We Review Lidl Deluxe Lobster Cocktail Crisps

Darrell was having a bit of a sort through our post festive food cupboards, when he happened upon a bag of Lidl deluxe lobster cocktail crisps right at the back, that he'd got for Christmas, but which had inadvertently got missed in amongst all our other considered treats 

Well, it would have looked wasteful to allow them go stale, so why not take the opportunity to do a cheeky review to help brighten up an otherwise very dull winters afternoon! 

We have to admit that we're pretty much strangers to the lobster, although Darrell thinks he may have had it once at breakfast at Hugh's, his best friend and mentor of all things of a gastropod type nature, but was too embarrassed to ask what it was, for fear of being found wanting .......

....... so, none of us knew what to expect.

The ingredients were interesting, with crustaceans included in the flavoured seasoning.......

...... but the proof of any unusual crisp is in the tasting ........

 ....... and these did not disappoint, they certainly packed a powerful punch flavour wise  ..........

...... not unlike the prawn cocktail variety (our second most crisp of choice, after Marmite), but a lot less sweet and lot more savoury, with quite a strong tomato undertone.  They certainly can't be called wishy washy flavour wise, but as to how lobstery they were, we just can't gauge, not knowing what lobster actually tastes like, although Nigel suggested that they are just a big posh prawn?

However, despite our arthropodian quandary, we loved them. They would have indeed been a very tasty addition to our festive televisual snacks, but hey ho c'est la vie ..........

....... and for that reason we would like to award said crisps a highly seasoned, out of season 9.5 bisques out of 10 on our world famous Richter Scale of Noms.  Sadly, Lidl don't have any more in stock for us to share in an encore, but our eyes will be peeled from now on!