Republic Tayto v Northern Tayto?

Kermit.de.frog

Emmm ok, didn't even know they had a different Tayto up there.

Is there a difference between them?

Which is better in your considered (preferably non-intoxicated) onion pinion?

ardinn

Is the northern packet a bit oranger?

wonski

The Northern one is just produced on license, there is only one real Tayto.

The real Tayto can't be sold in NI, there was a court case even as someone tried to sell over the border.

FanadMan

Northern ones are a cheap crappy knockoff of the Irish ones. Know plenty of people from north of the border that stock up on the good ones whenever they visit here. They may buy all their food and booze in the north before they visit, but they go home with the real Tayto.

retalivity

Dem be protestant crisps.

Northern tayto is sh1te, they only exist for sectarian purposes

Abel Ruiz

King are way nicer.

Love a king sandwich now

John Doe1

I believe the main difference is Free state Tayto is made of potatoes and the northern ones are made from the King James Bible and Seething Hatred:P

GIMP

King and Tayto are identical nowadays. Both made in Kilbrew Co Meath. All they change is the packaging on the production line depending on the product runs.

Have had this confmed by current and previous employees of Largo Foods.

Didn't believe it either initially..

YFlyer

Spud Murphy has a shop that sits on both sides of the border. He sell both varieties depending on cost and demand.

Signore Fancy Pants

GIMP wrote: »

King and Tayto are identical nowadays. Both made in Kilbrew Co Meath. All they change is the packaging on the production line depending on the product runs.

Have had this confmed by current and previous employees of Largo Foods.

Didn't believe it either initially..

Lies.

Eat a packet of each side by side...not identical, quite a difference in taste.

Why would you lie at Christmas???!!!!

wirelessdude01

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

Lies.

Eat a packet of each side by side...not identical, quite a difference in taste.

Why would you lie at Christmas???!!!!

I agree. Have a preference for King.

wirelessdude01

Love stocking up on the aul Northern Tayto.

The British Tayto isn’t under licence, they own the rights to the name for the UK market and have done since the 1950’s (two years after the Irish one started). Fully independent of the Irish one which is now German owned by the same company that owns KP.

The British one also owns Golden Wonder and can use that brand to sell their products here (eg GW Rough Cuts are Tayto Rough Cuts in NI) our sometimes just sell them here unbranded (Bikers). They also own Real Crisps and Mr Porkys pork scratchings.

Tayto here have used their King brand to sell their product in NI (eg King Velvet Crunch, which were Tayto Velvet Crunch here at the time) in the past.

Kermit.de.frog

Fascinating.

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Fascinating.

You could smart arsedly post that under 90% of posts on this website. If you were the type.

Kermit.de.frog

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

You could smart arsedly post that under 90% of posts on this website. If you were the type.

I meant it. It is fascinating. I learnt a lot from your post I did not know.

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I meant it. It is fascinating. I learnt a lot from your post I did not know.

Ah Me thinking the worst (though on boards that’s probably worthwhile).

Apologies.

mr_edge_to_you

GIMP wrote: »

King and Tayto are identical nowadays. Both made in Kilbrew Co Meath. All they change is the packaging on the production line depending on the product runs.

Have had this confmed by current and previous employees of Largo Foods.

Didn't believe it either initially..

They're not identical. C'mon!!! These people are probably the same people who've personally experienced the ubran legends in which they were dining in a Dublin restaurant and asked Bruce Springsteen to take a photo of them with Bono without realising who he was until he paid the bill.

When you do the "factory tour" in Tayto Park you can see that each product has its own specific seasoning.

Anyway, I'm partial to packet of Nordie Tayto. Will always bring a few packs back from Newry along with some Bikers.

fullstop

GIMP wrote: »

King and Tayto are identical nowadays. Both made in Kilbrew Co Meath. All they change is the packaging on the production line depending on the product runs.

Have had this confmed by current and previous employees of Largo Foods.

Didn't believe it either initially..

The seasoning is different on King and Tayto. They come from different suppliers. Your friends are liars

fullstop

fullstop wrote: »

The seasoning is different on King and Tayto. They come from different suppliers. Your friends are liars

Unless it’s changed very recently there’s no supplier for the Tayto cheese and onion flavour. It’s mixed on site as the “secret” recipe. Same with the NI Tayto, which is why they taste similar but have got slightly different from each other over the years. The flavour for King would be a generic one bought in like is bought for all the other flavours and the supermarket own brands, etc.

mr_edge_to_you

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Unless it’s changed very recently there’s no supplier for the Tayto cheese and onion flavour. It’s mixed on site as the “secret” recipe. Same with the NI Tayto, which is why they taste similar but have got slightly different from each other over the years. The flavour for King would be a generic one bought in like is bought for all the other flavours and the supermarket own brands, etc.

