Russian Crisp Flavours

In the current Coronavirus emergency, most of us won’t get to Russia any time soon (if at all), so here’s a fascinating article (and photograph) from Born in a Car.

I hope Cheryl of Born in a Car doesn’t mind me passing on her article to you.

It’s a gripping list of Russian crisps I really don’t fancy at all; but that doesn’t make it any the less fascinating: lobster, crab, king crab crisps, mushroom & sour cream, cheeseburger (this is obviously a flavour close to my heart), and an unusual-sounding snack called grenki in salmon & cheese or meat jelly & horseradish flavours. I’m sure the Reluctant Taste Testers would have much enjoyed getting stuck in to this exciting selection of snacks.

If you absolutely cannot wait for a ticket to Moscow or St. Petersburg to sample a Russian crispy snack, there are Ebay sellers who specialise in these unusual (to non Russians) flavours. Just from Lay’s they can apparently supply Sour Cream & Greens, White Mushrooms with Sour Cream, Crab, Lobster, Hunting Sausage (that sounds interesting) and of course Pickled Cucumber with Dill. I suppose I could order a packet or two, but somehow that feels like cheating.

I avoid seafood, and the seafood flavour crispy snacks so beloved by the Russians, but I did buy M&S Ever So Posh Lobster Cocktail (mostly because I really liked the packaging design), and a packet of Tyrrell’s Lobster Cocktail crisps. Although I couldn’t bring myself to try the Reluctant Taste Testers seemed quite keen.

And then here’s a piece from rtbh.com on 7 flavours of famous snacks you’ll only find in Russia. It only features one crisp but serves to illustrate how strongly the Russians feel about dill, and seafood.
I know it’s not a crispy snack but quite fancy the cucumber flavour Sprite.

Finally, a list fromThe Daily Meal includes Lay’s Caviar at #5. Of course! I knew there was something missing.