[Review] Naked Noodles Cantonese Hoisin Duck

Naked Noodles have been around for a few years.
Tried the Cantonese Hoisin duck which didn't impress because it was strangely spicy and tasted more Indian than hoisin with the cloves.

Ingredients:
Dried Egg Noodles (71%) [Durum WHEAT Semolina, EGG], Sugar, Potato Starch, Flavourings (contain BARLEY, SOYA), Soy Sauce Powder (1.7%) [Water, SOYA Beans, WHEAT, Salt], Dried Carrot (1.1%), Dried Spring Onion (1.1%), Garlic Powder, Colour (Plain Caramel), Tomato Powder, Chinese Five Spice [Salt, Star Anise, Sugar, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel Seed, Ginger, Garlic], Ground Ginger, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Salt, Citric Acid, Palm Oil

[Review] Naked Rice Chinese Char Siu Long Grain Rice

Naked Noodles have been around for a few years.

Spotted the Naked Pot Rice series and there were so many interesting flavours: Katsu, Bibimbap, Sriracha, Malaysian curry, Szechuan Sweet & Spicy Rice and the Chinese Char Siu.

At Morrisons, they were promoting them for 75p which are usually 1.25 which prompted me to try the Naked Rice Chinese Char Siu Long Grain Rice.

I liked the way, there are three fill lines.
Recommended, Intense flavours for the not so adventurous.

To be honest, if you put too much water, it is going to be soupy but as I like my rice like risotto, I filled the water to the line just below the recommended to get intense flavours.
Before I added water, I rattled the cup and the grains of rice were light like puffs which means it doesn't need much water to soften.
It was really similar to this Korean Pot Rice that I tried earlier but forgotten the name.

When the rice was ready to eat, the smell and taste was just like char siu sauce so it definitely redeemed itself so I will try the other flavours.
I loved the way you could taste the finely chopped spring onions and the Chinese spices along with the slightly charred char siu aroma!

From the ingredients, it is definitely vegetarian so vegetarians can give it a try.

Ingredients:
Dried Rice, Maltodextrin, Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Flavourings (contain SOYA), Sugar, Soy Sauce Powder [Soy Sauce (Water, SOYA Beans, WHEAT, Salt), Maltodextrin, Salt], Dried Spring Onion, Tomato Powder, Dried Red Pepper, Colour (Plain Caramel), Garlic Powder, Ground Ginger, Chinese Five Spice (Salt, Star Anise, Sugar, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel Seed, Ginger), BARLEY Malt Vinegar Extract Powder.

I also tried the Katsu curry and Szechuan Sweet & Spicy Rice.

The Katsu curry was really tasty while the Szechuan was sweet and spicy as advertised with hints of tomato and peppers.

[Supermarket finds] Marmite Peanut Butter

I love marmite but not peanut butter.
The only thing peanut butter tastes good is in satay sauce so marmite peanut butter satay sauce might work!!
Anyway, could this be double trouble or a match made in heaven!!

On the topic of marmite, Marks and Spencers have also launched Marmite butter and Marmite Cream Cheese!

Shangri La Chicken Noodles review

Spotted these Shangri La Chicken Noodles last year and was intrigued by them as they were pretty inexpensive for 20p and now only 14p!

The name makes me curious as it is named like the big luxury hotel group Shangri La!

Photo taken in 2020

Photo taken in 2021

A year later, I saw them again at Morrisons but they were only 14p so I decided to give them ago.

According to the picture, I served the noodles without soup and they were pretty tasty and the flavouring was like roast chicken without being too salty.

The strands of noodles can get stuck together whilst the water is being absorbed but then batchelors super noodles do that as well.

Overall, I will definitely be getting these again and it seems that Morrisons are the only place that stocks them.

[Review] Morrisons Houmous / Hummus Collection

Houmous is getting fancy these days, there are so many different flavours.

It seems that Morrisons has the biggest hummus collection at the moment which is on offer for 2 for £2.

With all that choice to choose from I was definitely tempted to get two!!

I was more interested in the unique hummus flavours which other supermarkets don't have like Moroccan hummus, Jalapeno hummus, Red Pepper hummus and Avocado hummus.

Other flavours like caramelized hummus, sweet chili etc are also available at other supermarkets.

In the end I got the sun dried tomato hummus, avocado hummus and Moroccan hummas.

So far just tried the avocado hummus which was quite nice as it had a spicy kick from the pepperdew chilis.

Next time I will probably get the Jalapeno hummus and Lemon Coriander.

[Review] Morrisons Beef and Tomato Noodle Pot

As with all other supermarkets, Morrisons has their own range of noodles like pot noodles, flavoured noodles etc.

Previously tried Morrisons Bacon Noodles so while I am at it, I might as well try the noodle pot range which are inspired by pot noodles where you get a sauce sachet in the pot.

Morrisons Bacon Noodles:
[https://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-morrisons-bacon-noodles.html]

Sometimes I do videos but this time I didn't which was a pity because what are the chances of not getting a sauce sachet in the pot which has never happened with all those pot/cup noodles that I have reviewed.

Anyway, the lid was really thin that it curled when I peeled it back.
The contents were fuller than normal but somehow I was turning the pot to find the sauce sachet and I couldn't.
I even poured the contents into another pot and the sachet was not at the bottom.

Since there was no sachet, I just added hot water like you normally do.
The lid which curled up earlier did its job when the steam from the noodles rose up and uncurled so it was able to cover the contents while you wait.

I liked the way the noodles were short strands which makes them spoonable and easy to eat.
As for the taste, it was rather bland and the sauce was thick and sticky yet the noodles were still rather white in the sense you could see the carrot pieces clearly.

Overall, these noodle pots tasted really similar to Tescos noodle pots which I won't be buy again but I will buy Morrisons Savers noodles to compare to their regular noodles.

[Review] Oysters at Richard Haward's

There are quite a few oyster stalls at Borough Market but Richard Haward's appealed to me as it was on one side with an area reserved for customers.

It is definitely an advantage that they have some tables so that you can appreciate your oysters.
I like the way you are free to order any combination of oysters or as few as one to try.
There are three prices because you can buy them unopened, half opened or fully opened to eat there.

Opposite the oysters, there is the condiments area where they have red wine vinegar and white wine vinegar.

As I had already had lunch, I just had an oyster and a clam.
They are opened in front of you and not rinsed hence you can taste the sea water which is the delicious part.
Both were fresh and appetizing complemented by the delicious vinegar so I will definitely be back for more.

The only thing I didn't like was the odd shell fragments.
Hand disinfecting gel and tissues are also available.