Fruitiser - Pomegranate and Raspberry (Prezzo) [By @NLi10

Non alcoholic drinks in restaurants are sometimes a bit odd. I ordered this ordinary sounding pomegranate and raspberry drink in Prezzo with an Italian meal and it came with a wine glass. This confused me at first but I guess it's a stylish way to make people feel better about not drinking with a meal.
The drink itself is a pleasantly light affair, but tastes more of the fizz of a wine than the fruits themselves. This actually works quite well with a meal, but would be less refreshing out and about on a hot day. In these late summer days it was a pleasant drink, and one I may have again. I will be tempted to drink from the bottle to be rebellious next time, just to prove some of us are proud of our soft drinks.

By NLi10

Grace Hot Tomato Ketchup [@gracefoods ] [By @SpectreUK]

Based in Hertford, Grace Foods UK were originally WT Foods and were renamed after GraceKennedy acquired them in 2007. GraceKennedy started out in Jamaica in 1922. Grace Foods has over a hundred products, ranging from canned foods, jams and jellies, spices, teas, veggie meals and sauces. This Hot Tomato Ketchup is a deep orange colour. Its ingredients include; 92% tomato paste, capsicum chilli pepper and lemon juice. It has a good natural tomato flavour with a chilli burn, but not an uncomfortable sweaty burning heat that hurts the mouth and tongue. It has the feel of a healthy tomato sauce with a decent kick to it. I don’t usually have tomato ketchup with cheese on toast, I usually have Cholula or Tabasco, but this sauce really complemented the grilled Red Leicester. I found this hot ketchup also went very well for dipping chips. The heat to this sauce combined with its full tomato flavour made me want to put more and more on each chip. I reckon this ketchup would go well added to a spaghetti bolognaise or any other pasta dish. This tomato sauce is quite a treat and I always look forward to retrieving it from the sauce cupboard. Once the bottle is opened I can’t stop dipping, but my only dread is running out of the stuff, because I just can’t remember where I bought it!! :-(

By Spectre

Raspberry Jam Doughnut & Honeycomb Choc Swirl [@Frijj Milkshake] (Sainsbury’s) [By @Cinabar]

I do have a bit of a weakness for Frijj milkshakes, so was really pleased to see not just one new flavour on the shelf but two. I like the new designs on the bottle featuring old fashioned circus style acts, and a dressed up cat and dog. I’m not sure I get exactly how it relates to the new varieties, but the characters looks rather smart! :-D

Raspberry Jam Doughnut [Featuring Pablo Pooch]
This is a thick pink drink, that pours with a gloop into your glass. It has a lovely fruity fragrance, and smells very appealing. The taste is manly sweetness with a raspberry base. I guess the extra sugar hit was mimicking the raspberry jam element in the name. The berry flavour was good, but I really couldn’t pick up on the slightest hint of doughnut, which was a bit disappointing. Effectively it is a really good sweet raspberry milkshake, but the doughnut element was far too subtle.

Honeycomb Choc Swirl [Featuring Hugo Meeow]
This shake looks remarkably like a chocolate milkshake, and after the raspberry variety I feared there would be no depth to the flavour, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. This milkshake is remarkably similar to how I imagine melting down a Crunchie bar with a load of cream would be – i.e. it’s so good it’s out of this world. The flavour is full of chocolate, and the honeycomb taste comes through perfectly, followed by a rich creamy finish. I couldn’t stop drinking the stuff, it’s gorgeous. The Honeycomb Choc Swirl is definitely the stronger of the two flavours, and is now my favourite chocolate milkshake drink. If you like Crunchie bars, it’s a must!

In other news – Frijj have announced that Vanilla is coming back as a Limited Edition too, so that’s also worth keeping your eye open for. I do like my Frijj. ;-)

By Cinabar

Berry Granola - Rude Health (Waitrose) [By @NLi10]

Red flavour is my favourite of all the fruits. Red flavours of juice drinks, yogurts and cereals will always get tried first - over chocolate and the other options and in particular Raspberry is my very favourite. There aren't all that many cereals that match up to this profile - especially when you consider that I don't like Sultanas & Raisins as they overpower everything else.

Rude Health has a history of making compulsive cereals that take me a while to get through the box. Everything they do seems to be more filling than its counterparts and making me struggle to finish my usual heaped cereal bowls. This is no exception - it was a battle to get to the end of my first bowl and I wasn't entirely sure that I enjoyed it. My second day I put in 2/3 of the usual amount (still probably well over the 'portion size' that boxes recommend) and was much happier with it.

It's a fruity concoction, but you can still taste the grains and identify flavours. It happily turns the milk pink and doesn't get overly soggy. Being a granola the roasted cereals have a lovely, lasting flavour which I think I will try with warm milk at some point for maximum hug in a bowl effect.

The boxes always look small, but the Rude Health cereals seem to last just as long as others in similar ranges. I think that I'll be adding this to the list of things to return to once I've caught up with the backlog of review cereals in the cupboards.

By NLi10

Curry Lime Pickle Crisps (Pret A Manger @Pret_uk) [By @cinabar]

As we here having a shopping day on Saturday, and as per tradition we decide to have a treat and have lunch out at Pret. Sitting on the shelf next to the sandwiches I spotted this new flavour of crisps. It isn’t a flavour I have seen before, so I was rather excited at the prospect of trying something properly new. I don’t actually eat that much lime pickle when having a curry, I’m more of a mango chutney fan, but I do know what it is supposed to taste like.
These crisps are very moreish and flavoursome. They taste predominantly of curry powder, but there is a tangy citrus hit which appears as an aftertaste. The curry flavour was fuelled by coriander seed and tones of turmeric. There isn’t much chilli in the mix. Although the heat is mild the range of spices is nice and they are very aromatic, and there is a nice gentle tingle. I liked how the lime shone through and added a crisp zingy finish to each one, it was zesty but not fruity.
They may not be an exact match for lime pickle taste, as they are missing a lot of the fruitiness, but the combination of flavours they provide works really well and they are a very tasty bag of crisps. We happily munched happily our way through the bag with our lunch, and I’d definitely but them again.

By Cinabar