The most Southernly Snacks in the most Southernly Café in Britain! (@NLi10)

We have reached the end of the Cornwall portion of our holiday - but not without a trip down to Lizard point - which was walkable from our cottage (but would have taken 2 hours due to all the ups and downs that coastal paths are known for). 

Fortunately all tourist hot-spots are well catered for (even in Feb) and are a lot quieter at this time of year - it really is ideal.

Still pretty too!

And the seals don't mind the cold.  They are a little hard to see without zooming in, but they are just snoozing in the bays and if you know where to look they will pop up every now and then.

Easier to see them on the murals in the cafe to be fair!

But look at that view!

We had a teacake, and I chose a doughnut as I'd had scones the day before (see below as a bonus) and it looked pretty home-made which was a surprise and super cool.  When you have the 'Most Southern Cafe In England' you don't really need to serve top-notch food, but they clearly have done and had I known about this place I'd have got the bus down for lunch earlier in the week too.  Just have to go back to Cornwall soon!

I picked up fresh scones on day 1 of the holiday but it was the last but one day when I found a suitable Jam in the local supermarket

And I finished the final evening with Cornish Style scones.  I did mean to do the reverse in Devon when we got there but it's a bit harder in a hotel.

Pret’s Festive Lobster Roll (Pret) By @Cinabar

We had a busy day doing some Christmas shopping and we stopped to pick up a bite to eat using Pret takeaway. They did have a traditional turkey based sandwich on their menu but I also spotted this Festive Lobster Roll. I’m not sure how a lobster is festive but it is a luxury, so it certainly sounded indulgent and I couldn’t resist. The baguette is so ‘special’ that unlike most of their other sandwiches this one come in a posh box, which was Christmas red and looked rather smart.
When you are eating a Lobster Roll you can’t help feeling a little posh, pretentious moi? The sandwich is on a white small baguette and the filling consists of lobster, dressing, cucumber and spring onion. The flavour is actually fantastic. The bread is fluffy but with a light crunch on the crust. The flavour from the lobster is nicely enhanced by the dressing which is both cooling and fresh with lemon and has a gentle warmth from some chilli. The cucumber slices add loads of lovely crunchy texture, which really made it enjoyable to eat. I liked the spicy tang from the spring onion slices that were generously sprinkled inside this Festive Lobster Roll.
It may not be a traditional Christmas sandwich but as seasonal ones go this is one of the best. I think this might be a little posh for a every day take out sandwich, but after Christmas shopping we felt like we needed a treat.

Mackerel Fillets in chip shop style curry sauce (Sainsbury’s) By @SpectreUK

I do like tinned fish. I've written a few blogs in the past about them. I sometimes have them in salads, often on sandwiches, but more than likely just have them in the tin on the side of a meal for a bit of surf and turf. Produced by Princes this tin of Mackerel Fillets in chip shop style curry sauce struck me as a little different. I haven't had chip shop style sauce for ages, instead opting for chicken tikka kebab meat, battered sausage and large chips whenever we visit the local chippy. Chips and curry sauce was a staple favourite of mine on the way back from the pub on Friday and Saturday nights when I was a lad. I don't know what it is about chips dipped in chip shop curry sauce, but it goes particularly well after a few pints and especially with a chip butty on the side.

On peeling back the tin lid there was a familiar creamy yellow tint to the sauce covering the mackerel fillets. There was a smell of curry sauce mixed in with the mackerel aroma. I had some chips on the side with bacon and fried eggs. I dipped a chip in the sauce and was rewarded with that good old chip shop curry sauce flavour, albeit a little fishy. Eating the mackerel out of the tin with the rest of my meal was indeed a treat. The chip shop style curry sauce went surprisingly well with the mackerel. In fact I'd go as far as to say that this is one of my favourite flavoured sauce tinned fish and will definitely be hunting out some more Mackerel Fillets in chip shop style curry sauce.

Information on the tin;

The 125g tin contained 186 calories per 100g, also having 12.4g of fat, 1.3g of sugar, and 0.71g of salt. Rich in Omega 3 fish oils, please see photograph for the ingredients.

