Soy Cured Egg Yolk musubi from Onigiri KOME

Onigiri KOME, a Hong Kong owned musubi pop up.
I was captivated by the soy cured egg yolk which has an interesting texture.
It's semi solid and fudgey in texture with a strong salty soy taste.

Also tried the Tsukudani Sesame Kelp which was on the sweet side.

Hoping to get my hands on the salted plum and mentaiko cod roe!

Pick and Mix style lunch boxes at L'express Coffee Company

Discovered L'express Coffee Company while dining nearby.
This no frills eatery captivated me because you choose what you want for a fixed price.
Prices start at 6.90 to 10.50.
So obviously for 10.50 you can have everything in the cheaper range.
The 9.50 is probably sufficient as the 10.50 box is just wider.
I chose the 10.50 because for that selection there was lasagne, chicken curry, chilli con carne, peri peri chicken, rice noodles which are all my favourites and additionally I can get anything from the other range like houmous, salad etc.
I got mainly the hot items because it was the things I wanted so imagine how joyful it was having chili con carne, lasagne and curry in one meal.
The chicken curry was really comforting as it was just like the school one while the chili con carne and lasagne were just as good.
The potatoes wedges were to my liking as they were soft and fluffy.
You can also order sandwiches and baked potatoes at the far end.
According to the internet, they used to be located in Holborn.
Will definitely return.
There is seating outside so on a pleasant day it's a great place to enjoy the food.

Noci pasta at Battersea

Noci Pasta, another pasta bar which I got confused with another that has a similar name.
Dined there and it was quite enjoyable.
The pasta choices are similar offerings to the ones at the popular pasta bars.
I had the silk handkerchiefs which was something I have been meaning to try.
The one here has a lot more to offer with mushrooms and actual walnut pieces but the forest mushrooms could have had more variety like their photos but I guess that is either seasonal or for photos.
Portions are small just like other pasta places.
The spaghettoni my partner had was very garlicky and the texture of the was rather hard and al dente so I was happy with what I chose.

Subway footlong gingerbread cookie

Finally tried it.
A bit too sweet but had a gingery kick to it.

Plain jacket with salt and butter at Mr Spud, Stevenage

The humble jacket is sadly going out of fashion these days so not many places offer them apart from caffs etc.

There was a jacket potato stall so I decided to get a plain jacket to appreciate and see if it was a good potato.
Jackets these days are presented differently from the past like shown on their product pictures.
The old way was cutting a cross in the middle and pressing the jacket from the four sides and using a fork to fluff it up.
A good jacket will fluff up.
Anyway, I guess these days it is more convenient to flatten them out for the fillings.
The jacket I had was nice but somehow different because the potato is different and the skin is thinner with a strong earthy taste.
Overall, definitely worth trying.

Jacket potatoes from Old Skool Foods Truck, Croydon

Spotted this spanking new sparkling silver food truck called Old Skool Foods hence I had to go over and have a look.
Initially I was disappointed when I just saw hot dogs on the menu for old school food but it turns out they have jacket potatoes as well.
Went back a few days later for a jacket and got chicken curry with it.
Also had some cheese on top which totally won me because it is proper cheddar and not the cheese blend which two jacket places were using.
Cheddar is the tastiest in comparison to melty gooey tri coloured cheese blends.
Anyway will be back for plain with cheese or chili con carne.
Visually, the jacket looks nice and old school style as well served by lovely people.

Lamb Rice at Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Another spot for Uyghur food with the usual suspects like - Gosh Legmen, Qoruma Chop, Uyghur Polo etc.
This restaurant is popular with uni students nearbyand Chinese.
There was a lunch deal for 9.95 so had the Polo which is lamb pilaf/pilau.
Overall, it was nice but the lamb was not cooked with the rice which allows flexibility to choose chicken or beef etc.
The lamb pieces were rather dry and one piece was fatty.
It was OK but I've had better.
Also got to try the rice pudding which is very different to the English as it was made with coconut flavours and texture was watery.
Staff there were really friendly.