Walkers Pops Melted Cheese and Crispy Bacon review

There are an increasing number of the varieties of "popped" crisps available on the market. These Pops from Walkers contain 50% less fat than traditional crisps and being from a brand as popular as Walkers I had high hopes. I have previously reviewed these in the sour cream and onion variety which I really enjoyed and so I was eager to try the slightly more unusual sounding flavour of melted cheese and crispy bacon.

I am always hesitant to buy bacon flavoured crisps as they can often taste too "Smokey" with quite an artificial flavour. I opened the bag and the crispy bacon smell hit me like a brick in the face so I was instantly sure that I wasn't going to like these. I tasted the first bite and am happy to admit that I was wrong and the bacon flavour, although very strong and smokey wasn't too overwhelming. The melted cheese wasn't too obvious but was slightly noticeable in the aftertaste. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the flavour of these crisps which had a meaty bacon flavour with a subtle cheesy background flavour. These Pops had the usual light yet crunchy flavour that all popped crisps have but I think that this worked particularly well with this flavour.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed these crisps especially after my hesitation towards them once the strong bacon smell hit me. I was impressed with the amount of crisps in the bag which all had a slight orange dusting. Walkers have maintained their high standards in my opinion with these Pops and I would definitely buy them again as a healthier alternative to a sizzling meaty crisp.