Friday 28 August 2020

[Review] Hot Mayo and Jolly Roger Coconut sauce by Cheeky Boy Sauces

As a food lover, I found out about Cheeky Boy Sauces from Instagram which captivated me to try their tantalizing saucy sauces.

Cheeky Boy Sauces are independent producers of a range of fresh tasting, delicious, all natural sauces and dips created by an adventurer and a food lover, and are beautifully made in Britain.
[quoted from their website.]

In 2017, I tried three stylish sauces: HRH sauce, L!MEY and Berlin49.
Full review on those sauces:
https://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2017/08/cheeky-boy-sauces-great-british-sauces.html

Since then, their range of sauces have grown and they are continuously working on new sauces.
The bottle has changed to a better one and with so many sauces in the range, there is a sauce for everything.

This time I got my hands on the Hot Mayo and Jolly Roger Creamy Coconut as well as the upcoming sauce which is in development.

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Jolly Roger Coconut:
I was just expecting a creamy coconut taste and boy I was wrong.
The first time I had it, I had generous dollop with roast chicken.
On first taste there is something sweet and spicy about this sauce with a strong coconut kick however the sweetness and heat is definitely not simply sugar and chili.
I think its coming from aniseed, cardamon and the heat could possibly be turmeric and aromatic ginger or onion seeds??
According to the ingredients, 14% is spices.

Anyway, I loved the sauce so much I put an extra dollop because it makes chicken taste like peanut free satay sauce to the next level.

The thick Jolly Roger coconut paste goes so well with rice especially mixed grain rice.
I liked it strong so I mixed the paste straight with cooked rice but I also tried adding it before it was cooked a different time which results in aromatic coconut rice which is perfect to accompany some Hainan Chicken or any Thai dish.

On the topic of Thai dishes, having it with roast potatoes tastes like Thai style yellow curry crispy potatoes because of the ginger and coconut and it was delicious.

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Hot Mayo:
Before I used the hot mayo, my first impressions of the sauce on its own was like light and sweet tomato sauce with a curry kick to it.
Hence the hot mayo paired nicely with chips, hot dog and Irish Potato farls.


Another day I made some Breakfast Burrito and the hot mayo sauce went nicely with it.

The hot mayo also worked well as a roast chicken marinade and comes out beautifully looking like chicken tikka.

Overall, I liked both sauces as it really enhances the taste of everything so it is useful for dishes that need perking up or that sophistication at home to get that restaurant quality meal.
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As well as their current sauces, Cheeky Boy Sauces are also on to a new sauce which I was really honoured get hold of.
It happened to be one of my favourite sauces which was why I was able recognise it immediately when I saw the picture they posted.

I fell in love with chimmichurri the first time I had it when I tried it at the restaurant, since then I order it at the restaurant if they serve it.

Chimmichurri is available in red or green. The green version is chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano and red wine vinegar.
There are so many application for this sauce like salmon and burgers which I did.
The Chimmichurri by Cheeky Boy Sauces has a lovely Mediterranean savoury and chili kick to it just as I imagined.
You can think of it as the modern bbq mint sauce for barbecued meats.


My favourite was definitely the grilled cheese because I love the pairing of cheese and chimmichurri.
You will also find Grilled chimmichurri avocado cheese toasts online so chimmichurri pizza would  probably taste good.

Grilled beefburger with chimmichurri
Baked salmon marinated in chimmichurri
Grilled seabass with chimmichurri:
Chimmichurri toast:

Bacon butter lettuce salad with chimmichurri:

Potato farl with chimmichurri
 Toast with grilled cheese, chimmichurri and guacamole:
 Potato farl with grilled cheese and chimmichurri

Photos of chimmichurri dishes that I had in various restaurants:

Chimmichurri patty beef burger at Grubers:
Crispy chicken legs with Chimichurri sauce at Iberico & Co

Lamb Neck with Chimmichurri on Aubergine at Pica Pica, HK
Chimmichurri quinoa salad at Picada
Beef sirloin skewers in Bettel sauce on top of soft and baby potatoes tossed in a tangy chimichurri and aji limo sauce at Picada.
Beef Skewers at Bingaz
Grilled octopus at Holy Eats:
Grilled halloumi and asparagus at Pete's Kitchen:
Tacu Tacu at El Mercado:
Peruvian Rice legume pancake topped with stir fried vegetables in a Chimichurri sauce

Thank you for reading and if you would like to get hold of some Cheeky Boy Sauces, you can get them online at https://www.redh.co.uk/brands/cheeky-boy-sauces.html
Stockists:
http://cheekyboysauces.com/about-us/stockists/

[Food News] Sam's Chicken, Croydon

Definitely captivated by their new Katsu curry and the drumsticks offer.




Sams chicken
49 high Street
croydon

Thursday 27 August 2020

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers West Country Luxury Fudge Yogurt

The Marks and Spencers West Country Luxury Yoghurt series are fabulous.

There are so many flavours like Strawberries and cream, lemon curd but the three that I liked so far  were Rhubarb Custard, Apple Crumble and Peach Melba.

This time I tried the Marks and Spencers West Country Luxury Fudge Yoghurt.
The yoghurt was a caramel colour and the taste was so comforting because it was very sweet and creamy with a yoghurt after taste.
Just like the other yoghurts in the West Country Luxury range, I was expecting some fudge pieces but there wasn't.


Wednesday 26 August 2020

Donburi & Co opens in Croydon

Donburi & Co has just opened in Croydon.
It is their fourth branch following Brixton, Earlsfield and Spitalfield.
They were giving out Hirata buns so I went and grabbed one.



You could choose from chicken, beef, spicy pork or fried kimchi so I had the chicken.
The giveaway was impressive because you could choose which bun you wanted and the staff were organized so the queue moved fast.
My chicken was ready in a flash.
The bun was soft and delicious filled with chicken in a creamy sauce which had a nice sweetness.
The only improvement would be bun wrappers because it stuck to the bun and perhap a different colour would contrast the buns better.
Overall a lovely treat for the afternoon.


On the regular menu, they serve hirata buns, gyozas, Korean Fried chicken, bibimbaps and donburis.
They offer dine ins where you can charge your phone as well as sockets.
To summarize, a great joint to check out if you fancy some Korean food.








Donburi & Co Croydon:
296 High Street
Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/h7HGX7x9PVzw7AeZ6







Other new restaurants that opened recently in Croydon.

Aug 2020.
Chicken Valley, High Street.





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