Niru chocolate falooda

Falooda is a drink with basil seeds and rose water.
Modern offerings include pistachio, chocolate etc.
There are various brands for chocolate falooda which can be found at some Morrisons. The one I tried was Niri which turned out really nice.
The chocolate base was good just like chocolate drinks many years ago before the ingredients were replaced with cheap sweeteners and cocoa.
Then you have bits of basil seeds and nata de coco which have a nice texture and do not add to the sweetness like other syrupy nata de cocos found in other drinks.
Overall. I am glad I tried this drink.
Bought for 1.50 on the 13/09/2024 at Asian shop but didn't notice the best before date had already passed by a month.

Patisserie Lidl pop up for fashion week featuring viral croissant Handbags by Nikolas Bentel

I visited Lidl's first ever London Fashion Week pop-up - Patisserie Lidl and hit the jackpot by bumping into Nikolas himself.
I bagged myself an almond croissant as well.
The macarons are a must as you can't normally buy them individually.
Patisserie Lidl will offer sweet, pastry treats and a limited number of Croissant Handbags from Friday13th September - Saturday 14th September, 9AM-4PM.

Soreen Sticky Toffee Loaf

Soreen sticky toffee loaf.
Spotted at Tescos for £1.60 and bought.

It never disappoints because I love that chewy and sticky texture.

Now it is a million times more delicious being a sticky toffee loaf.

It was delicious toasted with some whipped cream as it was crispy with a chew.

Also microwaved it with some custard and it was just as good, the soreen was soft and gooey.

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Galbani burrata pop up bar in London

London's first ever pop up burrata bar.

I love burrata especially as starters but Galbani has proved burrata is delicious savoury as well as sweet like on French toast or paired with chocolate and cherries because it has a mild creamy taste just like this Lithuanian cheese.
I tried the burrata with nectarines which was the perfect marriage of fruit and nuts.
The red onions and creamy burrata were delicious together.
Basically heaven on a plate with nectarines, figs, pistachio nuts and red onions.
I didn't feel left out not ordering the one with prosciutto as the vegetarian pistachio also had an umami touch to it.
In sweet form burrata was just as decadent and a treat because you rarely get them in desserts.
The pairing of my favourite chocolate cherry was amazing with choc shavings, plump cherries on a soft but firm chocolate cake.
Nothing was cloyingly sweet
I was so impressed that something you can buy from the supermarket is restaurant serving quality.

mama thai green curry

I love mama noodles so didn't hesitate to try the green curry which is spicy with lemongrass notes.

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Lola's cupcakes

Lola's cupcakes have been around since 2006 but I've never tried them.
Finally tried because of the mini cupcakes so I can try more flavours.
I was drawn by this mobile cart outside Charing Cross which is different to the other ones like Tottenham court road/London Bridge because they offer more flavours like black forest, carrot cake etc.
Ended getting four because it comes in box.
Red Velvet, GF red velvet, black forest and carrot cake.
There was salted caramel, chocolate hazelnut which I would try too but the cake base was chocolate so I didn't try as the black forest was already a chocolate base.
The carrot cake was how it was meant to be with spices like cinnamon.
The buttercream/frosting is the best I've tasted so far because the texture is thick and creamy yet not sugary or crunchy without being too sweet.
Both the black forest and red velvet were equally as good.
As for the gf one, it was still nice but probably a little denser but not by much.

Um Bongo drink from Portugal

Um bongo drink made by Libby's was discontinued a few years ago and now it is back in the UK.

However the taste is totally different.

Enter Um Bongo from Portugal which I spotted at a Portuguese cafe which set me back at £2.29.

Made with 80% fruit, 20% water.

Ingredients in six languages: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.

This drink is made by Sumol Compal which does a lot of nectar drinks.

Just as expected, the Um Bongo drink was really good, I felt that it tasted 90% like the original.

The thing that makes it different is that the mango is more prominent whereas in the original the banana and passionfruit was the flavours to hit first.

Overall, not as disappointing as the Modern Um Bongo sold in the UK.