Limited Edition Takis Zombie - Spooky Green Tubes [@NLi10]

It's approaching the spooky season, which means the number of branded product crossovers is increasing, and those that prefer to use public domain inspiration will just use suitable themes.

Here we have Takis hot spooky green tubes themed around ZOMBIE - which of course is flavoured with every teenagers favourite green option...

Cucumber?  Bit odd.  Isn't that how people soothe the spiciness usually.

Takis always have a hit of lime too, and that's advertised and very noticeable here too.  The middle spice flavour is still missing, which is a shame as original original imported Takis had that (and the Costa Rica Takis did too)

These are the Made In Spain But For Brits version, which isn't as good (and twice the price) of the ones you buy in Spain - but I'm back there in a month so I can hold off - especially at £2 a 100g bag.

They do look very cool - and survived the journey well

And while the corn isn't green this gives them a mouldy look which is absolute perfection

I've been a fan of Takis since before they were officially available over here, and try all the versions they put out (we even have a search tag for them!), but I prefer those with the full rich flavours.

If you are a fan of the UK's muted flavour profile (damn you focus groups) and always wanted your spicy crisps to taste like a supermarket sandwich with the cucumber added (or I guess that cocktail they put it in) then this is for you.  Stock up though as I expect this to vanish and never return.

Now - can we get a blood red vampire version too ?

Takis or Taqueritos - Costa Rica Style [@nli10]

 Ola from Costa Rica!

We are over here for a few weeks trying all the local foods, but also finding familiar friends. They get original recipe Takis Fuego here! A lot of the English stores are using oddly muted imports, but here the lime and fire is in tact - and it has competition 

The biggest seems to be Taqueritos (which may even predate Takis) and it’s a fairly close contest. The flavours are similar enough, but the texture and crunch is much harder (like a Nik Nak) so some will prefer these

They appear to have a lot of the flavours here too so if I can find normal supermarkets and pay under 1000 colones per bag (£1.50) then I might try more - but it’s far too hot really!

OG on the left, crunchy versions on the right.

Takis Fuego - CoOp UK [@NLi10]

 We've talked about lots of these before - Takis are the great new spicy crisp - but short of going to Spain and paying 2 Euro for a big bag it was always an expensive habit.  Until now!

Co-Op has these 100g bags for £2 (compared with the up to £5 in the shady import shops) which is a huge deal for people who wanted to try them.

These are the Spanish versions - but with English text - I'm convinced they've put less lime in here which is annoying, but maybe I'm just becoming immune.  Have to do a comparison taste test at some point.

They certainly look the same.

And I'm enjoying the bag, but I do miss the sharpness.  Have to try a few more bags to see if it's just me.