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Potato crisps and the British character

Natalie Whittle portrays Britain as nation of crisp-lovers – with silly shapes appealing to our sense of humour, and Marmite and prawn cocktail flavours to our obsession with nostalgia

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  • Crunch: An Ode to Crisps

    Natalie Whittle

    Faber, pp. 256, £18

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