12 August 2020

Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour (Morrison’s) By @SpectreUK

Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour

Pot Noodle are calling their Sweet & Sour a "Power Pair" for a "Double Down, Down Up" balanced flavour. I must admit that I haven't seen a Sweet & Sour meal marketed like that before. Don't get me wrong as it seems like a fair assumption, but the Sweet & Sour dishes I've eaten in the past don't really separate themselves out as different flavours combined so much as to just taste like Sweet & Sour… No, I don't know what I'm talking about either, but I guess I've just eaten them in the past without thinking so much about it! 
Described on their website as "Noodles in a Chinese sweet and sour flavour sauce with vegetables and a little sachet of sweet and sour sauce", this Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour has diced carrots, peas and red peppers mixed in with the noodles, sauce mix, and sachet. I haven't had a Pot Noodle for a while. They're pretty high in calories, fat, sugar and salt, so I've had to miss out on a few of the other things I usually prefer to eat on Cinabar and her Mom's pizza night to account for the extra calories in this Pot Noodle. 

Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour


After adding in the freshly boiled water, then the small sachet before stirring, this Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour had a decent sweet and sour sauce aroma, but it was pretty heavy on tomato in flavour. I only say that in a bad way because it's supposed to taste of Sweet & Sour, rather than a tomato noodle soup. Even though I stirred regularly whilst eating the noodles in their sauce and diced vegetables, I noticed that the real Sweet & Sour flavour seemed to have still sunk to the bottom of the pot. There was a good strong flavour of Sweet & Sour down at the bottom, but I could have been fooled that I was eating a tomato flavoured pot noodle for most of the meal. This Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour was still tasty and tangy, but I'm not sure I'd rush out to buy another one. If I was to separate them out as a "Power Pair", I'd say it was more like "Tomato and Sweet & Sour". 
Information on the pot; Per pot there are 436 calories, with 17g of fat, 12g of sugar, and 1.4g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Pot Noodle Sweet & Sour

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