BETTER SEEN THAN EATEN
932686
These are more along the line of "cute and different" rather than "really good pepper".  The flavor is ho-hum but the most irritating element is that the ends of the peppercorn (stalk? ;)  are significantly harder than the middle.  Makes grinding a real chore unless I cut off both ends and grind separately.  They are sort of charming left whole in a clear or white soup.  [DON'T TRICK YOUR GUESTS WITH THE UNGROUND PEPPERCORN IN A THICK TOMATO (etc.) TYPE DISH WHERE THEY MIGHT INADVERTENTLY GET THE WHOLE THING IN A BITE OF THE DISH!  (Lasagne, for instance, is not a great plan if you're not gonna grind the pepper.)  YOU'LL RISK CHOKING THEM TO DEATH ... BAD TABLE MANNERS.]

I'm glad I tried it, but there's lots of better pepper in this world with way more substance and a bit less style.
762929
For dried apple, grain things in a bag, I guess they're pretty good.  My child likes them in his lunch box...  I've never eaten the things since they look like stuff animals plop in the woods.  I'm sure they're tastier though.
2219570
I got more than my money's worth out of this sampler, though you couldn't have mistaken the TVP for meat in my estimation. Still, it was edible, though some was better than others. The ham type was good with beans, and the taco bits did well with beans again for a burritto filling. I didn't care much for the beef or chicken chunks, they really didn't have much flavor, but all in all I was satisfied and got a lot of meals out of the package for only $25.
2607621
The ones that were good were tasty but we had to throw away more than a third. The moldy ones aren't super obvious, just a bit grey in some places, but it is really obvious when you taste them.
477697
just a bit big but made due, better than being eaten alive...  State Bird.. BLACK FLYS!!!
3605169
I had seen this book in a retail bookstore and passed it up. Later, while visiting cousins, I saw the TV program and got hooked by what she was doing, I ordered it even before coming home. There are not a lot of recipes in it that I would use--local ingredients are different--but her way of thinking and approach to food made me sit up and take notice. Not to be missed.
1343700
My friends found them too tasty. They were eaten all too quickly. I am sending another order to them as an extra Christmas gift !
109098
Creature looked real.good movie to watch once.
4907970
It's almost as if you visited someones grandparent in Ireland and had this to eat. The kind of thing that is homemade but couldn't be pulled off unless skilled at doing so. Perhaps you could think of it as a small batch stew you take home and have ready for special occasions when most things available don't seem good enough to eat.

This might be more akin to taking the leftovers from a stew dish, though without much of the greasiness that comes with it. Just the right sweetness and combination of red wine and Guinness, herbs, meat and vegetables, etc. It's practically homemade except for the hydrolyzed ingredients that line it's contents (which is where they do appear to have research and testing from a modern food science perspective.

I plan to try the Tavern stew as well. The Haggis they make is good though I consider the stew to be of more interest to me now. It's probably better to buy from their website directly because they sell it cheaper, even though you have to pay additional for shipping; it was much faster processing even though Amazon is fast.
3401191
When it was published first, by Phaidon, [ASIN:0714859052 Reinventing Food, Ferran Adria: The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat] it was embellished with many photos.  I think they add a couple of stars to my two, and are worth any extra outlay, if, like me, you regard Ferran Adria as a master miracle worker.  And the photos are not just mercantile bulk-making as in [ASIN:0714859036 Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine], but genuine additions to and reflections on the text.  (Unlike the vegetable 'portraits' in the Noma - what were they thinking of?  I can lay three asparagus spears on a plate, stare at them, and where will it get me?)

As for the text, it too is illuminating.  Despite some other reviewers of either edition, it is biography, not hagiography, though I have been known to refer to the subject as Saint Ferran as I drool over the earlier elBulli books.  Andrews is an acolyte maybe, but genuinely concerned it seems to me to get across the detail of the development of Ferran's art and expertise.  Better that than a snitchy fault-finder [naming no names].
1749858
Compared to what I was feeding my dogs, this appeared to be a much better product.  Although it was much better, I have moved on to a different dog food, one that has a dramatically different better ingredient list.

Both my dogs enjoyed this product.  My recommendation is that you research all you can, and feed your dogs the best food you can afford.  Read the ingredient labels, no matter what kind of food it is.  Read product reviews, and give them the very best.  Your pets deserve it.
4456135
After reading a review of someone receiving these Turkish delights with a bug in them, I decided to carefully eat the rest of the box . Unfortunately I too found a bug in mine . I think this is exemplary of a brand that produces these delights in an unsanitary location. Purchase at your own discretion.
482069
I had only eaten Turkish cotton candy one other time and it was a little different than this one. It was a little stringier and held together better than this one. This one was fluffier and kind of just went everywhere when I tried to eat it but the flavor was good. I gave it to some friends for Valentines Day as they had tried the other cotton candy at the same time I did. It was just a fun thing to give. None of us had ever heard of this before we were given a taste at a local Mediterranean Restaurant.
1686289
We have also noticed the very dark color around the outside of the food.  We decided to buy same product in the smaller size and compare.  It will arrive soon.  If it looks totally different, we'll write again and decided what to do.
3377201
These are quite different than what I expected. I've kept a bag at home in the pantry, and a bag at work in my desk drawer. Whether I like them at any given moment "depends".

Each piece is a triangle, roughly the size of a dime. They're a bit puffed, and contain chocolate. Some of the pieces contain enough chocolate to provide a creamy consistency. Surprisingly, a serving is 46 pieces, which ends up being a really good fulfilling snack. From a nutritional perspective, it's better than what I thought, but not stellar. A serving is only 130 calories, with a 45 of those from fat -- 5g of fat, 1g of saturated fat. While it provides 2g of fiber, sugar is 6g. Sodium comes in at 135g -- but these don't necessarily taste salty; in fact, the "sea salt" is quite subtle and works well with the chocolate.

They are made with cocoa, whole grain oats, sesame seeds (as a topping), and brown rice. The only way to describe them is "cereal-like". I tend to grab these, while at work, as a mid-morning snack. They are easy to count-out and track calorie-wise.

At home, though, I never reach for them, even on days when I'm home. Maybe it's because I have other options available, but they don't "call to me" -- they aren't something I crave. Therefore, given all the choices out there, this isn't something I'm likely to pick-up again

Something great to try, but not compelling enough to buy again.
4255453
this looks like people food. it smells good.  you could put it on a plate and serve it to your husband.
however, there is barely a scant teaspoonful of food in the package.  this amount of food wouldn't keep a mouse alive.
my cat did not show much interest in it.
2063780
The blue bean bag thing lasted longer than I thought. I came home the other day and they had it busted open all over the floor. There are little seed like things inside. Which of course they ate. They were pooping them out for a day or so. The monkey did pretty good lasted about 3 weeks with puppy teeth. The Acorn toy they undid the knot and the acorns rolled around on the floor until I tossed them. The three interlocking bones are down right dangerous. My puppies chewed thru it and ate half a bone before I noticed.