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What food isn't as good as it used to be?

Quality street chocolates

Reply 1

Original post
by Drear22
Quality street chocolates
Modern strawberries are bred for their size, appearance and durability rather than their taste. In Italy, at least, they are often watery and bland.
I'm not sure if this is the same in the UK.

Ciao,
Sandro
Tiramasu
Original post
by Emma:-)
Tiramasu


I guess that you meant Tiramisu. It is very sweet, a bit too sweet for my taste. Agree.

Reply 4

Cadbury's chocolate has been Americanised and is now loaded with palm oil. Best avoided.

Reply 5

Cadbury's chocolate
Original post
by Kallisto
I guess that you meant Tiramisu. It is very sweet, a bit too sweet for my taste. Agree.

Yeah you know what i meant.
I used to like it. But i completely went off it.

Reply 7

Original post
by Kallisto
I guess that you meant Tiramisu. It is very sweet, a bit too sweet for my taste. Agree.
Hello Kallisto,
In italian is written as Tiramisù.
To make a less sweet tiramisù, here are some tips:
Gradually reduce the sugar:

In the mascarpone cream, use about 80-100 g of sugar instead of the classic 120-150 g for 500 g of mascarpone.
You can reduce it by 30–40% compared to traditional recipes.

Balance with bitter ingredients:

Use strong, bitter coffee (strong espresso) without adding sugar.
Slightly increase the amount of bitter cocoa powder on the surface.

Add a touch of contrast:

A few drops of a fair bitter liqueur, such as Disaronno (look at here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaronno) , can balance the sweetness.
A pinch of salt in the cream enhances the flavours and reduces the perception of sweetness.

Assembly technique:

Dip the ladyfingers in the coffee very briefly so that they absorb less sugar from the cream.
Alternate thinner layers of cream with more coffee.
"See for yourself."
PS: Feel free to share my recipe on TSR and tag me if you want!
Have a great New Year!💥

Ciao,
Sandro
Original post
by Nitrotoluene
Hello Kallisto,
In italian is written as Tiramisù.
To make a less sweet tiramisù, here are some tips:
Gradually reduce the sugar:

In the mascarpone cream, use about 80-100 g of sugar instead of the classic 120-150 g for 500 g of mascarpone.
You can reduce it by 30–40% compared to traditional recipes.

Balance with bitter ingredients:

Use strong, bitter coffee (strong espresso) without adding sugar.
Slightly increase the amount of bitter cocoa powder on the surface.

Add a touch of contrast:

A few drops of a fair bitter liqueur, such as Disaronno (look at here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaronno) , can balance the sweetness.
A pinch of salt in the cream enhances the flavours and reduces the perception of sweetness.

Assembly technique:

Dip the ladyfingers in the coffee very briefly so that they absorb less sugar from the cream.
Alternate thinner layers of cream with more coffee.
"See for yourself."
PS: Feel free to share my recipe on TSR and tag me if you want!
Have a great New Year!💥

Ciao,
Sandro


Thanks for both informations. As I like to bake, I try to keep your recipe in mind. If I will ever cook tiramisú.

Reply 9

M&M's

Reply 10

Smarties. They ruined them when they took out the e-numbers :rolleyes: :nopity: :sadnod:

Reply 11

Baked beans
Off the top of my head...

Lucozade
Galaxy chocolate milk
Fruit gums
Pringles (although still nice but not as good as before)
Tesco's tinned meatballs in tomato sauce
Time Out bars.

It drives me mad when they change stuff that used to be nice.

Reply 13

Original post
by PinkMobilePhone
Off the top of my head...
Lucozade
Galaxy chocolate milk
Fruit gums
Pringles (although still nice but not as good as before)
Tesco's tinned meatballs in tomato sauce
Time Out bars.
It drives me mad when they change stuff that used to be nice.

I used to love Tescos giant Yorkshire pudding with mash, peas and sausages. I was gutted when the shop worker told me that they've stopped them.
Original post
by S4LM4N
Baked beans


May not please you, but I like them to another Greek specialties. They are not so bad in taste, really. It is up to everyone to have a different opinion.

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