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Posted at 3:55PM, 20 March 2008 by Graham Holliday - Blogger

Cheese and Onion, Smoky Bacon and Ready Salted. They all have their fans, and rightly so. However, you'd be hard pressed to find the lovers and haters of these crisps locked in a snack spat over a pint at the local Dog and Duck. That honour belongs to one lone, oddly shaped figure. Yes, in the controversial crisp stakes there's nothing out there to match the Twiglet.

A quick scan through one internet forum and we quickly feel the collective temperature rise when it comes to the love or hate question, "Twiglets are the most foul tasting snack I've ever had the misfortune of trying... Marmite is the work of Satan, that's all we need to know. Twiglets were his first attempt at producing the most disgusting food on the planet... Twiglets taste awful."

In the controversial crisp stakes there's nothing out there to match the Twiglet.

Yet in another corner of the internet we find a posse of petitioners lamenting the loss of Worcester Sauce flavour Twiglets, "Is there any other twiglet? Why do companies always stop the good things??? It is a disgrace that the beloved twiglet has lost its tangy cousin. BRING THEM BACK!"

Living outside the UK without a local supply to hand I miss these superb stick snacks more than any other British food item. So much so that a year ago I started a dedicated Twiglets blog. And you might be surprised to know how many people Google search for Twiglets...

But, exactly what is it that brings out the love and the hate for this innocent snack? Is it purely the strength of the taste - which is great, or the mess it leaves on your fingers - which is sublime, or maybe the oddness of its shape - which is an architectural masterpiece? I'm lost.

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Lilletia

21 March 2008, 8:36AM
Lilletia

I adore Twiglets. For me, the best parts are the tangy strong taste and the lovely crunch. But I can never forget the comedy sketch comparing them to real twigs in Marmite! That didn't do their image any good at all.

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Kaz

21 March 2008, 5:15PM
Kaz

Fantastic, bring on the Twiglets - a source of fibre and a low-fat snack, perfect for the nibbling dieters amongs us. I defy anyone to call it "yeast on a stick" like my husband does without getting bash round the head - punishment by kissing someone who hates them is the best way I feel!

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Holly

21 March 2008, 8:08PM
Holly

I can never decide until I've finished the bag, which I guess speaks for itself!

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Jo Jo

23 March 2008, 10:02AM
Jo Jo

I'm from Canada, living in The Netherlands. I picked up a tub of Twiglets at Christmas time at a local expat grocery shop to have as nibbles. No one liked them! They were horrible!!!

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Lel

23 March 2008, 9:22PM
Lel

Absolutely DEVINE!

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Lucy

25 March 2008, 12:03PM
Lucy

Love them and once you start, you cant stop! I single handed polished off a tub at Christmas as my fiance doesnt like them! I say bring back worchestershire sauce flavor twiglets. Does anyone remember these? There was curry flavor too....

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Sarah

25 March 2008, 5:11PM
Sarah

Worcester Sauce flavour Twiglets were by and far the best, I really don't like any other flavour, but good old Worcs Sauce would be polished off in moments!

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Kenbear

25 March 2008, 5:22PM
Kenbear

OK explain this one: I absolutely love Twiglets; I could easlily scoff an entire tub if left to myself (fortunatley for my waistline, my wife steps in at the appropriate moment). BUT I cannot stand Marmite. Is this the same sort of thing as liking coffee but giving coffee-flavoured chocolates a wide bearth?

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tattookitten

26 March 2008, 12:15PM
tattookitten

OMG Twiglets are nasty! The only thing good about them is their crazy shape. I hate the smell, the taste, the fact that you can smell them on people after they've eatten them and everything else associated with them, my sister on the other hand loves them - bloomin' weirdo!

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JOOLES

27 March 2008, 10:46AM
JOOLES

I totally love twiglets, so does my fella, tis true you cant stop eating em' once you've started them. I like to suck the coating, (i know im grose!!!), I don't remember the Worcester ones, sound good tho...... As for your question Kenbear, I'm not too hot on coffee but LOVE LOVE Coffee creams , Weired eh!!!!

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Misti

27 March 2008, 12:23PM
Misti

i miss tangy twiglets so much!

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noodlepie

27 March 2008, 2:47PM
noodlepie

@Kenbear - this is the eternal question that keeps getting batted around... While I prefer Twiglets, I quite like Marmite. Marmite is far stronger, more intense. Maybe that's it? Now, if anyone can please tell me who stocks these divine sticks in the Paddicngton area of London I would be most grateful... Can't find them anywhere.

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diva17

27 March 2008, 3:00PM
diva17

hate twiglets, hate marmite. Cannot bear to be within 2 feet of anyone who has recently eaten them as the smell is unbearable!

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adele

30 March 2008, 10:17AM
adele

Sorry, hate them!!

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curtis03

6 April 2008, 7:10PM
curtis03

I hate twiglets but then again i hate marmite i cannot even stand the smell

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Italiana

13 May 2008, 10:13PM
Italiana

A cold beer/cider and a bag of twiglets.....heaven!

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Blinded By Bubbles

5 May 2010, 6:17PM
Blinded By Bubbles

I can honestly say, with a blank mind... That Twiglets are wonderful. I am Canadian and moved to the U.K 3 years ago now, and last Christmas I had my first Twiglet. I had never tried Marmite before, nor Marmite flavoured snacks, the closest I've come to something similar was Vegemite in Australia, and I hated that... My first reaction when taking my first twiglet was disgust... then about... 1 minute later, I said... 'I think I want another one' and ate the whole can. What else could this be but true love itself. OPEN YOUR MINDS HATERS! Twiglets are orgasmic!

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