I decided to create a regular “To Market To Market” story to show the items that I have been sent over the past few weeks that I liked. Now getting goodies in the mail is always fun and taste testing them with my friends and family is even more fun. But what fun is it if I can’t share it with all my lovely readers? So the lovely people at these companies also agreed to send out a pack of these items to some lucky Not Quite Nigella readers so that you too can sample their goodies instead of just reading about them!
Just leave a comment at the end of the story telling me which product you’d like to try and why. I’m very sorry overseas lovelies but these can only be posted within Australia. I shall select winners on the 14th of August 
***Entries are now closed, the winners are:***
Andy L. for Relish This
Kartini S. for Green & Black’s
Min Ai T. & Stephanie R. for Vogels
Howard R. for Carman’s
Raechell G. for Gelatissimo
Melissa H. for Sunrice
You probably know of my jam making obsession however I’ve never made relishes, always buying them instead. The story behind Relish This is one that especially interested me as Sarah, the woman who started it, did so as she was sick of corporate life. I could completely relate to that! I was sent three flavours: a Balsamic Red Onion & Lime; a Beetroot, Apple & Orange and a Red Capsicum Chili and they were very happily sampled with the Balsamic Red Onion and piquant Lime being the group’s favourite. The Beetroot, Apple & Orange had spicy aromatics and sweetness with little bursts of currants lending it an almost Indian feel and the Red Capsicum Chili relish was a favourite of Rose who likes foods spicy. It says very mildy spiced but I’d say there was a definite kick to it! 
Thanks to Relish This, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a sampler pack of Relish worth $40!
Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate
Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate has been available for a while here and I recall a near stampede when they were giving away little bars at the Good Food and Wine Show. My first package of this went missing and I can only guess that there’s a very, very happy neighbour or postman of mine who received it instead. I was sent bars of the Butterscotch, Dark 70%, Milk and Maya Gold with orange and spice. I had on hand my eager tasters who were all too happy to help sample the chocolates. The unanimous favourite flavour was the Butterscotch which had small shards of Butterscotch scattered throughout the chocolate. Mr NQN also loved the dark 70% which was surprisingly smooth for a chocolate of that high cocoa content. Yes we were some very happy piglets that day…
Thanks to Green & Black’s, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a sample pack of chocolate!
Vogels Cereal
Like Jerry Seinfeld, I love cereal but I also like to eat it late at night when I need a bit of a sugar rush and crunch but I usually make my own if I have time. However July was a crazy month and just as my batch of home made granola finished, a package arrived. The courier probably had no idea why I was so happy but I was relieved that I could tick “Make Granola” off my to-do list as the package contained some Vogel’s cereal. I tried the Fruit and Nut variety and loved the cinnamon flavour in it and the fruit which was a nice change from most healthy boxed cereals that I find taste marginally better than cardboard. Normally nutty, delicious and healthy are mutually exclusive concepts for a lot of cereals. As for the other flavour, I’m afraid that’s packed up in a box and it’s somewhere in our new apartment. I’ll christen that box when we move in.
Thanks to Vogel’s, two lucky Not Quite Nigella readers will receive 1 pack of the Fruit & Nut and 1 pack of the Ultra Bran Soy & Linseed cereals!
Carmans Muesli Bites
I wasn’t sure if Carman’s would send me any more goodies as I had mentioned that I didn’t really go for their rounds very much preferring their regular muesli bars (sorry I was being honest!) but they did and I got a box of the Low G.I. Apricot and Almond and the Fruit bites. These similar to their regular muesli bars and were great and a lifesaver while we were moving as they kept my stomach from growling and I really liked the cinnamon flavour in both types and as a result, they were polished off in no time.
Thanks to Carman’s, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a box of the Apricot & Almond Bites and the Fruit Bites!
From left: Limoncello, Brownie, Lychee & Coconut and Creme Brulee
Gelatissimo Flavours of the World
Being sent ice cream in the mail is even more exciting than you would think even in this chilly weather and so after dinner one night, The Second Wife, Gravy Beard, Naomi, Mr NQN and I all retired to do a quick ice cream tasting. I was sent a take home pack of Gelatissimo’s “Flavours of the World” range which included Chinese Lychee & Coconut, American Fudge Brownie, French Crème Brulee and Italian Limoncello. The Lychee & Coconut was the definite crowd pleaser as it was subtly but definitely flavoured with both flavours and tasted very much like eating fresh lychees with coconut. The Creme Brulee was another favourite with the unmistakable toffee flavour laced through it which left us pondering “How do they get the brulee taste in it?”. The Brownie was sweet and had a huge chunk of brownie in it which Gravy Beard happily appropriated. The Limoncello had many divided with some finding it too tangy to some loving its lemon tanginess (me). The Flavours of the World range is available for a limited time only and you can check out their other flavours (there are 12 in total).
