Itsu Vegetable Festival Crystal Noocle (Cup)

The Itsu (or is it itsu) range are usually around £2, which is rather a lot for a snack that can be usually purchased for less than 50p. But now and again there is an offer, and I'll grab a few. These were severely reduced because they were "out of date". There is a lot of style and packaging with an Itsu noodle. A see through top (why?) and a large pink plastic spork.  You can see where the money goes, and it's not really on the food. The noodles are dreadful. They are gluton free, but that's no excuse for making them so bad. They are made out of mashed potatoes and peas. Yes. But the resulting texture and flavour is plastic. The sauce, however, is quite tasty. A savoury, herby, tomato flavour  - though there are no tomatoes, with some hint of roasted vegetables. It is nice. The sauce is actually a liquid rather than being dried. Not sure why that is, because there is still a processed flavour about the whole thing, but the ingredients do work. It's more of a soup with some plastic wire put in, and it is difficult to eat. The spork is genuinely useful here. My recommendation is to throw the potato noodles away, and just drink the soup. Or better yet, just buy an Ainsley Harriot packet soup.


Score: 3