John West Mackerel Fillets in Teriyaki Sauce (Sainsbury’s) By @SpectreUK

I've noticed some work colleagues breaking open tins of various fish in sauce and adding them to ready made salads in their lunchboxes. I have added various fishy tins into salads before at home. I don't mind doing this, but I always feel the fish and sauce flavours disappear in amongst the various bits of salad. So I prefer to crack open a tin of fish on the side and delve into it with a fork whilst I eat my sandwich, crisps, etc. Anyway, I've tried various tins of fish and usually prefer fish in a spicy tomato sauce or mustard. However, I picked up this John West Mackerel Fillets in Teriyaki Sauce from the long line of slightly daunting shelves rammed full with a sparkling array of varieties of fish in tins. I left it on the Foodstufffind's shelf for a while, munching away at various other stuff until I picked it up this lunchtime. Oh my, I should have picked it up sooner and then gone back to the supermarket and emptied the shelf. If ever I had any doubts before, this is the best tin of fish in sauce I've ever picked up. Not only would it go well in a salad, as there is plenty of sauce for the large pieces of mackerel swim around in, and to douse your green leaves, but the teriyaki sauce is so tasty and authentic. I've had teriyaki in various restaurants with a variety of different meats, but never with mackerel. It feels like teriyaki was made for mackerel, they go together so well. The fish doesn't overpower the sauce and the sauce works perfectly well with the fish. Oh so well. I can't praise it enough. This is the fish in sauce tin for me.

Information on the tin;
The 125g fish tin contains 290 calories, 17g of fat, 16.4g of sugar, and 1.88g of salt. The ingredients include; mackerel fillets, water, sugar, sunflower oil, dehydrated soy sauce, concentrated lemon juice, salt, ginger, gluten, soya, milk, eggs, celery, thickener; xanthan gum, and red chilli powder.

Sild in Tomato Sauce (Sainsbury’s Local) By @SpectreUK

I hadn’t heard of Sild in Tomato Sauce until I picked up a tin of it by John West in the local supermarket. Typing up this review I don’t feel particularly foolish anymore, because my spell checker hadn’t heard of Sild either! If the word wasn’t on the can, I’d be freaking out a little by now… although I am still freaking out! How can I have not of heard of a tinned fish? Okay so there’s tinned Sardines, Pilchards, Eel, Tuna, Salmon, Anchovies, Mackerel, Kippers and lots of others I can’t think of right now, but I’m bound to have tasted them at some point. Sild? Looking it up and I clearly have no idea about fish. Sild is a young Herring, usually processed as Sardines, but called Sild if they are canned in Scandinavia… It’s wondrous what you can pick up and forget soon afterwards on the Internet.
Anyway, on opening the tin there was quite a battle not to get covered with fishy tomato sauce. I have to admit I failed embarrassing and had a slurpy unattractive bath in the red fishy fluid oozing out of the tin. I managed to flick a certain amount of it in various directions on finally peeling off the lid. I’d recommend you open a tin of this in the kitchen sink with an apron on if you value your clothes (or open it naked if that suits you) or you could open it outside (and not naked unless picnicking in a naturist area) and don’t open it too close to Seagulls. The fish had a usual fantastic melt in the mouth John West Sardines in tomato sauce type flavour, not salty, not sweet, but a little oily and having a rich tomato sauce with it. Again be careful whilst eating the Sild. Picking up bits of fish from the tin and on the way to my mouth it was occasionally falling to bits and splashing me with more oily tomato fishy sauce. This is not an attractive meal. Eat carefully, with the plate or tin close to your mouth (or eat naked if it suits you or you’re in a natur… oh, you get the idea!).

Information on the tin;

110g tin, with 198 calories per 100g, with 15.3g of fat, 1.9g of sugar, and 1.2g of salt. Ingredients included; Sild, concentrated tomato puree, water, sunflower oil, sugar, salt, waxy maize starch, and spirit vinegar.

Salmon Pearls (M&S) [By @Cinabar]

I was having a look around Marks and Spencer food hall, seeing what was new when these pearls caught my eye. They looked quite shiny and stunning, perfect for a starter on Christmas Day lunch. These had a use by date before then so I decided to try them out amongst a platter of cooked meats and cheese as a quick supper.

The pearl is actually a ball of salmon, cream cheese and lemon mousse in an edible pearl coloured coating, displayed on a shell. There is a piece of samphire too (think seaweed mixed with asparagus) but its pretty much there for the garnish. It had picked up a glimmer of edible pearl dust too, but I don't think this was intentional. The pearls are very shiny and their coating had clearly touched much of the box inside as well, its glimmering coating was everywhere. Thankfully the pearls were still fully formed, even if they had moved about.