Thanks to Gelatissimo, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a voucher for a take home pack of ice cream from your nearest Gelatissimo store! Voucher cannot be redeemed in Perth or Tasmania.
Sunrice
I was sent a huge range of rice from Sunrice including chicken rice, Mexican rice, egg fried rice, brown rice, brown rice variations, chinese style fried rice, jasmine rice, coconut rice and wild rice with mushroom. My favourite was the chicken rice (although I know your next question, this isn’t like Hainanese chicken rice) but would have preferred it without the corn pieces and the coconut rice was great with a curry. I have always been a fan of the brown rice packets and usually have a stock of at least 1 or 2 in the cupboard as they’re very convenient and I’m saving the Wild Rice for a special meal. And for someone like me that’s living out of a suitcase at the moment, they’re fantastically easy and the grains are never soggy or stuck together.
Thanks to Sunrice, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will receive a sample box of Sunrice rice!
So readers, leave a comment as to which item you’d like to try and why and you could be receiving it in the mail! Thanks again to these generous brands Relish This, Green & Black’s, Vogel’s, Carman’s, Gelatissimo and SunRice for providing prizes.
Best of luck and enjoy!
Lots of love,
NQN
xxx
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Wow, what a spread! I love not only trying new things but then either working out what’s in it (forensic eating!) and marvel how they make it..!!
For me, it would need to be the gelatissimo – because even though I do go there (I have been known to sneak a gelato on my way home from work from the circular quay store!) I never seem to have the ‘guts’ to try something new as I’m so hooked on the viennese chocolate and choc-mint! This would MAKE me step out of my addicted-comfort zone!
Oooh you lucky duck!
I would love ot try the Green&Black’s chocolate. I’ve heard lots about it, and being a chocolate addict … I’d definitely be up for sampling it for you! (I know it’s hard work, but someone has to do it!)
These are some gorgeous goodies! I think I might try to recreate the balsamic red onion n lime relish at home!
Wow, what a selection. Do you ever need to grocery shop again?
I am intrigued by the gelato, but mostly of its how-does-it-keep-itself-frozen-during-travel properties!?
You’re a lucky, lucky girl NQN. Oh to be able to give up “normal” work and to blog for a living and receive so much yummy mail. Congratulations on your achievemen. My pick is the relishes as I am on a limited carb diet at the moment, and flavour means everything!
oooohhhhh….
One part of me was saying to be healthy and try something new like the rice or chutney.
HOWEVER i loooooovvveeee gelato! I used to work in a shop that ONLY sold gelato (not gelatissimo though)!
So my pick would DEFINATELY be the Gelatissimo Flavours of the World
Hey NQN
I’d love to try the Relish! I have made jam a couple of times, but I now live in Darwin and mango season is coming soon…I would like to try and make some mango jam, chutney, relish and dessert sauce to keep the mango magic going all year. If you have any tips I’d love to see a post.
Cheers.
Wow!!! So many yummy foods that i would want to try. Would i be considered greedy if i had a shot at getting any of 3 different foods??
Why i want the gelato.
I’ve never had it before but my friends always tell me to try. All those wonderful flavours are making me drool…Would the fact that my birthday is coming up next week be any incentive to send me the gelato pack
Also the relish seems really nice. I’ve been getting bored of always having peanut butter on toast every morning. I’ve never actually heard of relish, but you make it seem like a great change to my repetitive breakfasts. I would love to be able to try out the sampler relish pack.
I hope these reasons are good enough for me to win
I would absolutely love to try the Vogel’s Muesli – I’m a complete muesli fiend and could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and, er, have!) But I’ve never tried Vogel’s. I have no idea why. I hope that this will be my first Vogel’s experience!
