P.O.P Soda - Dark Cherry and Jagged grapefruit

I love soda especially when they do not contain sweeteners, artificial sweeteners.

Unique flavours captivate me as well so when I spotted the P.O.P dark cherry I had to give it ago.

You don't often see the pairing of chocolate and cherry in a soda and P.O.P soda did exactly that.

Also available was the jagged grapefruit made with pink grapefruit and ruby orange.

Starting on the dark cherry, I definitely got the cherry flavours which was nice but the chocolate was not strong enough to taste it however I could taste coke coming through.

The Jagged grapefruit had a surprisingly nice colour with a strong citrus taste followed by a bitterness.

Unfortunately the Jagged grapefruit was the better of the two and the Dark Cherry was not as good as anticipated.

P.O.P stands for planet over profit soda made by BREWDOG!!

Hellmanns new Sundried tomato & Basil / Avocado lime vegan sauces

As a fan of Hellmanns mayonnaise I was really excited with the launch of these three new vegan sauces: Parmesan & roasted garlic, Sundried tomato and basil, Avocado Lime.

To me, the idea of these sauces are like flavoured mayos so I got the Avocado lime and Sundried tomato and basil.

The sundried tomato and basil has a strong flavour yet it is creamy yet light with strong basil coming through.

Overall, it was quite Italian in taste.

The Avocado lime was moreish but the taste of avocado was really weak but still nice as a sauce with chips or something light.

I tried it with avocado sushi and vegetable maki roll which went nicely.

Hopefully I will get hold of the parmesan garlic soon because the garlic somehow put me off even though I do eat garlic.

Nudie snacks

Came across these Nudie snacks at IFE 2022 and the V show

The cauliflower crisps were interesting so tried them.

There were two flavours: Katsu and cheese & caramelized onions however I felt that they were both a bit too sweet.

Sojade yoghurt and desserts at the Vshow

Discovered Sojade yohgurts at the Vshow and they had sample to try so tried them out.

On my taste, I already fell in love with the hazelnut one as well as the soya yoghurt.

The texture is amazingly light and the sweetness is really comforting so I definitely recommend their yoghurts and would love to buy more of them.

Polish apple doughnuts

I have always wanted to try Polish apple doughnuts because the shape is interesting.

They look like Calzones and English pasties covered in icing sugar.

Unfortunately, I've lost the picture of the doughnut before I cut it but inside it is filled with apple just like your regular doughnut and to be honest, it was quite tasty.

Namjai Tom Yum Soup Paste

Before trying this tom yum soup paste, I used to think that Thai restaurants made their own Tom yum soups.

It turns out that some restaurants use this to make tom yum soups which makes it restaurant quality.

After trying it for myself, I was really impressed how good this tom yum soup paste was.

It tasted good as a soup base as well as using it to stir fry noodles and rice!

Chicken ovaries 雞卵巢

Chickens ovaries are a Thai delicacy which I have always wanted to try.

This Thai restaurant serves them but they were always sold out when I went.

Recently found out that you could buy then so I bought a box for £6.65 and there were so many in the box.

The first time I tried them, I wanted to know what they tasted like so I just boiled them with some instant noodles.

I was told that they cook easily so 2-3 minutes in boiling water should do.

When I tried them, they actually tasted like egg yolks but not as flavourful and the texture was the same depending how well you cook it.

The texture was like biting into a sausage casing or a chicken testee where it pops when you break the skin.

The smaller balls pop like boba.

Overall, I really liked eating them but you can't really eat too many because they can be quite heavy and high on cholestrol.

The name chicken ovaries is quite misleading because they are really eggs that have not developed.