Nestle Kit Kat Nescafé Mocha Flavour (Ocado) By @SpectreUK

A Kit Kat is ideal for a quick break. I don't see them in the adverts on TV so much these days. I remember the paper and foil packaging, and someone running their fingernail down the centre to break the two chocolate wafer sticks apart, to complete the "quick break" pun.

Nowadays, the packaging has changed to plastic, like most other chocolate bars, which is a shame I think. Although you may see me as a traditionalist, I still think the paper and foil was better for the environment.

This new Nestle Kit Kat Nescafé Mocha Flavour should be good for a quick afternoon coffee break. There was a strong smell of coffee on opening the packet. It was then I remembered I have never liked Nescafe instant coffee. Having said that, on taste there was a good strong flavour of coffee, which mixed perfectly with the chocolate and wafer flavours.

I'd definitely recommend this Nestle Kit Kat Nescafé Mocha Flavour, especially if you like a low calorie chocolate treat with your quick coffee break.

Information on the packet; Each Kit Kat contains 104 calories, with 5.1g of fat, 10.2g of sugar, and 0.05g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

New Tic Tac Two Raspberry Lemon (Morrisons) By @Cinabar

I spotted these new Tic Tac Two Raspberry Lemon by the tills at Morrisons. They were a bit of an impulse buy, so I popped them on the conveyor belt. I noticed that the pack size was slightly bigger than regular Tic Tacs, and the sweets themselves are also larger. These have two colours, with one half pink and the other half white.

Once home, I saw that these new Tic Tacs are made with artificial sweeteners, which lowers the calorie count. I do worry, though, all sweets made with artificial sweeteners seem to carry that warning: “Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects.” It really puts me off. I know sugar isn’t ideal either, but I always end up wondering how many sweets count as excessive.

Anyway, I gave one a try. The flavour was a little more sour than I expected, with the lemon shining through first. This then developed into a sweeter raspberry taste, and it made for a pleasant, fruity sweet. I liked them and ate five, then decided to stop. But these are a nice sweet treat, and the pack isn’t too big to fit in my handbag either, which makes them perfect for travel, much like regular Tic Tacs.

Ritter Sport Coffee Duo (Asda) By @Cinabar

I think the people at Ritter Sport may have been having a debate about which of the two new coffee flavours they had been working on should be released as a bar. Should they go with Milky Macchiato or Crunchy Coffee? I am guessing both were good, and the answer to the argument was to release both. Here we have Ritter Sport Coffee Duo, a single bar with half of each flavour. I unwrapped the bar and the aroma of chocolate and coffee was very enticing. The bar has two different logos on the chocolate pieces, showing where the change in flavour occurs. I broke a strip off so that I could try some of each.

 

Crunchy Coffee This section has a darker looking filling than the other half. I decided to start here as I do like texture. I broke off a piece and gave it a try. I really enjoyed the coffee and chocolate flavour. The coffee was strong and rich, but not overpowering, and it was well balanced with the chocolate. The chocolate chunks were very crunchy, which added a satisfying texture and made it feel substantial to eat. I loved both the taste and the texture.

Milky Macchiato I broke off one of the cubes from this section and gave it a taste. It offered creamy chocolate with a smooth, mellow coffee flavour. This was good, although it was milder in coffee than the other half. I still liked it. I think this is the sweeter and creamier part, but the coffee was still prominent enough to shine. I was also pleasantly surprised to find a light crispiness in the texture, which worked well.

I love coffee and chocolate as a combination and honestly I would happily eat either side as a new main bar. It is just nice to see some new coffee and chocolate pairings appearing on the shelves.

Sainsbury's Butter Chicken Curry Pie [@NLi10]

Britain loves curry, Britain loves pies - so we have curry pies! Balti pies were all the rage a while back, but other than the 'sauce' pie I'd not seen many other variations

Butter chicken is one of my go-to options.  It's not as spicy as many others, and is a lot harder to do badly than the Korma.  Also if you are in a good restaurant they will call it makhani instead and you know it's going to be a good one and not just "curry for people scared of curry"

Looks decent enough with a lovely puff top

And the insides certainly smell legit - Luna here is confused because if I have this from the takeaway I'd get naan which is one of her favourite things in the world.

The chicken is decent sized chunks, and the sauce is as thick and rich as you'd expect.  A perfect, milder option for the curry pie then - with potential to add some of my chilli salt from the grinder to take it to the next level.

I'll certainly aim to have this one again, but when we are surrounded by ace curry houses it seems rude not to pop out to those too.

 

Roosters Roots. Rock. Reggae. Pineapple & Grapefruit IPA (Asda) IPA By @SpectreUK

We can't find a decent Chippy nearby. Our last Chip Shop changed the oil they use to a cheaper brand, which makes me ill. All the prices of fish and chips have been hiked up so much that they not worth the chance of being ill over. So, I have home cooked fish and chips tonight.

I do like a fruity India Pale Ale to wash my fish and chips down with. Rooster Brewing Company in Harrogate produced this Roots. Rock. Reggae. Pineapple & Grapefruit IPA. To add more flavour it has pineapple and grapefruit zest and juice in the ingredients. At 6.4% in volume, tropical flavoured hop varieties of Admiral, Cascade, Summit, Centennial and Nelson Sauvin, as well as malted barley and wheat were added in the brewing.

On opening the can there was a strong smell of pineapple mixed with grapefruit, and tropical hops, with sweet pale malt behind it. In taste this was a very fruity tropical IPA. Roots. Rock. Reggae. Pineapple & Grapefruit IPA was strong in both pineapple and grapefruit to begin with, followed by a crisp bitterness of tropical hops, and sweet pale malts to finish. This was a perfect beer with fish and chips for a totally tropical taste.