Sharwood's Mini Puppodums and Dip

Last week I talked about how I once received a collection of crisps that were past their best before date. Thankfully that was not the case with these Mini Puppodums which arrived with three whole months for me to eat them. They even included a dip which expires in 2008, plenty of time for a taste test!


In keeping with creating authentic Far East food Sharwood’s have kept the magic going with these new mini ‘puppodums’, in fact they taste pretty much identical to any poppodoms that you can get from your local takeaway of choice. I received a bag of sea salt flavour but there’s also tikka spice and cumin seed varieties as well as mini prawn crackers if you fancy them instead.

If you’re used to crisps that are full of flavour then you may be a little disappointed by the sea salt variety as the salt has clearly been applied with a ‘soft touch’. That is to say you aren’t going to have your mouth filled with salt in quite the same way as with a bag of Walkers Ready Salted. Some people will find this mild taste incredibly tasty, and for everyone else Sharwoods have created a range of dips to allow you to improve the flavour for yourself, so make sure you pick one up if you like a little kick to your snacks.


In my case I received a Mango Chutney and Chilli Dip which thanks to its thick texture is perfectly sized for you to finish off an entire bag or two of mini puppodums. The dips help to keep Shawood’s image of ‘authentic tastes’ going as well with 40% of the tub comprised purely of chopped mangoes. Rather interestingly more than 40% of the tub is comprised of sugar, so that should help to get people in the party spirit at least.


Like any good curry house it seems then that Sharwoods are happy to cater for anyone’s taste. There’s the mild puppodums for anyone who wants to be good (they’re only 6% of your GDA of calories and 9% of your GDA for fat) and for those of us looking for a deliciously sugary treat there’s a range of dips to let you spice things up as much as you want.

Mini Puppodums, Mini Prawn Crackers and dips are available from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Somerfield and Co-Op and should set you back around £1.39 each.

Blue Active Muscle Joint Gel Rub

If Christmas shopping fever hasn’t gripped you yet then it’s sure to take hold in the next few weeks as the 25th of December deadline fast approaches. Aside from the obvious effects Christmas shopping will have on your bank balance there’s also the rather annoying prospect of having to traipse round loads of shops while your feet ache and moan.


With an ingredients list almost the height of the bottle itself comes Original Blue Active Gel, which hopes to relieve those festive shopping aches and pains as well as any other aches you may have in the New Year from your newfound gym membership. One of the key ingredients in amongst Witch-Hazel and “Essential oils” (their words not mine) is Golden Emu Oil which must be important given that the package I received included a little man holding a box of it (see above pic).

Deciding to put the product to the test I went for a hunt around the shops for Christmas presents and as you’d expect came back with sore feet, and an aching shoulder from trying to carry far too many bags at once. To make for a fair test I applied the lotion to my right foot while leaving my left foot to suffer without any assistance.


Unlike ‘Deep Heat the odour here isn’t as strong, that’s not to say it’s nonexistent but it’s less likely to rub off on your clothes and follow you around for the rest of the day. For those who apply it to someone else you’ll also be happy to know that once you wash your hands the smell is gone. It also feels nicer to use than Deep Heat and helps to cool the area rather than soothing through heat.

You’ll be pleased to know it works too, and despite being designed for use on Rugby players, cyclists, footballers and the like it actually works just as well on the everyday trials of shopping. My right foot felt better much quicker than my left and after a while my shoulder started to feel better too. While I’m too much of a chicken to try it out after an hour in a rugby scrum, if any of you get the chance then be sure to share your thoughts.


I’m always a bit sceptical of these treatments even when they include slogans such as “guaranteed results” and “effective in minutes” but that’s really no reason not to give them a go. Without sounding too much like a cheap advert all I can say is Blue Active Gel did the trick for me and can work for you too…

You can learn more about Blue Active Gel at at Blue-Active.com and you can order your own bottle here.

Test the Nation Entertainment Test DVD

Trying new things is what Blagman.co.uk is all about (well that and free stuff) so whenever I receive something that I’ve never tried before I can’t wait to try it out. Having never played an interactive DVD before and curious to see how it holds up to video game equivalents such as Buzz and Board Game faves such as Trivial Pursuit I was keen to give it a go.


Following the format of the TV show you’re given a series of picture and video clues and then asked to pick from 4 possible answers. Unlike last years DVD which focused on general knowledge this years DVD focuses only on entertainment which means you’ll be answering questions on TV, Music, Cinema and Sports, 4 categories which are sure to delight some and anger others. To make things harder you can’t just answer questions on one category which means movie buffs are as likely to do well as sports fans.

