I lived in England from age 6-10, prime semolina years. As an American adult, I rediscovered these little sachets at a local import shop. I bought a whole bunch, and eat one every once in a while (topped with a bit of blackberry jam, of course), and memories of England come flooding back. We were served this amazing comfort food at school in England, and it was one of my all-time favorite British foods; still is. Bird's, please don't ever discontinue this product; you will kill a beloved part of my childhood...thanks.

Oh the days of stodgy semolina served at school dinner times are a thing of the past! I have always liked semolina - despite my early school experiences! - my mum used to make it for me sometimes as I don't really have a sweet tooth so it was always perfect for me. So when I was browsing in my local supermarket and came across a sachet of instant semolina I thought I'd try to re-create those memories of comfort and innocence! The sachet of Birds Semolina looks very much like their custard sachets with the usual Birds colours. The packet says it makes up to three servings but I can happily eat half the packet myself! The semolina is a ...  Read the complete review

So many of the puddings that we have been making for years are now considered a bit past their sell by date, especially some of the dreaded milk puddings that were once a big part of our diet. Home-made rice pudding, tapioca pudding ( which I once overdosed on and made myself feel sick Ughhh, and creamy semolina pudding. The Other Half just loves semolina pudding, a man of simple tastes he may be but when it comes to semolina pudding he suddenly changes into another Heston Blumenthal. We will move onto the Birds semolina in a moment.... The cans of Ambrosia semolina are way beyond his wildest dreams, the rich and creamy semolina pudding is ...  Read the complete review

This is real comfort food from my childhood, reminds me of the best bits of school dinners. Easy to make just add boiling water and stir until thick just like making instant custard only a bit thicker. It has a slightly grainy texture and is not completely smooth like custard. The flavour is subtle and tastes of ... semolina I guess. I find it needs a big blob of strawberry jam to make it extra yummy. I also remember chocolate semolina as a child so I guess you could stir in some cocoa or a couple of chunks of chocolate. One packet serves 3 although have to admit that one packet only serves two in my house (maybe we are just greedy). Not the ...  Read the complete review