Today nearly didn't happen

Got to the soupery and to my dismay, there was no pound coin in my pocket and the cash machine was at least 3 1/2 minutes away, I can't wait that long for soup, so i managed to convince the lovely lady behind the counter to weigh me in until Monday. SUCCESS!

Does free (I know it's technically not free) soup taste and different than paid for soup? Possible, yes.

It really does taste good, it's more tomartoey today, not much chilli spice though but that good wholesome (see below) gravy taste really warms you up.

whole·some/ˈhōlsəm/

Adjective:

1. Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.
2. Conducive to or promoting moral well-being.

Out of 11

• Taste: 9
• Texture: 8
• Bouquet/Aroma: 7
• Heat - Temp: 9.5
• Heat - Chilli: 7
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 7

Dipping choice for today: Spicy tomato by Wheat crunchies

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 14 (I think it's probably too late by now, the soup inside my keys seems to have dehydrated into some kind of compound with a mass similar to diamond. i.e. it's pretty solid in there.)

Tastes like a new batch

Disillusioned by boredom and repetition, I hold a lot of hope for the soup to turn my day and my attitude around. It may help, but a the time of writing this, I've not had enough soup for it to have made a difference. It tastes very good today though, and i can almost feel my endorphins waking up from their hibernation.

Tomorrows soup will of course taste as good as any Friday soup does, spectacular.

Out of 11

• Taste: 9
• Texture: 8
• Bouquet/Aroma: 7
• Heat - Temp: 9.5
• Heat - Chilli: 7
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 8

Dipping choice for today: Crispy Bacon by Wheat crunchies

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 13

The Usual

I asked for "the usual" and she replied "what's that?".
Gebus... Questions like that make me ask myself, "Do i really exist?"

The soup is getting overwhelmed by the dipping choice for today. There are 2 fine rapid response food outlets in Bootle, but I'm not about to start blogging the fried chicken as well, there's only so much one can write about fried chicken. The soup today (on the other hand) is nice and tasty, good savoury depth.

Out of 11

• Taste: 8
• Texture: 8
• Bouquet/Aroma: 6
• Heat - Temp: 8
• Heat - Chilli: Can't tell, my toung is on fire from the chicken.
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 8.5

Dipping choice for today: Hot n Spicy chicken "bits" from the meat shop in the Strand. It's not really a dipping choice, but I've already had 2 bags of crisps this morning... This stuff is making me sweat... :)

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 12 (might start thinking about cleaning it soon, before it's too late...)

Outstanding

You think it's good one day, then they somehow raise the bar once again. I may have to adjust my scoring thresh hold as they seem to be getting better and better... Or is it where my expectations are raised but never lowered sufficiently after a average soup is bought. I have a real life example to quantify my thoughts:
Whilst listening to music with a good friend at my home, there would come a time when the music would need to be turned up, you know, for that extra good bit. But i failed to turn it back down again after each good bit, so the music steadily got louder, and louder as the night went on...
I fear this is happening to my scoring system...

Todays soup is spicy, tasty and has loadsa' beef

Out of 11

• Taste: 9
• Texture: 8
• Bouquet/Aroma: 6
• Heat - Temp: 9
• Heat - Chilli: 9
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 8.5

Dipping choice for today: Worchester sauce by Wheat Crunchies

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 11

erm...

Having not fully recovered from the "pie episode" last thursday, most food stuffs are being treated with a small amount of contepmp. The Chilli Beef soup however escapes this branding as it is an widely accepted fact that it is almost perfect. Today, it is good. Not too spicy, and not too thin.

Out of 11

• Taste: 9
• Texture: 7
• Bouquet/Aroma: 6
• Heat - Temp: 9
• Heat - Chilli: 5
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 8.5

Dipping choice for today: Spicy tomato by Wheat Crunchies (back on the corn and maze based snacks). Camio dipping choice appearance by sour cream and chive flavoured pretzelled by Penn State, these things are immense.

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 10

Death by pie

Oh god, I ate one of those family sized Pies last night all to myself...
Not the wisest idea I've ever had. I can barely move today and had to ask myself, is there any room for soup. I dispelled this ludicrous thought and marched (well, wobbled) on into spolies. As expected, there is always room for the CB.
Todays soup is exceptional, great texture and smell. It's like the best gravy you've every had.

Out of 11

• Taste: 9
• Texture: 7
• Bouquet/Aroma: 6
• Heat - Temp: 5
• Heat - Chilli: 6
• Brownness: 7
• Beef content: 8.5

Dipping choice for today: Salt and vinegar by walkers

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 7

Beef and...

...Tomato!

To be honest, the only reason i plumped for Beef and Tomato today was the fact that it was written on the board as Beep and Tomato. The thought process behind this was that it was going to give me something to write about, however, it's actually very nice.

I do think however that they simply have just poured a can of cream of tomato soup into the Chilli Beef. It works well. Nice gloupyness to it and the tomato isn't overpowering, probably because it's been condensed.

Dipping choice for today: Salt and vinegar by walkers

Days since "the spillage" and I've still not cleaned my keyboard: 6