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Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:31 am Though I've been enjoying Walkers Worcestershire Sauce flavour again.

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:20 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:31 am Though I've been enjoying Walkers Worcestershire Sauce flavour again.

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

Ah, well I didn't manage to buy the first release from the one corner shop in Worcester which sold them but did find them in Tesco in Stourbridge on Monday this week. Try Tesco - Stourbridge isn't (quite) in Worcestershire so I had assumed they were more widely available.

ShockDiamonds wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:55 am Local corner shop sell Smiths Bacon Fries. Which I’ve always had a fondness of…

I love them. Like Frazzles with substance. Don't see them often, sometimes in pubs.

I do occasionally buy US snacks like Flamin' Hot Cheetos; can't beat turning your fingers red with whatever E-numbers they contain. I was disappointed at the lack of unusual choices when I was in Malta a few months ago though.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:55 am

ShockDiamonds wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:55 am Local corner shop sell Smiths Bacon Fries. Which I’ve always had a fondness of…

I love them. Like Frazzles with substance. Don't see them often, sometimes in pubs.

If you've got a B&M near you then head inside - they nearly always do the 6 packs (3 bacon fries, 3 scampi fries) for about £1 or £1.50. We normally stock up with 3 or 4 multipacks when we're there and stick them at the back of the cupboard.

Fig rolls for mid morning
Haribo gummy bears for evening sweet tooth
Dairy milk chocolate for movie time
Sweet chilli peanuts for occasional treat

Generally salted peanuts at any time

Simon wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:29 pm If you've got a B&M near you then head inside - they nearly always do the 6 packs (3 bacon fries, 3 scampi fries) for about £1 or £1.50. We normally stock up with 3 or 4 multipacks when we're there and stick them at the back of the cupboard.

I will have to go and look, but I can't stand Scampi Fries. I think the scampi and lemon Nik-naks have been dropped at last. They had better offer just Bacon Fries in multi-packs!

Barry wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:36 pm Fig rolls for mid morning
Haribo gummy bears for evening sweet tooth
Dairy milk chocolate for movie time
Sweet chilli peanuts for occasional treat

Generally salted peanuts at any time

I normally have fig rolls to go with my mid-morning coffee
I've liked dark chocolate for quite a while now too, 70-80% being my preference. Though the price is starting to put me off some of the more premium versions. A jump of 33% in my favourite dark chocolate means I'm pausing buying that, until the price goes down again Nearly a fiver for 2 x 100g bars is crazy!
Otherwise, I regularly buy unsalted cashews and pistachios

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:11 pm

Simon wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:29 pm If you've got a B&M near you then head inside - they nearly always do the 6 packs (3 bacon fries, 3 scampi fries) for about £1 or £1.50. We normally stock up with 3 or 4 multipacks when we're there and stick them at the back of the cupboard.

I will have to go and look, but I can't stand Scampi Fries. I think the scampi and lemon Nik-naks have been dropped at last. They had better offer just Bacon Fries in multi-packs!

Never seen just bacon fries in a multipack. Maybe your wife or stepson will take the Scampi ones?

My local Nisa still has Scampi and lemon Nik-naks.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:53 am

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:20 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:31 am Though I've been enjoying Walkers Worcestershire Sauce flavour again.

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

Ah, well I didn't manage to buy the first release from the one corner shop in Worcester which sold them but did find them in Tesco in Stourbridge on Monday this week. Try Tesco - Stourbridge isn't (quite) in Worcestershire so I had assumed they were more widely available.

Looks like you can buy multipacks in Sainsbury's and Tesco. How have I missed this? Seems to have Lea & Perrins branding on it, I hope they haven't made them posher and therefore less good!

Marv wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:34 pm

Barry wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:36 pm Fig rolls for mid morning
Haribo gummy bears for evening sweet tooth
Dairy milk chocolate for movie time
Sweet chilli peanuts for occasional treat

Generally salted peanuts at any time

I normally have fig rolls to go with my mid-morning coffee
I've liked dark chocolate for quite a while now too, 70-80% being my preference. Though the price is starting to put me off some of the more premium versions. A jump of 33% in my favourite dark chocolate means I'm pausing buying that, until the price goes down again Nearly a fiver for 2 x 100g bars is crazy!
Otherwise, I regularly buy unsalted cashews and pistachios

I keep dark choc for rare treats yeah, Dairy Milk is fine for general use

I do intersperse the salted nuts with mixed nut bags but they get boring quick, and I seem to have a salt craving half the time.

