I'm currently in the UK but coming back to Thailand next week. Over here Tesco has an offer on of £2.75 for 550g of Cathedral extra mature cheddar so I'm thinking of buying about 10 of those and bringing them over. However, I wondered if these Lays English cheddar crisps would give me the cheddar fix I need. 

9 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said:

However, I wondered if these Lays English cheddar crisps would give me the cheddar fix I need.

Nothing which is "XX flavour" tastes remotely like "XX". Bring the cheddar ?

 

Put it in your checked baggage in one of those insulated cooler bags, slip in an ice-pack in there as well if you have a long trip at either end.

Best way to tell is cut a thin layer off the cheese in the shape of the potato chip and get wife to blindfold you + shuffle the samples

Eat sample A and then sample B to

see if you can tell the difference.... ?

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Do Lays cheddar cheese potato chips taste like cheddar cheese?

 

I'm not sure. Does cheddar cheese have sugar in it?

1 hour ago, lannarebirth said:

 

I'm not sure. Does cheddar cheese have sugar in it?

Don't forget the MSG! It makes for the best cheesy taste. Yum.

You need to bring the cheese!! :-)

 

NO...?

IMO, all cheesy flavoured crisps taste cheesy.

2 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

IMO, all cheesy flavoured crisps taste cheesy.

There are many cheeses but having "cheddar" on a Thai crisp bag most certainly made me....?

The 'hot' 'xxx' flavor often tastes HOT. Jest as often best with beer.

Bring the cheese and then check out the Lays !!

If you find that the Lays are adequate to give you a fix then the cheese becomes surplus to requirements .

SHOTGUN !! [emoji51]

5 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

 Do Lays cheddar cheese potato chips taste like cheddar cheese?

Yes Lays chips do there velly velly good.

Still bring cheese and sent to me please.

Yes Lays chips do there velly velly good.
Still bring cheese and sent to me please.

Hey I called Shotgun !! [emoji51]

Tons of cheese here of all variety. I wouldn't bother bringing any over just to save a few quid.

5 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

Best way to tell is cut a thin layer off the cheese in the shape of the potato chip and get wife to blindfold you + shuffle the samples

Eat sample A and then sample B to

see if you can tell the difference.... ?

 

 

This is about "taste" and not a replication of the real cheese.

Most flavoured crisps contain only 'flavouring' although there are a few that boast of 'cheese powder' whatever that is.

 

I wonder if Brits here realise that 'Lays' is the same as 'Walkers'.  Lays sold in the UK have the brand 'Walkers'. Both are the same company.

54 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Tons of cheese here of all variety. I wouldn't bother bringing any over just to save a few quid.

That's fine if you live in Bangkok or Pattaya. 

Try buying anything other than plastic slices in the provinces

You can buy English Cheddar in Pattaya from as little as 99 baht a kilo.

Why you bother bringing any over?

If your not staying anywhere near Pattaya I'm sure someone could EMS you some in a cooler pack.

11 minutes ago, Cyclone88 said:

You can buy English Cheddar in Pattaya from as little as 99 baht a kilo.

Why you bother bringing any over?

If your not staying anywhere near Pattaya I'm sure someone could EMS you some in a cooler pack.

99 baht a kilo ?

 

Are you sure ?

 

Please name the store !

3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Bring the cheese and then check out the Lays !!

If you find that the Lays are adequate to give you a fix then the cheese becomes surplus to requirements .

SHOTGUN !!

Then you can give the cheese to me!!!!! (Please)

Then you can give the cheese to me!!!!! (Please)

Nooooo !!

But because you said please I might let you sniff the plate when I’ve finished !! [emoji51]

45 minutes ago, Cyclone88 said:

You can buy English Cheddar in Pattaya from as little as 99 baht a kilo.

Why you bother bringing any over?

If your not staying anywhere near Pattaya I'm sure someone could EMS you some in a cooler pack.

Was it spelt "Chaddor Cheese"...?  ?

These are the two I buy in Thailand on the days when I don't feel like Brie .  Available all over to my knowledge. 

These are the two I buy in Thailand on the days when I don't feel like Brie .  Available all over to my knowledge. 

Yes, very good taste.
Available at Big C, Lotus and Makro near me, around 204/209 baht.
Expensive by uk standards but still worth shelling out to get that “ cheese fix “ [emoji51]

In the UK I bought Canadian Cheddar cheese...Was my fave, as well as English Cheshire...?

Damn !!
All this cheese talk has made me change my avatar .[emoji51]

Not sure of the flavour, but has the same effect as mercaptan/methanethiol....(provides friends and loved ones, a fair warning of noxious gas)

9 hours ago, Crossy said:

Nothing which is "XX flavour" tastes remotely like "XX".

Indeed, the fact that in the UK Walkers 'Smokey Bacon' flavoured crisps are labelled as Halal and suitable for vegetarians tells you all you need to know. The key word is 'flavoured' the cheese ones are the same, cheese flavoured, doesn't mean any cheese is involved.

2 hours ago, Cyclone88 said:

You can buy English Cheddar in Pattaya from as little as 99 baht a kilo.

Where please? Cathedral cheese costs 199THB for 350g where I stay, that's nearly 4 times what the o/p is quoting in UK.

Just now, MJKT2014 said:

Where please? Cathedral cheese costs 199THB for 300g where I stay, that's nearly 5 times what the o/p is quoting in UK.

 

5 times?  how did you work that out?  2.75 = 121 THB for 500g  equivalent here for 500g = 331 THB less then x3. More expensive but who wants to bring over cheese in ice packs?  to save 1000 THb