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We built a sandwich lab out of two slices, a bag of crisps and far too much confidence. From Hula Hoops to McCoy’s, here is how Britain’s favourite bags held up under crunch, flavour bleed and the dreaded sog.
Eight supermarket hot sauces, all under a fiver, all put through the same three tests: chips, wings and a cheese toastie. Some were cracking. One was a chilli-flavoured regret. Here is the 2026 shortlist for your takeaway drawer.
We lined up 32 sachets, tubs and bottles from chippies, curry houses, kebab vans and the supermarket dupe aisle to find out which takeaway sauces deserve fridge space in 2026. Expect strong opinions, stained notebooks and a new respect for kebab shop chilli.
We pitted the nation’s favourite countertop gadget against proper chippy chips from Yorkshire, Scotland and London. There was salt, vinegar, a cost spreadsheet and one very firm conclusion about sacred Friday-night chips.