Saturday, February 28, 2009

Walker's Crazy Crisps - part 4

This is number four in our epicure's guide to Walker's six new crazy crisp flavours. Today we'll talk about Crispy Duck and Hoisin.

First of all, I 'ate them. Did an extraneous apostrophe slip in there? What I mean is, I ate them. I wasn't sure if I should at first. I confess that I am not a great fan of Chinese food and I had never heard of "Hoisin" before. I wasn't even aware that Chinese food had names; I have always ordered it by number.

I wondered whether "Hoisin" was a typo and this was a substance that I definitely shouldn't eat.

If you are similarly challenged by a lack of familiarity with the cuisine of the Orient let me explain. Hoisin is a sauce. To the Chinese it is as common as ketchup.

And does "crispy" refer to the contents of the bag, or the status of the duck? Alright, now I am being facetious.

Walker's Crispy Duck & Hoisin flavour potato crisps are not my favourite of the six new crazy crisp varieties - I would rate them in third place - but they are really quite good. Now I am tempted to seek out a good Chinese restaurant and try the real thing. Does anybody know what number to order to get real Crispy Duck & Hoisin in a Chinese restaurant?

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