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Bonne Maman Advent Calendar

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This advent calendar features twenty-four jams. I am a novice in this area so if you are an expert in this food category, please take my opinion with a grain of salt.

  1. White Nectarine-Peach-Lemon Verbana smells like tea and tastes like a sweet black tea. It tastes decent on toast. 3/5
  2. Strawberry-Linden Blossom is sweet, almost too sweet and doesn’t really taste like strawberry. 3/5
  3. Apricot-Banana is a no-go for me. 1/5
  4. Cherry-Pink Peppercorn has absolutely no taste. You would think there would be at least a hint of the peppercorn since it is such a strong flavor. 1/5
  5. Fig-Cardamom is a NO. 0/5
  6. Grapefruit-Dragon Fruit gave me high hopes but ended up being disappointing. 1/5
  7. Raspberry-Dark Chocolate absolutely befuddled my mind. I could not seem to reconcile chocolate with raspberry jam. 2/5
  8. Peach-Jasmine Flower was just as confusing as it sounds. 1/5
  9. Honey is not my favorite and do not like it unless it is in tea. 2/5
  10. Lemon-Yuzu was almost sour but had no real defining taste. 1/5
  11. Apricot-Lavender had a subtle lavender flavor but I could not taste the apricot. 3/5
  12. Wild Blueberry-Balm Leaves is such a big name for a flavor but it didn’t really stand out like it should. 2/5
  13. Caramel-Cinnamon tastes like straight-up caramels. I didn’t really taste cinnamon but that’s okay with me. 5/5
  14. Cherry-Hibiscus Flower was a bit tart but not terrible, though I didn’t like the texture. 3/5
  15. Mirabelle Plum-Spice almost reminded me of cinnamon applesauce. 3/5
  16. Orange-Guava Lime smells like guava but I’m not a fan of the taste. 2/5
  17. Peach-Mint is a no, thank you. 1/5
  18. Pineapple-Ginger tastes like baby food. I detest ginger but this didn’t have that soapy taste to it. 1/5
  19. Strawberry-Guava reminds me of a sponge cake. 4/5
  20. Quince is a weird texture and not much of a discernible taste, just sweet. 1/5
  21. Rhubarb-Strawberry almost doesn’t taste like anything specific. 2/5
  22. Orange-Mandarin-Passion Fruit was alright though I mostly taste the mandarin and I didn’t like the texture. 2/5
  23. Mango-Raspberry-Lime has too many flavors trying to battle it out on my taste buds. 1/5
  24. Cherry-Christmas Spice is sweet then tart. 1/5

Aldi’s Cheese Advent Calendar

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I am a HUGE fan of cheese. I will try ANYTHING. I was so excited to get my hands on one of Aldi’s cheese calendars. I will say that I was a little disappointed by the size of the cheese but I also thought the price of it wasn’t too expensive.

  1. Extra Mature Cheddar- This is a white cheese, not a soft cheese (almost crumbly), and tastes like a really good sharp cheddar. 5/5
  2. Black Pepper Gouda- It has almost no taste but the occasional peppery flavor. Even still, I enjoyed this mild cheese. 3/5
  3. Smoky Cheddar (Mimolette Cheese)- This tastes like it says. It makes me think of a smoked meat. 3/5
  4. Spiced Apple Cheddar- I’m going to need to buy this in a larger size because this tastes and smells like stuffing. 5/5
  5. Aged Gouda- A very mild, but classic cheese. 4/5
  6. Cheddar with Whiskey- This cheese almost has a strawberry taste to me. It’s not quite crumbly but not totally soft either. 4/5
  7. Cheddar with Port Wine- A marbled cheese that doesn’t really have the port wine flavor but it is a decent cheddar. 4/5
  8. Goat Cheese- Not a whole lot of flavor, but what flavor there is, tastes like I’m eating a goat. 1/5
  9. Black Truffle Cheddar- A harder cheese that tastes similar to most other truffle-flavored foods. 3/5
  10. Mustard Gouda- A very interesting and delightful flavor with hints of spices while still managing to have a faint mustard taste. 4/5
  11. Sweet English Cheddar- This is exactly what it says it is and I don’t know how to explain it any better. 5/5
  12. Spiced Apple Cheddar- Repeat. 5/5
  13. Mustard Gouda- This is a repeat. 4/5
  14. Mimolette- An orange cheese that starts out smoky then turns bitter. 1/5
  15. Cheddar with Whiskey- This is a white cheese, hard and crumbly with a heavy whiskey flavor. 3/5
  16. Smoky Cheddar- Repeat. 3/5
  17. Black Pepper Gouda- Repeat. 3/5
  18. Cheddar with Port Wine- This is a repeat. 4/5
  19. Extra Mature Cheddar- Repeat. 5/5
  20. Sweet English Cheddar- Repeat. 5/5
  21. Mimolette- Repeat. 1/5
  22. Aged Gouda- This is a repeat. 4/5
  23. Goat Cheese- This is a repeat and I didn’t bother to try it again. 1/5
  24. Black Truffle Cheddar- Repeat. 3/5

As you can see, I enjoyed most of these flavors of cheese. I’m now starving for some after writing this and I simply can’t wait until this December. I hope that the next one incorporates some cheeses with fruit in them. If you have tried Aldi’s cheese advent calendar, what did you think of it?