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Kartoffel chips in M&S.

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GabriellaG54 Tue 19-Feb-19 18:42:56

Returning from the hairdressers today, I treated myself to a packet of low fat, sour cream and chive crisps.
Whilst idly munching, I turned the packet over to read the full list of ingredients and noted they were made in DENMARK.
Why why why?
I was also wearing M&S knickers at the time, which are made in Bangladesh.
???

inishowen Wed 20-Feb-19 15:22:11

I only eat Tayto crisps which are made in Northern Ireland, near where I live!

toscalily Wed 20-Feb-19 14:38:48

gmelon Good job I wasn't tempted then grin

gmelon Wed 20-Feb-19 14:32:05

We tried the haggis ones at Christmas.
Unfortunately no one liked them.

gmelon Wed 20-Feb-19 14:30:57

I have been buying Mackies crisps from Lidl. They are a Scottish company.
I'm addicted to the plain salted ones.

toscalily Wed 20-Feb-19 14:21:58

I like Lidl Deluxe Hand-Cooked crisps & don't forget Mackie's crisps, they even do a Haggis favour although I have not tried that one.

Peardrop50 Wed 20-Feb-19 14:20:00

I think it is incumbent upon us all to support our own country whether we are in or out of the EU. We should grow what we eat and eat what we grow first and foremost. We should make what we need and think hard about what we don't need. If we find we need to import then let's support the growers in the poorer areas of the world. Eating British crisps in big pants made in Bradford could become a national pastime.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Wed 20-Feb-19 13:52:25

Ooh Moggie don't encourage me now! There's a Lidl in walking distance from me, (and an M&S Foodhall). I'm meant to go on a ten minute walk each day to stay fit and keep my weight down. I mustn't make excuses.
Crisps are my downfall, you see. Cakes and sausage rolls, too.

MawBroon Wed 20-Feb-19 13:06:01

123coco surely swedes come from Sweden, just as brussels come from Belgium ?

123coco Wed 20-Feb-19 13:03:43

Gabriella54. Very curious if you voted for Brexshit? Are you not aware of where most of your fresh produce comes from? You’ll be sorry they do after Brexit. Hope you like swede and leeks and cabbage abd tinned spam!

Nannytopsy Wed 20-Feb-19 12:54:06

Walkers crisps are made in Leicester in Europe’s largest food plant.

Anrol Wed 20-Feb-19 12:46:49

I try and buy British where possible but having knowingly bought Italian tortellini stuffed with chicken & chorizo I was horrified to discover the chicken part of it had come from Thailand. (shock) This was bought from a supermarket I don’t normally frequent, but it seems they are all doing it now. Note to self: read every label.

narrowboatnan Wed 20-Feb-19 12:31:39

Tyrells is another British crisp maker. They do a salt free one called ‘Naked Crisps’ so you could munch them minus your M & S knickers. I live in The Fens where they grow tons and tons of spuds - a big percentage of which go to the Walkers crisp factory.

moggiek Wed 20-Feb-19 12:17:44

I can recommend Lidl Deluxe Hand-Cooked crisps. Made from British potatoes and absolutely delicious!!

leeds22 Wed 20-Feb-19 11:55:12

Seabrook crisps are my favourite too. Takes me back to covertly munching them on the Sammy Ledgard school bus. We were not supposed to eat in public in school uniform.

Diggingdoris Wed 20-Feb-19 11:30:33

If you want to buy British try Fairfield farms crisps. They're made in my area and grow the spuds themselves. Big range available even lentil crisps and hot crisps. All gluten free for coeliacs like me.

grandtanteJE65 Wed 20-Feb-19 11:30:16

Not to worry, if Brexit ends in no deal, we Danes will probably stop exporting anything to Britain because of customs dues.

MawBroon Wed 20-Feb-19 11:25:18

As a purist may I point out that the plural of “Kartoffel” is “Kartoffeln” and that the crisps were probably “Kartoffelchips”(one word) in Danish, certainly in German.

moxeyns Wed 20-Feb-19 11:20:37

The local community pub buys a wide range of crisps flavours from a local manufacturer; total food miles, about 12.

Aepgirl Wed 20-Feb-19 11:09:35

I check everything I buy and will buy only British, unless it cannot be made/grown in Britain.

Maggiemaybe Wed 20-Feb-19 08:41:52

When DD2 was studying in Glasgow she really missed her favourite Seabrooks. DH worked down the road from the factory and had a case of salt and vinegar sent up to arrive on her birthday. smile

Urmstongran Wed 20-Feb-19 07:54:26

Seabrook crisps are my favourite. I buy them every week. Maybe that’s why I’m on a diet at present ....

I’m trying consciously to ‘buy British’ wherever I can these days. Especially food.

dragonfly46 Wed 20-Feb-19 07:26:08

The largest crisp factory in Europe is in Leicester - Gary Lineker!

Jane10 Wed 20-Feb-19 07:00:29

I was so very happy with my new M&S pants that I went back and bought more. The packs were on 3 for 2 so I bought 3 packs of 3! I'm so glad I did. I think they'll 'see me out'!

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 22:59:43

BTW, the Danish word for crisps, is CHIPS, that is why I wrote it.
so you did!
I didn't notice until BradfordLass said it.

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 22:57:50

Gabriell I had a vision of a woman strolling through M&S Foodhall in her knickers, munching crisps and everyone pretending that they hadn't seen her grin