Monday, 12 June 2023

Brazilian Pamonha Salgado

Looking similar to a Tamale, it is made of sweet corn puree and wrapped in sweet corn husks.
It is available sweet or savoury but personally I prefer savoury.
Some recipes add to cheese to it which I can imagine tasting seriously good.
Overall, it tasted like blended sweet corn that was savoury.
Would have added some cheese if I had some.






MAMA Oriental style instant noodles PA-LO Duck flavour

I love MAMA noodles as they never disappoint.
Put the kettle on and the noodles will then take 40 seconds to soften in the microwave.
The duck broth was really nice.





SUNLON Beijing Liu Bi Ju preserved radish

These were not bad!
The radish pieces were crunchy, savoury and sweet with a little spicy kick to it.
Probably best to rinse it in some hot water before eating.






M&S New cheesy hot crab dip

I know its a dip but it was quite rich hence I put some on crumpets and potato cakes.
Although, it instructs you to bake it in the oven, it was fine in the microwave for 2 minutes.
I felt that oat cakes or wheat crackers are probably the best to pair with it.







Mr Gulamans agar jelly: buko pandan and black

There are so many brands of jelly in the Philippines and Mr Gulanmans is one of them.
I didn't have any expectations because the instructions were annoying as it requires you to boil the contents but I decided to ignore it and see if it dissolved with boiling water and it did.
The impressive thing is that the jelly sets faster than the gelatin ones.
Next was the taste which also impressed me because it is not sweet like this other brand so I was able to make a lovely dessert by adding sweet pandan sauce to it.
The black jelly comes in a dark green powder while the green jelly powder is blue but both changes to the corresponding colours.


















Van Holten's Pickle ice pop

Not a sweet ice pop but a savoury PICKLE ice pop.
I have an acquired taste so loved it.
Tried it frozen and unfrozen where I felt frozen was best because there was an unpleasant acidic feel on the throat which was much stronger in liquid form.
Other, than that, I loved the pickle and dill vibes.
Would love to see a bloody Mary ice pop.
@pickleinapouch






Sunday, 11 June 2023

Kik's Tamarind sweet and salty snacks

Tamarind is a tropical fibrous fruit that looks like a bean pod.
It is used in many different dishes to give it that tangy taste.
When I spotted these Tamarind snacks I had to give them a try as I have not tried it in its natural form.
It is almost natural apart from the flavourings and does not come with the shell.
Trying the sweet one first, I expected it to be very sweet but it was very sour.
The salted flavour fared much better, it was along the lines of sweet and sour but not too salty.
You will find the stones included and the texture is soft, sticky and a bit very fibrous to eat.







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