# Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £2.40 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/ryvita-sour-cream-and-chive-sticks-125g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/ryvita-sour-cream-and-chive-sticks-125g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Ryvita **Price:** £2.40 GBP **GTIN:** 5050974509851 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks is the mild member of the Ryvita stick family, 125g of hand snacks picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the one to put out when there are children at the table or you do not know what the people coming actually like.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains wheat and rye (gluten) and milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.A soured, faintly lactic lead with gentle grassy chive behind it and moderate salt underneath, on a dense stick that breaks with a hard click and survives a bag. The sharper salt and vinegar stick is named as multigrain and baked; this pack is not, so we describe it as neither. Sour cream in a name is not an allergen declaration, so anyone avoiding dairy needs the pack.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks is the mild member of a small family. Ryvita sells its snack sticks in more than one seasoning and this is the one that does not divide a room: creamy rather than sharp, savoury rather than salty-first, and the one to put out when there are children at the table or when you have no idea what the people coming actually like. It is a hand snack from start to finish. Nothing goes on top of it and nothing is meant to. One difference between this pack and its sharper sibling is worth being careful about. The salt and vinegar version is named as multigrain and as baked; this one is named simply as sticks. We are not carrying those two words across on a guess, so we describe this pack as neither. If the current UK pack says either, the pack says it. The Taste Profile Dairy Tang: ●●●●○ (4/5) The lead. A soured, faintly lactic note that reaches the nose before the stick reaches the mouth, because the seasoning sits on the outside with nothing over it. Chive and Allium: ●●●○○ (3/5) Behind it and gentle. Chive is the mildest of the onion family and the seasoning treats it as such, grassy rather than pungent. Salt: ●●●○○ (3/5) Moderate, and noticeably lower than the salt and vinegar stick. That is the main reason a whole bowl of these stays comfortable. Snap: ●●●●○ (4/5) Dense and short. A stick breaks with a hard click rather than the high crack of a crispbread, which is what lets it survive a bag. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Ryvita Ryvita means crispbread to most British households, and the sticks have least to do with that. Our reading is that they are not substitutes for one another, and a shopper who buys one expecting another will be disappointed for reasons that have nothing to do with quality. That is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description, not a specification handed to us. Sour cream and chive has become the default seasoning across the savoury snack aisle for a simple reason: it is creamy rather than acidic and mild rather than hot, so it offends nobody. That makes it slightly less interesting than a sharper flavour and considerably more useful. Of everything Ryvita puts in a stick, this is the one we would buy for a mixed table. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Weight: one hundred and twenty-five grams. The mild one: lower salt and a creamier seasoning than the salt and vinegar stick, which is what makes it the safer choice for a group. What it is not: not a crispbread, not a Thin, not a free-from line, and not a diet product of any description. How Does Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g Compare to: Ryvita Salt & Vinegar Multigrain Baked Sticks, 125g: the same shape, with a much sharper seasoning. That one leads with acid and higher salt and it will walk over anything on the table beside it. This is the one to reach for if a whole pack of the other is too much, and the one to hand to a child. Ryvita Thins Snack It Sour Cream & Chive Flatbread Snacks, 125g: the same seasoning in a flat shard. Shards share out of a bowl better and break far more; sticks travel better and eat one-handed. The flavour job is identical, so the choice is entirely about shape. Jacob's Savours Thins, Sour Cream & Chive Crackers, 150g: the same flavour family from another brand. A thin cracker rather than a stick, so it breaks more easily in a bag but shares out better on a plate. Ideal Serving Conditions A stick asks almost nothing of the person eating it, but it does ask something of whoever is keeping the pack. Everything below follows from the shape: a great deal of outside for very little inside, with all the seasoning on the outside. The Bowl and the Table Stand them up: sticks in a tumbler look better than sticks in a heap and break far less. It is the one serving trick this shape rewards. Dip into something thick: a cool, thick dip holds on a stick and extends the seasoning. A thin one runs off and a sharp one argues with the dairy note. They sit beside mild food: unlike the sharper stick, this seasoning will not ruin a plate of sandwiches or a bowl of soup on the same table. The Storage Rules Airtight on day one: the seasoning is on the surface and the surface is what meets the air. A creamy seasoning goes quiet faster than a salty one, so this pack loses its character sooner than its sibling does. A jar rather than a clip: sticks stand upright in a jar without snapping, and the seasoning stays on the snack rather than collecting in the bottom of a rolled bag. Cool, dry and dark: the cupboard above the hob is the worst place in any kitchen for a dry snack, and warmth takes the top off a dairy seasoning quickly. Getting It Right with a Hot Drink Pairing: a builder's brew with milk. This is one of the few savoury snacks where the milk in the cup and the creaminess of the seasoning pull in the same direction rather than against each other. Also good: a plain black tea without milk if there is a dip on the table, because two creamy things at once is one too many. Avoid: anything floral or heavily scented. Chive and jasmine together are genuinely unpleasant and no adjustment rescues it. Dunking: no. A seasoned stick puts its seasoning into the cup within seconds and softens straight afterwards. