Crispy Tindle burger at Brewdog

TiNDLE is a Singapore based chicken alternative which can be found internationally in the US, Germany, Netherlands, London as well as Hong Kong.

The meat alternative is made of texturized soy protein and wheat gluten.
I tried their chicken alternative at a popup in SOHO where I got this really nice bucket hat.

Recently I reached out to Tindle because I lost my beloved Tindle hat and they got back to me saying that I could try their burger as well at a partner restaurant so I was really chuffed to get to visit Brewdog which is on my list after trying the Hong Kong branch.

The London branch is so much bigger and offers a much more complex food menu as well as plant based options with many alternative brands which they see fit to serve.

In the burger section, there are two options for Tindle burgers.

I opted for the Carolina which is layered with heirloom tomato slices in a colourful beetroot burger bun sprinkled with poppy seeds and chia seeds.

If you try TiNDLE on its own, it is almost like chicken but the texture is like fibres and a bit mushy similar to the Seitan meat alternatives offered in Hong Kong where the texture is stringy and soft.

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

For those in the UK, you can visit Brewdog and those in Hong Kong can get it from NOSH.

Malibu courtside confession with pizza from VooDoo Rays

It's summer and what better to do than enjoy the sun with refreshing malibu!!!

I attended the Malibu courtside confession at Brixton Jamm where a Malibu party was held.

There was a mini artificial sand beach and huts with glitter booths and pizza from VooDoo Rays.

The drinks were amazing so were the pizzas but I couldn't quite taste the blue cheese in the pizza.

Dark Chocolate Malteser cake from Honesty Baked In by Hummingbird Bakery

Finally, we now have dark chocolate maltesers in the UK so we don't have to get the Austrailian version.

I have tried the Aussie version in 2011 but found it too sweet despite being dark and there was white chocolate in it as well.

The UK dark chocolate version is much nicer as it isn't so sweet and you can really taste the cocoa in the dark chocolate coating.

Dark Maltesers have taken over Hummingbird bakery for one day in South Kensington to unleash the dark side of people by dishing out free cakes with personalized messages reflecting our dark side such as eat with your mouth closed, I don't understand my job etc.

There were two cakes to choose from, a chocolate and a chocolate cardamon by 2021 Bake-Off finalist Crystell Pereira.

I opted for the chocolate so that I could see how their regular chocolate cakes taste like.

The chocolate cake was amazing, from the rich moist chocolate cake to the lovely chocolate coating.

The Ice Cream Project by Anya Hindmarch

On the hottest tuesday of the year with temperatures hitting as high as 40 degrees, it was time to chill out at The Ice Cream Project by Anya Hindmarch.

It was so hot that my phone was not coping that well either.

As crazy as her flavours, I ordered 14 scoops because I wanted to try all them and I am so glad I did that.

Expect the unexpected with flavours like salad cream, baked beans, Soy sauce, HP sauce, Heinz ketchup, Lea Perrins, Mayonnaise while on the normal side you will find Quakers, Frosties, Co Co Pops and Lyons syrup etc which are all Anya Hindmarch's favourite brands as well as British classics.

It costs £3.50 for two scoops so trying all flavours only cost me a mere £24.50 which was money well spent considering all these limited edition flavours and a memorable experience especially if you are a foodie.

Just a brief summary: soy sauce was my favourite as well as what other people have said.

All the savoury flavours were well executed because they were properly savoury and tasted like the actual flavour unlike other ice cream flavours were they have a good idea with poor execution.

The baked beans was unique as it actually contained baked beans which have a crunch to them as they are frozen.

This is possibly the first Western flavour with beans in ice cream as you will find lots of beans in Asian desserts.

Strangely, I felt that the Heinz ketchup tasted more like baked beans than the actual Heinz baked beans ice cream.

Another memorable one was salad cream which seriously tastes like salad cream however the mayonnaise was a disappointment as it lacked any mayonnaise taste to it but gives a mayo aftertaste.

Quakers, a sweet one was normal compared to the rest but I loved the way it was loaded with oats so it has a lovely mouthfeel with oats to chew on.

I feel that Quakers should launched a new line of ice cream loaded with oats and a non dairy oat based ice cream as well since they are oat specialists.

 

Quick tasting notes from the following flavours:

--Kikkoman Soy Sauce--Toasted sesame ice cream with umami-rich naturally brewed soy sauce

Great soy umami saltiness.

The kikkoman soy sauce ice cream was really nice.

There is so much potential with savoury ingredients like bacon,  salted caramel and miso etc.

The taste was really nice because somehow that saltiness was really moreish.

I'm glad they did this but why didn't they have Marmite. 

--Heinz Tomato Ketchup--
The ketchup ice cream tasted more like baked beans than the actual baked beans ice cream.

--PG Tips--

Great tea flavour as if you were drinking tea.

The PG tips ice cream was really nice especially if you are a pg tips drinker.

Tea in the form of ice cream however I felt that the tea flavour could have been stronger.

Heinz Mayonnaise

The mayonnaise ice cream was a bit disappointing as I didn't get any mayonnaise flavours coming through only on the aftertaste.

HP Sauce:

The HP sauce ice cream was on the sweet side but then it was made with dates and tamarind.

Heinz Salad Cream

The salad cream served its purpose because it actually tasted like salad cream with in ice cream form and a bit of sweetness.

Heinz Baked Beans

interesting experience with crunchy frozen baked beans.

This is probably the only Western ice cream with beans unlike the Asians and South East Asia where they like to add beans to desserts and ice cream.

--Quaker Rolled Oats

Loved this with lots of chewy oats.

The Quakers rolled oats was surprisingly good loaded with oats which give it a nice chew. It also gives it a healthy touch with oats. I feel that @quakeroatsuk should launch their own oat based ice cream made with oat based milk loaded with oats as a new line of Healthy non dairy ice cream.

Bird’s Custard

Another nice sweet ice cream with a creamy custard flavour

Kellogg’s Coco Pops

A tasty chocolate ice cream with crispy coco pops in it

Kellogg’s Frosties

A sweet vanilla ice cream with crispy frosted corn flakes. 

Lyle’s Golden Syrup

A very sweet ice cream with a honey kick

--Lea & Perrins

loved the taste of this tomato sorbet with a sharp spicy kick.

The lea & perrins ice was really nice and better than HP because it was like a savoury sorbet with tomato and a spicy kick.

--Polo

A very minty sorbet with crunchy bits of crushed polo.

The Polo sorbet was really nice especially if you like mint flavours. 

It was more like menthol sorbet with crushed crunchy polo pieces.

I would have loved it if they put those mini polos in for that extra instaworthy picture. 

The Ice Cream Project:

Pont Street, Chelsea
Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Stranger things Netflix Surfer Boy Pizza popup in Shoreditch

Strangers Netflix Surfer Boy Pizza popup  has appeared in Shoreditch

It was a three day event and the queues to get in were long.

Inside, you will find the Surfer Boy Pizza chain which appears in the series.

Every person that goes in get treated a limited-edition Demogorgon pizza.

I was really lucky and made it on a Saturday, queuing took 2 hours.

Guests can also get a makever as well with a 70s look.

The Demorgorgon pizza was surprisingly delicious, I loved the sweet figs and the spicy kick so I was really impressed and a great experience as well as fantastic pizza.

Location: 471-473 Dereham Pl, London EC2A 3HJ
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 May

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.