As I mentioned in an earlier post, about 2 years ago: Café Vingerhoeds in Oirschot, the Netherlands has amazing tomato soup. I also said i'd go back there sometime in the future. As it happens, I was in the area today, so uh..
Yum!
I didn't feel like cooking today, so I decided to try something new...
The Germany brand Erasco sells canned "Ready to go" meals. One of them is this spaghetti with tomato sauce; Though I personally think that "Spaghetti in tomato soup" would be a more appropriate term
The flavor is good, it's Bolognese sauce without doubt... But it's just a bit thinner than I'm used to. I've also got a can of Erasco's "Ready to go" Chili con carne in my pantry... suddenly I am very curious about that one
Mmhmm! Nothing like a little hike in nice weather, followed by some hot chocolate.
Of course, at a random restaurant that will cost you € 2,50 or more. Since I have a little gas stove in my car at all times, all it costs me is 11 cents for a bottle of water, 8 cents for the cocoa mix and about 20 cents worth of butane gas. Saving money is always good, and home-made stuff always tastes better.
*slurp*
My mom had some coupons for free pancakes at a restaurant called D'n Berepot in the village of Nieuwkuijk, The Netherlands. We decided to go there with the whole family including my sister, her kids and her new boyfriend Danny.
This place totally revolutionized my view on pancakes. They had pancakes with pretty much anything you can imagine. I had a pancake with bacon, onions, mushrooms and cheese (as shown below), but you could also get pancakes with ragout or with shawarma meat or with pepperoni, tomatoes and lettuce.
If there was any downside to the pancake then it was its size: it was humungous! It took me quite some effort to eat it, and I'm known as a big eater.
I was browsing a local discount shop, and happened to stroll across the food and snack isle by coincidence (), when I saw that the shop also sold instant noodles. Since I'm a big fan of ramen I decided to take a peek. I suddenly noticed that they also sold instant spaghetti for only 75 cents. I decided to pick one up and give it a go.
Upon opening I found the usual stuff.. a pack of dried noodles and a small pack with seasoning powder. This package, however, also included a little plastic fork; how nice! I usually prefer to eat my noodles with chopsticks, but in this case I decided to go for the little plastic fork instead.
First you put the noodles in the cup and fill it up about halfway with ordinary tap water. Then you put it in the microwave for about 5 minutes until the noodles look nice and cooked. Then you add the powder and stir it well, the result is what you see below. Now tell me, doesn't that just look delicious as it is ? But wait, there's more!
Because the stuff was so incredibly hot, I left it to stand and cool for about a minute or two. I noticed that the sauce had gotten really thick and creamy; just like real pasta sauce, which made it ever better!
This instant spaghetti is without doubt the tastiest noodle-snack that I've ever had, and I will definitely buy it more often. Yum!
Enjoying a cup of very tasty tomato soup at Café Vingerhoeds in Oirschot, the Netherlands. This place is cool. It has a good atmosphere, friendly staff and excellent food. I'll definitely come back here sometime in the future.
Yum!
Having tried a Burn energy shot yesterday, which tasted a bit like coughing syrup; I got curious about what other energy shots would taste like. I went out and bought an energy shot from a company called "Go Fast!"
Where the Burn energy shot tasted like coughing syrup; I would say that the Go Fast! energy shot also tastes like coughing syrup, but then the stuff one would use for kids. It's not as harsh as the Burn energy shot, but it has a bit of an orange-like taste to it. To keep it short and simple... it smells and tastes a bit like a "normal" energy drink, but less sweetened and more concentrated (stronger taste).
Another note-worthy thing to mention is that the Go Fast! energy shot had a warning label which basically said "Do not take more than 1 of these per day". The Burn energy shot had a label that warned not to take more than 2 per day. So either this stuff is stronger, or is the manufacturer afraid that someone will take too many of the energy shots and completely freak out?
"burn; new intense energy drink. Control your energy.", said the advertisement, and being a big fan of energy drinks, of course I had to try it. Initially I regretted the decision, but now that the "rush" is gone, I feel that I can make a proper judgment.
I'm talking about Burn, an energy shot-drink produced by the Coca-cola company. It comes in a small plastic bottle (c.a. 50ml), which clearly states that an adult person shouldn't take more than 2 of these drinks per day. I wonder how they measured that; since humans can vary anywhere between 1.5m and 2.5m (roughly). Logically you would assume that the larger person would be able to handle more drugs in his/her system.
Upon opening the bottle, I noted that it smells a bit like strawberries. The taste, however, was far from similar to strawberries. The first thing that sprung to my mind, when trying to find something to compare the flavor with was coughing syrup. Yes, I kid you not; this stuff tastes like coughing syrup. Not what you'd expect from an energy drink. As expected from a shot-drink, it's a one-chug deal.
I can understand why they called it "Burn", and why they placed the 2-serving warning on the bottle, because the effect was noticeable quite fast. Normally it takes a while for the taurine and caffeine to kick in, but with this drink it was pretty much instant boost. All in all, it wasn't that bad; but it's not even remotely close to the superior flavor of the green Monster energy drink. But I must admit that it's near to impossible to defeat the green Monster.
Imo it's not worth getting for the taste; there's much better ones out there. Since it's a one-chug deal, it's not really a good thirst quencher either. I probably would try it again sometime, but only if I need an immediate boost.
No words, just yummie food and a superb atmosphere with co-workers
A dual review this week! The weather was hot, so I was a bit thirstier than normal. This week I will be discussing "Mizo Guava Juice" and "Mizo Ace", produced by the Arrow Juice Factory which is based in Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both are shipped in a large-capped 1.5 liter bottles and set me back € 1,99 a piece at the Anadolu supermarket in s'Hertogenbosch.
Guava juice.
Starting off with the Guava Juice, who's main ingredient is, as you may have guessed, Guava (whoa, what a surprise!) The Guava is a fruit with a rather high Pectin level, which means that Guava juice is usually a bit on the creamy side. Normally I'm not a big fan of creamy fruit juices, but in this case it's actually rather nice. The juice is sweet and well filtered, which is also a big plus for me. Due to the Guava's fruit flesh texture, there are usually small harder bits in Guava juices, but in this case there were hardly any. I'd recommend this juice to any fruit-juice lover, and reward it with a 4 out of 5 rating.
Ace juice.
Ace juice is a combination of oranges, carrot and sometimes lemons, and is a popular drink to use with fresh sandwiches on a pick nick. The Arrow Juice Factory decided to leave the lemons out which, in my opinion, was a very smart move. Sometimes Ace juice is a bit on the sour side, which gives me stomach ache after a while. This juice, however, was not sour at all! You can really taste the oranges and carrots, but neither of them is dominant. In other words, a very good mix. The juice is sweet, but not too sweet, and fluid but not watery. I'm really starting to like these "Mizo" juices a lot, due to their good quality. Their Ace juice deserves a firm 5 out of 5 rating in my opinion, and I will definitely recommend it to anyone.