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains wheat and rye (gluten) and milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Dairy: the pack name says sour cream and chive. It means the current UK pack is the only place to settle the question, and a gluten-free household should not rely on this page. We do not call it multigrain or baked: the salt and vinegar stick is named with both words and this pack is not. We have no basis for carrying either across, so we describe neither, and the current UK pack is the place to check. Child safety: the mild seasoning suits older children, but these are small hard sticks, so keep them away from very younger children. ## Product Questions Is this the same as the Ryvita Salt & Vinegar sticks?Same shape, different seasoning, and one difference worth knowing: the salt and vinegar pack is named as multigrain and baked and this one is not. We do not carry those words across on a guess, so we describe this pack as neither. The current UK pack is the place to check. What is the base made of?The pack states its own. How many sticks are in the pack?The pack is 125g and states its own count. Why does an open pack taste flat after a few days?The seasoning sits on the outside and the outside is what meets the air. A creamy seasoning goes quiet faster than a salty one, so this pack loses its character sooner than its sharper sibling does. Which drink goes with it?A builder's brew with milk. This is one of very few savoury snacks where milk in the cup and the creaminess of the seasoning pull the same way. Avoid anything floral, because chive and jasmine together are genuinely unpleasant. What should I dip them in?Something cool and thick. A thick dip holds on a stick, a thin one runs off, and a sharp one argues with the dairy note. Dip once per stick, because going back for a second load snaps it in the pot. How should I store an open pack?Upright in a lidded jar, on the day you open it. Sticks stand up without snapping and a jar seals better than a rolled bag, which keeps the seasoning on the snack rather than in the bottom of the pack. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains wheat and rye (gluten) and milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this product: Wheat Flour (40%), Maize Flour (24%), Sunflower Oil, Rye Flour (9%), Sour Cream & Chive Flavour Seasoning (4.5%) (Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Rice Flour, Dextrose, Sugar, Chives, Parsley), Wheat Gluten, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Flavour Enhancer (Potassium Chloride).Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy445 kcalFat13gof which saturates1.4gCarbohydrate66gof which sugars1.9gFibre5.7gProtein13gSalt1.08gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.ComponentProportionWhat it bringsSour cream and chive seasoningSee current packThe product. A soured, faintly lactic note leads, gentle grassy chive sits behind it and moderate salt holds the base up underneath. Creamy rather than acidic, which is what keeps a whole bowl comfortable where a sharper seasoning wears the palate out.Stick shapeCount not stated by the brandA great deal of surface for very little mass, with all the seasoning on the outside. That is why the dairy note reaches the nose first, why an open pack goes quiet quickly, and why sticks turn up whole in a bag when a flat cracker does not.Pack format125g; stick count not stated by the brandPack: Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g; seasoned snack sticks, a different product from the Ryvita crispbreads and the Ryvita Thins. Store cool, dry, dark and airtight, and stand them upright in a lidded jar the day you open the pack: a creamy seasoning goes quiet faster than a salty one, so the character is lost before the snap is. Read the net weight, the stick count, the ingredient list, the nutrition panel, the allergen advice and the best-before date off the current UK pack.Characterising components shown. This pack is deliberately not described as multigrain or as baked: the sister salt and vinegar pack carries both words in its product name and this one does not, and we have no basis for carrying them across. Sour cream in the product name is not an allergen declaration. The distinction drawn between the sticks, the Thins and the crispbreads is our own editorial reading of three lines the brand sells separately. The sensory placements are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description; we have held no tastings and hold no brand specification sheets.Our reading is that this is the mild member of the stick family and the one to choose for a mixed table, where the salt and vinegar version leads with acid and higher salt. That is our own editorial assessment and not a specification from the brand.What's in Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g: In: snack sticks with a sour cream and chive seasoning, loose in a 125g pack. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the stick tastes the way it does from the first one out of the pack to the last.The outer layer is the seasoning, and on a stick it is effectively the entire exterior. The soured, lactic part of a sour cream seasoning is volatile, so it reaches the nose while the stick is still in the hand, with the green chive note arriving a beat behind it. That order matters more than it sounds: a creamy aroma sets an expectation of something soft, and the hard click of the bite arrives as a small contradiction, which is part of why these are easy to keep eating. The same volatility is the reason an opened pack smells noticeably quieter after a few days. A dairy seasoning has more to lose to the air than a salt-led one does, so this pack goes flat before its sharper sibling would.The flavour spike is the soured note settling with moderate salt behind it, and moderate is the important word. Chive is the mildest member of the onion family, grassy and faintly sweet rather than pungent, and the seasoning does not push it. The result is a snack that stays comfortable through a whole bowl, where an acid-led seasoning starts to wear the palate down after a dozen pieces. That is the entire argument for choosing this over the salt and vinegar