We served them on their shells, but soon cut into them to reveal the mousse inside. The mouse was firm but still easily spread on bread. The flavour was a nice mix of acidic lemon and fresh salmon. There was was more citrus than I'd been expecting but I liked the zingy favour as it gave a lovely fresh taste with smooth salmon and the cream cheese.
Ok we all know I like my novelty food products and these do fit well into that category. These also have class too, and would make an ideal starter on Christmas Day, the kind of thing that would wow guests, but also not take up much preparation time. Win win then. :-)

By Cinabar

Braised Eel in Brown Sauce (Vanguard Supermarket) [By @SpectreUK]

I’ve been feeling a little unadventurous lately so I dug out a peel-back tin of “Made in Taiwan” by Tong Ho Foods Braised Eel in Brown Sauce that I’d bought recently from one of my favourite import food haunts in Birmingham. I remember the last tin of braised eel I had went out of date on the “Foodstufffind shelf of adventure” (okay, so I just named it…). I usually keep a good track of snack foods to make sure they don’t go to waste, but braised eel in chilli sauce just seemed to miss my radar. I’ve never tasted eel before and in some parts of England it’s considered a delicacy, but probably not in Wolverhampton. I do like fishy treats though, especially from cans and I do like brown sauce. I know brown sauce isn’t everyone’s favourite sauce (especially Cinabar’s), but hey, I like the stuff anyway!

On peeling-back the tin (and trying not to expect sardines) I wouldn’t say the strips of eel were deep filled with brown sauce, rather a reddish liquid sauce at the bottom of the tin. The label had stated to heat the eel, but I went for cold instead (I’m such a rebel). The eel itself was easy to break with a spoon and melted in my mouth, bones and all texture reminiscent of tinned pilchards. There was sweetness to the sauce that really brought out the fishy flavour in the eel. Really very tasty with a medium spice, and don’t be fooled by the brown sauce reference. It certainly didn’t taste of the traditional molasses brown sauce in the UK. Rather like a sweet spicy mild chilli sauce. I would recommend this tin of braised eel to anyone. Now I’ve found out that I like eel!

By Spectre

Century Tuna Hot & Spicy (Pinoy Foods, Birmimgham) [By @SpectreUK]

This could have been a blog about cuttlefish flavoured corn puffballs if the owner of Pinoy Foods hadn't reminded me that I'd blogged about them before. I wasn't sure when he mentioned it as I didn't recognise the packet, so I bought them anyway. It was only when I got home and asked the boss (Cinabar) to check that I knew the owner was right. However the packet had changed, so I haven't gone completely daft. Only mostly... Having said that, I did really enjoy them when I ate them again... You're probably wondering why I'm rabbiting on about crayfish balls, well I bought this tin of Century Tuna Hot & Spicy at the same time and have just got around to making a fat sandwich out of it. I'm banned from using Cinabar's posh electric tin opener on account that I have no idea how it works and have broken two of them trying to work them out. Okay, so I am daft! On opening this tin with my children's style manual tin opener I noticed there was a lot of soya bean oil on the top of the tuna shavings. I decided to taste a little and immediately noticed a chilli burn on my tongue and that was just from the oil. I'm sorry to say that I had to drain some of the oil off though, as this would have been the messiest sandwich ever otherwise. I sampled a good chunk of tuna before dumping the rest on my sandwich. There was a good tuna flavour mixed with fiery ginger and cinnamon followed by a chilli burn. Not enough chilli and spices to kill a curious cat if you leave the tin open whilst you make some tea, but enough to make it sit up and bark! It certainly left a warming heat in my mouth and made for a very tasty, spicy and messy tuna sandwich. Next time I pick up a can of this, I'll remember it as a regular on my shelf.

Information on the tin;

180g tin. Ingredients included; tuna flakes (50%), water, soya bean oil (17%), natural ground spices (chilli 0.8%), onion powder, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar, salt, guar gum thickener, cornstarch, whey powder, and bayleaf.

By Spectre

John West Infusions Tuna Soy & Ginger flavour [By @SpectreUK]

I do like a tuna sandwich for lunch. It feels healthy and revitalising somehow more than a ham or beef sandwich. I quickly figured that this resealable John West Infusions Tuna Soy & Ginger flavour 80g pot would most likely not require resealing at the end of the sandwich making process. Full and slightly messy it may be, but I do like a doorstep tuna sandwich. There is a garden centre not too far from here (Wolverhampton) that does great big fat tuna sandwiches and I love the place. Anyway, I digress... I've tried a few of these John West Tuna Infusions before and had left this one until last. I couldn't decide whether the often strong spicy ginger ingredient may overpower the tuna or maybe the soy ingredient would calm the ginger down. I guess there was only one way to find out...

