Maggi - Gochujang Beef Flavour Instant Noodles [@NLi10]

I like the Maggi masala noodles for lunch, but they are a little small.  Enter this £1.99 version with TWO sachets and a larger block of noodles.

And the packet looks a lot fancier

The ingredients are the same - but it suggests turning it into a meal with actual food too.  I did not do this.

Into the pot it all goes.  I forgot to take a picture of it all cooked. Why?

Because it was hot.  Like proper hot.  And I didn't even touch the sachet of very spicy.

This was a terrible choice for a nice big lunch - it was impossible to eat at speed.  With veggies and meat to mitigate the heat then I think it might have been ok - I do like hot food, but this was like a Nandos Hot and eating that as soup at lunch while the liquid was hot made it too hard.  I did finish it but had to have an extended lunch to do so.

I'd totally have these again (and have them in mind for a spicy present for a cousin) but for me - I'll stick to Masala which has a kick, but not a kick to the face.

 

McCoy’s Yellow Mustard Flavour (Ocado) By @SpectreUK

Pork is probably my favourite sandwich. I say ‘probably’, because I love so many different sandwiches. I may have a little apple sauce on a pork sandwich, or more likely a little English Mustard, or French’s Classic Yellow mustard.

I don’t want to distract from the taste of the pork in the sandwich, as it is a fairly delicate taste. Too much hot or sweet mustard, and the flavour of pork may quickly be overwhelmed, and the sandwich a bit of a dud.

These new McCoy’s Yellow Mustard Flavour crisps may help with not overwhelming my pork sandwich. On opening the bag there was a sweet mustard aroma to the yellowish orange ridged potato crisps inside.

On first crunchy taste, these McCoy’s Yellow Mustard Flavour crisps had a tangy mustard flavour, followed by sweet fiery horseradish and a little spicy paprika. They certainly were tasty, maybe too flavoursome for my pork sandwich, but definitely very moreish indeed. I’ll have to get some more of these.

Information on the packet; The 25g bag contained 132 calories, with 7.8g of fat, 0.9g of sugar, and 0.12g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Skeletons (Ocado) By @Cinabar

It is official, we are hitting autumn and the Halloween snacks are in the shops. Naturally, I am using this as an excuse to stock up on all the seasonal sweets, and as someone who loves chocolate and peanut butter, these Reese’s Peanut Butter Skeletons were high on my list of ‘essential’ purchases.

In the pack, we have nicely decorated, foil-covered chocolates with a cute skeleton design. They look great. They are wrapped too, so they are perfect for sharing, but let’s be honest, these are going to be eaten long before anyone knocks on the door wanting to trick or treat.

I gave one a try, and the ratio is different compared to a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. There is more chocolate and a smaller portion of peanut butter. The flavour is therefore more about the sweet chocolate, but there is still enough peanut butter to give plenty of nutty flavour. Purists may prefer the more full-on taste of a peanut butter cup, though.

I still really like these. They are sweet, nutty and easy to eat, and they also look adorable emptied into a bowl. A fun Halloween twist on one of my favourite chocolate and peanut butter combinations.

Harry Specters Luxe Chocolates Box (Gifted) By @Cinabar

We were very kindly gifted this box of Harry Specters Luxe Chocolates for review, and I have to say, I was seriously impressed. Harry Specters has a lovely ethos, using ethical cocoa and natural ingredients, as well as creating employment opportunities for autistic young adults. The founder's son is autistic, and the company is particularly focused on being autism-friendly and creating opportunities and support for autistic people. 

They also make some really interesting chocolate flavours, which was the bit that really caught my attention. I couldn't wait to try them. I opened the box and the first thing that came to mind was wow. These are seriously beautiful chocolates. Each one is individually decorated and they look like little chocolate gems sitting in the box. They are almost too pretty to eat. Almost. I had no idea where to start, so I went with my usual tactic of finding the nutty ones first.

Peanut Butter - The chocolate is sweet and full of flavour, with 40% cocoa, while the peanut butter filling is thick and a little sticky. Peanut butter and chocolate is one of my favourite combinations, and this was absolutely spot on.

Maple and Pecan - Again, we have smooth chocolate, this time with a smooth, sweet and nutty filling. The maple comes from proper Canadian Maple Butter, which gives it a lovely rich sweetness. Pure yum.

Intense Coffee - Here we have strong coffee paired with a 60% cocoa chocolate covering. The flavour is full-on rich coffee and chocolate, and it really is a proper kick of flavour sensation. Seriously, I would eat a whole bar of this.

Apple Cinnamon - I decided to go for a fruity one next, and being a cinnamon lover, this was the natural choice. It uses 40% cocoa chocolate, proper fruity apple purée and just enough cinnamon to give a lovely little hit of warmth. Pure heaven.

These chocolates are next level. I honestly wasn't expecting to be quite so blown away by them, but every one I tried was absolutely delicious. They look beautiful, the flavours are interesting, and the chocolate itself is excellent. These are the sort of chocolates that make you stop after the first bite and think, wow. They deserve to be in every supermarket.

Flipz - Cinnamon Bun - Danish Pastry Flavour Pretzels [@NLi10]

 We've just got back from Denmark/Sweden and I ate a lot of good pastries on the trip.  To remember it my partner picked up these Flipz!

  

We've had a lot of these over the years, but this may be the perfect flavour - it's basically pretzel flavoured pretzels.  Well - with the sugar and cinnamon on the top anyway.

Standard ingredients.  

Standard appearance (although this is quite a bad picture - sorry!) but they have the crunch and sweetness with the lovely spices on top.  Perfect (home) cinema snack and something I'd be tempted to pay full price for!