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I spotted these at the supermarket and thought they looked nice. There have been a few Baileys-flavoured products come out over the last year or so, but it is always nice to see a new one. Here we have three Baileys Chocolate Caramel Whirls, all individually wrapped and in a box, so they would be perfect as a stocking filler. Apologies for hinting at Christmas this early!The box is light, so I

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There has been an increase over the years in products that combine peanut butter and chocolate in the UK, and we’ve even had a mainstream Kit Kat in the flavour. I would say, though, that we haven’t really taken on PB&J over here (for those wondering, that’s peanut butter and jelly). Apparently, it is a popular sandwich filling across the pond. However, I found this Reese’s Strawberry PB&

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 We recently went to Denmark for the week - but surprisingly didn't pick up many branded snacks.  I gravitated towards the pastries and cafes - and it wasn't quite hot enough for the icecreams.I did spot these CrustiesLike a store-brand version of the Knopper this comes as a multi pack.Very affordable, not quite as creamy or rich as the originals, but still a nice snack.  Really

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I have a comic con on Saturday and Sunday to sell toys at. Whilst I like a beer with my dinner, I rarely feel like drinking on a ‘school night’, so to speak. A non-alcoholic drink is most welcome on those nights. I usually like the taste, and hopefully the flavour will go well with whatever sandwich I choose. This Peroni Nastro Azzuro Arancia Rossa is flavoured with blood orange. So, I may have a

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There is a lot of discussion about whether Jaffa Cakes are a cake or a biscuit, as they are found in the biscuit aisle but are technically cakes, apparently. Well, this Muller Corner Jaffa Cakes edition is definitely a yoghurt. I do like Jaffa Cakes, so I couldn’t resist trying these new yoghurts. On one side we have plain yoghurt with plenty of Jaffa sauce marbled through it, and on the other we

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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 fancierThe 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

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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

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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

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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

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 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 (

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I do love a good stout washing down my steak and chips. I’m not keen on overly creamy stouts. I like a bold flavoursome stout with a touch of creaminess, as well as sweetness from malted chocolate and a little roasted coffee in its flavour. Inspired by the Beatles song, Black Bird, this Extra Stout was brewed in Liverpool by Love Lane. There are malts of Golden Promise, Crystal, Oats, Wheat,

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Gosh, I was super excited when I heard about this bar and crossover: a Ritter Sport chocolate filled with Haribo Balla Bites. And just look at the packaging, and how wonderfully colourful and fun the chocolate looks. May I never grow up, but more than ten years into doing this blog and I still get super excited about something like this.Ritter Sport often has fun and quirky flavours, so this is

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 Another lovely gift here - a tiny tiny slab of chocolate!But what's this? It's honey comb too - how does that work?And it's secretly a Cadbury family chocolate? Almost like the family are ashamed by what the factory puts out these days...This looks rather special.  You can just about see the flecks of the honeycomb from the back.  No wonder I was gifted it.  It's good quality

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I’m not sure why I’ve been tasked with this blog. First off, I’ve been ill for the last day or so due to some sort of bug or food poisoning. Second, I’m not that keen on coconut and chocolate. Bounty Bars are generally the last bars I go for in a tub of celebrations. I don’t dislike them, but I’m not that fussed either. I did, however, eat and enjoy Snowballs when I was a kid. I sometimes had

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Walkers invited people to suggest new flavours for their crisps, and two of the winners have now been made. The one with the most sales will be deemed the winner and the flavour will stick around. We have found both, but first up we are trying Walkers Salt & Pepper Chicken Multipack Crisps. I opened up the bag and the aroma was lovely. I am biased, as chicken crisps are my favourite, but

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This is another of the re-released retro bars from Marks and Spencer. Here we have Now!, where the exclamation mark comes as part of the brand name. The packaging is wonderfully 80s retro, with its block colours of pink and yellow. The chocolate bar consists of a biscuit stick topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate, which kind of makes you think there should be two of them, like a twin

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 We love Knoppers - and so when the option arose to try a new variation on their more normal Euro-bar I jumped at the chance. It's essentially a fluffy SnickersYou get three in a bag for a pound or soStill has wafers, still has 'milk creme' but also has peanutsLooks like a choc barBut behold - it's a wafer bar!The peanuts are not as chunky as I'd hoped, but otherwise it's a tasty but

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I’ve always loved Lion bars. That crunchy chewy chocolate sweet caramel goodness. I don’t particularly like instant coffee like Nescafé. I drink fresh coffee. I don’t drink instant coffee sachets, and I’m not that fussed about flavoured coffee. However, maybe, Nescafé Lion Mocha Flavour could change my mind. Of course, it wouldn’t be a fair judgement if I didn’t have this Nescafé Lion Mocha

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I am back on the coffee sachets and found these Costa Salted Caramel Latte Sachets under the new products listing online. I love a flavoured coffee, so they went straight into my basket. I don’t normally see Costa sachets, so I was interested to try these, even though salted caramel isn’t exactly the most exciting flavour compared with some of the other autumnal drinks around. I always think

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 Pocky was the first ever review I did for this site - mumble mumble - years ago... so when I spot an exciting variant in the wild I like to give it a go. In fact there is a Blueberry version in that original review - but in the 4 per pack tiny version.I love blueberries, I love Pocky.  I also love Double Happiness (which at our take-away is two chicken fillets battered on a bed of

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When I am out and about looking around the shops and I see a Caribbean supermarket, I’m straight in there looking for one sauce only. There may be a shelf of sauces of all sorts of flavours, but Grace’s Hot Tomato Ketchup is the one I’m looking for. So, when I saw these McCoy’s Hot Kick Ketchup, I thought maybe they’ll be able to sate my hunger for Grace’s Hot Tomato Ketchup a little, during my

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These new Blond Chocolate Malt Balls are part of the Pick N Marks range, which sounds like Pick N Mix, but isn’t mixed, just grab bags. Totally confusing, but there’s lots of chocolate in the range, so I’m still in. Blond chocolate has been very popular, following on from the salted caramel trend, and as I have a sweet tooth, it definitely works for me. I opened the bag and the malt balls are a

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These San Pellegrino Zero Peach & Clementine drinks caught my eye as they were reduced in price. I do like the San Pellegrino range very much, but they aren’t cheap, so when I spot them on offer, I do like to pick some up. In this case, it was also a flavour I hadn’t tried before. The drink comes in a tall, narrow can, which initially made me think there would be less in it than a

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 I’d seen luxury versions of these in the Asian shops, and then Aldi had a suspiciously similar version for much cheaper - win!These are pre-packaged little rice balls with ice-cream in the middle and not much else And you get 6 in a box, but each portion really is one unless you are having a big pudding.They look quite mumified when frozenBut soon perk up at room temperature and in the

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The weather is a little cooler and damper. It feels a bit like summer is coming to an end. I feel like I should drink something that reminds me of summer just to keep it going a while longer. I’m not much of a cider drinker. I do like a sweet cider at times, especially with a roast pork dinner. I have my favourite sandwich for tea tonight, a roast pork sandwich. I like it with some Colman’s

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