I’m gonna go with the chocolate.. how unlike me
I hope you have enough room to store all of this in your move from place to place!! haha
I would love to receive all those products in the mail each week. It must be so much fun waiting for the mailman each day. I would like to try the relishes the most but my boys just love rice – so the rice pack for me. Thanks
Oooh – the relish pack. My mind has already wandered off into fantasies of the ‘red capsicum and chilli’, spead over pepper crackers and a wedge of creamy brie…
I’d like to try the Green and Black’s Chocolate because I am a chocoholic…oh and did I mention that I love chocolate? I did? Well that’s good then… LOL
I would like to try the Gelatissimo and Sunrice plz:)
What a coincidence! My partner and I went to the jam/relish shop in Berrima yesterday and after half an hour, left with nothing for ourselves, just a gift for a friend, as we couldn’t decide which one to get! We were close to buying the beetroot relish but were confused by so much choice. I would love to try the relishes (esp the beetroot one) as you’ve made the choice so much easier.
This is my first time commenting on your blog but definitely not my first time reading it. I must admit, I have been an avid (secret) follower for quite some time now, (when I’m supposed to be working, browsing (drooling) over your posts, planning out my dietary needs (more like cravings) based on your recommendations. So yes, I am one of them readers.
About your post – I would absolutely love to try the flavours of the world from Gelatissimo. And why you ask? Mainly just one reason, I was supposed to leave next week for a trip with one of my closest girlfriends starting with New York. And how excited I was to taste food in another country! I was particularly excited about the New York baked cheesecake, and New York pizzerias (are the pizza slices REALLY that big?). Sadly, my annual leave was denied so here I am left with a hefty credit balance with United Airlines, visiting the Big Rig Diner and Counter burger to make up for it (if it’s the closest thing to tasting American food). So to add to my wallowing-fest/Australian-American version of a trip, it would be nice to have the flavours of the world to be added to my made up adventures here at home
Thankyou for distracting me at work & keeping me daydream about the wonderful food & best of produce Sydney has to offer.
The relishes! I have such an obsession with condiments, buying them, tasting them and talking about them that my boyfriend has started referring to me in cooking mode as “Condiment Kate”, and to my makeup and skincare as “face condiments”…boys!
one of each.
But if I had to choose it would have to be the relish.
I LOVE me some relish on thick crusty bread with cheese. MMMMMMMMM
My mouth is watering at the thought of that butterscotch chocolate. I would have been at the head of that stampede if I lived in Sydney. Organic chocolate would also be a new tastebud experience for me. Pick me for the choccy giveaway and fingers crossed my mailman isn’t a chocoholic.
Hi NQN!
I would love to try the Sunrice pack. I make a lot of rice dishes (stirfries, rice bakes, risotto, etc) but only ever seem to use plain white rice that you boil yourself. Those 60 second rice packs would be a godsend! The flavoured rices sound really interesting as well and I am sure would add a nice flavour to my stir fries.
Cheers,
Mel
It so would have to be the Ice Cream, if the flavours are not enough to tempt you, the ‘deliver of the ice-cream’ would push me over the line! How wonderful and truly decedent!
YES PLEASE XXX
Coconut rice
Sounds very nice
I’ve made the curry
So send it …. hurry!!
Wow Lorraine, you’re so lucky to get all this stuff! Nice work!
I’d love the Green & Black’s chocolate. That butterscotch has my mouth watering on this chilly Sunday morning…
I actually love Green & Black’s “Maya Gold”. I think its a throw back to childhood when a Terry’s “Chocolate Orange” was mandatory in the Christmas stocking. Ooops! That shows I’ve already sampled it, so I guess I’ve shot myself in the foot.
I can eat gelato, morning,noon and night (must be in the genes), so that would be my first choice.Most people find the lemon flavour a bit tart but it’s the perfect palate cleanser between courses and counters the sweetness of other flavours. Tip: always have two flavours when having the lemon. My daughter Gabriella and I attended a Gelatissimo ice-cream making class a few years ago and loved the experience ,it was extremely interesting but the best part of all was when we were given the opportunity to taste the different flavours!! The gelato pack seems a popular pick so can I have a second choice? The Green and Black Organic chocolate pack as we’re always baking cakes, muffins, etc and it’s extremely good for one’s health.
OMG you are a lucky woman!
Meg
I would love the chocolate as I had a small bar & it was incredible but then again I have never had gelato so maybe I should pick that….
But I am a practical woman so I am going to beg for the rice lol.
please, please, please,please.