On opening the pot I was initially surprised for some reason that I could predominately smell tuna, which sounds kind of dumb, but as I've tried so many ginger flavoured beverages in the past that I've lost count, I expect ginger to burn my nostril hair as soon as I open anything with ginger in it. I dumped most of the contents of the pot on my open sandwich, but saved a little to taste. I was right the second time where I had surmised that the soy would calm the ginger ingredient. There was an initial flavour of tuna which then seemed to do a little jig with the soy and then the ginger tried to cut into the dance. The tuna seemed to disagree with the pairing and told both the soy and the ginger to leave the dance floor, leaving the tuna as Billy No-Mates to do a John Travolta in the aftertaste. A subtle blend of flavours making a light and breezy Summery feeling sandwich. Nice one John West!

Information on the pot;

80g pot per 100g has 204 calories with 0.6g of sugar and 10.9g of fat. Ingredients included; Skipjack Tuna (80%), extra virgin olive oil (10%), rehydrated soy sauce (7%) (water, soybean, wheat, maltodextrin, and salt), ginger, and natural ginger flavouring.

By Spectre

John West Steam Pot - Tuna Infusion [By @SpectreUK]

I recently saw the slightly piratesque fisherman advert for John West Steam Pots. I found it pretty enthusing so I dusted off this John West Steam Pot Tomato & Black Olive Couscous and new Infusions Tuna with Lemon & Thyme, which I had been sent by John West a while back for me to sample. Loving anything tuna flavoured I couldn't help thinking this Steam Pot didn't sound like the most interesting flavour. The cooking instructions seemed pretty simple though, instructing me to just add freshly boiled water to the couscous (approximately 135ml), stir, then pop the lid back on for five minutes before adding the Infusions Skipjack Tuna. After doing this I was happy to find that the Couscous on its own was very tasty, so if you fancy splitting them up and having the Tuna on a sandwich instead give it a go. I decided to mix them up for the full meal experience instead. The pot filled pretty quickly making it slightly hard to mix the two together.

Once this was done both flavours merged together in my mouth perfectly giving a burst of flavours with every mouthful. I could definitely taste the lemon mixed in with the tuna, and the thyme complemented both flavours. This meal had a Mediterranean feel to it with black olives slightly overshadowing the tomato and the couscous taste just nosing between the two, with the mixed in flavoured tuna rounding of the meal perfectly. I was glad to have misjudged the flavour combinations in this meal. This was a lovely meal with some bread on the side. Very tasty, very healthy and very filling.

Information on the cardboard sleeve;
See photograph.

By Spectre

Fried Mackerels in Chilli Sauce (Chinese Market, Birmingham) [By @SpectreUK]

This tin of Fried Mackerels in Chilli Sauce was produced by Smiling Fish in Thailand. Smiling Fish or smiling assassin? The can had a redness to it denoting hot chilli. The fish image on the front of the tin was decidedly fire engine red in colour. There was even a serving suggestion on the front of the tin that looked like pieces of sumptuous mackerel covered in a very red chilli sauce.

I love mackerel. Seldom do I go through a fishy meal without having one or two mackerel on the side. It's probably one of my favourite fish to eat next to cod and tuna. I also like tomato sauce on fish; especially pilchards. I noticed from the ingredients that these fried mackerels are covered in chilli sauce, not tomato, so all that redness in the photograph on the front of the tin is chilli. Better open the tin and find out just how hot the sauce is then...

I must admit on opening the tin the fishy contents didn't look the most appetising snack, more like the insides of a zombie. There were plenty of chilli seeds floating menacingly around the tightly packed container also. There was a goodly hit of mackerel in the smell and the chilli lightly tickled my nose hairs. On first syrupy sweet taste the fried mackerel was pretty tough to cut through with a fork. There was a sugary sweetness to the chilli sauce that made this a very moreish almost pudding-like dish. The chilli had a medium to hot taste to it that both heated up my mouth and insides as it went down, and also cleared my sinuses. I found this a very tasty hot treat, sweet and warming. Indeed my mouth was on fire by the end of the tin. I ate it out of the tin, of course, which is the only way to eat a tinned fish snack! :-)

Information on the tin;
Net weight 155g, 93g when drained. 298 calories with 15.3g of fat and 15.7g of sugar. The "high calcium" ingredients included; mackerels (57%), water, palm oil (12%), sugar (10%), chilli (15%), soybean, salt, and vinegar.

