Yummy comfort food (Bird's Semolina)

Member Name: milliemum

Product:	Bird's Semolina
Date:	31/12/08 (82 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick and easy

Disadvantages: Not the cheapest

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 cheapest way to make semolina but much quicker than traditional semolina. Excellent store cupboard stand by for a hot quick yummy desert.

The packet I have doesn't contain too many strange additives however it does contain hydrogenated vegetable oil but it is quite an old packet so they may have taken this out now.

I've never found a supermarket own brand of instant semolina.

Summary: great store cupboard standby for when you need something comforting