Pepsi Max Tropical (Ocado) By @Cinabar

This is an interesting new flavour from Pepsi called Pepsi Tropical. The can artwork shows pineapple and what looks like melon and possibly peach. It is not the clearest from the tiny icons, but that is my best guess. It has only just launched, yet it already feels very much like an early summer drink. This is also a sugar free Pepsi Max variant.

When I opened the can, the fruity aroma was very distinct. It immediately reminded me of a bag of fruit sweets. Very sugary and very tropical. Poured into a glass, it had a lovely strong fizz.

On the first sip, it is clear this drink is all about the tropical fruit. Pineapple comes through strongly and, honestly, it made me think of a fizzy Um Bongo. I really enjoyed it, although the cola element is definitely more muted in the background.

To test this theory, I passed it to Spectre, who normally dislikes cola of any kind, not just Pepsi. He was very reluctant to try it. After a cautious sniff, he admitted it smelled nice, took a sip, and declared it lovely and fruity and said he would happily drink it. That pretty much confirms it. There is far more fruit than cola going on here.

TGI Fridays @ Iceland UK - Boneless Chicken Wings & Chilli Jam [@Nli10]

 I'm growing to love my trips to Iceland - they have a load of things you can buy, forget about, and then really enjoy when you get to them.

Case in point is these bright red boneless chicken wings - essentially nuggets but made with chopped meat like in a Chinese restaurant not mince like nuggets.

Thew bright redness is the sachet of sticky chilli sauce you get with them - but guess who forgot to take those pictures again - so just imagine a boring bag of red sauce, and some cold looking chicken lumps

It's the good sauce, with the vinegar base like Buffalo sauce should be - I have a couple of versions in the house already

And it's an easy cook - oven for a bit, melt the sauce mix the two in a bowl then add to veg and pasta and pour remaining sauce over the top.

I expected it to be an imitation version of the restaurant ones, but frankly my only complaint was the portion size.  10 chunks is too many for one person, but not enough for two portions.  I know they have to scale to the round Iceland pricing, but this was a sad one.  Two more lumps and it'd be perfect.

The sauce was sticky, tangy and spicy, nut not aggressive. The chicken and crumb were balanced and flavourful even with the sauce.  Definitely one to add to the freezer if your family is into this Korean style spicy chicken.  Another win. Each success jut makes me more likely to go into Iceland first and then finish off in the bigger shops instead of the reverse.

Iceland Caramel Flavoured Squirty Cream (Iceland) By @SpectreUK

You may have noticed me mention how much I like ice cream. I have ice cream for pudding most nights. In fact, I probably have too much ice cream, if there is such a thing. I have what I call a 'child's portion' of ice cream. Not one of those restaurant child portions they do for little kids. A child's portion of ice cream a child would likely serve itself.

Anyway, to top it off, literally, I like squirty cream. This Iceland Caramel Flavoured Squirty Cream does taste of sweet caramel and certainly was creamy. It went very well on top of my raspberry ripple, just as well as it went on top of a hot chocolate. A very nice change from regular squirty cream.

Love Heart Squashies (Service Station) By @Cinabar

We all know and love Love Hearts sweets, so spotting these fab large Squashies versions definitely caught my eye. Each piece still comes stamped with a little word or picture, which keeps that classic charm. Inside the bag you get six different flavours to try.

Is it just me, or does the picture on the bag make the white sweet in the top right look pale blue?

Also, a small gripe. The ingredients are printed in white on a pale background, which is not exactly the easiest to read when you are standing in a service station with dodgy lighting.

Moving on to the sweets themselves. Each one is nicely chewy with a soft texture that slowly dissolves as you keep nibbling. There is a proper little flavour burst from each colour too. Here is how they stack up.

• Green - 
Lime. Quite citrusy and fairly strong. A fresh, zingy taste that wakes your taste buds up.
• White
 - Pineapple. Soft and fruity. Definitely pineapple, but on the delicate side.
• Dark red - 
Blackcurrant. So yummy. Very fruity and nicely strong. We absolutely need more blackcurrant sweets in the world.
• Yellow - Lemon. 
Sweet and fruity lemon. Thankfully more pleasant and mellow rather than sharp.
• Orange
 - Orange. Mellow and sweet with a nice orange flavour that is easy to enjoy.
• Pink - Cherry. 
Not overly cherry, but there is a nice acidic burst of fruity flavour that keeps things interesting.

I definitely preferred the stronger flavours. Honestly, I would happily demolish a whole bag of just the blackcurrant ones.

Gnaw - Sea-salt & Caramel Hot Chocolate on a stick [@Nli10]

 Even though it's been a little warmer this week its still firmly hot chocolate weather, and a good excuse to use the ones we've accumulated up.

This one was a little more interesting with layers and ingredients inside - and it's another vegan one so perfect for my oat milk.

Sea-salt & caramel are not really my ideal choices, but in a drink it sounds nice

Cosy evening please!

Stick & blob

Melted easy enough

Decent colours & aromas!

Makes a nice chocolate - maybe for a bigger mug, and maybe hotter than I'd have it in my lovely stone mug.

Not too salty and not too sweet from the caramel either - a nice surprise and great to sit and watch the curling with.