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January, you old dog. While most of the country is too busy doing the crash and burn diet, we at Foodepedia have kept our eyes on the prize with a round-up of this month’s  most exciting news in the world of nosh.

Where there is chocolate there is orange – as artisan chocolatiers and well-known big brands always seem to discover. Those nice people at Fox’s sent us a packet of their new Limited Edition Rocky Double Choc Orange biscuit bars and cheered us up on a chilly winter day

I’m sitting spinning a lazy Susan laden with bowls of Madhu’s finest curries, chewing my shami kebab in time to the still-sprightly vocal stylings of Carl Douglas. Yes, the celebrated one-hit wonder behind’Kung-Fu Fighting’. Surreal- even more so when Levi Roots bursts into’The Reggae Reggae Sauce Song’ ahead of handing Jose Pizarro the award for Restaurant of the Year for Pizarro’s. Welcome to the World Food Awards.

Last year, bloggers turned their noses up at Alex James’s flavoured cheeses so have Tabasco® and Long Clawson dairy made a big mistake, collaborating to create Tabasco® Pepper Cheese? Joanna Biddolph’s tastebuds decide.  

Purveyors of meat and poultry to H.M The Queen, the folks at Donald Russell have a reputation for churning out quality mail order meat boxes and speciality pre-prepared dishes so, continuing my exploratory journey down the ready meal aisle, I looked forward to trying their new beef Moussaka.

‘Chocolate?’ asks the Kitchen Nazi incredulously, turning up his nose as he picks around the offending chunks,’What’s chocolate doing in the Bombay mix?’ Well, first of all, mate, you’ve made a geographical error- this is Delhi mix. Secondly- have you tried it? Apparently yes, and despite protestations about the wrongness of the pairing, I notice my precious tin depleting at an alarming rate.’Still checking you don’t like it?’ I ask, catching him tipping the last few crumbs into his gob.

‘The Egg!’ I hiss triumphantly to my companion, tripping all over myself to get to said item. Seconds later, I’m sinking my teeth into a half-ovoid of sheer gustatory pleasure- all gooey sunset yolk, firm soy-poached white and the salty spike of fish roe. Simple. Stunning. Simply stunning…’Leave off you greedy munter,’ says the mate,’There’ll be none left for anyone else.’