NOM-VOM '23 - Socoder

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Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 08:49
rockford	NOM-VOM '23 Those that have been here a while know how this goes. My wonderful wife always gets me a big box of foodstuffs for Christmas. These foodstuffs are varied and valued, but they're also from alien worlds (OK, they're foreign). Some of them are completely unique and never been seen or tasted by me, some of them are less so. Some are lovely, some are not... Hence NOM VOM. Love or Hate. Each foodstuff witll get a rating - thusly NOM NOM NOM - Absolutely fecking gorgeous, I want more NOM NOM - Nice, but could be better NOM - OK. I'd have them again down to - VOM - Not very nice VOM VOM - I don't want to eat these VOM VOM VOM - Pay me a million squid and I still wouldn't touch it again, with someone else's bargepole! N/V is exactly in the middle - with it's maybe OK, but there's aomething not quite right somwhere. Anyway the box I got this year appears to be less oriental than others, which is both a blessing and a curse, as some of the packaging on the Asian foods was phenomenal - the foodstuffs within thm, not so much. We've had almost hurlage, I can tell you! This years box was 18"x14"x7" and was cram packed with goodies - some you may recognise, some you won't. > Reveal 🔎 THE BOX Look at all that goodness!!! I'll try to post two tiems each day, but - a) I work b) My memory something something forget. Something. Kicking things off then (BTW I added a 20p coin for size comparison) - > Reveal 🔎 Lemon filled shortcake cookies NOM NOM NOM > Reveal 🔎 Salt and Vinegar maize snack NOM NOM NOM
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 09:01
Jayenkai	Tayto are NOT crazy foreign food from far off places! Although, those are specifically Republic of Ireland Tayto as opposed to Northern Ireland Tayto. (I'm 95% sure they're secretly the same company but don't you dare suggest that to the Irish) Fun Fact : Most Golden Wonder snacks are now part of the Tayto family. Not sure I could eat the Lemon biscuits. Can't stand those Lemon Puff biscuits. Looks like a similar crÃ¨me. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 09:26
rockford	Yeah, I knew Tayto were Irish, but we don't get Tayto around here nowadays, so they're alien. Used to love Tayto Puffs? BITD - they were like shattery hollow tubes of snack (S&V, Ready Salted and maybe C&O?). I just looked on their website - doesn't look like they do them anymore. The lemon in these biscuits is very different to the Lemon Puffs you're taling about (which I also love); more real lemon flavour than artificial. Love me some lemon. And lime.
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 09:42
cyangames	Tayto puffs were rare to find down here way back when. They were so good though! Ditto that with Brannigans -=-=- Web / Game Dev, occasionally finishes off coding games also!
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 10:11
rockford	Brannigans were awesome - again don't see them around here anymore. I loved their Roast Beef & Mustard and Pickle flavours. \|edit\| Looks like they were discontinued a couple of years back https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/brannigans-crisps-discontinued-pub-classic-britons-mourning-657852
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 10:20
cyangames	Yeah, I was gutted when they discontinued them
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 10:21
Jayenkai	Awww I used to love Seabrooks, (as did our old cat Munchie), but once they started putting them in foil instead of .. .. whatever the see-through stuff was.. the crisps ended up being really greasy for some reason. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 03 Jan 2023, 10:44
rockford	Nothing holds up to the "REAL" crisps. Their Roast Ox and Salt & Pepper flavours are to die for! Ultra strong flavours that are very, very moreish!
Wed, 04 Jan 2023, 07:32
rockford	Today's foodstuffs - Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 Not a clue. Other than something burger-like. Maybe? > Reveal 🔎 Breadsticks? Not expecting that! Burger flavoured bread. I don't generally eat burgers, but these are lovely NOM NOM NOM Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 Fruit Pastilles. Or are they hard? > Reveal 🔎 Grrrrrr after a fecking age getting into the bloody things!!!! They've got a traditional twist open end that's heat welded so won't untwist. Grrrr Like Fruit Pastilles, only softer. The first one I had was grape. The second a familiar red berry, but not strawberry or raspberry - I can't quite place it. The third was pineapple. And nice. NOM NOM NOM
Wed, 04 Jan 2023, 07:36
Jayenkai	Oooh, you've had a good day!!
Thu, 05 Jan 2023, 10:33
rockford	Now for today's gourmet goodness(?) Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 Maynards is a common name in the UK, but I've never seen these anywhere before. Jelly peaches. These are more like Dolly MIxtures soft rather than Fruit Pastilles harder jelly. And they're all the better for it. NOM NOM Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 Now we've all seen these over here. Even the bag colour is similar to Dorito fans. However it's actually a different flavoured beast altogether to the Chili Heatwave we know (and I love). They start off tasting exactly like the standard cheese ones (no complaints there), but then, like a scorpion, they have a sting in the tail. Yep, there's an afterburner type glow of spice that's rather pleasant. Not too hot. Not too little that you don't notice it. It just builds up nicely. Nothing too spectacular, but nice. I'd eat a truck load of these no problemo! NOM NOM NOM
Thu, 05 Jan 2023, 11:46
Jayenkai	Mmm! For both!!