I would love to try the gelato, carman’s muesli bites, and the VOGELS muesli …
thanks
ohhh my goodness you are spoiling us all!!! I would love to try the sun rice packs- I have often picked them up in the supermarket before placing back on the shelves convincing myself they would be no good, but thanks to your review I may just pick one up next time (thats if I dont win some
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WOW -RELAXING AFTER SYDNEY-SURF RUN – DAUGHTER WALKING FOR DOWN’S SYNDROME SO GREEN’S CHOCCY FOR HER WHEN I WIN – SO EXHAUSTING TEXTING HER ENCOURAGEMENT FOR 2 HOURS. I DESERVE THE WONDERFUL RELISH FOR SUPPORT & RAISING FUNDS FOR MY NEXT WONDERFUL BEEF CURRY !
Ooooh that spread IS impressive! I wouldn’t be able to go past the beet apple & orange relish…
I’ve love to get the Vogel’s pack. I was hooked on Carman’s muesli but wanted something warm for Winter and turned to oats! Now that Spring is just around the corner, I’m looking for something to enjoy for brekkie in the warmer months.. this looks like a perfectly healthy solution!
Gelato gelato to buy a fat pig
heh heh heh. Can you guess?
Yum yum yum.
I do a lot of bush walking and muesli bars are my favourite thing to snack on while in the bush. So I’d love some of the muesli bars.
Thanks Lorraine for sharing this with readers.
Definitely the Sunrice for me. I rarely get to cook rice and would love to try out the amazing flavors.
An opportunity to get some rice into my diet HAHA….
My son insists on Home made muesli but the Vogels Muesli looks like it could just change his mind
Oh they all look lovely but I would have to go with the rice. Having a brand spanking newborn means dinner must be made and consumed as quickly as possible!
My husband looooves rice. Sunrice, please.
Hi there, I would love to try the chocolate – can you imagine – a dark chocolate and butterscotch mousse??? OH YES! Chocolate sure isn’t what it used to be.. the orange and spice sound enthralling too..
Gelatissimo for me!
Mostly because the idea that it was sent to you in the mail interests me more than you can imagine! Although I think receiving a voucher will be similarly exciting! =)
I think this is a great segment to have on your blog by the way!!
What an absolute yummy spread!
I am going to have to go with the chocolate as I love love love love love love love love love chocolate!!!!!!!!
Second choice? the rice packs! i love rice and those flavours sound great!
Congrats with your success so far! you must feel like a rock star!
Hi NQN,
Definitely the Gelato – purely for the fact that I have never tried it before. Yes, seriously. Icecream, of course. Yogurt – ahuh! Gelato? Not yet – how sheltered! That would be my pick.
Cheers on the great blog too, love it.
M
How exciting! I’m terrible at making choices at the best of times (sitting in a nice restaurant, for instance) and there are lots of tasty treats on offer here!
The relish sounds amazing, and I’d be really interested to try them as a pizza base with all manner of gourmet toppings.
I think the cereals are also calling to me though, with their scratchy little voices. Can they knock steel-cut oats off my favourite breakfast perch?
Lorraine, getting the mail at your place must be like Christmas every day
I’m so excited that you have relish this on here! I bought some of their relish at kirribilli markets late last year and have been in love with it ever since
– haven’t tried the balsamic red onion yet tho…
Since I already have 3 jars of relish this relish in my fridge though, I would love some green & black’s chocolate
Oooh, the rice for me please! I’m a sucker for the brown 90 second rice and would love to try some others.
But all the samples look divine!
Look to be honest I’m just plain, old & greedy, so really whatever you wish I will be fully satisfied (literally):)
Wow, so many hungry readers (like me). I don’t think I will get it but of couse I would love to try Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate. Being chocolate lover, such a shame that I have never tried it yet. Give me chocolateeeeeeee……… lol
I showed the kids and they picked the rice pack! Suprised me – I thought they’d go choclate or the gelato.
It must be so fun trying all these. I love spending “drool” time here with you.
I would love to try the Vogel’s muesli – I alternate muesli & yoghurt and vegemite toast for breakfast almost everyday
I’m am a big fan of the Carmam’s Bites though – I’ve always got some of those in my drawer at work!
I would like to try the Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate. I know I could stroll down to the supermarket, walk through the aisle and purchase a few bars but receiving a gift, chocolate nonetheless couldn’t be more pleasing (:
what a choise,i would normally say chocolate and icecream…the flavours sound great but as i have cut those foods out lately the rice pack looks quite tasty and Quick…Quick is what i need….especially when my rice never has the same consistency every time i make it
i’m trying to eat healthy so i’ve got my eye on the vogel’s muesli!
