Greggs Edinburgh exclusive: Scotch Pie

Greggs Bakeries are everywhere but you will find exclusives items down South, up North etc.

In Edinburgh, they have Bloomers, Scotch Pie, Empire Biscuit, Fruit Scone, French Fancy, Pineapple Cake, Devon Doughnut, Jumbo Choc Ring Doughnut, Vanilla Doughnut and Apple Danish.

I only managed to spot the Scotch pie and the Devon doughnut which is a ring doughnut with cream.

The Scotch pie is basically a meat pie of beef and mutton in a crumbly thin shortbread pastry with smooth minced meat in the middle.

Overall, nice and some vinegar would make it taste even better.

#ssggreggs

#ssgedinburgh

Lidl Batt mayonnaise

A thick and creamy mayo

Almette Puszysty serek twarogowy z pomidorami dojrzewającymi w słońcu 150g

I have always wanted to try this Romanian cream cheese because of tub design which looks like a wooden tub.
Finally tried it because there was a tomato cream cheese flavour which isn't the usual boring plain or with chives.
It was really nice as expected, creamy cream cheese with savoury tomato umami.
Other flavours I want to get my hands on are tomato basil, horseradish and parsley if I ever see them.

ONIX super natrual orange fruit from Marks and Spencers

ONIX the super natrual orange fruit is stocked at M&S so I got one to try.
They have these quirky streaks on them which looks like an eye as well as the xbox thing with a dull purple and the usual passionfruit colour.
It is interesting that ONIX has its own website about it and how it's magical like sight hynotist, spell of taste, Body protector and juicy soul.
Well! It just tasted like an orange but to be fair, I don't really eat fruit so it has the properties that it should have!
Worth trying if you like trying things for the one off sake.
#ssgfruit
#ssgmarksnsparks

African Bitter Kola Nuts

African Bitter Kola Nuts.

These bitter kola nuts which visually look like Brazil nuts were so different to the Kola Nuts I previously tried.

The bitterness is different and the texture is different.

First the smell and bitterness was more like ginseng.

The structure of this was a bit like a yam with stems in the middle which ooze with thick liquid when sliced in half.

Anyway, tried it for the sake of trying it and the liberty of being able to get hold of it.

If you google it, there are health benefits just like other things.

#ssgnuts

[Australian] Heinz Big Eat All Day Breakfast Can

There are not many breakfasts in cans out there so I was really lucky to get the Heinz Big Eat All Day Breakfast from Austrailia.

I didn't have any expectations because Aussie stuff is always on the sweet side.

In this can, you get sausages, tomatoes, beans, sausages, potato, bacon and mushrooms.

Compared to Hunger Breaks All Day breakfast, it was so much nicer that I ended up finishing the can except the sausages because the texture and taste was weird and mushy.

Other than that, I was really impressed you get chunks of diced tomatoes but the mushrooms were barely traceable!

Overall, tasty as it was sweet but not too sweet and the texture of the beans were not too soft.

#ssgheinz

#ssgaussie

Ingredients:

Tomatoes (40%) (Purée & Diced), Navy Beans (29%), Sausages (13%) [Lamb, Water, Beef, Seasoning (Contains Milk, Flavour Enhancers (635, 620))], Potato, Bacon (4.7%) (Contains Soy), Sugar, Mushrooms, Salt, Wheat Flour, Maize Thickener (1412), Stabilisers (412, 466), Food Acid (Citric Acid), Mineral Salt (509), Flavours.

Hungarian Tiszai halaszle Fish soup by Hazias Izek

Seriously good Hungarian tiszai fish soup.
You get huge pieces of fish just like the picture.
It was enjoyable being able to eat soft fish bones.
The texture of the fish was soft and gelatinous which is so different to other canned fish products which are firm and mushy.

Tiger Nuts review

Tiger nuts are so delicious.
They need to be soaked for a day to be edible.
When you eat them, it is like eating fresh coconut with stuff to spit out.
There's no harm swallowing it but it feels rough.
The taste is sweet and creamy so blending it with some milk and cinnamon would make a lovely drink.

Lidl Batt Brown sauce

My regular greasy spoon had the Lidl Batt Brown sauce so I got to try it.

It was surprisingly nice, I loved how sharp it was and it didn't have that annoying mince pie spices like the original.

Evil Snacks crunchy oyster mushroom chips

Evil Snacks crunchy oyster mushroom chips.
I love the freeze drying technology because it brings you textures not possible with frying.
Imagine a 100% crunchy oyster mushroom.
These crunchy oyster mushrooms are coated in a light batter.
Without the coating it would probably break in the packet and the coating has flavouring which makes it tasty.
There are three flavours: Zesty Thai (Tom Yum), Sour Cream and Original.
Zesty Thai and the Original are probably the best.
The Sour Cream was a total disappointment as it was sweet and didn't have any sour cream to it.
I would be angry if I was Polish or Russian because the Sour Cream flavours does not deliver as well as Eastern European sour cream snacks.
The original was ok but on the sweet side so Tom Yum is probably the tastiest but lacked some tang which can be fixed with lemon or vinegar.
For all flavours, there was no umami at all as labelled.

Would love to see a Salt and Vinegar flavour or Cheese for the UK market.

Portuguese canned mão de vaca (Cow feet with chickpeas) by Nobre

Portuguese canned mão de vaca (Cow feet with chickpeas) by Nobre

Another delicious cow feet stew, this time from Portugal which I tried last November and forgot to post until now.

There are so many different cow feet stews out there like Jamaican cow feet etc.

The Portuguese mao de vaca was really tasty with chickpeas and carrots, a very comforting savoury stew with rice.

After reheating it, the cow feet is soft and gelatinous and you will also find smoky sausages in the stew as well.

#ssgcanned

#maodevaca