Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Naked noodles and Veg pots now with NEW NOODS

I don't know how long Naked Noodles have been around but it seems that they were launched in 2012 according to the internet by Symingtons.
Rewind a back a few years to 2018, I was working abroad so as usual I get my parents to bring some gourmet food and snacks from the UK.
At that time I discovered Naked noodles when I was browsing the supermarket website so I requested for the Cantonese hoisin duck noodles along with other treats.
I found that the Naked noodle spices were really strong.
Fast forward a few years, the range at Naked has really grown from noodles to pot rice!
As a rice fan, I tried the Char Siu long grain rice, Katsu curry and Sweet chilli which was good and filling.
About a year ago I was honoured to take part in a questionnaire for Naked on their new veg pots so it was good to see how the new veg pots came out (Photos here).
Recently, I was looking for some Pot Noodles which were camouflaged near Naked Noodles hence I took a naughty photo to show how strikingly similar they were.
Naked Noodles found out and were very kind in gifting me lots of noodles to try.
I was gifted Sweet chilli, Teriyaki, Big Eat Thai Style fiery chicken panang and Big Eat Thai Style green curry.
After trying all the flavours, Thai Style fiery chicken and Thai Style green curry are my favourites.
They happen to be Big Eats too which are more satisfying.
You really have to give it some time to soak the flavours and go soft and when they do they taste like takeaway style egg noodles.
The other two flavours Sweet Chilli and Teriyaki are for the sweet palate and the broth/sauce is thicker.
To summarize, the spices use in Naked Noodles are strong.
In terms of the peel off lids, the big eats lids peeled off with difficulty but for the other two, the lids peeled off effortlessly.

Naked Rendang Veg pots:
Also tried the Rendang curry veg pot which I got from the Naked remedy rooms.
These were quite comforting and remind me of soup with more vegetables in ratio to noodles.




It is year 2024 now and Naked have replaced the noodles with NEW NOODS which are flat in shape.
I felt that these new noods were much nicer as they are soft and hang the sauce well.





Dalstons real squeezed rhubarb sparkling

The Dalstons real squeezed rhubarb sparkling is another new favourite fizzy drink of mine.
I liked it because it was a Rhubarb drink that isn't artificially sweetened and it tasted natrual.
As well as the taste, the look of the drink and can itself was nice and I love the humour too.




Yeo Valley Yummy Plummy & spiced apple caramel yoghurt

The Yeo Valley yummy plummy was a festive edition for 2020 which I forgot to write up.
It was nice but disappointing because I couldn't taste the plum.
This year, I got the spiced apple caramel yoghurt which was smooth and decadent yet it still had a strong yoghurt taste.




Pink Scarlet runner beans

When Scarlet runner beans mature, the beans go a pretty pink.
However as they age even more they go dark purple.



M&S Marks and Spencers Our Best Ever Macaroni & Cheese Sourdough Toastie

At M&S, they now have a Mac n cheese toastie in store as well as the cafe.
It was simply delicious and cheesy but I wasn't too keen on the stringy mozzarella.





Tesco finest chicken, prawn and, Chorizo paella

As a rice lover, I got the Tesco finest chicken, prawn and, Chorizo paella because it looked good.
If you have had this at the restaurants, you will notice that the taste and texture is very different.
The rice used here is risotto rice which explains why it is soft and mushy, for authentic paella it should be Bomba rice.
I found it very bland yet salty so overall it was palatable but not authentic because you should get the prawn flavours coming through as well as the smoky chorizo.





Tescos Toffee Apple pork sausages

It's approaching Halloween again so toffee apple everything is appearing every where.
This time it was toffee apple sausages which sound funky but not as funky as the mince pie sausages by Lidl.
Anyway, they were big fat sausages so you have to cook them for longer.
I found them perfect for autumn paired with candied chestnuts and ghost pumpkin from M&S.
The sausage isn't as sweet as it sounds so you can imagine it like a maple glazed sausage.
Sadly I couldn't taste the apple. 
Overall, I was impressed because the sausage didn't have any nasty chewy bits.
Rating: 4/5






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