I would love to try the Gelatissimo gelato…even in freezing cold winter, it’s a delicious treat.
As much as I love relishes and jams, not to mention chocolate and ice-cream, it would have to be the rice for me. I’ve just had a baby and I love the brown rice and would love to branch out a bit (I just don’t have the mental energy to even try just yet!)
Ooh saw the Relish This stall at Mosman markets but didn’t have much time to really take a proper look but sounds interesting
and Green & Blacks is always good mmmm
ohh.. i luv samples… somehow it just take food to a higher level. I relish those little samples on those cute mini spoons when you go to gelatissimo…would luv to rug up with the heating on whilst sampling the delectable.. very curious about the brownie flavour.. your post on sweet infinity has stirred a brownie craze in me!
Wow,lucky you!
I’d like to try the chocolate.
I’m an ice cream & gelato freak, and love it year round. I’d be delighted to try those delectable flavours, they all have me drooling already. Thanks!
my darling girl always such a delight your blog xx i would lovr love the relish but i would also relish the chocolate so u decide u lovely clever girl xx
I would like to try a bit of everything – however my kids would love the muslie bites!
Hi Miss NQN,
I discovered your blog about a month ago quite by accident and have been an avid reader ever since! In fact I’m heading to the Counter on tuesday based on your review! I would love to try the Green and Black sample pack if you find it in your heart to send me some chocolatey love!
oh wow…
as much as I LOVE green and blacks chocolates, sadly I can’t eat chocolate these days
I think that getting the Vogels muesli to sample would be awesome, as I’m currently eating Weetbix EVERY morning haha
My very favourite gelato combination is tangy, piquant limone and rich chocolate gelato.. growing up near Norton St Leicchardt I have an extremely healthy appreciation for an excellent Italian creation.. sadly, I now live in the middle of nowhere and can’t get this stuff down here. I can, however, get to a Gelatissimo from time to time, which I intend to do whether I win this voucher or not!!
Congratulations on your move – hope you get all those boxes sorted soon. Our little family voted on the yummy chocolate – mainly for the delights of butterscotch and the 70%, which my husband similarly adores.
Thank you for the wonderful writing and photos – blissful when you have a baby and can’t get out much yet!
wow, Lorraine! You got a great haul of products to try! All the products look & sound great! I’ve heard of Carmen’s and Green & Black’s, but I’ve not tried them. Sunrise is a fantastic brand – and Gelatissimo…yum! LOL You know what’s sad…I used to buy myself a Gelatissimo gelato once a week after a hard week at work (it was only 5 shops down from where I worked!!), but they closed due to the whole centre eventually closing, and the closest one was on George St (definitely not in walking distance! Especially if you only have a couple of minutes to buy a gelato before going back to work, or having to catch the train home! LOL)
Hmmmm…..what would my pick be? This is a hard one…I would love the gelato…but, I’m not fussy! If I was lucky to be picked, I’d be happy with anything!!
Thanks for the great reviews – will have to check out some of these products soon!
Love your blog. I’ll go for the relish as I am sure I cannot get in Melbourne.
Green and Black’s please… there is nothing like it!
After returning home to Sydney this January just gone following 13 years in London I was completely at a loss to satisfy my need for good quality, delicious chocolate until I spied the pale blue of the G&B’s Milk Chocolate bar in our local health food store…. I was transported back to that delightful place that only G&B’s can create!
What a spread!! So hard to choose! I would love the gelato but I live in the state that won’t deliver
The relish then..I eat relish with anything and they look to be great presents 
THANKS
I’d love to sample Gelatissimo’s Flavours of the World. I tried getting some from the Haymarket store on a Friday night but it was so packed! =(
I would love to get the Green & Black chocolate pack as these would be fun to make a brownies like what chocolatesuze tried before. I made the dulce de leche, now I need to make a chocolate souffle to go with it or maybe just brownies ala chocolatesuze
Oh, has to be the relish as I’ve tried everything else! lol
I would love to receive the Green and Black’s Organic Chocolate pack…..and I promise to share!!
