Free plant based burger at the Tindle Sides pop up in SOHO

TiNDLE is a Singapore based chicken alternative which can already be found in Hong Kong.
They are finally in the UK offering free burgers for three days at a popup in SOHO.

The meat alternative is made of texturized soy protein and wheat gluten.

What's good about this alternative is that it can be cooked in different ways.

I went along to the popup and tried their burger.

The queue was fasting moving and I got some free merch as well.

Overall, the chicken alternative was not bad but I felt that the texture was a bit mushy and it is similar to the early meat alternatives like Seitan and gluten offered in Hong Kong where the texture is stringy and soft.

However, it tastes really good served in a burger with sauces.

New Rhubarb Strawberry shake and Strawberry salted lime lemonade at Shake Shack

I love the burgers at Shake Shack and the custards as well as milkshakes are amazing as well.

This time I went there for the new limited edition rhubarb strawberry shake which costs 5.65.

Strangely it was served in a paper cup and not a plastic cup hence the photo looks different to the product shot.

Anyway, I was impressed with the taste because you can really taste the vanilla and real strawberries however I was a bit disappointed with the lack of rhubarb tartness.

Apart from that it was good.

Also on the menu I spotted this interesting Strawberry salted lime lemonade.

I sampled a bit but felt that it lacked a salted lime punch to it but you could taste the lovely strawberry and sweetness.

Fish tea and Jamaican red bream fish stew from Brixton Caribbean Food

Brixton Caribbean Food is a popular and busy joint in West Croydon.

From the entrance you will see all the food behind the glass cabinet.

I have to admit, the fish at this place won my heart as I was drawn to the lovely red bream stew with okra.

As expected it tasted amazing and it was only 3.50, the carrots and okra were flavourful and soft to my liking.

Fish tea is a must in Caribbean food, you will find it at almost every Caribbean place.

As well as the restaurant ones, you can also get instant ones at the supermarkets.

I tried my very first fish tea at Brixton Caribbean Food.

Apart from being too salty, the soup was amazing with a strong fish taste and it also had my favourite okra and other vegetables.

The only thing is that you have to be careful with fish bones.

 

Mannish water!

Jamaican aphrodisiac.

It gets its name from the fact that it's prepared by men most of the time and has some "special" benefits.

Mannish water is made from the goat's head, intestines, testicles, and feet.

Jamaican chicken feet curry:

Just like their curries, the chicken feet curry was delicious, you get that lovely heat from the chilli which is short and punchy.

It has the same heat and taste as their curry goat but you get these gelatinous pieces of chicken feet and tasty diced carrots.

I've had my fair share of Jamaican food and this is the only place that has chicken feet and which is a Friday special.

Stewed peas:

This was another delicious Friday special, which is chicken, kidney beans and spinners.

Caramel bramley apple tart and tea from Costa

Went to COSTA coffee randomly to check out what their offerings were and ended up having the decadent caramel bramley apple tart and tea.

It was really nice of them to warm the tart up for me to room temperature so that the caramel was nice and gooey.

You can opt to have ice cream with it but I just had it on its own with tea.

The apple tart overall was balanced nicely and not too sweet especially the slices of tangy bramley apples which added freshness to it.

Finished with tea which was perfect.

Easter offerings spotted:

hot cross spiced loaf, cornflake tarts, Easter muffins and chocolate orange cake.

Halal English breakfast at The Next Level

English breakfast is must for me but you don't often see HALAL style English breakfast hence I had to give it a go.
Everything is the same but there is no pork hence the Turkey rashers and chicken sausages.

Overall, it was not bad.

You can imagine the chicken sausages tasting like American franks with some gritty bits in it and rather salty.

The Turkey rashers were a bit dry and taste similar to American bacon.

It was nice of them to serve seeded bread with olive oil butter which is posh but I frankly prefer regular bread.

To summarize, it felt like one of those breakfasts in Hong Kong pretending to be English with the wrong bacon and their beloved frankfurters.

Golden noodles from Kiln

Kiln is a must visit restaurant in London because they specialize in Thai food with a touch of Laos and Burmese which is such a rarity.

This successful joint was opened in 2016 by the people of The smoking goat and has gotten numerous awards since then.

Kiln specializes in Thai food yet it also incorporates a touch of Burmese and Laos in the cooking. 

The layout of the restaurant features an open kitchen bar at the far end where you can watch the chefs cook and the sparkling fire embers.

There was one special dish that I went there for and it is so famous that it is a must!!

It was the Clay Pot Baked Glass Noodles with Tamworth Belly and Brown Crab Meat which is cooked over the fiery hot embers.

Words cannot describe how good this dish was because the golden noodles mixed with moreish brown crab meat that gives it the flavours.

The green sauce is optional because it tastes amazing with or without as the sauce adds some tang and sweetness to the noodles.

I also tried the Northern Style Laap Sausage which was full of flavour and meaty.

Kiln SOHO

58 BREWER ST

LONDON

W1F 9TL