Xtremely... ordinary. (Pringles Xtreme Smokin Ribs)

Member Name: magenta23

Product:	Pringles Xtreme Smokin Ribs
Date:	20/09/09 (64 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Tasty

Disadvantages: Nothing new, full of evil little calories!

I bought a tube of these Pringles Xtreme crisps from Wilkinson, for £1 recently. I wasn't looking for them, more an impulse buy as it was a range of Pringles flavours I'd not met before (and I consider myself a bit of a Pringles expert!!).

The tube is attractive black and purple with an American diner style sign that gives the flavour, in this case 'Take Away Smokin' Ribs'. If any of you have read my restaurant reviews you'll know one of my favourite meals is a good rack off BBQ ribs. But surely they can't recreate all that gorgeous flavour in a crisp can they?

Basically, no they can't. Or rather, if they can they didn't with these Pringles. That's not to say they aren't tasty. Xtreme Flavour? Well yes, they do have a very strong slightly sweet barbecue taste, very similar to the Pringles barbecue flavour, just stronger. Nothing different that brings in the taste of the ribs though, but tasty none the less.

I think these were on offer in Wilkinson, I don't know how they differ in price to regular Pringles varieties, but I wouldn't pay extra for the 'xtreme' flavours.

Generally you think as crisps as having very high salt content as I was surprised at how reatively low this was in these crisps. Recommended serving of 25g (but lets face it you'll eat more than that) contains 0.2g salt and a whole 100g only has 0.8g. Bad news on the other stats though, 100g also contains 515 calories and 36g fat, 10g of which is saturated.

Overall, a tasty crisp, but nothing that new or special.

Summary: I'll stick to the original flavours