Frazzles
Encyclopedia
Frazzles are a bacon
-flavoured corn
-based snack sold in the United Kingdom
, once manufactured by Smiths
, now by Walkers
. The packet has kept to the same brown background with yellow writing style throughout the years. The crisps have been produced since 1975, as printed on recent packaging. The snacks are styled as rashers of bacon and because of this are very recognisable. Many supermarkets have since released their own-brand bacon corn snacks due to the popularity of Frazzles. Despite their bacon styling, Frazzles are suitable for vegetarians.
In 2005 Frazzles were relaunched, with the Smiths branding replaced by Walkers. By 2010 the label had been changed back to Smiths.
Bacon
Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
-flavoured corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
-based snack sold in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, once manufactured by Smiths
The Smith's Snackfood Company
The Smith's Snackfood Company is a company best known for producing and selling a range of snack food such as crisps. It is now owned by New York based company PepsiCo.-Smiths in the UK:...
, now by Walkers
Walkers (snack foods)
Walkers is a British snack food manufacturer operating mainly in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and to a lesser extent on the European continent. They are best known for manufacturing crisps. They hold 47 per cent of the British crisp market...
. The packet has kept to the same brown background with yellow writing style throughout the years. The crisps have been produced since 1975, as printed on recent packaging. The snacks are styled as rashers of bacon and because of this are very recognisable. Many supermarkets have since released their own-brand bacon corn snacks due to the popularity of Frazzles. Despite their bacon styling, Frazzles are suitable for vegetarians.
In 2005 Frazzles were relaunched, with the Smiths branding replaced by Walkers. By 2010 the label had been changed back to Smiths.