Tesco Finest Limited Edition Sweet Potato with Cheese Fondue Hand Cooked Vegetable Crisps

Oh dear. What was Mr Tesco thinking?

Tall Elegant taste tester and I took a snap decision to throw these sweet potato crisps away before the rest of the reluctant taste testers had the chance to try. Noble Friend smelled the overpowering... I really hardly know how to describe it... and didn't try to stop us.

These crisps had a far too strong would-be-cheesy taste, and an aroma that pervaded half the office before we had a chance to stop it. And a frankly horrible taste not far off soap. Let’s just say we were very unimpressed. Oh dear.

Tall Elegant taste tester was much more polite than me: she didn't open up the bin and spit hers out.

I’ve got to say that I had my doubts about this flavour when I saw the packet but I wasn’t expecting it to be quite so nasty. Perhaps a lucky escape for all of us that this was a limited edition flavour.

The Chef's brother (not technically my brother-in-law but you get the picture) gave me this packet of crisps for Christmas. Impressive! One of the very nastiest crisps the reluctant taste testers and I have tried.

We spend quite a lot of time in Switzerland (lucky us) and have fondue quite often. It never tastes like this.

Scott Farms Sweet Potato Chips

 Another offering from Tall Elegant taste tester, and another crispy snack I probably wouldn’t have bought myself. It’s not that I disapprove of sweet potato crisps or chips; it’s just that there are so many potato based products (and goodness knows what else besides) so I don’t usually buy vegetable crisps.

This is a nice little packet of crisps/chips illustrated with a sweet potato plant. Apparently sweet potatoes are related to convolvulus or morning glory, although I gather you should remove the flowers if you want a good crop.

Scott Farms are based in Evesham in Worcestershire in the UK. The address is Asparagus Way which is a wonderful name for a road; especially in Evesham which is a very important asparagus growing area. However, headquarters is in North Carolina.

These are quite small crisps - sweet potatoes curl up in the cooking - and lightly salted. A nice taste and a nice crunch.

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, coeliac friendly, GMO free, no added colours, grown and picked by Scott Farms and Hand Cooked in their skins. A lot of boxes ticked.