I have been working on stepping up my cooking and your website has given me some great ideas! I would love to try the relishes! I think I could do a lot with them and really savor them (Balsamic Red Onion & Lime.) I have a very specific diet I have to follow for my health and these fit right into it! Thanks for considering me and have a nice day.
PS (my boyfriend loved the Beef & Beer Stew with Cheese Dumplings aka The Marriage Maker, he isn’t my husband yet, but the meal made his day)
I am one of your “overseas lovelies” who has to be contented with just gawking ;P
I love Green & Blacks chocolates! I always have a constant stash of various flavours in my place.
I would like to try the Sunrice. I love rice and eat it every night but I have never eaten rice other than ordinary white rice. I would love to try the different varieties of rice and see what I have been missing out all this time!
Thank you
Gelato tastes even better in winter!! Gelatissimo pack please!! the new flavours sound good.
Hands up for the rice pack please ….. something new that i could try with many many dishes …..thanking you
Oh I would love some relishes! I’m known as the ‘condiment queen’ around my house – you can never have too many!!!
I’d like to try the relish, because it’s one of those things that I’ve tried making – badly! Better of buying it, really.
Hi Lorraine. I hope the move is not proving to be too stressful. I would loke the chocolate as I have not tried Green & Black yet. I know they are fair trade which I am very interested in. I cook with alot of chocolate, in fact I bought 6 packets of Lindt 70% yesterday for a flourless hazelnut cake (guests tonight). I make my own relishes and chutneys, and I make bircher museli for the kids. Carmens museli bars have been a hit with my kids for some time. Thanks for your advice re the macarons from Laduree. My friends loved them. All the best!
Ooooh oooh oooh I want the chocolate because I saw an amazing recipe using their chocolate. And I want the muesli because I LOVE muesli and a healthy tasty nutty muesli is as you say quite rare. And I want the rice because my kids will eat plain cooked rice so it’s a big time-saver for the working mum me ….. please??
Droool….I love green and blacks chocolate, but I’d love to try that relish. I’m addicted to relishes, not a pie or frittata is complete without a pot of relish by it’s side!
The relish or the gelatissimo please.
Love this segment! Keep it going!
I would love to try any of those goodies. I am really bad at only sticking to brands I know and often eye off the vogels muesli and Green & Blacks Organic choc in the supermarket, but can never bring myself to switch brands. This would be a great way for me to find out what I’m missing out on
This is a fantastic idea and I hope you keep this segment going. Brands would be crazy not to send you things to test and loving the fact that these have your tick of approval. I would love the Carman’s bites as I like their regular muesli bars and these are Low GI which is good for my kids!
I can’t enter, but boy would I like to try those chutneys! I absolutely adore Green & Black’s chocolate, Maya Gold was my favourite befor I discovered the Dark Chocolate with Sour Cherries version! xxx
Gelatissimo for me please. That rich but light flavour is just beautiful. Perfect for a treat whilst on a diet. Worth being ‘good’ for !
Hi Lorraine,
I’m glad you enjoyed the SunRice product! We’re excited for one of your readers to sample the Microwave Rice products.
There’s a large database of rice recipes plus samples, freebies and competitions at our cooking website:
http://www.recipeclub.com.au
And I’ve seen a few readers mention that they would like to try the SunRice Microwave Rice for convenient and quick cooking. We have video recipe demonstrations of meals made in 10 minutes or less at the following site:
http://www.10minutemeals.com.au
Cheers,
Taryn.
Green & Black is fab but have only tried the Dark 70%. Would love the opportunity to sample the range and buy it in the future.
would love to try Green & Black’s chocolate again. Had a little sample of the milk one at the food & wine show and it was so smooth, but butterscotch sounds intriging. They had run out of the fancy ones on the day.
Ta
Mary
Hi again,
Those relishes look delizioso. Would love to try all of them since I like spicy food, sour of lime and a HUGE fan of orange. But I know I can’t be greedy so I will choose the Balsamic red onion and lime relish. I wonder if this relish goes well with turkey breast…hm…yum!
any suggestion?
Just to add: I am a dark chocolate lover. I’ve even tried the 99% cocoa by Noir Infini. So bitter that you can’t taste the bitterness anymore. If you are a dark chocolate and wine lover, I suggest that you try Cocoa Farm Dark chocolate Shiraz.
Cheers
ST
Have a rule about buying chocolate, don’t…. But if I won some then technically that’s not buying it and if its as good as I hear then I can make up a new rule – rules are made to be broken – for Green and Blacks only!
it’s got to be the gelato! yum yum.
