Tudor Crisps - Continued
Apparently Mensforth never heard of Google image search……and Wikipedia…..
It breaks my heart to know that Tudor crisps came from Sunderland. Not sure the list of flavours is correct though – what about Sausage and Mustard?
From Wikipedia:-
Tudor Crisps were launched and produced in the city of Sunderland, North East England in 1947. In 1961 they were purchased by Smiths Crisps.
The brand focused on more unusual choices of flavour over the years including tomato ketchup, pickled onion, fried onion, fried tomato & bacon, kipper and even chocolate.
Sales of the potato snack soared on the back of the ‘canny bag of Tudor crisps’ catch-line. The memorable 70s ads featured a paper boy, bribed with a ‘canny bag of Tudor’ to brave delivering his papers to a very tall tower block (In reality the Derwent Tower in , Dunston, Tyne and Wear).
In the 1980s the ads gave cult status to their star Allen Mechen, who played the adult paperboy who returned as a successful and wealthy man, boasting a Rolls Royce and his bag of Tudor crisps. The shopkeeper was played by Kenny Williams.
Smiths and Tudor were bought by Nabisco who also owned Walkers Crisps.
Tudor Crisps stopped being sold in 2003 when Walkers decided to focus on its core crisp range.
The Smiths brand was also mostly phased out around the same time as Tudor.
Walkers is now part of the international food and drinks giant Pepsico.
Flavours
- Ready Salted
- Cheese and Onion
- Salt and Vinegar
- Roast Chicken
- Tomato Sauce
- Roast Lamb and Mint Sauce
- Pickled Onion
- Hot Dog & Mustard
- Smoky Bacon
- Turkey & Stuffing
- Pork & Apple
- Roast Beef & Pickle
- Fried Tomato & Bacon
- Kipper
- Curry
- Fried Onion
- Gammon
- Beef-e-barbecue
- Brown Sauce
- Spring Onion
- Sweet & Sour
- Chocolate
- Cheese
- Chicken Tikka
- Mild Curry
if they were still available I would love to do a 'eat a bag of every flavour in on sitting' challenge!
ReplyDeleteeven salt and vinegar? - the shittiest and worst falvour crisps in the world?
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, used to love the gammon and the curry ones. Bought them by the box!
ReplyDeleteplease bring back tudor spring onion crisps!!!!
ReplyDeleteRoast Beef and Pickle are my all time favourite crisps.
ReplyDeleteI would be great if they where brought back even just on a limited run.
Cheese & Onion are ace, but why in the multi mixed flavour packs do they pul loads more ready salted wich are always left... does anyone have any tips what to make with them?
ReplyDeleteYou could try and make a volcano?
ReplyDeleteTudor Crisps factory opened in Peterlee where it is today under the Walkers name. They bought potatoes from Forbes farm of Littlethorpe nearby.
ReplyDeleteThe free gifts you saved packet fronts for were great !
ReplyDeleteLoved fried onion and pickled onion and just cudnt get enough....
ReplyDeleteflutterbies and gemstones...
ReplyDeletewe need a thread on 70 and 80s sweets"piloted" in craigie's news. kenton bar. lion bar's , cabana's, wispa...incidentally, it's true, curly wurly's were as big as your arm. fact.
cadbury's need to be spoken,to.
kipper ones for me loved them
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