The questions in each category cover a wide range of areas and with the exception of music are mostly based on events within the last 10 years. There’s also the option for kids to play their own junior quiz which has easier questions based on topics such as Noddy and Sooty. I should point out that there are some questions which seem a little strange for children, one such example was a question asking for Ali G’s real name and another based on Nasty Nick who appeared on Big Brother six years ago. You really have to wonder what ‘kids’ are allowed to watch Big Brother in the first place, let alone 6 years ago…


On the subject of Nasty Nick, whilst playing the junior version of the game I also encountered two further questions based on his Big Brother antics within the same 50-question quiz session. Whilst the questions that appear are random I would have thought one question on a person would have been enough? Especially when you consider that not everyone would appreciate hearing three questions on a topic they may not know anything about.

The rest of the questions I encountered were nicely mixed and covered a wide range of topics and the game is made more interesting by the addition of up to four players. As the game is played with a single remote each player takes it in turns, but the order is always the same. This means if a movie buff goes first you can just copy their answers, which somewhat defeats the purpose of the quiz. What would have been much better would be if player order was rotated after each round.


Test the Nation isn’t a bad attempt at an interactive DVD and is actually quite good fun to play but it’s ultimately let down by the lack of question variety and the lack of confidentiality when selecting answers.

Thoughts on Blagging No.1

Hi guys,
A bit of a change of pace today; people are always asking me why companies give stuff away for free and I decided I'd share my thoughts. It's written in first person, present-tense as it was originally for a real-life story magazine. Let me know if you like this sort of thing either by dropping me an email at mike@blagman.co.uk or leaving a comment and I'll be sure to include further thoughts in the future. Enjoy! Normal blagging service will resume on Friday.

Nothing in life comes for free
My taste buds tingle as I try another free press sample that’s turned up on my doorstep in the hope I’ll spill the beans on my blog, Blagman.co.uk. “I hope you enjoy them” jingles the press release in an inviting manor, egging me on to sample whatever delicacies have arrived on my doorstop that day. Like a teenager being pressured in to trying my first sip of beer I duly engage and put another ‘must-have’ product in my mouth.

Sitting there chewing on the salty morsel I start to wonder why PR companies send these samples out in the first place. Not many journalists would run a piece about the taste of a new range of nibbles but regardless of this samples arrive day in-day out, sitting on our doorstops like newborn babies, crying out for us to pay attention to them.


For some companies I wonder if it’s just so they can write big reports saying “We’ve shipped our product to over twenty national newspapers” or even if it’s so they can get rid of some samples that’ve been sitting in the office since they first arrived. I can even remember times when I’ve received products that you can’t even buy in the shops any more, who knows maybe it’s cheaper to send them to journalists than going to the trouble of calling Dial-A-Skip?

Either way I’m feeling in a good mood so I’ll throw the PR company a favour and write a piece about their product. They don’t taste half bad, although I’d better check the ingredients, and what’s that… Cheeky buggers.

The best before date is listed as a month ago.

It’s no wonder they give them away for free.

Evel Knievel Deluxe Dare Devil Stunt Set

What did you do last Friday night? Did you watch Children in Need? Maybe go drinking and dancing? Or perhaps you went for a meal with some old friends? In my case I spent my Friday evening hurtling a toy Evel Knievel across ramps, through a ring of fire and straight through a solid brick wall.


This was all down to “Evel Knievel’s Deluxe Dare Devil Stunt set” and deluxe it is too. Coming in a surprisingly big box it includes everything you need to make your own stunts and tricks for Evel to perform. Not only is this toy a revival of a cult hero it’s also a revival of a cult toy, which has been recreated using the exact same Evel model as the original toy did in the 1970s. Need proof? Well there’s a certificate of authenticity and if that’s not enough the rather odd womanly red lips and nylon fabric on the Evel doll should be more than enough to convince you of 70’s manufacturing superirority!

Keeping that authenticity going is a small booklet including photos of Evel and the many toys he has put his name to over the years. There’s also a short biography, quotes and even an inscription from the mans grave stone (although I thought he was still alive…).

One of the best bits about the Evel doll is that it’s not made from hard plastic which means it bends, not to the extent of a stretch Armstrong, but just enough so that you can disfigure Evel after each and every crash you perform. Despite this ability to absorb damage Evel does come packaged in a separate box and he’s even covered in a sheet of plastic, hardly how you’d expect a daredevil to travel, even one 10cms tall.


