Proper Crisps on a golden roll

Thursday May 23rd, 2013

Proper Crisps on a golden roll

Proper Crisps, New Zealand’s premium potato crisp company, has added a scrumptious new flavour to its award-winning range.

Founded in 2008, Proper Crisps continues to produce the only traditional, hand-made, all-natural crisps in Australasia.

Staying true to form, the all-new Smoked Paprika flavour, is 100% natural with no additives, artificial preservatives, colours or flavours.

The new flavour is made with freshly hand-harvested Spanish red bell peppers. Immediately after harvesting, the peppers are dried for 15 days in wooden smokehouses over oak wood fires.

Once dried, the peppers are ground on traditional granite millstones to produce the finest silky, rust-red paprika that is slightly sweet and distinctly smoky.

Smoked Paprika is not only great tasting but has other benefits too. Paprika, a traditional spice, is known to be unusually rich in Vitamin C and other antioxidants.

Owner-operators Ned and Mina Smith took over the company in 2011 after identifying with the Proper Crisps’ promise to keep things simple and natural.

The couple introduced Rosemary & Thyme to the range just six months ago, and now have their third natural flavour to add to the Proper Crisps’ family.

Since taking over the reins, Ned and Mina have continued to stay true to the company’s traditional methods, in order to produce the best quality crisps.

Agria potatoes from Canterbury are carefully selected, peeled then cooked in small batches using a high-oleic sunflower oil.

Each batch is lovingly stirred by a team member until just the right golden, potato crisps are produced.

The crisps are then spun in a specially designed ‘centrifuge’, the only machine of its kind in Australasia, to remove excess oil and ensure the best crunch.

With the addition of a new flavouring machine, just the right amount of flavour can be sprinkled over the crisps to produce a “proper” crisp.

Each pack is sealed, with the name of the team member that stirred their batch printed on the back.

Proper Crisps are now available in three great flavours: Marlborough Sea Salt, Rosemary & Thyme and all-new Smoked Paprika.

The entire range is 100% natural, gluten free, GMO free, suitable for vegetarians and vegans and available at select stores nationwide.

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