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.

Heinz black garlic mayo

I love coloured foods especially when it is something unsual like black, purple blue etc.

Heinz have launched a limited black garlic mayo for halloween which comes in three designs: purple, white and orange.

It was hard deciding between the white and purple but in the end I got the purple.

The black garlic mayo is made from black garlic which makes it special.

For those that have not come accross black garlic, it is a black from the fermentation process but if you look closely it is not truly black but a dark brown colour.

The texture of it is soft, mushy and tastes sweet, there is a twinge of sourness and there was an interesting feeling on the mouth because of the pH levels. 

Similar to roasted garlic, there is still a garlic odour and smell.

Tasting the sauce on its own, I felt that there was not much real black garlic as it wasn't that sweet and punchy but you still have a creamy garlic taste to it with a fine gritty grainy texture.
I decided to pair it with some purple potatoes like you do and it was really tasty.

It was also good on pizza, hotdog and fries.

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Cook with Parsley Sauce

To be honest I have bought this twice but forgot what I did with it the first time round.
This time I cooked pasta in the sauce and to balance the creaminess of the sauce I added chicken flavouring to the egg pasta which worked out.

Interestingly, the parsley sauce tastes quite different to the ready meal version at M&S.

The ready meal parsley sauce tastes better

Rating: 3/5

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Bread Sauce Mix, Made without and Fresh bread sauce version

Bread sauce has not been mentioned much but it deserves just as much attention as sage and onion stuffing.
It is another vital element in roast dinners which I think more and more restaurants should serve so that people are reminded of this classic English sauce.

As Christmas is coming, you will find bread sauce mix and fresh bread sauce at the supermarket.

Bread sauce is made of milk and onion with breadcrumbs and butter added as thickeners, seasoned with nutmeg, clove, bay leaf, pepper, and salt.

So far, I have only tried the bread sauce mix by M&S and I feel that the mix and fresh bread sauce would taste different because of the onions.

The bread sauce mix uses dehydrated onions which give it a crisp and strong onion flavours whereas for fresh bread sauce the onion would give it a sweet note.

Overall, bread sauce is a must with roast turkey and chicken because the thick sauce compliments it nicely just like sage and onion.

The thick sauce works with dry turkey while the salt and spices wrap together in your mouth to become flavourful.

If that isn't enough, there is cranberry sauce to give it another dimension as well as gravy.

Enough said, I'm hungry for roast again!

Fresh Bread sauce

As I really liked the bread sauce mix, I got the ready to serve version at M&S which was gluten free.

As expected the onions were not that prominent for the ready to eat bread sauce but on the contrary you could taste the cloves and nutmeg better.

Regular BREAD SAUCE:

I love bread sauce that much that I just had to try the regular to see if there was any difference in taste as well as consistency.

Strangely, I found it too rich and milky for my liking so to conclude the Bread Sauce mix and gluten free version are my favourites.

[Review] Morrisons The Butchers Market Peppercorn Sauce

A while ago I got some peppercorn sauce from a different supermarket and it was tasteless so I was iffy about trying this.

To my surprise, the peppercorn sauce tasted how it should just like the peppercorn sauce that you are served in restaurants.
The peppercorn sauce had a nice peppery kick without being too creamy.

I paired the peppercorn sauce with salmon and they went together so perfectly.

[Review] Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce

Lee Kum Kee is famous for its oyster sauce which was made by accident according to their English website.
As well as oyster sauce, they also have many other sauces like soy sauce and concentrated sauces for cooking.

Decades ago they used to have a oyster sauce factory in Sai Kung, Ho Chung next to Asia Television Station (ATV) which it not there now but I was happy to discover a Lee Kum Kee building in Central.

Although I have tried most of their sauces, this is my first post on Lee Kum Kee.
Tried the Vegetarian Stir Fry sauce which is actually a vegetarian version of the regular oyster sauce.
Compared to the regular oyster sauce, it is much sweeter with less unami.
The sauce is just like the regular oyster sauce with the same colour and consistency.

https://uk.lkk.com/

[Review] Lidl Deluxe Ploughman's Plum Chutney

Discovered a jar of Plum Chutney in the cupboard so had it with Toad in a hole because I was too lazy to make some gravy.
The tart chutney complemented the Yorkshire nicely as well as the sausages.