Out of the frying pan, into oblivion
Poor old bacon – what’s it ever done wrong, apart from make billions of pigs very unhappy? First it was the Snaps incarnation that went the way of the dodo (as outlined in Snacks from the Dead part two), now we look at how Monster Munch committed a similar crime.
On the subject of bacon, and as we’re getting close to that time of year, am I the only one that’s still to be convinced by pigs in blankets flavour? Pringles and Walkers have both had a go, but to me they taste just like… well, bacon. Shouldn’t they be doing more than simply this? Answers on the back of a postcard/crisp packet, please.
This member of the Monster Munch family had a brief but bright spell back in the 80s, and would surely be lager’s perfect partner. In fact, some would go as far as to say that this is the best bacon crisp of all time. Monster Munch have tried all sorts since then (vanilla, anyone?) and it looks like they’ve settled on the trio of Pickled Onion, Beef and Flamin’ Hot.
The first two were revived after a long layoff, so why not bring one more back to life? Well, the red packet that Sizzling Bacon once called home now belongs to Flamin’ Hot, so what happened with that tenancy agreement is anyone’s guess.
The Early Whistle 