Setting up your stunt arena won’t take long and at the heart of everything there’s a launcher which shoots the bike over your ramps and straight in to a brick wall. You simply place the bike on the ramp, turn a handle for about 5-10 seconds and then release. When charging the bike makes an insane amount of motorcycle noise, which is great for adults playing with the toy themselves but not so great in the hands of a small child who will no doubt rev the motorbike’s engine day and night, over and over again. You have been warned!

Either way this toy is far too much fun for kids (although if you have kids it’s good for those ages 5 and up) and requires a bit of attention in order to get Evel to go over the ramps. To be fair part of its charm is that you’ll rarely get Evel over the ramp on the first attempt, often you’ll have to reposition ramps, and charge up for a different amount of time before you can get the bike to make a jump. This means when you do make a jump you’ll be jumping for joy - if they’d made Evel make the jumps every time you’d really have nothing to root for – and part of the fun is those few seconds of anticipation before glorious success or bitter failure.


Maybe I’m being overdramatic but you really have to spend a Friday night holding your breath while a 10cm tall figure makes a small jump to really see what I’m on about. It may even take your breath away….

Back to Main

Torvill and Dean Golden Moments

Oh my. Golden catsuits, skin-tight white outfits, matador capes and black lace. At first I thought I’d put in a DVD of the Darkness’ Golden Moments instead of Torvill and Dean….


But wait, this DVD isn’t about crazy outfits (although they do provide a lot of entertainment value) instead it’s about stunning routines and spectacle which is also served in equal abundance. Chronicling some of the many Torvill and Dean performances over the years including their perfect 6.0 performance of Bolero right up to their recent ITV show Dancing on Ice.

Naturally when a compilation DVD comes out I always suspect some fat cat agent has simply cut together a few TV clips without the involvement of the stars so it’s with some relief that Torvill and Dean introduce each dance and try to give you that little something extra. Their insights in to each routine and even just their life together are interesting and make the pieces included on the DVD have even more resonance.


There’s some clever stuff in the insights too, for example during Bolero they had to fit a 4 minute 35 second piece of music in to just 4 minutes 28 seconds and couldn’t figure out how. The solution was to sit on the ice and perform hand gestures when the music started as they realised the countdown on their performance wouldn’t start until their skates touched the ice. Not that you’ll really notice when you watch the performance but again it’s nice to hear some info on the performances from true masters of their craft.

In terms of performances there’s over 15 to choose from each of which give a good five minutes or so of kicks, twirls, humour, spins, backflips and even in some cases butt kicking. There really is something for everyone. Speaking of which if you need a DVD to watch with the family on Christmas Day then you’ll be hard pushed to find something this involving that’s suitable for all ages. Sure beats sitting there in silence waiting for the new Doctor Who to come on.


All the routines are completely polished and even the newer stuff really shines. All in all this is a well put together package for anyone who wants their breath to be taken away. Look for it in DVD stores from November 20th.

Coors Fine Light Beer

Warning: Alcohol is not to be consumed by anyone under the age of 18 in the UK. For other countries please refer to your national guidelines.

If there’s one portion of the human population who love getting something for free it’s students. Not content with 10% discount at HMV, Pizza Hut and the like students can also be found haggling for free stuff in University shops and generally trying to get something for nothing. There is however one place students don’t expect to get something for free and that’s their mailboxes….


Trundling down to my mail-box recently I was surprised to find a small blue triangle sticking out of my letter box. Inside my letter box I found a voucher for four free cans of Coors, not so strange you might imagine, especially given that I have a reputation for this sort of thing but the bizarre thing was every other mailbox in the post room had a similar blue triangle sticking out of it. It would seem for the occupants of my flat, everyone was about to get a free 4-pack courtesy of Coors.

As I passed through the post room throughout the day I spotted the triangles slowly starting to vanish as the student population awoke to claim their free gift. For a change it was nice to see other people enjoy the benefit of getting something for free, and it was even better to watch greedy people try to steal other peoples triangles from their post boxes. Ah the things people will do for a free gifts, well at least this didn’t have to wax their legs.