By Spectre

Specially Selected Caviar (Aldi) [By @Cinabar]

I’ve never tried Caviar before but when an advert came through the door a few months back stating that our local Aldi would be selling some type of Beluga caviar I added a reminder to my calendar. Now there has been a lot of controversy since then about this Caviar on the internet, including the labelling of the type and the cut down price. I’m not knowledgable enough in the intricacies of Caviar to comment, but I knew it was something I still fancied trying so picked up a small jar for just £9.99. The pack states that this roe originates from QianDao Lake, China and is from a cross bread of Sturgeon.

I knew this Specially Selected Caviar need a special occasion and what better than the big day served with blinis, cream cheese, smoked salmon and prawns. The packaging is eggstremely well put together, all neatly packed with a posh card outer case, with a little Caviar spoon to help serves it. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened up the jar, and have to admit I was expecting something more liquid, but the roe are quite dry and easily spooned out. I tried three little eggs on their own and was impressed by their flavour. They weren’t too strong, and had a good fishy flavour, and a hint of saltiness. Texture wise they were fairly firm, but burst nicely delivering the taste.
Sprinkled on our blini concoction they looked fab, and made them look super posh. I liked the hint roe taste mixed with the salmon, it enhanced the flavour and the appearance. I don’t eat blinis and salmon that often, but if I’m after something a bit special this is something I’d buy again as a luxurious treat to top it.

By Cinabar

Grace's Mackerel in Tomato Sauce with Hot Chilli (Tesco) [By @SpecreUK]

Grace's produce my favourite tomato sauce, which is their Hot Tomato Ketchup. When I saw this tin of Mackerel in Tomato Sauce with Hot Chilli by Graces, I just had to pick it up and save it for a rainy day. It had two of my favourite things inside it; Grace's Hot Tomato Ketchup (or something like it anyway) and of course; mackerel. Feeling rather hungry one lunchtime I decided to open the tin. I had some bread for dipping and a tomato cut up on the side. There were some left over slices of beef in the fridge that gave me an ideal opportunity for some surf 'n' turf action.

On opening the fully packed tin I prized out the three big fat lumps of fish, which initially dictated three portions for three people or one portion for one big fat greedy person (like me). The tomato sauce had a fishiness from the mackerel and a medium heat from the added chilli. The sauce was very tasty and reminiscent of my favourite Grace's Hot Tomato Ketchup (discounting the fishiness). After my first taste of the sauce I just knew that I'd need more bread to mop up all of the red tomato chilli sauce. I took a big chunk out of one of the lumps of fish. It melted in my mouth and made me groan a little with pleasure. The tangy chilli heat warmed my mouth and left it tingling for another piece. After a while I noticed my nose had started to sweat a little from the chilli heat. This reminded me of the times when I'd added English Mustard to the can of pilchards in tomato sauce as a child to give it a bit of wellie. This Grace's Mackerel in Tomato Sauce with Hot Chilli definitely had wellie and then some. Although I did have an "eyes bigger than tummy" moment towards the end of the meal!

Information on the tin;
400g tin, per 100g at 222 calories, with 1.3g of sugar and 4.4g of fat. Produced in Ireland. Ingredients included; mackerel (60%), tomato purée (5%), salt, modified maize starch, sugar, chilli powder (0.7%), wheat flour, vegetable oil, acetic acid, garlic, spices. Allergen information; contains gluten.

