Crunch: An Ode to Crisps - Natalie Whittle

A cultural history of our favourite snack. We are a nation of crisp obsessives. Squashed into sandwiches and torn open as pub table centrepieces, millions of packets are devoured every day. But how did the humble potato snack become a national dish?

Crunch: An Ode to Crisps is journalist Natalie Whittle's love letter to the salty siren. She traces their evolution from the simplicity of salt sachets in the early twentieth century, to 80s childhood favourites, to the popularity of 'hand-cooked' gourmet flavours today.

Along the way, Natalie will get to the heart of her own lifelong passion for crisps - exploring why they are bound up in ideas of childhood, nostalgia and comfort. Featuring crisp collectors, potato growers, flavour wizards and more, Crunch is a moreish read spanning one hundred and fifty years of crisp history. 

Publisher: Faber & Faber

ISBN: 9780571384105

Pages: 256

Weight: 410g

Dimensions: 156 x 15 x 204 mm