I tested supermarket Christmas crisps – the winners were ‘surprisingly delicious’ and I could eat them all-year round

CRISPS are a must-have during most weekends, but which supermarket does Christmas flavours the best?

The Sun has put the major supermarkets to the test to find out which own-brand goods are the best quality for the price.

Chris Eades

Rosie Taylor has tested the major supermarkets’ Christmas-flavoured crisps[/caption]

This time, it’s the turkey flavour and pigs in blankets flavour crisps on offer at Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl.

We gave each one a score out of ten.

And we also gave a score out of ten for value, based on the price per 100g and what you got for your money.

Here’s how all the crisps scored out of 20 overall:

Tesco

• Tesco Finest Crinkle Cut Pigs in Blankets Flavour crisps
• Tesco Finest Roast Turkey & Sage Butter Flavour crisps
• £1.35 for 150g

Chris Eades

Tesco crisps were a mixed bag[/caption]

Tesco’s Christmas crisps were a mixed experience.

There wasn’t much of a sausage or bacon taste to the pigs in blankets version – instead they tasted more like burnt tomato. 

The turkey crisps tasted very similar to roast chicken, but the addition of “butter” gave them a richness which tasted a bit like cheese and onion.

They cost 90p per 100g, which was middle-of-the-range.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 5/10, Turkey – 7/10 
• Value: 6/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 11/20, Turkey – 13/20

Asda

• Asda Extra Special Pigs in Blankets Hand-Cooked Crisps
• Asda Extra Special Turkey & Stuffing Hand-Cooked Crisps – WINNER
• £1.35 for 150g

Chris Eades

Asda’s turkey crisps were one of the winners in the taste test[/caption]

Asda’s turkey crisps were surprisingly delicious.

They really did taste just like a roast turkey dinner with a sage and herb stuffing. We could eat these crisps all year round.

The pigs in blankets version wasn’t quite as good. They tasted unusually sweet – a bit like maple-syrup covered bacon.

Like Tesco, Asda’s crisps also cost 90p per 100g.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 6/10, Turkey – 9/10 
• Value: 6/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 12/20, Turkey – 15/20

Morrisons

• Morrisons The Best Hand Cooked Pigs in Blankets Flavour Crisps
• Morrisons The Best Hand Cooked Turkey & Stuffing Flavour Crisps
• £1.35 for 125g

Chris Eades

Our tester Rosie Taylor was left unimpressed by Morrisons crisps[/caption]

The turkey crisps from Morrisons were quite bland and the meat flavouring tasted more like BBQ beef than turkey. 

We were also unimpressed with the pigs in blankets version.

The only strong flavour in them was paprika – otherwise they were bland without much of a hint of bacon or sausage. 

They cost a whopping £1.08 per 100g, making them the most expensive crisps we tried.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 5/10, Turkey – 6/10 
• Value: 5/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 10/20, Turkey – 11/20

Sainsbury’s

• Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Turkey Gravy Flavour Crisps 
• Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Pigs in Blankets Flavour Crisps 
• £1.50 for 150g

Chris Eades

Sainsbury’s crisps didn’t live up to its more expensive price tag[/caption]

The Sainsbury’s Christmas crisps were the second most expensive we tried, costing £1 per 100g. But sadly they didn’t live up to the price. 

The turkey crisps were thick, crunchy and had a cinnamon smell but that was where the festive joy ended.

They didn’t taste of much and were pretty bland.

And we couldn’t finish the pigs in blanket crisps.

They tasted like sausage which had been badly burnt on a BBQ, which gave them an acrid aftertaste. One to avoid.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 4/10, Turkey – 6/10 
• Value: 5/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 9/20, Turkey – 11/20

Aldi

• Aldi Specially Selected Pigs in Blankets Hand-cooked Crisps – WINNER
• Aldi Specially Selected Spicy Chorizo & Turkey Flavour Crinkle Cut Crisps
• 1.15p for 150g

Chris Eades

Rosie was left disappointed by Aldi’s alternative offering – but the classic flavour was crowned a winner[/caption]

This year, Aldi has mixed things up by offering turkey and chorizo flavour crisps as a twist on the traditional roast dinner flavour. 

We had high hopes for these crisps but were disappointed.

They were very spicy and sweet but otherwise didn’t taste of much.

And they had an odd off-putting smell which reminded us of the smell of raw meat. We wouldn’t rush to eat these again.

But the pigs in blankets version was a pleasant surprise.

We couldn’t really taste sausage but they had a great bacon taste – a bit like Frazzles – and were thick cut and crunchy.

At just 77p per 100g, these were a bargain.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 7/10, Turkey – 4/10 
• Value: 8/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 15/20, Turkey – 12/20

Lidl

• Lidl Deluxe Pigs in Blankets Hand Cooked Potato Crisps
• Lidl Deluxe Roast Turkey with Sage and Onion Stuffing Hand Cooked Potato Crisps
• £1.15 for 150g

Chris Eades

Lidl’s crisps were cheap but neither tasted like the description on the packet[/caption]

We couldn’t really taste turkey in the Lidl crisps but they did have a strong sage herb flavour. 

Bizarrely, we felt the pigs in blankets crisps tasted more like turkey dinner. They had a distinctive roast chicken flavour.

They were nice crisps, but didn’t taste anything like bacon or sausages so lost points for that. 

At just 77p per 100g, these were the joint cheapest crisps we tested – but neither tasted like the description on the packet.

• Taste: Pigs in Blankets – 6/10, Turkey – 5/10 
• Value: 8/10
• Total: Pigs in Blankets – 14/20, Turkey – 13/20