A couple of months ago I had a new feature here on Cakeyboi,
designed to showcase a few new products that I have been sent to try or have
picked up on my travels. 'That’s What I call New' is back featuring a new line-up
of goodies for you to drool over…
NOMADIC MANGO LASSI
Firstly I was sent a new drink from a company called
Nomadic. The drink is a thick and creamy yoghurt based mango lassi. It was to
tie in with Diwali which occurred last Thursday, but I missed the boat on that
one!
Still didn’t stop me enjoying the drink though. It’s very
filling and perfect for lunch or when you want a snack. The mango lassi from
Nomadic retails at £1.49 for a 330ml bottle.
GOLDEN SHRED MARMALADE
Secondly, I was sent a jar of Robertson's Golden Shred marmalade. ‘That’s
not new’ you may be thinking, and you’d be right. Golden Shred has been around
for a long time. But, to tie in with the launch of the new Paddington bearmovie this November, the little bear on the jars has been updated to show the new
CGI version of Paddington.
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| courtesy of bbc.co.uk |
To me though, Paddington will always be the little
bear from the 70’s programme voiced by Sir Michael Hordern. I’m still willing
to give the new movie a try and scoff marmalade sandwiches whilst I ‘m doing
it.
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Independent Cambridge-based chocolatiers Chocolat Chocolat,
also contacted me to announce they have also expanded their business online
selling the likes of chocolate bouquets, French specialities and gift-boxes.
You can also create your own chocolate bar, topped with up to three toppings of
your choice from a selection of dozens. I was offered three bars to try, to I ordered
Apple, Cinnamon and Shortcake Crumble on dark chocolate, meringue, coconut and
strawberry on milk chocolate and mint fragments, earl grey tea and lemon peel
on white chocolate.
The bars, which arrived within a couple of weeks, were of a
very high quality. My only criticism, and some may say it’s a good thing, is
that the chocolate is a bit too thick for me. At about 1cm thick, the
flavourings got a bit lost with the amount of chocolate. A thinner bar would
have worked better for me. But, like I say, some of you may prefer that! 1 bar
starts at £5.95 up to 3 bars for £14.95.
A great idea for Christmas gifts.
At the BBC Good Food Show last week in Glasgow one of the
exhibitors was a company called Stur. Stur is a natural fruit flavour water
enhancer. Sweetened with stevia extract, it has no sugar, no calories and 100%
of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C. I received 6 flavours to try –
Cranberry Pomegranate, Lemon Tea, Peach Tea, Blackcurrant Apple, Orange Mango
and Green Apple. I tried it in a bottle of water I had picked up in the
supermarket and loved it. So much better than those new concentrates on the
market, which are full of sugar. You can purchase 6 bottles for £19.98. Each
bottle of Stur contains enough for 30 bottles of water, so not bad at all when
you do the maths!
I also stumbled upon a company called The Collective Dairy.
They are a New Zealand company by origin who started up in the UK and sell the
most delicious yoghurts you’ve ever tasted. I picked up one of their ‘suckies’
a suckable bag of yoghurt. Two small pots, one of blackcurrant and beetroot and
one passion fruit. But my absolute favourite was a limited edition flavour –
Spiced Pumpkin.
They are really creative with their flavours, which is what I
love. Available in lots of UK shops such as Boots, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the
Co-op to name a few. I highly recommend trying The Collective Dairy’s range.
Disclosure Statement: I received some of the items free to review. Other items I purchased myself. I have not been paid for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own.
That new paddington is disturbing; to me Paddington is the little furry 'real' one from the 70s
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