Thursday, June 18, 2020

Tim Hortons Chicken Noodle review


I left Toronto 4 years ago, with Timmies being a coffee chain... fast forward to the present, and I see their hot food items in grocery store aisles! Since I am in the middle of a pandemic (seriously... how many times have I wrote this already?... 3 times, 4 times?) I decided to give their canned soups a try. 

I loved eating at Timmy's during my undergrad days... their soups, especially, were fresh and felt homemade. It was a cheaper alternative to our campus' Starbuck's and it filled my belly without killing my wallet (keep in mind, I was a student back then).

Upon doing some research, I have learned that they have discontinued Chicken Noodle Soup from their store menus... so this is a perfect alternative to those who crave their Chicken Noodle soup (in fact, probably a better alternative since you can make this at home).


When I dumped everything from the can, I was slightly disappointed in how different it looks from the image on their can... but it did smell like their store-bought soups. 

No extra water needed... I just had to boil the soup and it is ready to eat.


It looked slightly better in my soup bowl where you can see more pasta and veggie bits. 

impressions

  • good soup
  • a fair ratio of liquid vs pasta/veggies
  • wish there were more pieces of chicken


I was quite impressed. Although they didn't have as many pieces of chicken as they did at their store, it was a hearty bowl of soup. 

score: 8/10

Thursday, June 11, 2020

I-Mei Pearl Milk Tea Ice Bar short review

I-Mei Pearl Milk Tea Ice Bar short review 義美奶茶冰棒

The Chinese name for this product is 義美奶茶冰棒

義美 (Yimei) is a well-known Taiwanese consumer brand and a major milk processor. I have seen their popsicles (ice pops, etc) at T&T (a Taiwanese grocery store) for years.

During this pandemic, it has been very inconvenient to go out and get bubble tea so I have been looking for alternatives.

I saw these ice pops/popsicles and decided to give them a try.

impressions:


  • milky side is very milky
  • tapioca is very chewy (and made to a perfect chewy consistency. it is not too soft or hard, just perfect)
  • the "tea" side is good milk tea quality

It certainly pays to be a major milk processor, the milky side is so good... it actually reminds me of milk ice cream in Tokyo!

So... I'm very impressed! These have definitely satisfied my milk tea (bubble tea) craving and I highly recommend them... in fact, they are so good, I might just start getting these in the future (instead of ordering bubble tea)... fingers crossed they come up with more flavours!

Score: 10/10
Website: https://eng.imeifoods.com.tw/products.html (generic product page with no additional information)

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