Pistachio ice cream is one of those flavours that you would usually get at the ice cream parlour or Italian brands until recently when M&S had their own. Now Tescos have it so I had to give it a try. Visually, the ice cream isn't as green as the commercial ones but it contains a fair bit of pistachio nut. Overall, not a bad pistachio flavour but it could have been stronger. The sweetness was just right and not too sweet that you end up eating more.
I hate Asian steamed buns but when these Itsu dessert buns came out I had to give them a try because of the miso caramel. There was also chocolate which I didn't have any expectations because chocolate is everywhere these days from dumplings, xiao long baos to buns. Ruby chocolate would be a better filling in my opinion. These dessert buns are well filled with thick filling that ooze out when melted. The purple one is chocolate and the yellow one is miso caramel. Overall, miso caramel was really nice as expected, similar to salted caramel but with more umami aftertaste. I love itsu food because they make Asian food more palatable. They are more of a modern take on but not authentic. You can get authentic foods but they don't necessarily align to your palate. The reason I hate Asian buns is because of the sickly sweet bun itself which is so difficult to swallow and the savoury fillings are sweet and nasty.
I love trying instant noodles, pot noodles etc so I was captivated by John West on the go noodle pots because you have the fun of opening can and making some noodles in a pot!! As well as noodles, you can get cous cous pots or pasta pots.
The four choices are:
Mediterranean Tuna Couscous Pot
Indian Tuna biryani Rice Pot
Thai Tuna green curry noodle pot Italian tomato and herb pasta pot
I was at Tescos when I wanted to buy them and they only had Thai green curry and cous cous so I went for the Thai noodles.
The noodles were how I expected being the typical curry taste you get for noodle pots but it was fun adding the tuna from the can and it really took it to the next level making it moreish so I actually finished it.
As it was quite enjoyable, I also got the Italian tomato and herb from Morrisons.
The pasta is much better and really softens up in 5 minutes unlike other brands which are a little crispy.
The tomato flavour is a bit cheap overwhelmed by bell peppers and paprika flavours.
However adding the tuna took it to the next level making it moreish so it ended up delicious.
This is the third supermarket ruby chocolate sighting and this time it was at Aldi. I wasn't impressed with the raspberry pairing because ruby choc itself already tastes like raspberry. Although it could be a smart way of putting less ruby chocolate to save costs because you don't know if its the raspberry or ruby chocolate taste. Anyway, I decided to try it for fun and it wasn't that bad. Luckily the raspberry pieces were nicely scattered and there were not too much of it so I could appreciate and taste the ruby chocolate which was tangy and refreshing. The only thing I didn't like was the sweeteners which have a funny aftertaste.