Nonsense. This "secret" recipe is supplied in 10kg bags. Again, when you see the production line in Tayto they have them piled up on the production line, you can easily identify the product, the ingredients and the supplier.

mr_edge_to_you

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

Nonsense. This "secret" recipe is supplied in 10kg bags. Again, when you see the production line in Tayto they have them piled up on the production line, you can easily identify the product, the ingredients and the supplier.

Then it’s changed or they’ve moved mixing off-site, like I said.

Omackeral

If you have 76 hours to spare you could read back over The Ultimate Crisp Tournament

IAMAMORON

Do Roosters grown in Crossmaglen taste different to Roosters grown in Castleblayney?

I never knew that.

Greyfox

Doesn't matter, their both mediocre

smelly sock

Spuddys from aldi are as nice as anything going and a fraction of the price.

killbillvol2

They had Northern Tayto in the cafe in B&Q in Liffey Valley last week if anyone wants to research them without travelling across the border.

Church on Tuesday

ardinn wrote: »

Is the northern packet a bit oranger?

Southern one has got the Union Jack colours.

Just sayin'.

killbillvol2

killbillvol2 wrote: »

They had Northern Tayto in the cafe in B&Q in Liffey Valley last week if anyone wants to research them without travelling across the border.

They should be reported for selling them here.

killbillvol2

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They should be reported for selling them here.

Go ahead.

IAMAMORON

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They should be reported for selling them here.

Why ?

Church on Tuesday

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Go ahead.

Make my day.

IAMAMORON

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Why ?

They sued a shop for selling Irish Tayto in Newry. Neither can use the brand name in the other state.

IAMAMORON

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They sued a shop for selling Irish Tayto in Newry. Neither can use the brand name in the other state.

Who sued who?

And how can you sue someone for selling your product?

IAMAMORON

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Who sued who?

And how can you sue someone for selling your product?

Maybe not sued, I don’t know the technical terms as I’m not in the legal trade.

Here it is anyway

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/09/20/news/-i-feel-victimised-says-man-brought-to-court-for-selling-southern-tayto-1717092/

Doctors room ghost

I got a lock of them above in enniskillen one year.
Fcukin cat malodeon.
Even the crows wouldn’t eat them.
Fierce greasy too.
You want paddy Irishman taytos and if they can’t be got I’d get king.

IAMAMORON

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Maybe not sued, I don’t know the technical terms as I’m not in the legal trade.

Here it is anyway

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/09/20/news/-i-feel-victimised-says-man-brought-to-court-for-selling-southern-tayto-1717092/

It's all over for the small guy.....

Sounds like a nice bit of publicity for both brands, I hope he got a slap on the wrist, he is just trying to make " a few piind "

RobMc59

Only NI taytos available here in England,I can't tell the difference but Irish wife says they're not the same .
We can also get large bags of tayto bacon and maple syrup popcorn which is actually ok.

IAMAMORON

RobMc59 wrote: »

Only NI taytos available here in England,I can't tell the difference but Irish wife says they're not the same .
We can also get large bags of tayto bacon and maple syrup popcorn which is actually ok.

Sounds tasty.

Worcester Sauce Tayto ?

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/you-re-taking-the-crisp-right-how-tayto-in-the-north-are-different-from-tayto-in-the-south-1.4078149

Pacing Mule

GIMP wrote: »

King and Tayto are identical nowadays. Both made in Kilbrew Co Meath. All they change is the packaging on the production line depending on the product runs.

Have had this confmed by current and previous employees of Largo Foods.

Didn't believe it either initially..

That's bull.

Look at the back of the packets. Different ingredients and nutritional values.

fullstop

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Unless it’s changed very recently there’s no supplier for the Tayto cheese and onion flavour. It’s mixed on site as the “secret” recipe. Same with the NI Tayto, which is why they taste similar but have got slightly different from each other over the years.

Urban myth as well I’m afraid. No reason to have that complexity in the process when any ingredients supplier can just match the flavour anyway.

JohnnyFlash

I don’t like Nordies or Northern Ireland, but I do like their Tayto cheese and onion.

fullstop

fullstop wrote: »

Urban myth as well I’m afraid. No reason to have that complexity in the process when any ingredients supplier can just match the flavour anyway.

It isn’t. I’ve seen both getting mixed numerous times.

mfceiling

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They should be reported for selling them here.

Who to? The crisp police?