Foods For Thought (Nom/Vom 2020)

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Mon, 06 Jan 2020, 08:46
rockford	Foods For Thought (Nom/Vom 2020) Hold onto your belts, because it's coming back around!!! Yep, Nom/Vom 2020 is here!!! This time I've got more foodstuffs than ever, including items from the U.S, Canada, Japan and the UK - I've included the UK ones as they new to me - I've either never seen them before or never tried them. Same rules as before; I vote in "Noms" and "Voms" - the nicer the foodstuff the more Noms it gets, the nastier the food the more Voms it gets (from one to three Noms or Voms) So - Nom Nom Nom = Awesomely tasty and I definitely want more of these Nom Nom = I'd happily eat that again Nom = It's OK. Nothing Special N/V = It's so middle of the road between like/dislike it doesn't deserve a Nom or Vom Vom = I'm not really sure Vom = I don't really like it Vom Vom Vom = Pass the sick-bucket, Quick!!! I'm hoping that most of these foods will be in the Nom to Nom Nom Nom range. Before I begin again, I'd like to remind people that I don't like fish. Some of the Japanese products are fish orientated, but I will still be trying them (even if I've had them before) and giving a rating. I will try to do at least one item per day; it may be from any country... Warning: These first images are large, so that you can seem everything a bit clearer. Other images will be smaller. > Reveal 🔎 BOXES Here's how they came to me - > Reveal 🔎 Japan Box - it might appear small, but it's cram packed with stuffage Us/Canada/UK - Many of the items inside are quite large Note - there's a Japanese product in this box. It escaped from the other box! BTW - taking these photos was the first time I was actually able to see everything And inside - > Reveal 🔎 CONTENTS Japan Box. Look at it. LOOK AT IT!!! US/Can/UK Box. Loadsa stuff. Day 01 > Reveal 🔎 Oh bugger. It's fish! Prawn/shrimp snack thingies by the look of things. Get the bucket... > Reveal 🔎 Rating > Reveal 🔎 N/V Surprisingly they didn't smell or taste fishy at first. They are textured not unlike Walker's French Fries, but quite a bit thicker. They did have a mild flavour after they'd been chewed and swallowed, but it wasn't lingering or overpowering. I actually ate the whole packet with no adverse effects.
Mon, 06 Jan 2020, 09:01
Jayenkai	Holy Cow! Rockford's acclimatising to the fishiness!! Next step, ordering King Prawn on the menu! > Reveal 🔎 Eeeeeeuwww!!! also.. > Reveal 🔎 I noticed the "Maple Bacon" bag, and it reminded me of those lovely Maple Bacon Pretzels I had last Xmas. Mmmm, they were nice.. Then I went.. .. Hey, hang on a minute.. And I trawled the food cupboard, as I knew I'd bought myself some new pretzels, this Xmas, too. Sure enough.. There they were.. > Reveal 🔎 I'll post a verdict later on tonight, once I settle down with a movie and munch my way through the entire bag.. (or not, depending on the verdict!) -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 06 Jan 2020, 09:13
rockford	Me ordering King Prawn anything is never going to happen! I think the amount of real fish/prawn/shrimp/whatever in the snacks was so minimal, it didn't set off my "fishy" sensors. Strangely, unlike other Japanese snacks it wasn't particularly salty, which might have helped get it a "Nom" rating. I've had maple bacon crisps and pretzels in the past and they were delish!!! Very hopeful BTW I've found a couple of extra products that missed the photoshoot - these will be mystery items, revealed at later dates.
Mon, 06 Jan 2020, 15:19
Jayenkai	> Reveal 🔎 Sorry, not trying to hijack your thread! > Reveal 🔎 Looks Like.. Tastes Like... Cinnamon and Pretzels. But much like chocolate and pretzels, does the sweetness of cinnamon match the saltiness of the pretzel..? Not sure. Rating : 2/5 - have eaten about 10 and still haven't decided.. so. Maybe not so great.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 06 Jan 2020, 19:20
rockford	Sounds lovely, but obviously the jury is out...
Tue, 07 Jan 2020, 09:29
rockford	Day 02 > Reveal 🔎 At a guess, I'd say Fox's Glacier Mint type things? > Reveal 🔎 And I'd be completely and utterly wrong! > Reveal 🔎 Rating Nom. They aren't minty at all. They are just like large crystals of sugar, with no discernible flavour, however, while fairly sweet, they aren't as sweet as pure sugar. Weird. "Sugarlumps?" said Doogle. "Not quite" says my mouth. I should have thought really, I don't think I've ever had anything minty from Japan. Maybe it's not a flavour they go for. Dunno.
Tue, 07 Jan 2020, 09:37
Jayenkai	Doogle? magic roundabout theme plays > Reveal 🔎 Sorry, I'll be more serious... -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 07 Jan 2020, 12:59
rockford	I told you it was like a sugar crystal. But WTF is a plock? And less importantly, what is Yokogai?
Tue, 07 Jan 2020, 13:09
Jayenkai	Doogle's translations aren't as precise after all those years on his roundabout. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 07 Jan 2020, 13:40
rockford	LOL!
Wed, 08 Jan 2020, 12:33
rockford	Day 03 > Reveal 🔎 It looks like a lovely moist cake or biscuit. Looking forward to this > Reveal 🔎 it wasn't. Rating > Reveal 🔎 Vom It was a strange, dry, ricecake type thing (never something I enjoy), but with a really weird flavour. It was salty, with a slight sweetness to it, but with an underlying flavour of yuck and ricecake. I'm not sure if this has some sort of seafood additive, but that would be my guess. Bleurgh!
