Showing posts with label flavour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flavour. Show all posts

Monday, September 17, 2012

Wheaty: Spacebar Pumpkin Seed Sausage


I suppose the idea of pumpkin seed sausage is quite weird. This bar is quite nice though. It has an essence of the chorizo one, by that I mean you can tell it's made by the same people - it has a similar meaty texture and a similar, although toned down flavour. I was expecting it to be disappointing in comparison to the chorizo, but honestly it's really good. The flavour is broader, like a herb sausage served cold. There is some texture differences, namely seeds, but don't get the idea that this is like eating seeds, they seem to be far between and blended in. I'd buy them again, perhaps a nicer alternative if you didn't want to destroy your breathe with chorizo. 4/5

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Wheaty: Spacebar Chorizo Sausage

These are awesome. The texture is good, and the flavour is really strong (won't do your breath much good). It's quite hard to find a mock meat that you can just eat on it's own and still taste nice, and these are really moorish. Not sure how healthy they are but I don't really care. It's basically a vegan version of a popular meat snack. Packaging on these can be annoying, the plastic has little slits to tear but they sometimes just bend, so sharp teeth or scissors might be needed. They are also housed in a small amount of oil so plan on eating it near a bin. And finally, make sure you eat it fridge cold. At room temp they're only half as good, they go a bit soft and it's odd. I haven't tried the other styles of Spacebar yet, as I doubt they will be as nice as this one but reviews will be up some point in the future. Another 5/5, one of them days.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tofutti: Rock 'n' Roll Cones

These cones might say Tofutti or Triano, I think they're the same, but the ones I'm reviewing didn't have a chocolate sauce I think it was toffee or caramel. The tops have sprinkled nuts too, and they're a bit bigger and better than the ones on Peak cones. However, overall the cone isn't quite as good as the Peak ones; the vanilla ice cream, like the tub, tastes a bit cheaper and the cones too they're a bit more soggy. Flavour isn't bad though and I still enjoy them. So it's 3/5 (maybe plus a half).

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Provamel: Organic Soya Strawberry Flavour

Not much to say in this review. I had this the other day, and it was ok. The milk is thin like you would expect and as it's soya you can taste the soya. The strawberry flavour isn't that strong, it's there but not intensely sweet (which I'm not saying is a bad thing). So I would have given 3/5, but towards the end the straw sucked up some yoghurt material. I did shake it quite well beforehand, and it had 6 months left on the date. So it was an unpleasant surprise and I had to spit it out. It was a bit like a skin. So I would have to give it 2/5 now as I'm not sure I would buy it again.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Essential: Apple & Cinnamon Muesli

Today's review is for Essential's Apple & Cinnamon Muesli. I've eaten this with Tesco's almond milk which I'll put a mini review up afterwards. I've pretty much finished this packet of muesli now, which is about 5+ bowls worth. It's quite a nice cereal, if you like the apple/cinnamon combination, you can certainly taste both flavours. The strength of the flavours is kind of lacking, I wouldn't say weak but just above weak. By that I mean it needs something else if you really want a flavour sensation. So it might be worth chopping some fresh apple into it or putting some hot apple and cinnamon drink in it with the milk of your choice (if you have milk). Maybe some apple puree would do it. The texture is ok, it gets soggy fairly quickly and to me it tastes better when its still crunchy so I tend to eat it quite fast.

I might buy it again in the future, but for now I'm still trying new brands, and I have a suspition that there is another apple and cinnamon cereal I prefer. 3/5