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 bouldery bits 15 Dec 2019

Are the best Christmas snack.

Change my mind. 

 marsbar 15 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Depends on my mood.  Mostly I'd agree.  But for variety I do like twiglets.  Or the little teeny savoury biscuit things.  

That's assuming we are sticking to savoury only? 

Also do the stick pretzels count?  I like those. 

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 Suncream 15 Dec 2019
In reply to marsbar:

A second vote for twiglets

 nikoid 15 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Bugles. Discovered them in Spain but now you can get them here. Basically can't stop eating them once I've started. 

 two_tapirs 15 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Jumbo salted peanuts.  I said, JUMBO SALTED PEANUTS.

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 girlymonkey 15 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

I have some salt and vinegar flavoured ones in at the moment, they are a bit too moreish!

 birdie num num 15 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

I don’t like the varnish on pretzels...and stripped they’d be equally shit. It’s almost impossible to think of an improvement 

 Alkis 16 Dec 2019
In reply to birdie num num:

The varnish (ie Maillard reaction) is by far the best bit! 

In reply to bouldery bits:

Cheeselets [/debate]

OP bouldery bits 16 Dec 2019
In reply to Alkis:

> The varnish (ie Maillard reaction) is by far the best bit! 

Please explain this to me, I have often wondered how such an effect is achieved?

OP bouldery bits 16 Dec 2019
In reply to grumpyoldjanner:

> Cheeselets [/debate]

Errrr...  No.

OP bouldery bits 16 Dec 2019
In reply to nikoid:

> Bugles. Discovered them in Spain but now you can get them here. Basically can't stop eating them once I've started. 

Never had these. Where can one obtain them?

OP bouldery bits 16 Dec 2019
In reply to girlymonkey:

> I have some salt and vinegar flavoured ones in at the moment, they are a bit too moreish!

That's interesting. Where from?

 girlymonkey 16 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Hmm, good question. I think probably Morrisons. 

 Niall_H 16 Dec 2019
In reply to Alkis:

> The varnish (ie Maillard reaction)

Be fair: in Num Num's house, it's probably
polyurethane

 nikoid 16 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

I think I've seen them in most supermarkets but definitely Asda which is where we usually shop. They are a Walkers brand. 

 Alkis 16 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Washing them with Sodium Carbonate or Sodium Hydroxide (i.e. lye-wash) before baking is what does it.

 Dave Garnett 17 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Mini pretzels?  Yuk.  I guess they’re marginally preferable to large ones.

 Bob Kemp 17 Dec 2019
In reply to Alkis:

> Washing them with Sodium Carbonate or Sodium Hydroxide (i.e. lye-wash) before baking is what does it.

I never liked them before- I’m even less keen on them now I know that!

 coinneach 17 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

A Hula Hoop.

With a pistachio in the middle

 GrahamD 17 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

> Are the best Christmas snack.

> Change my mind. 

No, you're welcome to 'em.

 mack 17 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Have you tried salted caramel pretzels? Worthy contender for Christmas snacks.

OP bouldery bits 22 Dec 2019
In reply to nikoid:

> I think I've seen them in most supermarkets but definitely Asda which is where we usually shop. They are a Walkers brand. 

Managed to track these down - they're amazing!

 nikoid 22 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Told you.

 Dave the Rave 22 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Twiglets

 Basemetal 22 Dec 2019
In reply to Dave the Rave:

Was Twiglets, till Wasabi Peas came along...

 girlymonkey 22 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

We have also just got some Christmas tree shaped ones which are cream cheese and chive flavour! So many good options!

In reply to bouldery bits:

I can't think of any snack more boring than pretzels. Just flour and water with some salt and probably sugar. Airlines like to serve them as snacks, because they must be about the cheapest thing in the world to produce - making even salted peanuts look like an exotic luxury.

For Xmas??!!

OP bouldery bits 22 Dec 2019
In reply to John Stainforth:

> I can't think of any snack more boring than pretzels. Just flour and water with some salt and probably sugar. Airlines like to serve them as snacks, because they must be about the cheapest thing in the world to produce - making even salted peanuts look like an exotic luxury.

> For Xmas??!!

Yeah, I wouldn't eat them the rest of the year. Are you mad? They are purely a festive treat, and this gives them their value. 

In reply to bouldery bits:

Never liked 'em but the full sized ones are great. Can't bloomin' get them though (reliably) 

 john arran 24 Dec 2019
In reply to bouldery bits:

Nobody's even mentioned chocolate yet. You're all mad.

 marsbar 24 Dec 2019
In reply to john arran:

I assumed we were on savoury.  

 felt 24 Dec 2019
In reply to john arran:

Chocolate lebkuchen

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