Crisps from our childhood that we still miss

They may be gone, but they are NEVER forgotten

discontinued crisps we want to come back

by Hollie Richardson |
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Too many crisps have disappeared from shelves here in the UK.

We've already looked back at the best chocolate bars and cereals to fall down the snack-blackhole, but now it's time to turn our attention to crisps.

Our lunchtime savoury saviours, our 'I'm feeling peckish' pick-me-ups, our bus journey companions - these are the discontinued crisps we want to return to us, immediately.

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We demand these crisps to come back to us

Discontinued crisps 3D Doritos1 of 18
CREDIT: Frito-Lay

3D Doritos

3D Doritos offered three times the flavour and crunch in Zesty Ranch, Nacho Cheese and Jalapeño Cheddar flavours. They were so good that you didn't even need salsa or sour cream dip with them.

Discontinued crisps Walkers Sensations Gently Infused Lime with Thai Spices2 of 18
CREDIT: Walkers

Walkers Sensations Gently Infused Lime with Thai Spices

It just makes zero sense that these Thai delights are no longer stocked in our supermarkets. It was basically a quick, cheap and easy substitute for your favourite Thai takeaway.

Discontinued crisps Prawn Cockatil Wotsits3 of 18
CREDIT: Walkers

Prawn Cocktail Wotsits

Look, we can all agree that the original cheesy Wotsits are one of the tastiest crisp options out there, but that doesn't mean that we should forget about its tasty distant prawn cocktail cousin.

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CREDIT: Golden Wonder

Nik Naks Cream N Cheesy

Nik Naks always deliver on seriously strong mouthwatering flavours and Cream N Cheesy didn't disappoint. So why oh why did they take it away from us?Nik Naks

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CREDIT: KP

Hula Hoops XL

Huge XL sized Hula Hoops in bold flavours like beef & mustard, curry and cool chili. Their end came too soon.

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CREDIT: Walkers

Wotists Wafflers

Bacony brilliance in waffle-shaped puff corn. Why can't Wotsits just give the people what they want and bring these Wafflers back?!

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CREDIT: Walker's

Monster Munch Vanilla Ice Cream

Ok, this might not be to everyone's taste - granted. BUT vanilla ice cream-flavoured Monster Munch deserve a mention purely for their unique and bold approach to flavour. Speaking of innovative crisps...

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CREDIT: Walkers

Blue Monster Munch

These pickled onion-flavoured Monster Munch apparently turned your mouth blue! As we never actually saw this happen with our own eyes, we demand a comeback so that we can see the proof for ourselves (all photos welcome).

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CREDIT: Jacob's

Twiglets Worcester Sauce

Twiglets are funny little things, made even more interesting when dusted in Worcester Sauce flavouring. They were a weird but wonderful offering, and we kinda miss them.

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CREDIT: Smith's

Ready Salted Chipsticks

The curious thing about this classic maize and potato snack is that it's still available in salt and vinegar but not in good old ready salted. This makes NO sense.

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CREDIT: KP Snacks

Cheese Space Raiders

The original tuckshop crisps, pickled onion Space Raiders are untouchable. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case for the cheese-flavoured edition. But cheese is a GREAT easy-going flavour, so what was the problem?

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Tudor Crisps

These 'canny bags of crisps' from the north of England came in traditionally British flavours with a twist, including gammon & pineapple, kipper, hotdog & mustard, turkey & stuffing and, erm, chocolate. We want more weirdness!

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CREDIT: Smith's

Chinese Quavers

These guys are really retro. Spicy beef Chinese Quavers were almost enough to make us throw out the local takeaway menu. Almost. (What is life without spring rolls, after all?)

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CREDIT: Walkers

Walkers BBQ Rib

Almost as finger licking good as the real deal, BBQ Rib are yet another Walkers flavour which inexplicably faced the chop. Walkers recently brought back a version for their Flavours of the Decades collection but it just isn't the same (ditto for lamb & mint). Boo!

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CREDIT: Burton's

Fish 'n' Chips

To end on a more positive note, here's a packet that recently came back to us - but only in selected supermarkets. We want them to be available EVERYWHERE. Fish and chips in crisp form - we don't think we need to add anything more to this argument, really.

Farmer Brown's Crisps16 of 18
CREDIT: Smith's

Farmer Brown's Crisps

The GENIUS of these puffed delights was that they came in the shape of farm animals. Pure, snack delight.

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CREDIT: Golden Wonder

Tangy Toms

Who would've thought that tomatoes and crisps would go together so well? Well sadly this generation won't be able to experience the beauty of tangy toms: one of the hidden gems of our childhoods.

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Walker's Stephen Fry Up

Yes, believe it or not these ACTUALLY existed. And no, they didn't taste like Stephen Fry, these fan favourites recreated the taste of a classic fry up. They were released as part of a comedian themed run of crisp flavours for Comic relief in 2011, that also included Steak And Al Pie, Frank Roast Dinner and Jimmy Con-Carne.

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