Crisp lovers, listen up! Premium Spanish crisp brand Torres - famous for its black truffle and Iberian ham flavour, has teamed up with none other than Selfridges for what might just be the most exciting Easter egg launch of the season. And if you’re someone who firmly believes salty and sweet is the superior flavour combo, you’re going to want to read this.
Introducing the gloriously indulgent Selfridges Selection Torres The Crisp Milk Chocolate with Mediterranean Salt Chips Easter Egg. Yes, it’s a mouthful in more ways than one. Available online and in store now, it retails at £12.99 for 100g. Definitely on the premium side, but if you’ve ever bought a bag of Torres crisps, you’ll know they’re worth every penny. And this egg is absolutely no exception.
We managed to get our hands on one (purely for research purposes, obviously), and from the first bite, we were hooked. The silky milk chocolate is studded with flecks of crispy golden salted chips, giving you that perfect salty crunch against the creamy sweetness. Upon tasting, it definitely has that immediate Torres crisps taste which you'll recognise if you've eaten them before. And the shell is satisfyingly thick too, so it feels substantial and properly indulgent when you snap off a piece.
It’s rich, moreish and dangerously easy to demolish. Once we started, we genuinely struggled to stop. But, it DID divide our tasters. One taster described it as “everything and more I wanted in an Easter egg” and admitted they could happily polish off the entire thing in one sitting. Whereas another person said "I want there to be MORE crisps in the chocolate, and it's quite small considering the price".
With bold Easter flavours already popping up everywhere - from Waitrose’s almond croissant egg to M&S’s coffee-filled gooey mini eggs, this crisp-studded chocolate creation feels right at home among this year’s most playful launches.
The Selfridges Selection Torres The Crisp Easter Egg is available to buy now, but if you’re even slightly tempted, we’d suggest moving quickly. Something tells us this one won’t stay on shelves for long.
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
Stacey looks after all food and drink reviews — from coffee pods and veg boxes, to natural wine and tequila. Stacey is also founder of Crummbs, where she’s written nearly 2,000 restaurant and hotel reviews since 2013. Prior to this, Stacey wrote hundreds of in-depth buying guides for the Independent, i newspaper and BBC Good Food, as well as reviewing restaurants and interviewing celebrities in her column at Balance Magazine. Stacey has also appeared in BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary Blood, Sweat & Takeaways, where she investigated South East Asia's food production industry, appearing on both Newsnight and BBC World Service to share her findings. Regularly checking out the latest restaurants, bars and product launches, Stacey also loves experimenting with recipes at home, and is a WSET-certified wine and spirits expert, with over 10 years of experience in the business. You can follow Stacey on Instagram @crummbs_uk
