Name that snack

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WinstonWolf

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72,857 posts

238 months

Monday 19th August 2019
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We're eating some Quavers and I suddenly remembered a snack from the seventies that you could buy from country fairs etc

They were like a small orange plastic square that you dropped in hot oil and they puffed up almost instantly.

Mum *always* had to buy some on pain of a severe nagging...

They were so much tastier than they sound, but what on earth were they called???

Murph7355

37,651 posts

255 months

Monday 19th August 2019
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They sound like a different shaped version of the crispy noodles you used to get with Vesta ready meals.

I think something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Drago-Rice-Sticks-Pac...

...deep fried.

(NB Used to love these as a kid...but have not tried the above or anything similar so may not be right biggrin)

bigandclever

13,750 posts

237 months

Monday 19th August 2019
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Quickies.

A handful makes a pan full laugh

WinstonWolf

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72,857 posts

238 months

Tuesday 20th August 2019
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bigandclever said:
Quickies.

A handful makes a pan full laugh
That tag line rings a bell biggrin

bigandclever

13,750 posts

237 months

Tuesday 20th August 2019
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jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Tuesday 20th August 2019
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Find an Asian (Indian or Pakistani) supermarket. Normal stock item

Stella Tortoise

2,615 posts

142 months

Tuesday 20th August 2019
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Prawn crackers

WinstonWolf

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72,857 posts

238 months

Wednesday 21st August 2019
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bigandclever said:
Yup, they were always cooking a bunch up at our local country show. You ate them hot and then *had* to buy some as they were delicious biggrin