By Spectre

John West Peppered Mackerel Fillets [By @SpectreUK]

These mackerel fillets from John West were seasoned with cracked black pepper, which sounded perfect for a healthy peppery lunchtime fishy treat. It stated on the tin that these Peppered Mackerel Fillets can be eaten hot or cold, so I went for the traditional eat it fresh out of the tin method. I'd shook the tin before opening and took note of a slight slosh. You never know how dangerous one of these peel-back tin lids can be, so I opened the tin over the kitchen sink perhaps being a little too over cautious. I was rewarded with a very fishy mackerel smell on opening and none of it on my clothes. That's the goal of all food intake of course; in my mouth not on my clothes (so often not the case if I sit on the sofa watching TV with a tray of "messy" food)! Once I'd sat down to eat the initial uber fishy mackerel smell had calmed down a little, but I still figured I wouldn't be gaining any kisses that afternoon. I could see crushed black peppercorns on the top of the fish fillets. Black pepper was present in the succulent mackerel taste, which left a warm tingle on my tongue and tickled the back of my mouth. This was certainly not a dry fish fillet experience, as the sloshiness in the tin was a little brine in the bottom, which gave these Peppered Mackerel Fillets a lip-smacking saltiness. I found these Peppered Mackerel Fillets a perfect healthy afternoon snack whether with lunch or inbetween meals. I preferred them on their own in the can, as I often do with this type of fishy treat, but I can see there would be a lot of potential for salads and hot meals also. Just don't forget to brush your teeth afterwards if you want that kiss!

Information on the tin;
John West was established in Liverpool in 1857. 110g peel-back tin at 249 calories, with 17.6g of fat and traces of sugar. Ingredients included; mackerel fillets (98%), crushed black peppercorns, and salt. Although care is taken in preparation some bones may remain.

By Spectre

Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad (John West) [By @SpectreUK]

This John West's Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad had an "improved recipe" label on the front and being a lover of most things fishy I just had to try it out. There was a free plastic fork on top of a metal hexagonal dish underneath the cardboard outer shell. This tuna salad sounded perfect for a quick and healthy lunch that I could eat cold on the go, and so I decided to do just that on my way to uni. I even had a can of John West's Sardines in Tomato Sauce on the side. The tuna salad had an easy peel foil lid to prevent the tomato sauce inside from flicking everywhere. Once open I could see lots of chunky tuna pieces in a juicy tomato sauce with thick wriggly pasta, mixed (red, yellow and green) diced peppers and chopped olives. The lovely sweet herby and spicy tomato sauce had a slight vinegary taste and complemented the succulent tuna pieces perfectly. The squidgy pasta chunks added extra body to the salad, with a spicy bitiness from the peppers and slight oily flavour from the green olives. This Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad certainly made for an easy, quick and healthy packed lunch with no washing up. I would definitely have this again, especially for a healthy boost from my usual sandwich and crisps!

Information on the card label;
Produced in Portugal for John West Foods, in Liverpool, established in 1857. 220g salad with 211 calories, 4.2g of fat and 9.5g of sugar. No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. For ingredients see photograph. Allergy advice contains; fish, wheat, egg, and may contain traces of mustard.

By Spectre

Find out more about the range on their website: http://www.john-west.co.uk

Sushi - @Tesco Summer Selection (Ltd Ed) [Review by @NLi10]

Occasionally I pick up sushi for a work lunch, and when I do I often get some for a friend of mine.  He returned the favour recently, but grabbed this new exciting looking variety pack.

And this is what it contains!

The coronation chicken sushi sandwich was quite nice.  This had no raisins in to spoil it and was just a lightly spiced chicken layer in normal sushi rice with no wrap.  Unusual flavour for sushi which was a good start to things.

The coleslaw in the little hosomaki was overpowered but the carrot wrap flavour/texture that was also going on.  I think that these were pretty interesting to look at and enough of a different flavour that you could give this to people who find the fish and seaweed style of sushi off-putting and they'd be converted.

The next one contained prawns which I do tend to avoid, but turned out fairly nice.  The lemon wrap was a little zingier than the carrot, but the centre of the chumaki was the star and contained most of the flavour.  

The BBQ wrap was totally the star of the package. Unexpected flavour burst with every mouthful and it was something I'd have never considered trying to do to sushi at home.  It's worth picking one of these up as a sushi fan just to try this, and I'm sure i'll be looking out for these on menus in restaurants now.

Finally we had the normal looking hosomaki but with a minty kick. I'd expected these to be the bulk out of the package but they went the whole way and only included interesting options.  Not something you'd rush to buy, but included in the package an interesting twist on a classic.

I'm sure the reason behind this pack is that they are thinking of choosing one or two options to add to their existing range, and I'd vote for the BBQ every time.  I do think that a 'sushi Jr' pack with carrot and lemon wrapped sweet flavoured sushi would sell well and could even be targeted at the teen and child market.  I'd be interested to see where this goes, and hope to nab a few more of these before the limited period ends.  Yum!