So with voucher in hand I set down to my local off licence to claim my prize. Handing over the voucher I was directed to a huge cooler filled with cans of Coors and given a bag. No one was watching so theoretically I could have taken 10 cans instead of my pre set 4 but there’s a fine line between blagging and stealing which I didn’t want to cross. Especially not with two bouncers in the off licence at the time…

Arriving home I put the cans in the fringe and decided to open a can with a nice big curry (that’s another student love, takeaways). Despite walking back from the offy the can was still nice and cold and even had a small blue icon to tell me that it was the perfect temperature to drink, nice touch. Taste wise it’s not bad, it’s definitely up there with the Carling’s and Carlsberg’s of the world.


Overall I’m impressed. I’m impressed by Coors ability to supply a flat of 200 people with 800 cans of lager for free. I’m impressed with the fact you can actually get the stuff for free without having to argue with an off licence and I’m also impressed with the way students are still totally obsessed with free stuff. Blagging is the new buying….

First Magazine

Lads magazines would like us to believe that Women shouldn’t expect any help on a Tuesday as men up and down the country will be reading the latest issue of Nuts or Zoo. To be honest I pray this isn’t the case because if it is then there’s no reason men can expect help on any day between Monday and Sunday, purely based on the sheer number of women’s magazines on the shelves in local newsagents. I mean how do they find the time to read them all?


Which brings me on to first, a weekly women’s magazine which does its best to go behind the news stories of the week. After all if women can read the weeks news in one place they’ll have more time to read the 100 other weekly mags on the shelves of WH Smiths. The free issue I received included a report on Women Coal Miners, an article on the M25 Rapist and an article about someone who has recently adopted two orphans … like Kylie Minogue. Ah it seems even first can’t resist a bit of celebrity scandal.

My favourite article in the whole magazine was a small little news piece about a spontaneous dance off in London’s Liverpool Lime Street station. In amongst the hustle and bustle of thousands of commuters people just started dancing through the crowd. The dance escalated and then as suddenly as it started it stopped again leaving everyone wondering just what had happened. As it turned out the people dancing were part of flashmob.co.uk which encourages people to perform bizarre activities at random times. Brilliant!


Outside of the world of news you can enjoy the standard staples of weekly women’s magazines; tips on fashion, health and travel, burning questions such as “Is casual sex good for you?” and even a 7 page TV guide. Best bit? An eight page look behind the scenes of EastEnders; sure it may not be the newest show on the box but a chance to see an aerial map of Albert Square makes First worth the asking price alone.


What we have then is a well put together women’s weekly magazine which ticks all the boxes. Despite my male gender I still managed to find a couple of articles that helped pass the time, and got a good solid 20 minutes reading time out of it. With so many moreish bite sized chunks it’s easy to see how, and why women read so many magazines.

Company of Heroes (Mobile)

When I first started blagging I wasn’t exactly ready for the storage space I’d need to hold the assortment of products that arrived. So far I’ve had to clear out 2 cupboards and a drawer and even then there’s an assortment of overflow on my desk, in my bathroom and in my kitchen. It’s with some relief then that Company of Heroes was a quick 2 minute download on to my phone, no fuss and no extra storage required. Ahhh.


My experience with mobile phone games in the past has been pretty terrible. I downloaded Pac Man only to found they’d removed all the sound effects that make the game great in the first place. I downloaded Prince of Persia, only to realise that mobile phone key-pads really aren’t designed for running, jumping and ducking. And last of all I found my latest phone filled with demos which took so long to load I’d lost any interest to play them by the time the first logo appeared.

Forgetting all those past experiences I loaded up Company of Heroes and was pleasantly surprised to find the game booted up almost instantly. Even better is the fact you can choose a ‘random battle’ option and be placed in a warzone within a couple of seconds. Once in the field you’re given command of a number of units such as riflemen and machine gunners and then you take it in turns with the computer to attempt to shoot the living daylights out of each other.


Sadly there’s a couple of little problems that become apparent within seconds of starting. First of all it’s incredibly hard to tell the difference between your little units, even when holding the phone right up to my face the only difference I can spot is a slightly different triangle for each unit. Thankfully when you hover over each unit you can find out their rank but when you have units spread all over a large map this can become a bit of a pain.

Another drawback is that when shooting an enemy there’s no instant feedback of just how much health you’ve lost, instead you have to scroll back to your unit and look at the colour of a cross next to their head. By comparison when it’s the computers turn the camera moves so quickly you can barely tell what’s happened, only a brief vibration will let you know you’ve been hit but even then you're unsure exactly which soldier has taken damage.


