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Pear, Almond and Chocolate Tart @ Central Baking Depot

After discovering Central Baking Depot, I can't help but find myself in their store browsing over what to try next. The Pear, Almond and Chocolate tart really tickled my interest. Not for its uniqueness but I'm a sucker for chocolate. It's first time to try something on the menu that wasn't savoury, and I must admit, I'm a little excited.
After my previous high praises for Bourke Street bakeries magnificent pastries.... I knew I'd be in for a treat here. Especially if they can make sweets as good as their pies and sausage rolls. 

It reminded me of a dense chocolate fondant except without the oozing chocolate that you'd expect. It leaves your mouth sticky the way good chocolate desserts should. The poached pear in middle helps break up that overly chocolatey indulgent taste you get with a chocolate fondant. To be honest I don't recall tasting the almonds at all. Very very subtle perhaps. 
I'm definitely excited to make another trip to tantalise my sweet tooth. Hmmmm my birthday is approaching.... any excuse would do.

Jabson's Mini Samosa

Mini Samosas that are ready to eat without preheating the oven, defrosting and cooking. Sounds amazeballs to me. All I need to do is open the packet and eat them. That's my immediate thoughts when I saw these at Mustafa in Singapore. The convenience level leaves me highly sceptical though. 
Samosa is a fried or baked pastry that's usually filled with spiced potatoes, lentils, peas, onion and grounded meat. It's typically a distinct triangular shape. 
I love that it actually looked the part and not just in any random shape they were able to form. Truly an exact replica of a samosa in my hand, just downsized. The outer pastry is crispy but unfortunately so was it's contents, making that its major downfall (Things that you might not be able to control if it's a packeted snack). The spice levels were fantastic. It lived up to the samosa name and packed a decent punch in such a small bite size. 
Overall very flavourful and enjoyable, despite the super high calories per samosa. I'd definitely recommend a try if you can manage to pick it up at your local Indian grocer.

Doritos Jacked Cheesy Enchilada

I was so hesitant to add this to my shopping cart as I'm not really a Doritos fan any more. I lost hope in their products a long time ago when I soon realised that all the flavours just don't appeal as much as I first thought. Hence probably why you regularly find them on sale. Just trying to palm off their un-sellables. The only time I really applauded them for was the introduction of the Doritos Burn. Finally a chip with heat and worthy of telling your friends. Haven't seen them at my local grocery stores recently.
The packaging is pretty much the same. "Jacked" seems to imply that the flavouring is going to be in-your-face intense. With the additions of cumin, black pepper and chilli it really kicked up the flavour a bit. It's slightly spicy but nothing that surpasses mild unfortunately. I love how some pieces have extra seasoning because those are my favourite ones. They truly are worthy of the "Jacked" labelling. 

I also notice the trend of companies shrinking packet sizes for their new releases. This is one of those cases. The packet is sold as a 150g bag.
I'm happy that it's trying to reinvent itself. Hopefully new flavours that are also jacked start popping up. I'm so tired of Doritos and their lack of new inventions.

Swiss Miss Premium Fudge Bars

After my first encounter with the Swiss Miss powdered drink, I knew there was something great when I saw these on the shelves at Costco. 

Swiss Miss is cocoa powder that makes a wickedly delicious instant hot cocoa.. even with little marshmallows. They actually originally made their product as a beverage for airlines but the drink became so popular that they decided to sell it at grocery shops.  
The ice-cream is sweet and just melts in your mouth and reminds of Chocollo at Wendy's. Remember Chocollo? It was their low fat attempt of ice cream. I wasn't convinced on the fat free component but it was amazingly delicious. 

I think this is a fantastic by-product of Swiss Miss and would probably rotate it into my ice-cream routine if  it didn't come in a massive box with just one flavour. For me, I just need the variety....

Crispy Salt Pepper Mushroom @ Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks

Recently I decided to change my morning walking route and this detour led me to discovering my next snacking venue.

This particular store is located at the UTS end of the Central tunnel. The lights are dim, the location gets a lot of foot traffic but in general the area looks a bit like where shops go to die... especially that Hip Hop Clothing store that's been holding it's closing down sale for the last few years yet it's still open.

