Przysnacki is yet another brand of snack foods I discovered in my visit to Poland last year. As you may know from reading my blog, I adore snacks, and I really enjoying trying products from other countries. While some people go to museums and whatnot while being a tourist, I, uh, go to convenience and grocery stores. It is even more novel and fun to me when in a non-English speaking country, as I'm kinda guessing what products are based on the images on the packaging.
Which brought me to Przysnacki. Przysnacki seems to have a fairly large product line, with all sorts of shapes and sizes and flavors of chips and other munchies. I went straight for what looked like a puff corn snack, akin to Bamba, as I love those kinds of snacks.
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| Chrupki Orzechowe. |
As I hoped, yup, these were another item much like Bamba, but a bit different. I’m still not sure how I felt about these. The bag was gone in record time, so there is that as an indicator.
The form factor is similar to Bamba and others like them, except that each piece is actually two smaller pieces fused together, and the result is a bit bigger. They look a bit like peanuts (in their shells). They are also much crunchier, and less airy than Bamba. I would have expected myself to actually prefer this crazy crispy form factor, but actually, they were a bit too crunchy, and I found myself missing the airy nature of Bamba.
The Chrupki Orzechowe are extremely peanut forward - 34% peanuts, which they definitely proclaim on the bag clearly enough that even without speaking a word of Polish I was able to figure out. Definitely amazing peanut butter flavor in these. The peanut shines through in every bite. Decent salt level too. A bit greasy, like Lorenz (which are also from Poland, that I reviewed a few weeks ago).
Overall, they were a crunchy corn based peanut snack, and thus, oops, where did the bag go, but I don’t think I’d pick up another bag of them (but I certainly wouldn’t turn a bag down!). ***+.
They also make a version of these with caramel that I think would be fun to try.
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| Side by Side Comparison! |
In case you are curious, here's my (literally) side by side taste test of a bunch of peanut puffs:
Osem Bamba
Trader Joe's Bamba
My first introduction to this sort of snack. Medium size, strong peanut, great salt, good crispy exterior but soft inside. I really can't tell any difference between Osem and Trader Joe's branded ones.
Lorenz Curly Peanut Classic
Lorenz Curly Mexican Style
Much smaller, particularly in girth. Way crispier. Very greasy. Classic have stronger peanut flavor than bamba, although actually lower peanut percentage (49% in bamba, only 33% here). I like them less than bamba, slightly. Mexican style also have stronger peanut flavor than bamba, even more surprising here since these are only 28% peanut. Very faint spice to them, but certainly not spicy in any way. Fun to try something different, but the greasiness is a deterrent. My full review.
Przysnacki Chrupki Orzechowe
Another different form factor! These are like two pieces fused together. Overall bigger, crunchier than bamba (about on par with Lorenz Curly), and less airy. I actually thought they were a bit *too* crunchy. Really great peanut flavor, good salt level. Probably the best in terms of taste. Somewhere inbetween Lorenz and Osem/TJ in greasiness.
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