Marmite? Where is the Marmite? (Walkers Marmite Yeast Extract Flavour Crisps)

Member Name: i_am_joy

Product:	Walkers Marmite Yeast Extract Flavour Crisps
Date:	13/04/08 (757 review reads)
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Advantages: The crisps themselves are nice and crunchy, they are smaller than most other Walkers crisps

Disadvantages: They do not taste of Marmite except as an aftertaste, they have an odd oily taste, they burn

I like Marmite so was very pleased last week when I noticed Sainsbury's sell a 6 bag pack of Walkers Marmite flavour crisps. I have had these crisps in the past but when I feel like a bag of crisps I will usually buy a multi pack of flavours or a couple of single bags from the paper shop so had not spotted these on the crisp aisle in the supermarket before.

They come in a yellow bag that reminds me of the horrible cheese flavour that Walkers brought out a few years ago and perhaps this is why I have not noticed them because I hated the cheese crisps and the bags are a very similar colour with just a small picture of a jar of Marmite to ring the changes.

Opening the bag is a little bit disappointing because I could not taste any Marmite at all where I had been expecting a strong whiff of the famous yeast extract. Looking into the bag I think the crisps look very pale as well and there does not look like there will be much flavour to them, they are lightly speckled with brown flavouring but I would expect more to get the full Marmite flavour.

I take a crisp out of the bag and pop it into my mouth without any hesitation at all. These crisps are very funny tasting. I can taste Marmite but it is more like an aftertaste because the flavour does not come through properly until after I have swallowed the crisp and even then it is sort of concentrated on the area of my taste buds so I can taste it in the back of my throat rather than in my mouth. I hope that make sense to you but I cannot think of another way to describe it.

When the crisp first goes into my mouth it has a very weak taste which intensifies to a beefy flavour after a couple of seconds. My late husband was a lorry driver and he used to bring me packets of Bovril flavoured crisps from the service stations, these Marmite crisps taste like a blander version of them. The taste of the crisps gets a little bit stronger as I chew them and they break up but they are still quite bland tasting right up until I get the Marmite aftertaste. I also think these crisps have quite an oily taste even though they do not have a greasy texture at all.

The crisps themselves are just like any other Walkers crisps. They are lovely and crunchy and they keep their shape nicely if I decide I want to suck a crisp instead of chewing it. The Marmite crisps seem a little bit smaller than the other flavours and there are more bubbly crisps in the packet than I would expect from a bag of Walkers but that is fine with me because I think Walkers cut their crisps a little too big sometimes.

I have just finished my bag of Marmite crisps and cannot say I am very impressed. I am surprised I don't like them actually as I usually like anything that has the flavour of Marmite but there is just something about the flavour of these crisps that doesn't make me want to rush and have another packet. I sent my grandaughter home with the other 5 packets today because she likes them and her mom is collecting the Brit Trips codes. After finishing the packet the aftertaste of Marmite has got so strong in the back of my throat that it feels like it is burning a little bit in the same way as if you eat something with just a little more chilli than you like.

I am being very good on my diet and feel like I have wasted 130 calories and over 8g of fat with this small and unfulfilling packet of Marmite crisps and I definitely wasted £1. 35 buying them!

BRIT TRIPS

Until 31st October this year you can input codes that are printed inside special flashed packets of Walkers crisps into www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk and save points towards discounts Lego Land, Alton Towers, Butlins and many more attractions in the UK. My daughter is saving them but because we do not eat many crisps as a family it is taking her a long time to save up but my friend has already had vouchers for Alton Towers and Chessington because her son eats lots of crisps every day.

Summary: I think I would rather have a bag of salt and vinegar crisps