A staple of the old Swimming Pool/Sports Centre vending maching, holder of the sacred position next to the extra crunchy Bacon Fries (the one that was pretending to be a more upmarket Frazzles), Whatever Happend To You?I used to love these things; small and crispy and full of tangy lemony sour to counter the strange fishy saltiness. The bright yellow/orange simulated breadcrumb exterior was always a little peculiar and in no way resembled a real fried scampi but ahhh.... you were delicious all the same.
As time passed, you stopped appearing my regular newsagents and after a while, even the vending machines were missing your presence. Luckily for us, Sainsbury's had their own brand version that were lighter (not as hard) and in bigger bags so that while they weren't as lemony as you, the larger serving made up for it. Alas, over time, these too disappeared...
A few years pass and my sister alerts me of a sighting of a similar product in Marks and Spencers. My heart began to flutter as I made a special trip just to see for myself. Upon arrival, I was welcomed by a single half shelf full of scampi flavoured fried maize snacks but just like before, these too eventually disappeared from the shelves.
So, have you seen this snack?
I know that chances are, pubs still stock these alongside the Bacon Fries and Pork Scratchings and peanuts but I still miss them from my daily life......
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