Fri, 06 Jan 2023, 10:22
rockford	Today's tastings Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 Ham flavoured crispy snacks things? > Reveal 🔎 Not what I was expecting... But ham flavoured? > Reveal 🔎 HOLY FECK!!!!! Honey roast ham/bacon flavoured Sugar Puffs??!!! Yep! Where have these been all my life??? NOM NOM NOM BTW - the more observant of you may have noticed the English text on the right hand side. I just ignore stuff like that! It says "Salty wheat with bacon taste" Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 I've not had proper popping candy since I was a kid. Looking forward to this, especially since I love cherry flavoured stuffage too. > Reveal 🔎 Well, that was a surprise. I wasn't expecting the lolly (I didn't feel the packet) and I definitely did not expect the stickers. But did this pop or was it more of a damp squib? > Reveal 🔎 NOM. There were about 15 granules in the bottom of the packet (well, there might have been a few more, but not many!), so there wasn't much to test. Firstly the lolly. Sugar flavoured. OK, they didn't want to distract me from the awesome cherry flavoured dust? Nope. Because it didn't taste of cherry or anything. The stuff popped, but the flavour didn't.
Fri, 06 Jan 2023, 11:30
Jayenkai	First thought... Not sure on savoury puffs. They'd ruin the milk... -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Fri, 06 Jan 2023, 11:51
rockford	Yeah for a licensed product the artwork was very... shit. But then, so was the product. I didn't add milk. I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to add milk. I ate them all. They were NOM NOM NOM. Now they're Gone Gone Gone.
Fri, 06 Jan 2023, 16:25
Kuron	@rockford You must have a titanium stomach.
Sat, 07 Jan 2023, 02:36
rockford	I do, generally!
Sun, 08 Jan 2023, 06:37
rockford	Today's tasties Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 Not giving much away... Maybe something racist and stereotyped? > Reveal 🔎 OK. It's Sugar Puffs. Giant Sugar Puffs (at least double th size of a standard Sugar Puff). NOM NOM They are just Sugar Puffs. Nothing special, but nothing bad (except for your teeth) either. Huge, completely filled bag though (approx. 1/2 A4 paper (so A5). You know in this country we have that unwritten rule that a bag of crisps is 2/3rds fresh air? None of that here; the bag is really stuffed to the gills. Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 I guessed what it was just looking at the cococnut. > Reveal 🔎 I wasn't wrong. NOM NOM It's a Bounty bar. Only smaller. And less sweet. Otherwise exactly the same.
Sun, 08 Jan 2023, 07:19
Jayenkai	Mmm... Perhaps the puffs over-puffed somehow, during transport!?! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sun, 08 Jan 2023, 08:57
rockford	Yeah... I doubt that. BONUS > Reveal 🔎 Looking at the tin for about half a nano-second, and not reading any text, I assumed this was a cherry drink. > Reveal 🔎 I was wrong. Nothing like cherry. Nothing like anything. It's Guarana berry - Made from a fruit from the Amazon Rainforest, GuaranÃ¡ Antarctica is a classic Brazilian soft drink with a unique flavour. Refreshing and full of energy, it is unlike anything you have ever tried before. Guaranteed to refresh and cool you off on a hot summer day. Website retailer quote about the product. > Reveal 🔎 NOM NOM It's really like nothing I've ever tasted. It's sweetish, but not sugary or artificially sweet. It's mildly carbonated. There's no real hint of fruit, but there is a subtle flavour. Ice cold it's nice and refreshing. I liked it more than my wife, but she didn't hate it. It's different for sure. And that's great
Sun, 08 Jan 2023, 09:00
Jayenkai	Mmm, Guarana!! I've had a few of those in my Bolero power drink things.. Incidentally, those are getting SO hard to get hold of, lately. Grrr.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 09 Jan 2023, 09:00
rockford	Monday Morsels Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 They're crisps. Ranch Spice flavour. What more can I say? NOM NOM NOM Luvverly! Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 Chocolate wafers. Like ye olde pink wafers we get in the UK. But thicker. Much thicker (more layers). NOM Not very chocolatey. In fact, I was very disappointed by how little these tasted of choc.
Mon, 09 Jan 2023, 09:04
Jayenkai	Oooh, those waters look lovely!!!
Mon, 09 Jan 2023, 09:13
rockford	They do indeed look fab. They just don't taste fab. The packaging really does a cracking job of mis-selling what's inside.
Mon, 09 Jan 2023, 10:10
Kuron	Herr's!!!!
Wed, 11 Jan 2023, 06:43
rockford	It's Munch time! Number 1 > Reveal 🔎 Not giving much away with that strap thing across the front. > Reveal 🔎 Nope. Still no idea. Crispy snacks? NOM NOM NOM Maize type hemispherical snacks. Bacon? Ham? Yeah, something like that. Definitely a meaty type flavour. Number 2 > Reveal 🔎 A block of banana... something? > Reveal 🔎 Yeah. Nope. Not what I was expecting. Looks like a bunch of bananas got pulped and squeezed into a block. > Reveal 🔎 VOM Has a sticky texture like a slug. A squashed slug. A great big squashed slug (or lots of little ones squished together). Has no banana flavour or the expected sweetness of squashed banana what-so-ever. This one went in the bin after eating a quarter. I've tasted worse, but slug-eating isn't my thing.
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