Every year, the first week of March is pie week to celebrate the beloved British pie in all its glory.
I can't think of any pie that I don't like but many pies are getting a modern twist like the Chip shop curry pie, Sticky rib pie and minted lamb pie from Iceland.
Asda has pizza with a pie twist featuring the limited edition Steak and Ale pie pizza with mini pie tops included.
Skips is an English snack that came out in the 1970s.
They are similar to prawn crackers in the sense that they fizz and melt in your mouth.
Each skip is shaped like a pretty flower with orange coloured lines to define the petals.
There are two variations of Skips because the in UK tapioca is used while potato starch is used in Ireland but both are manufactured by KP Snacks.
Previous flavours in the past: pickled onion, Caribbean Spice curry (teal blue bag), Hot from Rio chilli (orange bag), Chinese spare rib (purple bag), a limited edition ReBoot Dots Doughnut (pink bag) and a ReBoot pizza flavour, Sweetcorn Relish and Sweet'n'Sour according to wiki.
Last summer, UK's KFC launched the IMPOSTER (vegan chicken burger) which was sold out within four days so it must have been good.
For Veganuary this year, KFC have launched The Original Recipe Vegan Burger which is a meat-free alternative to the classic chicken Fillet Burger, replacing the usual chicken breast fillet with a vegan Quorn™ fillet coated in the Colonel's iconic blend of 11 herbs and spices.
As soon as Veganuary began, I just couldn't wait to try it.
I went to the Hailsham branch where the Vegan burger wasn't on the main menu so I thought they didn't have it but they did.
After I ordered, I discovered the product shot on the window near the exit which isn't helpful as most people would have ordered by the time they look in that direction.
The burger came after waiting for a few minutes, it came in a green box with the words Zero chicken.
When I held the box, it felt so light as if there was nothing in there.
Taking a bite, the patty was rock hard and dry, but it was a no brainer to realize they have fried it for too long.
I would have requested another one but friends were with me so I didn't bother.
Luckily half of the patty was normal so I was able to try the good side of it which was so delicious complemented by the creamy mayonnaise which is also vegan.
I would describe the patty as the closest one that tastes like chicken patty but I wouldn't say say chicken filet because the texture is more like the chicken nuggets from McDs that is made of pink slime and not much of chicken.
To summarize, I will definitely have another one as it was so good because of the delicious iconic coating but at a different branch because this branch seemed like it was the first time they served it.
There are not many Co Ops near me so didn't expect anything at this store.
I wanted to get the Vegan sausage roll which were not sold at the other two Coop stores I visited.
It wasn't here either but they had the Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing Scotch Egg.
I love stuffing so I was really excited.
Sadly, the sausage meat was bland so was the stuffing that was mixed in.
The worst part was the sausage meat which contained too much chewy bits which I had to spit out.
Hence this was the reason why I was curious to try coops vegan sausage roll.
Pringles are global but you will find that every country has their version.
In UK, they now have rice infusion which means they are made with rice as well as potatoes.
As well as rice, there are Tortilla Pringles.
Got the Peking Duck pringles to try.
The appearance looks just the same as the usual pringles.
As for the taste, you could still taste a bit of potato with a noticeable aniseed flavouring a lovely hoisin sauce flavouring.
Tried Tesco Vegetarian Cauliflower Cheese Grills which are a frozen product that you reheat in the oven or by grilling.
Reheated them in the oven and simply had them in burger buns.
They were surprisingly delicious as the patties were fluffy and cheesy with pieces of cauliflower in it.
There is a similar product cheese and onion grills at Tesco which I felt was not as tasty as this because the frozen onions did not taste that nice when it was heated.
I was really lucky I was in Shoreditch as the US Ice Cream brand Halo Top had a pop-up in the form of a bank with a glittery vault at the back where you get the ice cream.
The video has more details:
There is an ATM on the left, some silver spoons on chains with a glitter stand just like those pen on chains at the bank.
At the back was a huge fault with a silver glitter door where you get your ice cream.
They were giving away Halo Top Platinum series which are low in calories.
The choices were Space Candy, Monster Cookie and Triple Chocolate Cake and the sticks come in Vanilla Crunch, Salted Caramel Swirl and Cookies & Cream.
If you try the tubs, you get to use the ATM machine on the way out which is actually a fun Automatic Topper Machine!!!
I chose the Space Candy which is pink and blue candy floss ice cream swirled with a meteor shower of popping candy pieces.
It was topped with further pearlescent candy at the ATM which sadly I forgot to take a picture of.
Overall, the ice-cream was tasty and not too sweet.
Knowing how much calories makes you feel less guilty.
