[Review] Mr Kipling After Dinner Mint Fancies

Mr Kipling has done it again with another delicious treat called the After Dinner Mint Fancies.

It is a light chocolate sponge topped with a smooth mint creme enrobed in soft chocolate fondant.

Although it was quite sweet but definitely the treat to go with tea.

I loved the soft chocolate fondant coating because it goes really well with the texture of the soft cake.
The sweetest part is actually the mint creme in the middle.

Overall I was glad I tried this.
Hopefully they will come up with a blackforest Fancy with cherry creme or cherry compote.

[Review] Jacobs Mini Cheddars blue cheese - Choose your cheese

Jacobs mini cheddars have always been mini cheddars.

Now you can get to choose by the cheese as it is available in Blue cheese,
Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Stilton, Red Leicester and Smoked Cheddar.

The smoked cheddar is predictable that it would just taste smokey but the one I was interested in trying was Blue Cheese which is considered a strong cheese.

It came in a lovely blue packet which makes a change from Orange.

When I opened the bag, there was a lovely strong cheese smell.

As for the taste, I loved it as the cheese kick was strong and satisfying if you love cheese.

Hopefully I can get hold of Stilton and Red Leicester as well.

https://www.jacobs.co.uk/products/mini-cheddars/

[Review] Greggs Vegan Sausage Rolls

Sausage rolls are a popular pastry in the UK.
Fortunately, they now do Vegan sausage rolls which means vegans can get their fair share.
The ones at Greggs are made with Quorn and the price tag is only £1!

Queues at Greggs are endless so I seized the chance and got one when there was a quiet moment.

I was super impressed after taking a bite.
The pastry was lighter and not as oily.

The taste of the vegan sausage filling was exactly like the real thing with a salmon colour.
The texture was definitely like the real sausage roll but I would describe it like pink slime but not as oily as the meat sausage which I also tried for comparison.

Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll:

Greggs Sausage Roll:
After trying the vegan sausage roll, the meat version was definitely heavier and the pastry was more oily.

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Victorian Tea Rooms at the Eastbourne Pier

Despite being born and raised in Eastbourne, I have never dined at the Victorian Tea Rooms located in the middle of Eastbourne Pier.
Thankfully it was untouched by the fire in 2014.

As a foodie I decided to pay it a visit because I have not written much about my hometown.

Inside the tea room, it was just how it was when I saw it from the outside as a child.

The carpets were really familiar, perhaps they were popular and carpeted everywhere in those days.

There were golden crystal chandeliers and a picturesque view of the sea on both sides.

Looking at the menu, the Sussex Tea set was only £3.95 which includes a scone with cream, jam and a pot of tea.

In contrast to that, the Egg and Cress sandwich seemed expensive because it was £3.25 without tea but then it was freshly made with cress which you can see in the fridge cabinet.

I ordered the Egg mayonnaise and cress because I haven't had it for ages and not many places have fresh cress in the kitchen.
It was really comforting when my sandwich came, seeing all that luscious green cress in the sandwich and cress sprinkled on the salad.
As expected, it was delicious and the fresh cress did wonders.
The only let down was the service because it wasn't that friendly and it was late in the day so they were not amused when more customers came in.

Date of visit: Early September 2016

Broadway Tower - Cotswolds

I was really lucky my brother took me to the Cotswolds because the Broadway Tower was nearby.
He showed me pics of it on google and I was definitely interested.

It was this striking tower against lovely blue skies and endless fields of grass surrounded by deer.

We would have gone up the tower but it was late so it was closed and so was the nuclear bunker but Thankfully there are some photos on Tripadvisor posted by others so you can see what it looks like.

BBC Birmingham at The Mailbox

Birmingham seems to be the centre of everything just like London so I am not surprised that the BBC has a station there.

As I was visiting Birmingham, we stumbled upon BBC Birmingham's Visitor Centre tucked away on Level 3 of The Mailbox.

There is lots to see and you can try your hand at presenting the news or a weather bulletin which is not easy as it looks keeping up with the autocue.

I tried this and it was a brilliant experience.
There is a piece of paper where you note down a reference number to download your video.

My first attempt was good but I cracked up on the second attempt.
I think I managed but I spoke earlier than the cue so the pictures became delayed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tours/birmingham