M&S diet ginger beer

Had a lovely fiery kick but didn't like the sweetener.

M&S Cook with Crispy onions

I found these onions chunky and crispy.
They taste bitter on their own but lovely when sprinkled and eaten with complementing stuff.

M&S roasted hazelnut chocolatine

Very tasty chocolate hazelnut pastry from M&S.
It was not too sweet with lots of chunky hazelnuts.
Much nicer than the almond cherry croissant.

As well as the bakery you can also get it at the M&S cafe.

M&S King Prawn bucatini

I love bucatini which is a type of pasta with a hole in a middle where you can think of it like a long strand of macaroni.

Unfortunately this was a big disappointment as I have been wanting to try this for some time.

It wasn't the pasta that fail but the flavour, the taste of oregano was all over it but I guess I should have check the ingredients before buying.

The amount of prawns given were generous though.

M&S Unicorn steamed buns

Lots of crunch from the water chestnuts but on the sweet side.
Why do people even like these sweet savoury buns.

M&S Pumpkin Bao Buns

I am not really a person for Katsu because it is sweet but I got these Pumpkin bao buns for the fun factor as they looked quite cute.
Apart from being instaworthy, they were too sweet for my liking.

M&S Cocoa & Cherry Bircher

Last year I tried the cocoa bircher with cranberry and pumpkin seeds which was ok but not something I would buy again.

Spotted an improved chocolate bircher now paired with cocoa and cherry.
It was decadent but not sweet.
I loved the chocolatey vibes especially the cocoa nibs.
I know an apple a day keeps the doctors away but in this case I thought it was annoying as I was paying for a chocolate and cherry taste but these fresh tangy apple bits kept butting in which doesn't go well with chocolate.
Perhaps they should launch an apple caramel bircher with a layer of apple compote on the bottom with caramel bircher topped with caramel sprinkles.

M&S Coconut Water

New coconut water from M&S.
I found it very different to fresh coconut water as well as other brands.
First I thought it was bland so I rinsed my mouth with water before trying it again and it was still quite bland.
It did not taste as sweet as other brands or even the ones from a freshly opened coconut and there was a strange aftertaste so I was a bit disappointed with this drink being M&S.
The label was interesting as the coconut is made with coconut water from different countries which is what manufacturers do so that it has a consistent taste.

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M&S A perfect Christmas pastry [cherry almond croissant]

For Christmas, M&S have launched this new perfect Christmas pastry which is basically a Morello cherry and almond croissant.

I love cherry and almond so got it as soon as it was spotted.
Although it was nice, it was somehow quite different to how I imagined it to be.
Basically, I got two distinctive flavours coming through and that was sweet cherry jam and then a savoury nutty almond flavour along with the savoury taste of the croissant.
It wasn't quite cherry bakewell as I imagine but just a nutty croissant with sweet cherry.
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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.
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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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M&S New cheesy hot crab dip

I know its a dip but it was quite rich hence I put some on crumpets and potato cakes.

Although, it instructs you to bake it in the oven, it was fine in the microwave for 2 minutes.

I felt that oat cakes or wheat crackers are probably the best to pair with it.

M&S Food porridge Very berry flavour

I think this was my first porridge pot from M&S.

Peeling the lid back, it definitely impressed as there was so much berries.

The good thing was that it was not sweetened which makes it healthy so you are in control if you want to add any sugar or not.

M&S Raspberry Royale Yumnut

I love yumnuts so this time tried the Raspberry Royale Yumnut which was very pleasing with the freeze dried raspberry pieces on top.
A little two sweet but lovely.