twiglets

[ballulah]

Does anyone know where I can find Twiglets in Manhattan? I know they're available from the little shop attached to Tea & Sympathy/A Salt and Battery, but the last two times I've been they've been out.

I'm sure Myer's of Keswick has them, but I can never seem to trek over there before closing. Even though I'd also love a pork pie with Colman's Mustard.

I'm starting to have a serious craving! Help an Anglophile out!

[jmo9]

I'm pretty sure Food Works has them on 19th btwn 5th & 6th

[Nosher]

I don't know that I've ever seen them anywhere in NYC--and I really love them (all the flavors), so I'd have noticed. That isn't to say that they aren't here, but I wouldn't bank on finding them easily.

Nosher

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[ballulah]

Actually wleatherette was right, I headed straight to Myers of Keswick on Monday night and made it just before closing. They had them alright, but they weren't cheap: $5.50 a bag (150 g). The little shop next to Tea & Sympathy usually carries them, but they have been sold out everytime I've gone recently.

[Nosher]

This is really excellent news, although that price is usurious.

Nosher

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[wleatherette]

myers of keswick is the most reliable source that i know of in manhattan, but there are a few delis on 1st ave around 4th-7th streets and one on 2nd ave and 9th that stock some english/irish goods. i can't recall if i've seen twiglets at any of them, but it might be worth a shot.

[ballulah]

If I leave the office now, I have a fighting chance of getting to Myers!

[efdee]

I've never had Twiglets but friends obsess about them so I'm curious. Came across them recently in Brooklyn but wasn't curious enough to spend $5.50 for a bag. What flavors are there and which ones do you Twiglets aficionados recommend? TIA

[wleatherette]

to be honest with you, i don't particularly care for them! i'll mindlessly eat them if they're in front of me, but they wouldn't be my pick.

[ballulah]

Technically there is only one flavor of Twiglet and it's covered in a sort of marmite-y coating. I believe there is also a hot and spicy version, but the original has a great peppery kick to it. It's definitely an acquired taste that some never acquire. If you've tried Marmite and hated it, and never got that strange craving for it after you thought it was the foulest thing you ever ate, you will probably never like Twiglets either.

[wleatherette]

if you've never had marmite, imagine a very strong worcestershire flavor.

[ballulah]

yeah, it is a bit. although worcestershire sauce has that bit of extra fishy/anchovy-ness and tamarind tartness that marmite doesn't. marmite has super charged saltiness. actually, now that i think of it, isn't there a worcestershire flavor twiglet? or is that just crisps? or is it just monster munch? it's been awhile since i had snacks in the UK!

[Nosher]

Not sure what you mean by 'technically there is only one flavor,' but that's just simply not the case. There is an original flavor, but there are at least three others now. And the original is indeed Marmite-flavored. For a very long time, Twiglets had a partnership with Marmite and cross-branded their snacks.

Nosher

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[ballulah]

well, technically (haha) i only consider the original flavor!

i was hoping that for st. paddy's day marmite would team up with twiglets again and make a special "edition" twiglet with the special guinness flavored marmite. THAT i would buy a case of.