I recognise Kay’s descriptions of going to see your gran, who will tell you you have got fat, then bring out a plate piled high with Breakaways and Penguins. Or sedentary Sundays in the 80s, when true happiness was your family lazing around watching Bullseye with a big tray of cake. I believe that, for huge swaths of this country – and this very much includes Brits whose families arrived here from other parts of the world in the 50s, 60s and 70s – the eating of processed food is our real shared British cultural heritage. Even if you aren’t feeding the 5,000 for Christmas, those are great veg prices for many more side dishes, soups and potato-based meals. Fashion stylist: Kara Kyne. Prop stylist: Elena Horn. Food stylist: Dagmar Vesely at Hers agency. Hair and makeup: Sarah Cherry using Bobbi Brown and Kerastase. Knitted skirt and wrap sweater, both Diane von Furstenberg at Harvey Nichols. St James cake stand and silver-plated tea set, both fortnumandmason.com. Table and chairs, conranshop.com.

Launched originally as a multi-portion dessert product, its success after being launched throughout KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants led to Unilever, owners of Wall's, producing many flavour and size variants. Viennetta was introduced in the United States and Canada in the late 1980s under the Breyer's brand, [5] and was discontinued in the mid-1990s, but was re-introduced in the US in 2021 under the Good Humor brand. [6] [7] Every time I walk by a supermarket ice cream area my eyes go to the place where I find a Viennetta while my mind wander to my childhood when having a slice of Viennetta was a show that was involving all senses. From the eyes being amazed by the waves on the top, to the crunch of the many chocolate layers, to the great taste that my mouth was sure would enjoy soon. Now much as I love our local East of England Co-op, it isn’t the only supermarket running Christmas special offers. One of the big attractions of the Co-op Christmas meal deal is not just the price, but the saving in time and food waste. At this stage, I should mention that the working classes are, and always have been, very diverse, so some readers will be screaming: “Oh, how patronising – my family had no money throughout the 1980s, but my mother made lentil soup from scratch every day!” This I can only applaud. In fact, let me pause and pay tribute to those kids with a mother like Toni Collette in About A Boy, who never tasted mint Viennetta and were not allowed to eat Cadbury’s chocolate rolls at birthday parties.A long running UK advertising campaign for the product used the slogan "one slice is never enough", which is still occasionally used in promotion efforts.

Magical, ever-dependable slices of sort-of-chocolatey happiness. The actual taste of unloading an 80s Friday-night big shop from the car while your mother screams at you not to spoil your tea. On closer scrutiny, I now see that a Penguin is just a large, milkier, slightly posher Bourbon. But the bright red wrapper with the unmistakable logo makes it so much more. And it comes with a joke. I say, I say, I say, why can’t Penguins play football? A: Snowballs. Can’t work out whether this is a climate joke or pithy satire about gender division among aquatic flightless birds in the southern hemisphere. Doesn’t matter. 5/5 Who am I without processed food? Am I even working class any more? I certainly still have to work. But I have spent years in the north railing against my family for adding Anchor squirty cream to already creamy items, for loving a Toby carvery. I have stood at Christmas gatherings reminding people that the only way not to gain weight in December is to eat no Quality Street or mint Matchmakers at all. The words “preachy tosspot” surfaced from some of my closer family. I suppose I was trying to be helpful. Or trying to communicate my newer, fresher religious awakening. Sugar is the false god. The real saviour – gather round, people – is a Fitbit and fresh air. See what 13 cities held the world's longest ice cream dessert record before Ludington". mlive. 19 October 2016 . Retrieved 10 April 2021. So yes the Co-op is cheaper if you’re buying the whole lot, but suddenly the savings aren’t looking so huge. Watch out for the individual items

Unilever no longer produces the brand in Canada. It is sold in Australia and New Zealand under the Streets brand. It is sold in Italy in all supermarkets by Algida, and in Israel by Strauss, under the name Fantasia ("פנטסיה") [8] as well as Germany, [9] Greece [10] and Austria. [11] It is sold in Japan by Morinaga & Company. In Finland, Viennetta is sold under the Ingman brand. [12] I believe that at the heart of the processed-food debate is class war. Delicious, fructose-syrup-drenched, MSG-sprinkled class war. So, while I have no doubt Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and hapless Moby, who argues food stamps shouldn’t pay for junk, are sincere, I wonder if they really know what they are up against, or how the noises they make really sound. Individually, every item was available cheaper elsewhere, if you look at the cost per kg. The only exceptions were the Waitrose brussel sprouts at a tiny 2p more per kg, and the Waitrose turkey crown. Treat yourself with our delicious Viennetta Mint Ice Cream Dessert. This classic flavour is an indulgent combination of rich mint flavour ice cream layered with crisp chocolate in between, and is the perfect addition to any dessert to share with family and friends. Our classic Viennetta Mint frozen dessert is made without artificial colours or flavourings. Viennetta Mint ice cream was first created by Wall’s in Gloucester, and it has been a family favourite ever since. Viennetta is a truly unique ice cream dessert, its unique shape is created with mint ice cream interlaced with chocolate flavour layers. It is part of the Wall’s ice cream family, alongside other tasty treats like Soft Scoop and Cream of Cornish. Like many of our other delicious products, our indulgent Viennetta Mint ice cream is made in Gloucester. Our Viennetta Mint ice cream is the perfect frozen dessert for both family and special occasions. Viennetta is a must-have staple in your freezer, you will always find yourself wanting more – one slice is never enough! Try a Viennetta today and experience the delicious taste of this ice cream treat for yourself. If you like Viennetta Mint, why not try our iconic Viennetta Vanilla ice cream dessert?. Treat yourself with our Viennetta Mint Ice Cream Dessert. Refreshing mint flavour ice cream with no artificial colours or flavours. This mint and chocolate frozen dessert is waves of smooth, rich mint flavour ice creams between crisp chocolate layers. Our classic Viennetta Mint Ice Cream Dessert 650 ml contains 7 portions of delicious ice cream. The original dessert ice cream made in the UK since 1982. Our classic mint and chocolate ice cream treat is made for sharing with the whole family. Viennetta. I would like to express my disappointment at the uneventful experience that having a slice of Viennetta has become.