- Nik Naks, there we go!
It's too much.
There's way too much flavor.
Oh!
And my number one favorite British crisp
that I've tried today is... (drumming on the table)
(upbeat music)
What's up, guys?
I'm Jeff, I'm from the US
and today I'm gonna be ranking British crisps.
Now these, to me, are chips,
but for you all, we will be calling them crisps, of course.
We've got some roast chicken.
We've got Space Raiders.
We've got Hula Hoops.
We've got Quavers, Skips, Scampis, Discos.
Literally, what are these things?
Some of them sound like cartoon shows.
Some of them sound like video games.
I don't know what I'm getting into,
but I can't wait to try them.
Let's see what happens.
Scampi Fries.
So I'm assuming these are a fish and chips type crisp,
which sounds very British
and I'm not surprised you guys would have this.
Let's open it up and find out.
They smell quite lemony, actually.
No idea what to expect, but let's go.
Mm.
Wow, those are banging, actually.
I was a bit nervous.
They're very...
(tapping crisp on table)
they're a solid crisp.
I could definitely eat this entire bag.
So I think Scampi Fries, a seven out of 10.
Nik Naks, Nice N Spicy.
Can I just say this bag is terrifying?
What is going on on this bag?
It honestly feels like the start
to an afterschool cartoon show.
It's like, "Nik Naks, there we go!"
Also Nice N Spicy, oh God.
Okay, not as bad as I thought.
They look just like Cheetos, but let's see how it goes.
They're not bad, but they're definitely not spicy.
They're more tangy than spicy.
It's more of a, like you just had a lemon.
I don't hate them, but I think it is false advertising,
so I'm gonna give Nik Naks a five.
Ooh, roast chicken time.
Now this is what I'm talking about.
You know what, just give me a whole roast flavor.
I want hints of gravy.
I want some stuffing.
Put the stuffing balls in the crisp packet, why not?
This, it might be what I'm most excited for.
I'm in.
Okay, it smells like paper.
Not off to a great start.
Please be good.
Oh my.
Oh, there was a lot of hype
for something not good at all, man.
Cheese and Onion Squares.
I actually love cheese and onion flavor.
I know many people who think that's weird,
but I think it is a great flavor combination
that the US should have more of.
However, I've never had Squares,
so I'm not sure exactly how these are gonna be.
I imagine they'll be square.
I know, genius.
I wasn't expecting these to be so thin.
Look at how tiny that is.
Let's try it.
Mm, but they're crunchy.
We like crunchy over here.
Ooh.
These are a strong contender, I'm not gonna lie.
I think Squares cheese and onion
are coming in at a strong eight.
Is that weird?
Is that wild?
An eight already?
But yeah.
Monster Munch, roast beef.
We love roast beef sandwiches in the US
but obviously you guys have beef roasts.
Monster Munch, it's like a cartoon show again.
You guys love branding your crisps
like cartoon characters and stuff, so.
I don't think I've ever had a roast beef flavor,
so I'm interested to see how, how these are.
I do love a random crisp shape.
This is just wild.
I could imagine me, a little school boy being like,
"Oh my God, I got married."
I played with my food way too long.
It's time to eat roast beef Monster Munch.
We're going all in.
Cheers, Monster Munch.
That was a, a whole journey in 0.5 seconds.
It started out beefy, then it got sweet.
I'm left with a taste of cinnamon in the back of my throat.
Am I okay?
They're pretty good.
They're pretty, pretty good.
Roast beef, 7.5.
Walkers, prawn cocktail.
Spoiler alert, I'm not a big seafood eater
and therefore not normally a fan of anything prawn,
so the time has come.
I must finally find out if I like these or not.
Let's see.
So cheers.
Oh no.
Oh no, no no, uh uh.
No, not these.
I don't like it.
I have to give it another try, because research.
It's too much.
There's way too much flavor all at once.
Prawn cocktail, you're getting a three, maybe a two.
That's a three.
Quavers cheese.
I'm pretty excited because I'm American.
I love my artificial cheese, what can I say?