Green and blacks organic chocolate! been meaning to try this for a very long time. Spotted them at the Taste festival and I have only heard good things about it.
Fabulous competition by the way. i have tried Vogels and it is delicious!
If they haven’t gone yet…the Carman’s Muesli Bites …because I’m contemplating switching to eating muesli for breakfast and these might just draw me over the start line…
Wow what an awesome post! I would love to try the gelatissimo ice cream. I always walk past the sussex street store and have one to myself but my partner doesn’t work near any of the stores so if I won a take home pack he can try it
I would love to sample the Gelatissimo pack – your descriptions make it so irresistable that even if I don’t win I’ll be getting my hands (and tongue) on all 12 flavours soon!
Hi Lorraine,
This is fun. Your blog is so popular they send you things to write about. That’s success!
Wow, I am amazed what a fabulous response you received in one day! Of course, the chocolate would be my favorite. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, any kind chocolate or creme brulee (my othter favorite)
Congratulations, NotQuiteNigella,
Aloha from Maui,
Marilyn
I am OBSESSED with Icecream of any kind – and lychee happens to be my favourite kind of all! So as much as I would love to try the Gelatissimo out – I think there may just be some heavy competition for that prize! After all… ice cream is awesome!
I would like to try Carman’s Museli Bites please. It sounds interesting and its good for people on the go!
I think I’ll raise my hand for the Vogel’s muesli/cereal
Thats a hard call, I love muesli. In fact I would happily eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and sometimes do, especially if my husband is away). I usually make my own, but have been eyeing off the Vogels box in the supermarket recently, as I have just set up my own business and am now extremely time poor. Not good for my muesli habit!
id love the win the gelatisimo voucher as i am DYING to try the creme brulee as creme brulee is my fave dessert, as is ice cream!! mmmmmm i can taste it now!!!
Oooh deciding between Relish This and Sunrice… I’m going to have to say Sunrice, because cooking rice is, embarrassingly, my nemesis! I would love to have those convenient packs on hand to add to my meals!
Oh my gosh what to choose!
I would have to go the Gelatissimo voucher. I love iced confections so much
Mmmmm
What a fantastic selection of treats! Personally, I would be interested in trying the Vogels Cereal.
At home I was hooked on Grape Nuts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape-Nuts), but there isn’t anything here that seems to have the same texture/flavour. I’m always looking to try new muesli and granola cereals in hopes of finding something similar. I spotted these on the supermarket shelves over the weekend and was wondering how they might compare. From what you said, the Fruit and Nut would be a nice alternative to the either sickly sweet or very bland granolas I have tried. Plus I could always try to get mum to ship over some Grape Nuts and we could have a taste test!
Oooh the chocolate! To make a delicious italian chocolate cake!
I WOULD LOVE THE GREEN & BLACK CHOCOLATE
I just got a bar of the White with Vanilla from my best friend (along with a Make-Up Marie Claire book which is AMAZING) and I can’t get enought of it!
I have heard good things about the Green and Black chocolate and the fact that it’s organic is another plus. May I please?
Relish!
It is totally not just for nanas! I get endlessly ribbed for making bottles of the stuff – i’m obsessed! I am 21 and adore making relish and would love so inspiration for some new taste sensations!
Could you send some overseas
? gosh.. the green and black’s white chocolate is my favourite. Those little vanilla bean seedlings speckled throughout the bar just makes for such a treat!!!
wow! Lorraine, your comments doubled overnight!! you must be very happy when receiving these foods in the mail (I know I am when I get package from friends overseas!!)
cheers and good luck on the giveaway
Definitely the Vogel cereal please! I’m pregnant and needing to eat CONSTANTLY and in search of tasty, healthy, satisfying snacks. And even at the best of times I would happily eat cereal at any time of the day!
When you love your food, you love your food and how can you choose from all of the great choices? For everyone out there, I am not a great lover of museli but having tried Carmen’s products had me singing her praises. Her story is also amazing. You really must try them. What I love about this thread is that gourmand producers are offering us the chance to try their prized wares. Being a motor mouth, if I love something I rave about it to the world, therefore I love samples and freebies and especially the chance to get a company “out there”. The Gelatissimo Icecream Flavours of the World has my vote as it brings back so many memories. I particularly love the adventurous and creative flavours mentioned. My favourite gelato and icecream flavours used to be lemon, rockmelon and licorice. What a delight it would be to try something “new age”.