Aside from these niggles Company of Heroes is actually a fun little game to play. The controls are simple (select, move, select) and perfectly suited for any type of phone. In addition the turn based combat makes the game easy to pick up and put down and battles usually last about 10 minutes, perfect for a quick bus journey. There’s also a nice beefy campaign mode and even a random battle generator for when that becomes tiresome. So niggles or not there’s some goodness in here after all, it’s a step in the right direction for mobile phone games but with a few tweaks it could have been a real hero.

If this sounds like your sort of thing then Text “COH to 88188” to buy Company of Heroes for £4.50. It’s available from Vodafone, T-mobile, 3, O2 and all major networks (not that I can think of many others...)

Brylcreem

When did wind stop being fun? By that I’m of course referring to the wind that makes leaves and plastic bags twirl around as apposed to the bodily function (which is still fun for lots of people!). Windy days used to be a great source of entertainment, you could fly kites, go higher on the swings and even let it push you along the street for a bit of a laugh. It was a great time but nowadays it seems everyone’s too scared to go outside for fear of ruining their precious hairdo…. Rubbish!


One company set to get all you namby pamby hair worriers back on the streets once again with kites in hand is Brylcreem. They’ve recently repackaged their kit and changed the formulation around a bit meaning your hair will stay firmer for longer and isn’t going to become an afro five seconds after you step outside. Plus their press catalogue includes the word ‘bloke’ like it’s going out of fashion (sometimes twice in the same paragraph) which should mean it’s perfect for ..err … blokes.

I’ve grown my hair before for my Gillette Fusion and shaving gel reviews and keeping the monthly tradition of hair growing I’m now sporting hair long enough to truly see what Brylcreem can do. I decided to first op for the extreme hold wax in the hope it would meet the challenge of a hard days lectures. By spiking my hair straight up I thought I’d be giving the wax the ultimate test, and to make things harder I decided to use as little wax as possible to hold my hair in place. Surely that would lead to some hair coming lose throughout the day?


Not so, miraculously the wax stayed strong from 8 in the morning to 6 at night and not a single hair managed to escape its grasp. Quite impressive, especially considering that I took a polo shirt on and off several times during the day, which you’d at least expect to ruin the style a little bit.

Next up I opted for Modelling Gel, which is actually nothing like gel at all. Instead what you get is a white liquid which you dip in to and add to your hair as you fancy. Despite only being listed as strength level 2 out of a possible 4 on Brylcreem’s ‘strengthometer’ it still held my hair in place for a whole day, a few hairs managed to escape this time but overall it seemed like a good way to stop hair clumping together and to give a bit of definition to anyone’s style.


Last I turned to the ‘Strong Gel’ which ranks as 3/4 on the ‘strengthometer’. As you’d expect from a gel this makes you hair go rock hard so you can always spike your hair up and jab anyone with your hair if they annoy you. As this was my final trial I decided to go a little crazy and see how spiked I could make my hair. The end “two-horns’ effect can be seen below and should show just how gravity defying things can get.

Unlike some other waxes and gels Brylcreem doesn’t leave any sticky residues or leftover wax which is something I’ve heard people complain of in the past. Instead it’s instantly absorbed in to the hair and easily washed out again. Speaking of which Brylcreem have now created a new ‘gunk stripping shampoo’ to make sure your hair is nice and clean for the next time you apply their kit. It’s got built in conditioner which is always a pet peeve of mine but apart from that it does a good job of making your hair silky smooth.


So there you have it, there’s really no more excuses for being afraid of going out in the wind again. It is cold though…..

Coco, Cafe and Tea Direct

“Just add milk” Three simple words that will generate a Universal response from 99% of people – boiling the milk in a pan. Sadly I seem to be one of the 1% who go and do something absolutely stupid; in my case I decided to boil the milk in a kettle. It seemed like a good idea at the time, kettles heat up water so why not milk?


As I soon found out kettles are a perfect way to heat up milk IF you plan on buying a new one every time you do it. The milk was nice and warm but my kettle was well and truly out of action. Bearing this nightmare in mind I was a litle scared when I recieved a box of Cocodirect which again teased me to use the kettle with its tagline of “Just add milk”.

Thankfully, for my £6.99 bargain basement kettle, I decided to do the smart thing and boil the milk in a pan like a normal person. Once done I added it to a few scoopfuls of cocoa powder and settled down to a nice warm mug of hot chocolate. Having just tried Starbucks new hot chocolate a few weeks ago I found Coco Direct to be every bit as sweet, rich and delicious as the Starbucks blend. The box should really say “just add milk and whipped cream” then you’d be in heaven.


