Walkers Pops Original

I tried Walkers Pops Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon back in March. I thought they were very nasty. I even put them on my list of crispy snacks I really didn't like. It's hard to say from what I've written exactly what I disliked so much. But obviously it wasn't a good taste.

But recently (yes, you've guessed: at a motorway service station) I found a little packet of "Original" flavour Pops. And they are extremely tasty.

A nice crunch (a little hard but not too much), and a lovely salty, cheesy flavour. Not too strong but just about right on the taste front. The reluctant taste testers and I liked these a lot. I wonder why the Melted Cheese and Crispy Bacon version is so nasty.

Pops are air popped with a full on taste and 50% less fat. Or so the packet tells me. They're not fried, they're air popped! Which means you get all the great Walkers taste with 50% less fat (than standard potato crisps on average).

And as I said, we liked them a lot.

You can see the little guy throwing his rubbish away responsibly if you click the link to the Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon flavour.

Walkers Pops Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon

New. Air popped. Full on taste. 50% less fat.

This little 23g packet (less than 1oz) is marketed as a low fat option for your crunch at lunch.

I'm really not sure about this crispy snack. The taste is a bit weird. Obviously I picked them up because I'd not tried them before but I was dubious I must confess. And I think I was right to be dubious.

The aroma doesn't inspire me at all. Basically it's completely fake bacon that wafts out of the packet. The taste is more cheesy (ish) but what would make it melted cheese I can't guess. And after you get past the orange flavour dust what do you get? A harder crunch than I was expecting, and a taste of Rice Crispies. A bit odd.

Sorry Walkers, I'm not impressed. And I'm not going to finish even this tiny packet.

Not wild about the brown and red packaging either. And I'm certain I've seen this particular little guy throwing his rubbish away responsibly before. What a shame these Pops don't get a new design.