Oooh, I forgot the crisp tasting! I was BUSY yesterday. I have another bag for you fraus tomorrow.
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ROUND 2: cerezza 'sinema' flavour?? (turned out they were cheese and onion - likely a controversial choice amongst the cabal)
TASTING NOTES: Immediately cheesy in that deliciously fake way, with strong savoury bottom notes that linger on the tongue. The onion comes in right at the end and is very mild - so much so that only a sophisticated crisp palate such as mine could ascertain its presence - and offers an exquisite piquancy to the roundness of the cheese.
MOUTHFEEL: Each 'crisp' (again, are these crisps or do they belong to a broader 'corn snack' family?) differs vastly in size and shape which produces a delightful feeling of anticipation as each one is inserted into the mouth without looking (I was eating these on a boat and enjoying the view). The knobbles (nobbles??) offer a topographic purchase for one's tongue which provides an enjoyable eating experience.
AESTHETIC: Think larger nik-naks and, whilst still crunchy, are lighter than the nobbly hardness of a classic nik-nak. They also lack the orange day-glo colour of the aforementioned British snack.
VERDICT: Very nice! Perhaps it was the fact I hadn't eaten for hours, but I snarfed down half a bag of these and almost spoiled my dinner. I was initially dubious as I'm not the biggest fan of cheese and onion, but these were more like an intensely savoury, cheesy nik-nak, and that is surely no bad thing. 7/10.