What makes it so sweet is that it contains 40% cocoa solids, the same amount as luxurious chocolate bars such as Green and Blacks. Not only does it taste good it’ll also make you feel good as it comes from Fair Trade suppliers, which means you’ll be helping ensure a fair wage for everyone who helped make it along the way. Also arriving on my door with the Coco Direct were Café Direct and Tea Direct which are also Fair Trade products.

Tea Direct is a very light blend which had just about the right amount of taste. It also comes with what I can only describe as lifejacket tea bags which love to float on the surface of your tea. Don’t ask me if that’s a good thing or not but as I like my tea light with plenty of milk it was just what my taste buds were asking for.


Lastly comes café direct but as I can’t stand coffee my opinion here is about as useful as a plastic haddock. That said if it’s as nice as the other products in the range then coffee drinkers should soon be grinding these beans up and down the country. Now if you'll excuse me I need to buy a spare kettle… just in case.

GLO in the Dark Cup Holder

Sometimes products are so simple that you could write a review about them in just one line. In the case of the GLO in the dark cup holder there’s only going to be one thing that matters and that’s simply does it work? Well for those in a rush the answer is simply yes, it glows in the dark and holds a cup. For those wanting a bit for information then read on.


You may be wondering what good a glowing green blob would be in the middle of the night but for anyone who has ever knocked over a glass of water in the darkness this thing could be a little life saver. You simply charge it in natural light for a bit, turn off the lights and it will glow for hours. Being a curious consumer I decided to put this to the test.


As my bedroom doesn’t ever seem to get very dark (one of the disadvantages of living next to a pub) I decided to conduct the test in the only other dark place I could think of: the Bathroom. After placing the unit it natural light for an hour (leaving it on the side in a lit room will suffice) I placed it in the bathroom, switched off all the lights and waited to be bathed in a soothing green glow.


And low and behold it worked, I could see its position in the room and even that it held a glass of water. After checking a few hours later it was still glowing away, happy to guide me to my drink. So how does it do it? Well it seems it’s coated in something similar to those glow in the dark spiders you will no doubt have seen his week for Halloween. Which is great, as it means you’ll never need to put batteries or a power supply anywhere near it. Just charge in light and go.


This is truly the most original product I’ve been sent so far. It doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel or do anything fancy, it’s just a smart solution to one of life’s little problems. And to be honest that’s all that needs to be said.

Glo Cup Holders are created by Lydo Innovations Ltd and you can buy them from their eBay store here.

Phileas Fogg Crisps

Phileas Fogg got around a bit didn’t he? Not only did he travel the world in 80 Days but he also managed to bring back a selection of crisps along the way. He even had time to drop off a selection at my flat, what a guy.


The selection I received included Tortillas, Crostinis and Toasts with an assortment of flavours ranging from Brie and Onion to Spikin’ Lime. With such a variety I didn’t know where to start so decided to tuck in to the most intriguing flavour “Black Olive and Pesto”. I’ve been advocating the use for Pesto on pasta for months with my friends so I really was a little curious to see just what it would taste like on crisps.

The first thing that will take you back with each bag is the distinctive taste, there’s no cheese and onion, no smoky Beckham, just intriguing tastes from around the globe. In the case of the Pesto Crostini’s they have a unique light taste and it’s actually the texture of the crostini’s themselves that provides the most enjoyment. In a way they’re reminiscent of Melba Toast only less dry and with added flavour.


Then we come to the tried and tested format of Tortillas. Coming in nice big 175g bags they’ll definately create more curiosity than a pack of Extra Cheesy Doritos ever could. As with the Crostini’s the taste is very light and it’s up to the crispy texture of the tortillas to do much of the work, which they do very well. I should mention that I found the lime tortillas to actually be a little overpowering but to each their own I guess.

Lastly there’s the smell that comes from first opening a bag. There’s something very tempting about that first whiff you get from each bag that tempts you to try at least one. Again this is more apparent with the stronger flavours but you’re guaranteed to get at least a little kick from every bag you try.


Want to visit Mexico? Then try the Chili con Questo Tortillas. Want to visit Italy? Then try the Black Olive and Pesto Crostini, Fancy something French? Then try the Brie and Onion Toasts. Or if you just want to visit somewhere will a little fire then try the Spikin’ Lime Tortillas. Around the World in 80 Bites anyone?