Ooooh, love the variety of chocolate and rice that you have. Looks yummy!
I’d love to try the relishes. My husband lives in Oz, and I will be visiting him very soon, so timing will be perfect if we win! Thanks.
Everything looks great, but I would like to try the rice samples! In this cold cold winter, daily diet with rice keeps you content and warm (or so my mum says). Rice is something I eat every day, it’s time to try some variations after many years of white rice! (yep, will be sharing with mum)
I eat too much chocolate as it is so I am going to be a bit different and say I would love to try the relishes as I love the different flavours they provide on sandwiches.
chocolates are always good, right?
ice creams are great, esp hazelnut flavours
carmen mueslis were great tasting at the good food show. a box would get excellent motivation to start buying them
Hmmm…the little Carman’s museli bars for my kids….good for the lunchboxes. I am sure they would love the icecream too…and those relishes look great too. Hard choice! No wonder you need to eat your way through your pantry before you move…must be worse than mine (in terms of being able to feed a small army at short notice!).
The Balsamic Red Onion & Lime Relish sounds promising.I have been on a crusade to find a Red Onion Relish I bought at the markets at Kiami that I loved.I recycled the jar & forgot to get the ladies particulars to buy more.Only a long trip to Kiama will fix this.So here’s hoping I love this one also.
I am totally flabbergasted at the response to this post and the fabulous feedback – espcially in regards to my saucy relishes. Really nice to see people are interested in them despite there being organic chocolate and gelato up for grabs! Special thanks to my current customers sharing their thoughts on here too.
Lorraine, you have such a diverse, loyal and open bunch of members, thanks again for sharing them
love sarah
relish this.
ps. all the relishes are healthy, gluten free & celiac friendly.
I of course would love to have the Gelatissimo pack! If Gelato was a dinner dish, I would probably end up eating it at least 5 days a week
My sister recently bought an ice-cream maker, but (!!) she hasn’t made anything for me to taste, this Gelatissimo pack would surely satisfy my hunger for gelato / icecream !
Can I be cheeky and ask for 2 ? The Gelato of course (my husband would love me forever) and it’s always good to know about different ways to eat rice, so the Sunrice package would be great.
I overindulged in Green and Blacks chocolate while living in the UK – so I shall leave that to other lucky people !
Wow so many freebies! Hm… the chocolate is tempting (especially the thought of butterscotch chocolate – yum!) but I think I’m going to have to go with the Gelatissimo ice cream. The creme brulee flavour sounds delicious!
I’ve stumbled upon your food blog accidently and I believe it’s been the best thing ever! I’m also from Sydney and I now refer to your blogs for inspiration; whether it be somewhere to dine or something to make. Thanks!
I would like the Gelatissimo pack. When I was in Nice earlier this year I stumbled upon a gelato store that had 96 different flavours! As an avid gelato fan, I have an ice-cream machine at home and always try to experiment with different flavours and textures; the lychee & coconut and creme brulee flavours sound most interesting indeed!
Mmm.. Gelatissimo for me!
How does one send gelato without it melting? Courier or special ice packs? Lucky thing in any case!
Lorraine, I’d relish the opportunity to take my tastebuds on a culinary trip! The addition of Sarah’s “Relish This” relishes to my bland gluten free bread sandwiches will make my office “al-desko” dining experience more pleasureable. So please rescue me!
The Green’s Butterscotch chocolate sounds so smooooth it would slide out of the packet & down my mouth without any trouble!!!!
samples are some of my favourite things in the world.
Ooh Green and Blacks! Try and get your hands on the cherry one – delicious!
I just found your blog last week and fell in love! I’m also a huge fan of Nigella.
I love cereal too so I’d like to try the vogels or carmens. Are they available or can they be sent to the US?
The Vogel Fruit & Nut Cereal sounds fantastic .You can’t get enough nuts with this nutty eater!!
I’d love to try the Vogels cereal, because I grew up eating Vogels vegemite sandwiches and I am a cereal fiend. We often have 4 or 5 varieties of cereal in our house (and theres only 2 of us!). Muesli is my most favourite cereal ever…and I’m with you, its the perfect late night snack!
For me is Gelatissimo ice cream please =)..Me and hubby are ice cream lover…would love to try the new flavour =)
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