Mm, the smell of fake cheese, who doesn't love that?
It smells like home.
It smells like grandma's house.
I'm just kidding.
Cute.
Kind of nice and airy.
The aftertaste of cheese is almost stronger
than the initial taste on the crisp.
These are pretty good.
I think I'm gonna go ahead and give these a 6.5.
Onion Rings!
As an American, I love an onion ring.
We do have our own onion flavored crisps at home
called Funyuns,
which, way more clever name than onion rings.
It almost smells like paint.
Ooh, that's not good.
No overpowering onion smell, which is probably a good thing.
Let's see how it goes.
Wow.
That tastes exactly like an onion ring.
I'm very, very impressed.
I already want to brush my teeth.
I don't want anyone to come near me anytime soon.
I feel like I'm gonna be sweating onion ring.
So while they are really good,
I'm gonna give them a solid five
because I wouldn't pick them as my crisp of choice.
Hula Hoops, salt and vinegar.
Again, no such thing as just a standard crisp
outside of Walkers.
Everything is a different shape, size, fun name,
which is kinda cool.
Oh my God, these things are adorable.
Wow.
That's so crunchy.
(tapping crisp on table)
You know, that didn't even break a crumb off.
I'm not a fan of that crunch.
They're good, they're not bad.
I probably wouldn't go for these,
but there's nothing wrong with them,
so I'll give them a six.
More characters.
We've got these little Pombears dancing around, so.
Really cute idea to have a bear shape crisp,
but what is going on here?
Come on.
It's just eat, it's just eating air.
Pombear, my friend, I think you're gonna get a four.
Discos, salt and vinegar.
If you were like,
"Hey, I'm gonna go pick up some discos after school",
I would probably assume it was a candy.
Ooh, entirely round.
Oh.
You know when you have a tiny cut at the top of your mouth
and you got vinegar in there?
Yeah.
I do like the salt and vinegar flavor
a bit more than I thought I would, to be honest.
I've been giving a lot of middle of the road ratings,
but I feel like this is gonna sit right there as well.
Six out of 10 for Discos.
All right, second to last one.
Space Raiders, pickled onion.
Pickled onion and I aren't used to being friends,
but I'm willing to give them another chance.
The alien is real cute.
I'm into the alien.
Nope.
It's so much.
I don't understand what about, oh God, it continues!
And that also, oh!
Oh!
It stays in your teeth, then you have to swallow that
and it's the whole sensation all over again.
I'm sorry, my friend, you're up for elimination.
You're getting a one.
Yeah.
Bacon Frazzles.
So let's see.
Small packaging, hard to open.
Very bacon-y.
Also looks like a piece of bacon, cute.
I didn't really get that from the outside,
so I would imagine this is the only flavor.
I can't imagine having a cheese and onion frazzle
and it being this, but.
Very bacon-y.
Definitely has the bacon flavor done right.
It's weird when a crisp tastes like a meal,
because I'm very confused as to what I'm eating,
so it's just a bit too flavorful.
This doesn't feel like a snack,
it feels like a full on meal.
I don't really think they deserve to be that low
with some of the other worst contenders.
Maybe we'll go 4.5 for the Bacon Frazzles.
(drumming on the table)
In last place, probably no surprise,
Space Raiders, Pickled onion.
I'm sorry.
I do love the characters, but the flavor is just not for me,
so you are unfortunately my least favorite British crisp.
And my number one favorite British crisp
that I've tried today is...
(drumming on the table)
Cheese and onion Squares!
Ay, give it up for the Squares.
I don't know, it kinda feels like a basic one
to be picking as my top winner.
I'll definitely be getting these on my next meal deal
and yeah, I'm going to go finish this bag.
So anyone else that's a big Squares cheese and onion fan,
definitely let me know.
We should go out, hang out some time,
throw a little Squares themed party.
And if these aren't your favorite,
I don't want to hear from you.
Just kidding.
If there's other British things you want me to try,
let me know in the comments
and I'll see you in the next one.
(light music)