Pork knuckle with sauerkraut crisps, anyone?

For decades, the crisp shelf in Germany was dominated by one single flavour: paprika. Innovations in the snack industry now appear to be changing that. Photo: Patrick Lux/dpa

Germany might be known for its love of potatoes, but when it comes to crisps, few parts of Europe are more notorious for their lack of variety on the salty snack shelf.

While crisp-makers in the United States, Britain and other Western countries experiment with lesser-known herbs and dinner flavours, crisps in Germany are still dominated by one single flavour: paprika.