Here's a snippet about them: Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks have been long established and loved by many in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia and are well known for their range of menu items that are famous Taiwanese street snacks from the Shihlin Markets. Shihlin offers foods that are not a fad and can be eaten anytime of the day whether you are eating on the run and are able to sit down and enjoy a relaxed dinning experience.
The mushrooms are battered and chucked in a deep fryer and I watch them cook rapidly and then poured into my paper bag. Topped off with a pair of chopsticks to add "authenticity". 

It was surprisingly delicious. Though what deep fried snack isn't. The batter and mushrooms combined reminds me of a cinnamon donut with pepper and salt seasoning. It was incredibly addictive, as I walked and ate. That in itself was annoying because the oil was quite abundant and they didn't pack any napkins with my order. I guess the chopsticks was almost a necessity. 
The service was friendly, but more so because I was one of the two people eating in their restaurant. I'm actually surprised how interesting their menu is and would be more than happy to come back and do some more reviews. Any excuse to snack.

Diary Milk Bubbly with Strawberry Flavoured Bubbles

My first impression is that it looks awfully like an Aero. Despite it being similar I'm still tempted to try it as they could have re-invented the combination of how the bubbles are formed or something to that matter.
I ripped the packaging opened and really loved the bubble shaped chocolate. Nice and different. Also a burst of strawberry milkshake smell whiffed out of the packet. Even before I broke into the chocolate. 
Even though strawberry is not one of my favourites, the taste reminds me of a Nesquik.... and I kinda like it. No sour, overly sugary and just what kids would order.

The texture isn't as fluffy as Aero either. A bit more dense on the bite. 
Personally I still prefer Aero over this stuff... good try though in a "New" product even though it felt like a very lazy attempt. Get on the ball Cadbury.. your last few products have been disappointing.

Mega Mac

So before I got on this diet I couldn't help myself but try burgers that are bigger than I should be eating. Introducing the Mega Mac for those that think that half your daily intake should be contained in one mediocre burger.
 
Yes your eyes aren't deceiving you. You can count them. 4 patties on your Big Mac. I think the "beef" overdose really ruins the original Big Mac balance. It's way too meaty in each bite, and this coming from a pronounced carnivore. 

Shame they didn't add more lettuce or sauce to counteract the extra layers of meat. 

Eastern Cross Hot Mini Springroll

Spring rolls in a bag... and you don't need to heat them up.
 
The appearance was enough to justify buying these. Sure I just stuff the food in my mouth but I still like a bit of thought going into their appearance. 

Looks like a baby spring roll. Its very crunchy and oily and has an artificial shrimp taste.Also packs a bit of a punch with heat.
 
If you're curious I purchased these from the Daiso at Town Hall Station. Ah.. what don't you sell Daiso.... 

Subway Flatbread

First off, let me start off by saying how daunting the Subway experience can be for newbies. I'm a seasoned veteran who knows which combo of everything I want. 

Lately on TV they have been sandblasting the viewers with ads from Subway commericals promoting their new flatbread option. So I decided to switch it up and give this newcomer a chance.

First thing you notice is they can't jam pack this sandwich with things. So I get less bread, less meat and less salad.

The sandwich artist insisted that my friend get it toasted as it's not that great when you "Eat Fresh". How ironic.

The footlong is made up of two individual wraps which means that in the middle section as they're building the sandwich, they have to leave blank so that you can easily break it into two separate wraps.
The taste overall felt lighter and less messy with hardly any crumbs anywhere. You do feel less fulfilled because it was overall a smaller meal with this choice. I think I'll stick with my Italian Herbs and Cheese. 

Cadbury Dairy Milk Blueberry

So when I saw these on the shelf in Singapore. It was one of those unique enough items that I must have. 
First off I love the packaging. A box that holds individually wrapped chocolate pieces. How great is that! I love not having to close off the block somehow or over breaking the line and having to eat more or less depending on the breakage. The fact I don't need to reseal after opening is a big winner for me.
For some reason I expect some type of fruity goo inside the chocolate because it was Blueberry. But alas it was nothing and just a flavour blended into the chocolate. It's not bad and not overly sweet. Though the after taste leaves you with something quite artificial, but enjoyable nonetheless.
I'm just hoping Australia starts adapting this form of packaging as the current ones don't cater for conservative eating.
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