M&S Beef Bolognese with Italian Egg Tagliatelle

Marks &Spencer have launched a new range of pastas with an amazing choice.

The best thing is that the range offers restaurant range pastas like parppadelle, giglio etc.
The first one I tried was the 'Nduja meatballs with egg parppadelle which was really comforting.
As expected, I really enjoyed so I knew I was going to like the Beef Bolognese tagliatelle.

The ragu made with beef and pork was really tasty with the saltiness from the pancetta.

Overall, another tasty pasta that was filling as the tagliatelle hung the ragu well.

It seems that this could possibly be the same pasta in the Little Italy range with a different sleeve?

Rating: 4/5

Lidl Vitasia Dim Sum

As Lidl were doing the taste of Asia theme, I went in to get the pineapple & coconut lassi, Vitasia tofu with vegetables marinade and Dim Sum selection.
The pineapple & coconut lassi and tofu were to my liking.
Last but not least, I tried the dim sum selection which I didn't expect to be good because at the store you could that the dim sum had a lot of water in them as they had lots of ice particles on it.

I only microwaved one of each as I didn't expect it to be good.

Anyway, it only took 1 minute in my 900W microwave.

Any longer and it will be like hard plastic!!

The prawn dumpling (hacao) and shumai (shaomai) were ok but the gyoza was dry and chewy.

To conclude, the M&S dim sum was much nicer and they were both manufactured in Vietnam.

Rating: 2/5

M&S Soy ginger and wasabi cured salmon with zingy ponzu dip

The Soy ginger and wasabi cured salmon with zingy ponzu dip appealed to me as I felt that it was Japanese inspired.

The cured salmon was flavourful which worked well with the thick refreshing ponzu dip.

Overall really good but I found a small bone on each slice so be careful!!

Rating: 3/5

Lidl Vitasia Tofu in vegetable marinade

Spotted this tofu during Taste of Asia week at Lidl so decided to try it as the style reminds me of the flavoured tofu by Taifun.

The marinade tasted interesting because you could taste aniseed as well as Italian spices.

Overall, the tofu is well seasoned so it does not taste bland on its own.

To go with the tofu, I cooked it with some oyster mushrooms.

I liked the tofu because it was firm which is what people like in the West as opposed to the traditional soft silky texture which is not to my liking.

Rating: 4/5

M&S Exotic Mushrooms - Selected Farms

Spotted these exotic mushrooms from M&S which I had to try.

In the box were Shiitake, yellow and grey oyster mushrooms.

It was impressive because they had yellow oyster mushroom which you don't normally find.

Cooked the mushrooms with tofu and it tasted really nice but the shiitake had a weird sour taste to them.

Rating: 3/5

Marks Spencers milk and cookies yumnut

After having a decadent billionaires yumnut, my next one to try was the milk and cookies which has a lovely white icing.

Unfortunately, it was too sugary sweet for my liking and you could taste some oily aroma cutting through.

Rating: 3/5

M&S 'Nduja meatballs with egg parppadelle

M&S have launched a new range of pastas with an amazing choice.
The best thing is that the range offers restaurant range pastas like parppadelle, giglio etc.

First on my list to try was the 'Nduja meatballs with egg parppadelle.

As expected, I really enjoyed it because the meatballs had a spicy kick to it and it was quality grounded meat.

The wides strips of parppadelle was comforting because you can have restaurant quality pasta at the comfort of your home.

Rating: 4/5