Hungarian tripe stew with knuckle (Pacalpörkölt by Hazias Izek)

Just like old fashioned English tripe and onions, the Hungarians have this delicious tripe stew with knuckle.

I was really fortunate to get the can which saves me travelling to Hungary.

To be honest, there are so many good stews and casseroles in cans out there when it comes to tripe and knuckles.

The texture of tripe and knuckle are probably the only items that don't have a funny texture from a can where as things like beef and chicken are mushy.

Anyway, back to this stew, it was really tasty that you wouldn't suspect it came from a can.

It was loaded with so much tripe and knuckle slices as well as the meat from the trotter.

Also tried the Brazilian canned pork knuckle stew which I shall post soon hopefully.

#ssgcanned

[Nuts Review] South African Kola Nut

Spotted these pretty magenta coloured nuts so got some to try.

They originate from West Africa and interestingly they come from these pods that look like cocoa fruit.

Each nut is like a seeds that is like two halves stuck together which you can pull part.

The texture is crunchy like raw fresh beans but moist and seriously bitter that you want to spit it out.

Consumed by Africans because it is mainly caffeine and a stimulant.

#ssgnuts

#kolanut

[Vegetable review] Indian Cucumber Tindora

Spotted these tiny cucumbers at the local Indian grocery store, it turns out they are Tindoras, mini cucumbers.
Tried the raw and they were quite bitter.

Cockles, Jellied eels, Scampi tails at East Street Market

Seafood stalls are a dying breed especially in London.

I have been meaning to visit this seafood stall at East Street Market for ages however getting there is quite difficult.

This is one of the few stalls left which is only there on Saturdays but it was encouraging to see that there was continuous flow of customers.

They had almost everything from Micks jellied eels, cockles, brown shrimps, crayfish, winkles to whelks.

I ended up getting brown shrimps, crayfish, cockles and fresh scampi tails for £10.50!!!

The cockles were the best with lots of pepper, salt and vinegar, a true English classic which is less appreciated these days.

Brown shrimps are rewarding but time consuming peeling these tiny buggers.

The Scampi tails were nice but size matters as the bigger the better because there is less grit in them.

The crayfish just taste like the usual but not so briny.

#ssglondoneats

Fruit review: Kiwano / Horned Melon

Finally tried this African fruit called Kiwano / Horned Melon which I've seen around but reluctant to try because it has so many seeds like a Passionfruit.

As expected, it was just full of seeds and very time consuming to eat.

It's a bit like pomegranate but the texture is slimey and a bit like jelly and it has a nice Kryptonite glow to it.

The taste is probably bland for some but I could taste hints of cucumber, melon and bit of umami like tomato so I really liked it.

#ssgfruit

#kiwano

#hornedmelon

Red sesame heart bagel from Bagel Factory

I love romantic hearts so got the red sesame heart bagel from Bagel Factory.

Probably best with nutella and strawberries just like the way they serve it.

Aldi dairyfine white chocolate strawberry sundae

A solid chocolate sundae for Easter which is out every Easter.
Finally tried it for fun.
Definitely for white chocolate and strawberry lovers.