Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Sainsbury potato scones

Again, it is always worth going to a super super Sainsburys store if you have access to one because they always stock more variety!
Picked up some potato scones at this store which are similar to Potato cakes.
The scones are much thinner compared to the cakes and have a firm chewy texture whereas the cakes seem softer.
Overall very tasty with some marmite and butter.



Gefen chicken instant noodle soup

I love trying instant noodles and Gefen was one that I rarely come accross so decided to try it out.
According to the label, this product is imported to Canada, made for the USA in Singapore!!!!
Interestingly, it contains no MSG as boldly labelled but in the ingredients you will find SG.
Overall, I wasn't quite impressed because you can really taste the polystyrene cup and white pepper.





Life Water

Life Water, a brand that uses locally sourced British spring water which reduces transport costs and saves on CO2 emissions.





Babbone Rossu limonellu at specialty fine food fair 2022

I was given a bottle of this limonellu at the specialty food fair where they had a booth.
At the booth, there were 4 flavours: original, vanilla, mint and strawberry.
Made with water, untreated Corsican lemons 24%, unrefined organic cane sugar and that's it.
It is a bit like lemon liqueur but  non alcoholic.
I found it a very bitter tasting lemon drink which you can drink on its own as a aperitif or dilute it like old fashioned lemonade.
Great for mixing in cocktails and stuff.
I like the bits of vanilla seeds in it even though you can't really taste it.





Sainsburys chocolate cherry crown

It's cherry showtime this part of the year!
Sainsburys now have this chocolate cherry crown delicious which is a must try but sadly only some stores have it.
Basically it has chocolate folded into the four crown corners with cherry filling in the middle.
The cherry filling is a bit like compote with a light consistency but overall a must try because what can go wrong with chocolate and cherry.





After Eight cherry & Mint

I love cherry anything so didn't hesitate to buy them from Iceland.
Looking at the box, it looks like UK isn't the primary market as German comes first and there is some other language at the front of the box.
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the taste because you get that usual after eight taste but the fondant isn't as sweet as the original and it's like the cherry and mint individually have been toned down, but you can still taste it.






After Eight Strawberry & Mint

These were launched ages ago along with orange mint and gin tonic but I didn't try them back then.
Anyway finally tried them and loved them.
The pairing of strawberry and mint is odd but it worked.
When you open the box you get that lovely chocolate strawberry smell that you get from quality street strawberry creams.
The taste is similar to that with subtle mint flavours so sometimes its like eating a chocolate strawberry 
creme and sometimes like a regular after eight.








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