Japanese swiss roll?

 

 

 

Fun swiss roll I had, but not actually roll shaped, more like a sponge with brown circles folded in half with cream.

As with all pre-packaged cakes, the cream and sponge has this weird chemical/alcohol taste to it.

Unami No5 Taste

Named Taste No 5, evoking the added allure of a high-class perfume, it triggers the sensation of delight in the brain when at least one of the primary tastes of sweet, sour, bitter and salty is also present.

Umami is the Japanese word for the fifth basic sense of taste, after bitter, salty, sour and sweet.

Despite being known in the East for more than 100 years, particularly Japan, it is a relatively new concept to the West where only the four primary tastes are recognised.

Umami means deliciousness in Japanese, but translates best as 'savouriness' and provides the 'meaty' flavour in meat.

It is formed from glutamates being detected by receptors on the tongue and is the reason why monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used as a flavour enhancer.

It is also found naturally in meats, cheeses and mushrooms.

Go go pot noodles! Since 1977

Pot noodles, an English brand that started in 1977's, starting off with a few flavours such as "chicken and mushroom", "sweet and sour", "beef and tomato", "curry", "sweet and spicy" and "chow mein".

Now after thirty odd years, they have "Tikka Masala" and "Doner Kebab", "Bombay Bad boy" and even noodle crisps!!

Go Go Pot noodles!!!

Strawberry Ribena

As well as blackcurrant, GSK have introduced strawberry.

I found it rather acidic.

Shake Shake Fanta with Jelly

Imagine shaking a fizzy drink, well the Shake Shake fanta lets you do that with out bursting out.

After shaking it, Jelly will form in the can, the Shake Shake fanta comes in two flavours: orange and grape.
The orange tastes like the normal orange, and the grape tastes of bubble gum.
The fizz is still there when you open it.

Jack n Jill Shake Shake crisps

Jack n Jill have introduced a series of shake shake crisps, I have tried two flavours: truffle and the japanese tako balls.

Both come in bag with a sachet of powder to put it to shake.

The truffle one tastes rather buttery, and when the powder is shaken with it, it tastes a bit like pizza.
The packaging for the truffle one is rather classy, black with the word black diamond on it.

Coke that freezes when opened

Coca Cola has introduced bottled cola that freezes once the bottle is opened.

I bought one myself and it really does freezes when it opens.

The taste is fizzier than the normal coke, guaranteed to give super burps, much ferocious than the normal coke, other than that it tastes the same.

Theory: Super cooling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdiTe3x0Bo&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqaNXakcwQ&

Video of the coke turning into ice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OCuFJc19h0