Michelin Star Instant Ramen Nakiryu x Nissin tantanmen

The Nakiryu x Nissin tantanmen is probably the most expensive cup noodle because it is a collaboration of Michelin starred Nakiryu and Nissin featuring the award winning tantanmen.

I managed to get my hands on one to try.

Obviously, I can't read Japanese but I figured you put the soup first and then add the other sauce sachets.

Peeling the lid back, you are greeted with this super fine noodles which are to my liking because I love fine noodles.

When the noodles were almost ready, it was time to add the sesame paste and tantan paste.

I probably didn't experience the noodles how they were designed because I am not fond of sesame so didn't add much.

Overall, I really enjoyed these noodles because it was definitely Japanese tantanmen style which is so different to the Chinese one as you get this lovely kick from the black vinegar and apple vinegar.

The broth was much better quality in taste than the usual bog standard powder ones.

I would imagine adding the sesame paste would make it richer.

A bit pricey, but these fine noodles really work well and pay off.

They are a bit like fine egg noodles but better.

Tesco finest cherry bakewell cookies

After having some really nice cherry bakewell cookies from Sainsburys, I decided to try the Tesco version of the cherry bakewell cookie.

Having tried Tesco finest cookies before, I didn't have any expectations.

Just like their other cookies, the texture was like half English and American in the sense that it was crunchy, hard and soft.

It was way too sweet and basically a sugary piece of dough where you get the crunch of sugar crystals.

The cherries were there but not as nice as Sainsburys and the almond flakes looked more like toasted coconut chips!

Although, you could taste cherry bakewell, you could really taste the dough as well swishing round your tongue and the cherry flavour was not that aromatic and did not linger.

Definitely would not be buying again, unless they come up with a flavour to die for but the texture will just be the same like a half English and American cookie.

Brazilian Nissin Lamen noodles: Ribs, vegetable and chicken

I love trying instant noodles hence I had to try the Brazilian version of Nissin which is branded as Nissin Lamen.

On the internet, there are so many flavours but I was only able to get the Vegetable and chicken at the shop.

There is a lime chicken which I want to get my hands on.

Tried both the ribs, vegetable and chicken.

If you look at the noodles when they come out of the packet, the colour is a lot darker than the Japanese and Asian ones.

It also needed more time to cook and reminded me of Batchelors super noodles which are a bit wheaty in texture.

Overall, I didn't find them memorable because they just tasted like the usual instant noodles except for the beef ribs but I am hoping to try the lime chicken which I believe is going to taste quite different.

Yo! crispy prawn bao kit

Spotted these Yo!Sushi crispy prawn bao kits at Iceland so I thought I'd give them a try because I do like prawns.
When I opened the box there were two bags, one bag for the prawn bites and one bag for the baos. 

I was distracted looking at the prawn bites because there were two colours meaning it came from two frying batches to notice that there were only 5 in there.

It looks that they cocked up during the packing process of the prawn bites, also the size of them were not uniform so I reckon the machine went by weight and not quantity.

Thinking back, I should have weighed the whole box to see if it came to 380g.

The prawn bites came out quite oily so I had to blot the oil away and the baos were microwaved accordingly.

All was well I thought apart from one missing prawn bite.

The prawn bites was seriously good as it had a lovely crispy coating while squidy inside but the bao let it down because it was too chewy and tough so I will reduce the microwave time to about 50 seconds because 90 seconds is quite long.

To summarize, if the baos were not chewy, they should taste quite good.
It came with sweet chilli sauce which I did not use because I do not like sweet chilli hence replaced with a lemon and herb spicy sauce.
#ssgyosushi

Bernard Matthews chicken drummers in 2023

As soon as I found out about the Bernard Matthews chicken drummers at Iceland I had to buy them.
They claim to give you that classic tea time feeling just like you remember so I just couldn't wait to try them. 

To be honest they were really delicious just like how they tasted.

The only thing I was lacking was beans which I'm going to buy tomorrow but they definitely taste like Classic tea times.

The texture is a bit like chicken nuggets but softer and obviously I know it is reformed chicken meat but nothing beats that nostalgic taste and feeling.

These chicken drummers are certainly good but I don't get why their Turkey drummers were so terrible I had to throw them away.

#ssgbernardm #bernardmatthews #chickendrummers

New Kettle Chips: Sriracha and Mayo, Dill Pickle and Jalapeno from KETTLE Escape Room

I was so chuffed to attend the KETTLE escape room which was on for only one weekend at Shoreditch.
After the escape, you get given the two new flavours: Sriracha Mayo, Dill pickle and Jalapeno.

Before we went in the ESCAPE room, there were samples to try.

The Dill pickle and Jalapeno was obvious because the dill was really prominent while the Sriracha was spicy.

I definitely loved the dill because you can really taste it while the jalapeno wasn't too spicy.

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Fresh almonds / Green almonds

Fresh almonds (Green almonds) are in season, so as a curious foodie I had to try them.
I found some bright green small ones and some dark green big ones so why not try both.
They were very different in taste.
Iranians eat them by adding salt and lemon to it.
Since it was my first time I tried them on their own.
I liked the fruit part of the light green smaller ones as they were sour and moreish but the stone part was a bit hard and bitter.
The bigger ones were tasteless but the almond part tasted like cucumber and almond and it was quite refreshing.
So I get the impression you eat the inside for the bigger one and the outside for the smaller ones.
Anyway, I will be salting the smaller ones because the salt and sourness would taste nice together.