Wed, 08 Jan 2020, 13:32
Jayenkai	Really don't know what to make of that one!!
Wed, 08 Jan 2020, 13:42
rockford	Me neither!
Thu, 09 Jan 2020, 14:03
rockford	Day 04 > Reveal 🔎 Time for some Americana... > Reveal 🔎 I've had American "Very Hot" crisps before. They are anything but. Let's see if these are lying too. Yep, look exactly how I expected. Crispy. Smell nice - aromatic smoke. Sort of. Rating > Reveal 🔎 NOM NOM NOM These start off with a lovely Hot Wings flavour, without any heat and then, just as you swallow, they turn into molten lava that hits the back of the throat and lingers. Fantastic! Flavour and fire - an excellent combo.
Thu, 09 Jan 2020, 15:57
Jayenkai	Ooooh, those sound lovely!
Fri, 10 Jan 2020, 04:48
rockford	Day 05 > Reveal 🔎 It's got a starfish on it. And it looks chocolatey. A chocolate starfish? If it is, I'm not eating it!! > Reveal 🔎 Looks like something that might come out of a chocolate starfish... :/ Smells... > Reveal 🔎 lovely! Rating > Reveal 🔎 NOM NOM NOM This is delicious. It's a tightly compressed chocolate flavoured cereal (think crushed Coco Pops when they tasted nice), but with mini chocolate chips throughout, but the good ones, not the cheapo choc. And you're pretty much here. Lovely. At last something nice from those lovely Japanese peeps.
Mon, 13 Jan 2020, 08:45
rockford	Day 06 Due to working over the weekend I didn't have time to upload my thoughts on the next two foodstuffs, so double helpings today. > Reveal 🔎 Some sort of biscuit. Mmmmmm biscuits! > Reveal 🔎 Erk! Biscuits don't have seaweed wrapped around them. Initial hopes turned to dispair - this is going to be fishy, isn't it? > Reveal 🔎 ! ! ! B I N G O ! ! ! Rating > Reveal 🔎 VOM VOM VOM Fuck me!!!! That's vile. it's not just fishy and it's not a biscuit. It's like that rice cracker thing I had the other day, but even worse. I honestly thought I was going to puke once I bit into it. Pass the bleach - I need to clean my mouth!!! FUCK!
Mon, 13 Jan 2020, 08:52
rockford	Day 07 > Reveal 🔎 > Reveal 🔎 Looks like some sort of coated nuts - wasabi? Rating > Reveal 🔎 VOM These are definitely coated nuts, but I'm not sure with what. They are incredibly salty and have some strange flavour that I don't recognise. I've had wasabi nuts before and they were really quite spicy - these aren't spicy at all. Dunno. Not horrible but not nice. Two of these were enough to say that I didn't need any more to give them a rating; I had four just to make sure. The rest went in the bin.
Mon, 13 Jan 2020, 09:17
Jayenkai	Yummy!!!!! Those nuts sound delicious
Tue, 14 Jan 2020, 09:28
rockford	Day 08 > Reveal 🔎 Mmmmmmmm... pancakes. > Reveal 🔎 They look soooo good. I've been looking forward to these. They can't be worse than what's come before, after all. Can they? Rating > Reveal 🔎 NOM NOM NOM Ooooooohhhhhh! These are sooooo good. American style pancakes with a lovely rich and soft dark chocolate filling. My wife and son loved them too (they shared one - I had a whole one). > Reveal 🔎 Good news folks! I got some "Seoul Foods" for my birtrhday today, so Korea here we come!
Tue, 14 Jan 2020, 09:36
Jayenkai	Ooooooh, scrumptious!
Wed, 15 Jan 2020, 09:22
rockford	Day 09 > Reveal 🔎 Welcome to Korea. Will it be an enjoyable trip? Let's find out! > Reveal 🔎 Looking good so far. And no fishy smell. Rating > Reveal 🔎 NOM NOM NOM Crispy golden trumpets of delight! If you've ever had those Bugles snacks, then that's exactly what these are, but with a subtle meaty flavour. Once the flavour goes, the spice kicks in. Not too spicy, but one with a wonderfully warm richness to it. I'm loving Korea so far! > Reveal 🔎 The accompanying booklet says that these are Buffalo Wing flavour. OK. I'll believe them... BTW - I'm not reading the booklet; I don't want to ruin my tasting surprises with pre-conceived expectations. > Reveal 🔎 I've very nearly eaten my way through the whole big bag. Lovely!
Wed, 15 Jan 2020, 10:35
Jayenkai	Sounds nice. I've not had Bugles in years.. do they still do those? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Wed, 15 Jan 2020, 11:22
rockford	Yep. My wife loves them.
Thu, 16 Jan 2020, 04:54
rockford	Day 10 > Reveal 🔎 Mmmmmmm...grape > Reveal 🔎 Chewing/bubble gum? > Reveal 🔎 Yep. Rating > Reveal 🔎 NOM I love grape flavoured stuffage, so I had high hopes for this. The bubble gum started off tasting really good - sweet and fruity, but after just a short while the flavour diminished significantly, leaving an artificial grape-alike (not grape-like) taste. Not horrible, but not anything special. I'm not a fan of gum in general, but I've had longer lasting flavoured ones before. It's also not enough of a portion to actually blow a bubble properly.
Thu, 16 Jan 2020, 05:45
Jayenkai	I agree with the flavour-loving. I often wonder why it isn't a "thing" over here. I'd love to have more sweets like that. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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