Hungarian Csiga Teszta / CsigaTeszta noodles

Spotted some interesting pasta so I had to get them.
I was captivated by them because they look like butter curls from a knife and not quite like bird feet as illustrated.
After doing some googling, I discovered that they were Hungarian Csiga Teszta noodles which are tiny egg noodles that are rolled into snail-shaped spirals with a special stick and scored on a grooved slab called a csiga board.
Initially I thought they would be great in a clear chicken soup and it turns out this is exactly how the Hungarians cook it.

In the end, I cooked it in clear chicken broth with lots and lots of parsley and they turned out comforting as expected.

Quirky Monkey hot chocolate

The Magic mushrooms from the East have finally reached the west and many companies have discovered the super benefits to health they have.
There are different mushrooms like reishi, lion maine, maca and cordeceps etc.
Most of these are coffee makers which add them in the drinks.
As a non coffee drink, I was really pleased to discover Quirky Monkey had hot chocolate.
The drink isn't sweetened which was good so you can taste what its like as well as decide on how much sugar you want to add.
As a foodie I was curious about the taste.
Tastes wise, it is bitter like coffee but pleasant to drink.
I'm so glad I got to try this and hope to try dirtea in future to compare.
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Lidl What's cooking spaghetti bolognese

Almost every supermarket has their own budget ready meals for under a pound.
Lidl finally has them under What's Cooking.
I expected them to be cheaper compared to Sainsburys and tescos but the price is the same at 85p for Spaghetti bolognese.
Same as the other supermarkets budget ones.
Don't expect the beef to be edible so probably a better choice to get chicken curry or vegetarian pasta in the range.
Anyway, back to the topic of bolognese.
The taste of this was really good.
I liked the tomato sauce which was savoury and not too sweet.
The pasta was on the soft side like canned pasta.
Definitely a good carbs fix in winter when you need to warm up.
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M&S Rhubarb chunks (Canned)

I love rhubarb so have been looking around for canned rhubarb which led me to Prince's, Sainsburys and M&S.
In the end, I decided to get M&S because I was hoping that the M&S one would not be too sweet.
Instructions on the can say you have to reheat it but I had it straight from the can.
I thought there was something wrong with my can opener but it seems that I'm not the only person here according to a review on ocado.
The top was impossible to open so I turned it upside down and opened it from the bottom which was easier.
Other than that, I was surprised there were big chunks of rhubarb in the can yet the texture was not woody.
However, the can was half filled.
Anyway they were really tasty straight out the can and delicious with ice cream.
@marksandspencerfood
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M&S Luxury Gold shortbread flavoured tea

M&S food joins the biscuit tea game following Yorkshire's first biscuit tea followed by Aldi.
Overall, I felt that the Shortbread tea was weak on flavour but the tea base was good.
I was expecting a buttery taste because it was shortbread but it was the same flavour but weaker than the Yorkshire biscuit tea which was sweet in smell and decadent to drink.
Anyway, it was still a good tea as it was the Luxury Gold blend.
Priced 2.50-2.65 depending on store location.
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O-Li Salted Egg Fish Skin - Original 鹹蛋黃香脆魚皮

The idea of fish skin and salted egg is a match made in heaven but with Asian snacks you always get this sweetness.

O-Li Salted Egg Fish Skin is slightly better than other brands like Salted Duck and Irvin's because it is not as sweet.

So I enjoyed the fishy crispy fish skins flavoured by the salted egg yolk.

Just like the other brands, you will also find curry leaves in it.

In terms of packaging, I felt it had the best design apart from looking a bit weird being headless!

O-Li is a Malaysian brand of snacks.

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Fhirst living soda

Discovered DOLCEAMARO at the Specialty fine food fair along with many other drinks.

Fhirst had a vibrant look with some fun flavours.

Overall, they were nice but I didn't like the sweeteners used.

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DOLCEAMARO Gluten Free treats

Discovered DOLCEAMARO at the Specialty fine food fair where they have lots of treats that are gluten free.

The Cuorenero brand features gluten free donuts and macarons while Papa has these decadent Dragees & Chocolate.

I was attracted to the Dragees because I love nuts and chocolate especially when they had ruby chocolate.

The dark chocolate almond pistachio was addictive so was the ruby chocolate, both had whole almonds inside.

The cherry was a pleasure as you get a whole cherry inside.

The macarons have two box styles, one with an appealing clear window so you can see the macarons and the other one looking classy.

Although, they were gluten free the macarons tasted how it should ie Sweet!

Italian Gluten free doughnuts.

To be honest, I thought these were Korean because of the packaging but they were Italian.

I loved the way, they were individually packed which make it convenient.

Overall, you can think of them like ring shaped cakes pistachio icing and crispy sprinkles.

@dolceamarosrl

CEDRATA polara lime drink

Discovered this Italian brand of soft drinks when I visited this pizza place where they had Myrtle a variant similar to orange.
This time I tried lime which was rather sweet but would love to try the green tangerine.

Happi oat milk Choc

It is good to see another brand of oat milk chocolate at Specialty fine food fair.

I felt that the taste of Happi brand was similar to Hipp.

For Christmas, they have Candy cane flavour and gingerbread as well as Chocolate bombs.

I was really impressed by the marshmallows because they tasted just like regular ones as they were unsuspectingly vegan!!

The salted caramel was really nice and tasted like the hipp salted caramel.

AVAN garden drinks

At the Specialty fine food fair, I ran into this Polish brand of drinks and was pleasantly surprised they were all quite nice and the labelling had English.
One of the non dairy almond smoothies was interesting as it used persimmon as a main fruit which was surprisingly nice with a good kick of cinnamon.

They also had collagen drinks, the beauty shot was really nice as it contained sea buckthorn.

Trini Yuen Yeung drink

Hong Kong tea and Yuen Yeung has always been an acquired taste for me just like chai and Teh Tarik because of the milk and creamer they use.

I can definitely say this was authentic because it has that that.
I also made my own version which was much palatable because it was using normal milk and tea.
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Mummy Meegz Vegan Creme Eggs

Again, I wouldn't have known this was a vegan creme egg if because it just taste the same but the chocolate was more like dark chocolate.

It had a thick chocolate shell compared to Cadburys.

The filling was sugary just like Cadburys but not as gooey and sticky as it was thick and a little dry.

Overall, it was nice and I think the chocolate fared better because it was similar to dark chocolate.

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