version, and it is why we would put this one on a table with children, sandwiches or soup already on it. Below the seasoning the base contributes dryness and body rather than flavour, which on a snack of this kind is doing its job correctly.The base structure is density. A stick is compact in a way no crispbread or Thin is, so it breaks with a hard short click rather than a high crack, and a mouthful takes a moment of real chewing instead of dissolving on contact. The practical consequence is worth more than any tasting note: sticks survive a bag, a lunchbox and a picnic where flat crackers arrive in pieces. The density also lets a stick carry a thick dip without folding, which is the one serving situation where this shape clearly beats a flat one. The finish is creamy and short, fading rather than lingering, which keeps the bowl going and is an argument for a tumbler rather than the open pack.Getting it right in the cup. This is the unusual savoury snack that genuinely suits a milky tea. Most seasoned snacks bring salt and want a tannic cup to cut them, which rules out anything soft, but here the creaminess of the seasoning and the milk in a builder's brew are pulling the same way rather than against each other. If a dip is already on the table, switch to a plain black tea without milk and let the tannin do the work instead, because two creamy things and a dip is one too many. What to avoid is easy to state: anything floral or heavily scented, jasmine most of all, because chive and jasmine together are genuinely unpleasant and no change of strength or temperature rescues it. Dunking is not worth considering. A seasoned stick puts its seasoning into the cup within seconds and softens immediately afterwards, which spoils both.How water and temperature change it. Crackers and baked snacks stale backwards compared with bread: bread goes hard because it loses water, a baked snack goes soft because it gains it, and the rate depends on how much surface is exposed relative to mass. A stick is the awkward case, because the shape offers plenty of surface while the density keeps the inside firm, so the snap can still be perfectly respectable at the point where the flavour has gone. On a dairy seasoning that gap is wider than usual, because the creamy note is the first thing the air takes. The failure mode to watch for here is therefore a pack that still eats well and tastes of very little, and most people blame the product rather than the cupboard. Stand the sticks upright in a lidded jar on the day the pack is opened, keep it cool, dry, dark and nowhere near the hob, and the character lasts as long as the texture does. ## Recipe Ideas Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks, 125g is a hand snack rather than a base, so the builds below are about serving it well rather than cooking with it. Five cover a drinks table, the dip that works, a soup lunch, a children's plate and a picnic jar that arrives unbroken. Recipes, born here first Tumbler Service for a Drinks Table How to make Tumbler Service for a Drinks Table with Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks. 3 min 6 people Easy You'll need 1 pack Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks Two or three short tumblers or tall pots A plain cracker for anyone near the cheese Method Stand the sticks upright in short tumblers rather than heaping them in a bowl. They break far less and the seasoning stays on the snack. Spread them across two or three glasses around the table so nobody has to reach across, which is where the breakages happen. Refill from a jar rather than the open pack, so the last glass is as good as the first. Keep a plain cracker beside any cheese. Even a mild seasoning takes the edge off a good one. What you'll end up with: The one serving trick this shape genuinely rewards, and a table that still looks tidy an hour in. Cream Cheese and Chive Dip How to make Cream Cheese and Chive Dip with Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks. 6 min 4 people Easy You'll need 200g full-fat cream cheese 2 tablespoons milk, to loosen A small bunch of chives Black pepper Sour Cream & Chive Sticks to dip Method Beat the cream cheese with just enough milk to make it scoopable. Stop while it is still thick, because a thin dip runs straight off a stick. Snip in the chives and grind pepper over. Add no lemon and no salt: the seasoning brings both directions already. Chill for twenty minutes, then serve in a small deep pot so a stick can go in far enough to pick up a proper load. Dip once per stick. Going back for a second load is how a stick snaps in the pot. What you'll end up with: A dip that extends the seasoning rather than arguing with it, and stiff enough that the stick comes back out in one piece. Soup Soldiers How to make Soup Soldiers with Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks. 8 min 1 person Easy You'll need A handful of Sour Cream & Chive Sticks A bowl of smooth soup Black pepper A few chives to finish Method Choose a smooth soup rather than a sharp tomato one, which fights the dairy note in the seasoning. Keep the sticks on the side rather than standing them in the bowl. They go soft in seconds and lose the seasoning into the soup. Alternate a spoonful and a stick, which stops the salt building up on the palate. Snip a few fresh chives over the soup so the two sides of the plate talk to each other. What you'll end up with: A quick lunch where the crunch stays crunchy, which is the one thing dunking would take away. The Picnic Jar How to make The Picnic Jar with Ryvita Sour Cream & Chive Sticks. 4 min 1 jar Easy You'll need A pack of Sour Cream & Chive Sticks A screw-top jar or a rigid tub A cool bag if the day is warm Method Stand the sticks upright in a screw-top jar rather than laying them flat in a bag, and they arrive whole. Fill the jar properly, because sticks rattling in a half-empty jar break against each other on the way. Keep the jar out of direct sun. Warmth takes the top off a dairy seasoning faster than anything except damp. Pack the dip separately and cold, and build nothing until you are sitting down. What you'll end up with: Sticks that turn up at the other end in one piece, which is the single advantage this shape has over every flat cracker on our shelf. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._