[Review] Comforting school puddings at The Caramel Tart Company

I was on the 149 bus to London Bridge when I spotted this Caramel Tart shop on my left so took a picture of it.

At first, I thought it was just caramel tarts so I was thinking whether to check it out or not but then the foodie in me kicked in so I got off the next bus stop and literally walked back one stop to go to The Caramel Tart Company.

When I got there, it was definitely rewarding because it was not just caramel tarts but school pudding which got me excited!!

The amazing thing was that it had almost everything under the sun like crumble, cheesecakes, sponge puddings, tarts and vegan options with optional custard and cream.

On the first visit, I just got the Jam sponge with coconut and custard because I felt that it really represented my school puddings but to be honest it was really hard as the others choices were equally representative desserts like the Jam Tart, apple crumble, Chocolate sponge etc.

As well as the traditional choices, there were soda cakes which are made with fizzy drinks like Iron Bru and other flavours.

The jam sponge and custard definitely bought back school memories of the dinner ladies and the sponge was delicious as expected as it was fluffy and soft.

On the next visit, I decided to try something creative, so I had the mint chocolate aero sponge which was surprisingly good as it was chocolately with a minty kick.

Also had the cherry almond sponge which was visually nice with a lovely almond flavour to it.

Sadly, due to the Covid, I'm going to be stuck at home for a while so I stocked up on a lot of desserts from The Caramel Tart Company but in a way, the desserts will keep me happy for a few days.

Peach and pear crumble, cherry crumble and apple crumble:

The crumbles were amazing with cream and the crumble had a nice texture after it was reheated in the oven.

Cherry crumble:

Trio (Carrot Cake, Marble Cake, Red Velvet), Brownlicious, Upside down Pineapple sponge with treacle and Vegan Jam cake with coconut and Jam tart.

Trio (Carrot Cake, Marble Cake, Red Velvet):

The carrot cake was the best I've had in a while as it was moist with a lovely hint of cinnamon.

The red velvet was just as good.

Brownlicious:

Upside down Pineapple sponge with treacle:

Vegan Jam cake with coconut:

Jam tart:

All of them were amazing especially the brownlicious which was soft and chocolately and the pineapple one was sweet with maple syrup which goes well with custard.

I'm sure everyone knows about this company but if they don't I would definitely recommend it as they are on uber eats, just eat and deliveroo.

Locations:

Locations:

Aldgate - E1 2PS

Dalston - E8 4AA

Peckham - SE15 6TR

Tottenham - coming soon

[Review] Crumble to the next level at Humble Crumble

I love a proper English pudding but these days they are getting scarce especially custard because most restaurants/bars replace it with ice cream partly due to demand and partly due to convenience.

This is where Humble Crumble comes in, a modern crumble reinvented to the next level which is stylish as well as comforting.
Humble Crumble started off at Primrose Hill Market as a pop up stall and they were so successful that they now have a permanent booth at Old Spitalfields.

On the menu, they have different flavours, the traditional apple crumble is always on the menu while there will be others on rotation like berries and some fancy ones they had in the past like sweet cherries and apple, rhubarb etc.

It is really ingenious yet original how the pudding is served by layering the elements because they are made to order yet not baked which saves time.

The fruit layer goes in the pot first, then the crumble, then the optional custard.

Other toppings can be added like torched marshmallow, meringue crumbs and edible rose.

As soon as I found out that Humble Crumble were at Old Spitalfields, I had to pay them a visit because there are tables for you to enjoy the food.
On the menu that day was either apple crumble or mixed berries so I went for the apple topped with custard.
For people don't like custard, there is also clotted cream and clotted cream ice cream.

I wasn't sure about the extra marshmallow but decided to have it anyway for decorative purposes but it actually complimented the apple crumble nicely without being too sweet or over the top.
This is where the crumble layer comes in perfectly like gravel, the spoon goes in the pot effortlessly and having the marshmallow gave me the excitement like trifle when you dig your spoon into three layers.
To summarize, I really enjoyed the apple crumble as everything was perfectly balanced and the marshmallow gave it that extra sweet kick to balance the apple.

It would be great if they offered different crumble types like chunky crumble to fine crumble or a mix to choose from.
Well, we never know because we might possibly see fancy crumble like chocolate flavoured crumble, oats or quinoa added to make it healthy.

[Review] Ossie's Jerk Chicken

As I had a craving for Goat curry I decided to take a random trip to Walworth Road, just round the corner from Elephant and Castle.
I didn't have a shop in mind so just looked around to see which one caught my fancy.

Ossie's Jerk Chicken looked good so went in but they only take cash so I had to get some cash.
It was the one for me because the ladies in the shop were friendly and cheerful, you could feel their passion.
What was interesting was that they also offered Lobster which is rather expensive ingredient so from that I felt confident that their food was going to be good.

Came back and got the mutton curry for £4 which includes a drink.
Apart from the odd bones here and there, the mutton was soft and silky in a flavourful curry sauce which went down well with the rice and peas.
Compared to other rice and peas I have had, the peas here were extremely soft and starchy.

Finished off with the tropical juice drink which was nice and soothing after a spicy curry which was spiced just right and not too spicy.

[Review] Market Tavern Croydon

Yorkshire wraps were the trend a few years ago with beef basically wrapped in a Yorkshire like a wrap but made with Yorkshire pudding.

Since the Market Tavern in Croydon had it, I decided to go in and try it.
They also do Monday to Friday specials like other pubs .
As it was Wednesday, my friend had the pie deal and I had the wrap.

Unfortunately, my wrap was a disappointment because the beef was dry and chewy.
There was an option for chips or jacket so I chose the jacket because I had a feeling the chips could be over done which was the case for my friends chips so I was glad I chose the jacket.
However the jacket was evidently frozen baked potatoes reheated for convenience because I have bought these before which have a dry and powdery texture.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend it or come here again.