We get free fruit at work too, I should have mentioned that.

Fresh Pretzels from Lidl.
Jam and Cheese sandwich.
A large orange.
Pink Lady apple with a bag of Seabrooks ready salted.

Same shop also sells the Scampi Fries. Spar in Minster Lovell if anybody is local and desperate. Bought a packet recently, consumed them in the car. This was the Friday. Wife got in the car the following Monday and immediately goes “You’ve been at the Scampis again haven’t you…”

I started on the Scampi fries 40 years ago (yes, I can date that as it was my Granny who introduced me to them and it was in her Worthing house). Bacon fries are a much more recent thing for me. The Scampi fries are the OG.

Currently Sainsbury's cheesy nachos. Mini coconut Macaroons. Hazelnut & Cocoa wafer rolls. Cadbury's dairy chocolate - plain milk. Salted and roasted peanuts. Salted and roasted cashews. Toffolossus biscuits to go with my tea. An apple because a balanced diet is important.

Am I mad, or was there a 'scampi fry' type pub snack with a cheese filling?

Anyone remember?

Cheese moments?

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:20 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:31 am Though I've been enjoying Walkers Worcestershire Sauce flavour again.

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

They have these in our local Tesco

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:23 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:53 am

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:20 am

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

Ah, well I didn't manage to buy the first release from the one corner shop in Worcester which sold them but did find them in Tesco in Stourbridge on Monday this week. Try Tesco - Stourbridge isn't (quite) in Worcestershire so I had assumed they were more widely available.

Looks like you can buy multipacks in Sainsbury's and Tesco. How have I missed this? Seems to have Lea & Perrins branding on it, I hope they haven't made them posher and therefore less good!

Bought some this week whilst down at the folks. Can confirm that imo they're improved. Spicier and less sweet.

However, to pick up on your earlier post - Piper's Jalapeno & Dill are ridiculously good. Possibly my favourite crisp.

And on the sweet side of snacking, we recently got through a multipack of Kvikk Lunsj - Norwegian KitKat but 1007% better.

jamcg wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 10:58 pm

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:20 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:31 am Though I've been enjoying Walkers Worcestershire Sauce flavour again.

Stop everything! Where can I buy these? Will travel.

They have these in our local Tesco

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I have to go and look for those now. You’d think Tesco in Worcester would have some.

Cheese Moments were lovely. Haven’t seen them for years.

Forgot about the sweeter snacks I’ve been enjoying. I’m not starting to notice the sour milk, almost vomity, flavour in Mondelez’s ‘we haven’t changed it, honest’ Cadbury chocolate because I’ve had quite a few Aussie Cadbury varieties. They taste much nicer. But particular favourite is another hard to find chocolate: Lindt Tiramisu flavour balls. I’m not even a coffee lover but they are divine.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:00 am

duncs500 wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:23 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:53 am

Ah, well I didn't manage to buy the first release from the one corner shop in Worcester which sold them but did find them in Tesco in Stourbridge on Monday this week. Try Tesco - Stourbridge isn't (quite) in Worcestershire so I had assumed they were more widely available.

Looks like you can buy multipacks in Sainsbury's and Tesco. How have I missed this? Seems to have Lea & Perrins branding on it, I hope they haven't made them posher and therefore less good!

Bought some this week whilst down at the folks. Can confirm that imo they're improved. Spicier and less sweet.

However, to pick up on your earlier post - Piper's Jalapeno & Dill are ridiculously good. Possibly my favourite crisp.

And on the sweet side of snacking, we recently got through a multipack of Kvikk Lunsj - Norwegian KitKat but 1007% better.

I normally grab 2 or 3 packs on the way through every trip as the kids love them, gold standard of chocolate biscuit snack.

Even better than the Tim Tam.

Dave!