What is a Genji Pie. Looks familiar? Yes, if you turn it upside down, it is a palmier. I like palmiers and I have wrote about a few nice ones before here and here. These Genji pie is marketed as a “heart-warming” pie because of it’s shape. Well, I don’t really care if it looks …
The most popular red wine is the Cabernet Sauvignon. Unfortunately, because of it’s popularity, the quality can vary hugely. Some are really good and some can be downright bad. So buying one can be a hit and miss affair. This Barton & Guestier costs slightly above average for a table wine. So hopefully it is …
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Rooibos, or Redbush tea, is a tea from South Africa. It has a strong unique herbal taste to it. Unknown to many, some tea can have as much caffeine as coffee. The worse being black tea and Japanese matcha. This rooibos tea however, is claimed to be caffeine free. The taste of this Nectar of …
The dried squid is a popular snack in East and South-East Asia. It is normally chewy and has a relative strong fishy taste to it. Some variations in South-East Asia is spicy and some are glazed with a sticky coating of caramel. This is the Japanese variety, which is slightly less chewy and more bland. …
Sometimes, the taste of something is not the deciding factor for the purchase. For kids, the game on the box or the pictures printed on the biscuits is usually more important. This is one good example. The biscuit is quite nice. But the game and the pictures of different dinosaurs on each biscuits really seals …
Can’t decide what Tesco biscuit to buy? I’ve got a great idea – buy one of each! Or even more amazing, buy one with all of them in it. Yes, I literally did that. Tesco has come up with this amazing idea for people who cannot decide. One pack with all four types of biscuits …
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These cube-like pineapple tarts are similar to the pineapple tarts from Taiwan. The good ones are very nice, with the pastry buttery and the pineapple slightly chewy and tangy. This one frrom Thye Moh Chan has put a twist on it by adding gula melaka. Can’t really imagine how it will turn out, but anything …
Hite. Is it pronounced like high-tea or more like hit-there? Nobody knows. What is ice point filtration system? No idea. Apparently, it’s the way of keeping temperatures low when the beer is processed. Well, it’s the first Korean beer that I’ve tried. I don’t see many Korean beers, so I didn’t set any high expectations. …
Chocolate cookies, vanilla and ice cream. What could possibly go wrong? Althought it sounds like a sure-win recipe, the problem is that the customer’s expectations is set sky high. Chocolate cookie is nice. Vanilla is nice. Ice cream is heaven. Put all 3 together than you get heaven in heaven! That is where the problem …
The Marlborough wine region is New Zealand’s largest wine region, accounting for 70% of it’s wine growing area. And the most popular grape variety is the Sauvignon Blanc. I had a really nice Sauvignon Blanc from this same region and hopefully this stands up to it. It does! This wine it dry without being too …
