Gateaux Swiss roll... What have they done.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-07-2018 07:55PM

Cienciano wrote: »

Who the fúck buys Robert Roberts tea? Seriously, how hasn't "big tea" (lyons and barrys) swallowed them up?

Because proper tea is theft :pac:

rtron · 13-07-2018 08:02PM

OP I bought a Swiss Roll a few weeks after seeing this thread, it was 2euro advertised on the box.Ignoring your post I thought maybe you bought one from a bad batch.
After one bite I throw the whole lot in the bin.
It was exactly as you described.That rotten sugary taste of the cream.

Now I get those Cadbury mini rolls when they are on offer, they taste like the old Swiss rolls.

mloc123 · 13-07-2018 08:20PM

rtron wrote: »

OP I bought a Swiss Roll a few weeks after seeing this thread, it was 2euro advertised on the box.Ignoring your post I thought maybe you bought one from a bad batch.
After one bite I throw the whole lot in the bin.
It was exactly as you described.That rotten sugary taste of the cream.

Now I get those Cadbury mini rolls when they are on offer, they taste like the old Swiss rolls.

It almost tastes like sherbert or something. It is a recent change, I bought one last year and it was okay. Just threw the new one in the bin.

punisher5112 · 13-07-2018 09:11PM

rtron wrote: »

OP I bought a Swiss Roll a few weeks after seeing this thread, it was 2euro advertised on the box.Ignoring your post I thought maybe you bought one from a bad batch.
After one bite I throw the whole lot in the bin.
It was exactly as you described.That rotten sugary taste of the cream.

Now I get those Cadbury mini rolls when they are on offer, they taste like the old Swiss rolls.

The punisher don't lie..... ;-)

punisher5112 · 13-07-2018 09:13PM

mloc123 wrote: »

It almost tastes like sherbert or something. It is a recent change, I bought one last year and it was okay. Just threw the new one in the bin.

Since they changed the box colour/picture at the time I started the thread.

I understand it wasn't anything special before but it's absolutely disgusting like I'm sugar mad but it is so bland and dry it just isn't right at all.

GreyEagle · 13-07-2018 09:42PM

Used to love the Battenburg Log years ago (actually decades ago). It was all about HOW you eat it. Peel off the marzipan first then seperate the four squares. Lick off the jam and eat!

JustAThought · 13-07-2018 10:12PM

Have flashbacks with that last message - the overwhelming cloying smack of marzipan and overripe battenburg vanilla with Mikado jam - never could stand Battenburg and it was my filks and brothers favourite so I had to go without - a lot!

My favourite is the Pineapple Log but the kast time I got it the chocolate was thin and britle -even the normally chunky bit at end end fIled to excite - the whole baguette what visibly thinner rattling around in the box and bag and the filling was icing-like with no punch - terribly dissappointing . I cant work up the enthuiasm to buy one again - what have they done

Donald Trump · 13-07-2018 10:14PM

How do you make a Swiss Roll?

Push him down a hill

Lorelli! · 13-07-2018 10:15PM

Had some of it a few years ago and thought it was muck but I remember liking it as a kid. Also use to love pineapple log and ginger cake!

My Granny made the real good stuff though. Her homemade sponge cake was like nothing you could ever buy

EPAndlee · 13-07-2018 10:19PM

Had some Swiss roll for the first time in many years, the absolute disappointment that came over me that it wasn't what I remember. I remember my grandmother would always have swiss roll and tk lemonade for us

Lorelli! · 13-07-2018 10:22PM

EPAndlee wrote: »

Had some Swiss roll for the first time in many years, the absolute disappointment that came over me that it wasn't what I remember. I remember my grandmother would always have swiss roll and tk lemonade for us

Did you ever get that disgusting TK cream soda by accident? The bottle was similar to the white lemonade.

JustAThought · 13-07-2018 10:26PM

Yes!!!! Always a tragic mistake greeted with yowls of dissappointment !!

I bought a jamican Ginger cake recently as it was as soggy as a sponge and the shape of a shoe. Imminently delicious but aesthetically impossible to fully enjoy!

EPAndlee · 13-07-2018 10:27PM

Lorelli! wrote: »

Did you ever get that disgusting TK cream soda by accident? The bottle was similar to the white lemonade.

I can't say I ever recall having it, was mostly red lemonade we were filled with

Lorelli! · 13-07-2018 10:34PM

JustAThought wrote: »

Yes!!!! Always a tragic mistake greeted with yowls of dissappointment !!

ye I remember my poor brother came home with it before after he was sent to the shop. The whole family disowned him for about half an hour

Gateaux Swiss roll... What have they done.

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