
After a TV poll caused uproar by ranking our top snacks, we asked the experts to put them to the ultimate test. So who bagged the honours?
ladies and gentlemen, it’s crunch time! The moment has come to answer the question that has been obsessing the country all week. What is the best crisp in Britain?
On sunday, Channel 5, in its imaginatively named Britain’s Favourite Crisps programme, had dared to name and rank them from the best to the worst. Cue a countrywide controversy.
To get the programme’s ranking, thousands of Brits were asked to nominate their favourite crisp. a list of the top brands was then presented to a panel of celebrities — ranging from Kim Woodburn to Basil Brush — to eat and discuss.
Joint winners at the top of the pile were Pringles (which are not a real crisp, according to some!), Walkers salt and vinegar flavour and doritos (which are actually american potato chips, to be thoroughly pedantic).
Meanwhile, Jacob’s Mini Cheddars, Walkers salt ‘n’ shake, Nik Naks and Walkers squares were placed at the bottom. Other retro favourites such as skips and Frazzles didn’t even make the cut. shock!
so, how to break this deadlock? The Mail decided to find its own answer to this gripping question and subject all of the crisps in Channel 5’s programme to a battery of rigorous tests by our own experts.
From crunch factor, to nostalgia-rating, to their ‘green’ credentials, our fearless team — each one an expert in their field — have between them put away more than 100 packets of crisps.
Here they reveal their top five in each category and lowest scorers, although all 16 were tested each time to give the final score.
Read on to find out the real winners and losers.
IF YOU still find yourself gnashing your teeth, write and tell us your crisp favourites at femail readers@dailymail.co.uk