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Skriven 2006-10-19 23:46:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: tastes, Maryland 449
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Edy's Espresso Chip ice cream - my father said this was
"delicious," so I tried a scoop. The best news is that this
time the Lactaid Fast Act actually did. The ice cream is
moderately sweet with very sweet "chocolaty espresso chips"
and an abundance of slightly bitter coffee grounds! How the
industry has managed to smuggle these waste products into food
I don't know. At any rate, I've been prevented from my somewhat
necessary nap. The ice cream isn't very creamy or rich; not
unpleasant, but not "delicious," either. The grounds really
turned the tide against.

Double chocolate Milanos - the motto is "double the deep rich
chocolate, exquisite cookies"; it looks as though they are
hiring Japanglish writers for their packages now! Anyhow, there
is no significant difference between these and regular Milanos.
A little more greasy mouthfeel is the sum total of it.

Morningstar Farms Grillers Original Burger Style - my brother
told me that these were much better cooked in olive oil; I tried
one - acceptable, with not unpleasant texture reminiscent of a
preformed meat patty; the taste was TVPish with a bit of garlic
and onion and a lot of olive oil, which redeemed it. I also had
one done in the nuke exactly according to package specifications.
This was less satisfactory, with a considerably rubbery texture
and a flavor reminiscent of moldy mushrooms.

Hershey's Extra Dark 60% - better, but not quite: this would
have been a below-average bittersweet back in the day; now it
is an above-average bittersweet. Decent chocolatiness, not
too melty. A bit on the sweet side; afternote of peanuts.
I'd give it a gentleman's C.

Recently I trashed Lay's sour cream and onion chips. My father
foisted on me another interesting substance - Calavo guacamole
(spicy). This tastes like spoiled avocados mixed with pickled
jalapeno juice - i.e., not so great. Interestingly, a pairing
with the aforementioned Lay's chips improved both almost to
the point of edibility.

Guifaxiang Mahua Food Group "18th St. Mahua" "Guixiang 18th
Street Mahua is a traditional food of Tianjin with a long
history beginning in the 1920's. The Character of Mahua comes
from its carefully selected ingredients, outstanding producing
skill, beautiful style, and sweet crispness. It is made of
several plain twigs and crisp twigs that mixed with nuts,
osmanthus, ginger and green prune, etc. Ingredients: Wheat
Flour, Soy Bean Oil and Peanuts Oil, Sesame Seeds, Walnuts
and Peanuts Osmanthus. - A very hard cookie about the size
of a biscotto, darkish brown, fairly greasy. Quite hard and
crunchy, flavor of peanuts and peanut oil, mildly sweet.
Black and white sesame seeds on the surface. Looks as if some
freshly made sweet dough in spaghetti shapes were twisted into
a rope and fried very hard. My father likes this product; I
thought it a little peculiar.

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