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Nescafe Decaff
by Jonnno » Mon Sep 28, 2020 8:20 pm
I use Nescafe decaffeinated but the one I can buy in Iceland etc always tastes different to what I bring over from UK. Does anyone else think the same?
So is there anyone around Quesada(ish) that sells something that tastes like the UK version.
So is there anyone around Quesada(ish) that sells something that tastes like the UK version.
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by Chrisdee » Mon Sep 28, 2020 8:31 pm
Maybe the milk makes it taste different? Unless you drink it black
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by Jonnno » Mon Sep 28, 2020 9:05 pm
No the coffee I bring back from uk (and drink over here) tastes different to stuff I buy over here. Down to my last quarter jar from uk!
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by Benjy » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:36 pm
Probably the different water. Try different bottled water until you get the right taste. Even one bottled water can taste different from others.
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by Chrisdee » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:57 am
You can get 2 different ones, one is a finer powder whilst the other one has larger grains but I'd think it would taste the same but I'm a tea drinker
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by earlybay » Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:41 am
A water filter may help, but generally I feel the water in UK tastes better. Maybe try bottled spring water in your coffee?
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by marcliff » Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:47 am
I don't drink instant anymore but when I did I seem to recall the Nescafe from UK was granulated whereas here it was a powder.
I found the Consum own brand (which is granulated) tasted far better than the Nescafe here.
I found the Consum own brand (which is granulated) tasted far better than the Nescafe here.
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by cheflady » Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:53 pm
I agree with Marcliff with consume own brand I buy both decaff and normal I was always a Nescafé user but I now prefer consums
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by Jonnno » Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:14 am
Will try Consum own brand. It's not the water but the powdery version of Nescafe not much taste in it.
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Re: Nescafe Decaff
by MichaelC » Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:54 pm
Nescafe bought in Spanish supermarkets is indeed different than what you buy in the UK.
See article below:
Wherever you are in the world - London, New York, Delhi or Manila - the billboards and supermarket shelves are saturated with the same brand names. There are few places left on the planet where you can't buy a Diet Coke, a packet of Kellogg's cornflakes or some Oxo cubes.
But just try tasting them. The packaging and the product may look identical, but the flavour may be far from familiar. And you're not imagining it: experts agree that the taste of globally recognised brands really does vary from country to country.
Since billions of pounds a year are spent on marketing these brands, this is not a fact that many manufacturers want to advertise. But probe a little and you'll find that most will admit to some tinkering with their original recipe on occasion. The main reason for this seems to be that what we think of as classic, simple flavours can cause revulsion in other parts of the world.
More often than not, even the most famous of brand names are specially formulated to appeal to individual national palates. Heinz, for instance, insists that its tomato ketchup - the most global of their 57 varieties - is "the same recipe worldwide" but admits that "there may be very subtle variations in the spicing". And even the ultimate big brand, Coca-Cola, accepts that not all its products are what they may appear to be.
"We go to great lengths to ensure that Coca-Cola is the same wherever you drink it," the company's British spokesman Ian Muir says. "But Diet Coke may change slightly from country to country because we use different sweeteners in different places."
Before a brand launch, manufacturers conduct extensive taste tests to discover whether a particular product, which may already be a leading name elsewhere in the world, conforms to the traditional culinary tastes and preferences of that country.
Americans, for instance, prefer many products, particularly chocolate, to be far more sugary than the Europeans. And the French perceive strawberry flavour in a different way to the British, so the artificial flavouring in France will not have a "proper" strawberry taste to Britons. Preferences for saltiness and colour often differ as well, says Catherine Reynolds of the Institute of Food Research, while most Japanese consumers dislike the taste of milk.
Even Nescafe coffee is subject to slight variations in blending to suit different markets. The French in general prefer stronger, fuller-tasting coffee than the British, Nestle UK's Marion Irving says.
"Products sold in the UK and France tend to be much more dairy-based, which is what people like. While those on sale in Spain are more oil-based," says Steve Milton of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever, whose huge range of branded goods, including Flora, Magnum ice creams, Ragu sauces, Oxo, PG Tips and Birds Eye, is worth £27bn a year worldwide.
"We try to align the brand as closely as possible but, ultimately, we have to go with local tastes because consumers' preferences vary."
Those flavour differences may be due to different amounts of certain additives, spices or herbs, or even differences in the quality. "There is a higher cream content in a Magnum ice cream sold in Italy than in Britain because the Italians expect ice cream to have a much richer taste than we do," says Milton. "And tea brands sold in Europe tend to be weaker than the strong tea preferred by Britons."
Following reading this I emailed Nestles in the UK who make Nescafe coffee and yes, their reply, albeit brief, did confirm that the UK and Spanish Nescafe coffee is different.
Therfore if you want it like in the UK, buy from the new Tesco. Tried a jar today and its the uk version.
Be sure to check the label though. Everything must be in English,no part of the label at all in Spanish.
See article below:
Wherever you are in the world - London, New York, Delhi or Manila - the billboards and supermarket shelves are saturated with the same brand names. There are few places left on the planet where you can't buy a Diet Coke, a packet of Kellogg's cornflakes or some Oxo cubes.
But just try tasting them. The packaging and the product may look identical, but the flavour may be far from familiar. And you're not imagining it: experts agree that the taste of globally recognised brands really does vary from country to country.
Since billions of pounds a year are spent on marketing these brands, this is not a fact that many manufacturers want to advertise. But probe a little and you'll find that most will admit to some tinkering with their original recipe on occasion. The main reason for this seems to be that what we think of as classic, simple flavours can cause revulsion in other parts of the world.
More often than not, even the most famous of brand names are specially formulated to appeal to individual national palates. Heinz, for instance, insists that its tomato ketchup - the most global of their 57 varieties - is "the same recipe worldwide" but admits that "there may be very subtle variations in the spicing". And even the ultimate big brand, Coca-Cola, accepts that not all its products are what they may appear to be.
"We go to great lengths to ensure that Coca-Cola is the same wherever you drink it," the company's British spokesman Ian Muir says. "But Diet Coke may change slightly from country to country because we use different sweeteners in different places."
Before a brand launch, manufacturers conduct extensive taste tests to discover whether a particular product, which may already be a leading name elsewhere in the world, conforms to the traditional culinary tastes and preferences of that country.
Americans, for instance, prefer many products, particularly chocolate, to be far more sugary than the Europeans. And the French perceive strawberry flavour in a different way to the British, so the artificial flavouring in France will not have a "proper" strawberry taste to Britons. Preferences for saltiness and colour often differ as well, says Catherine Reynolds of the Institute of Food Research, while most Japanese consumers dislike the taste of milk.
Even Nescafe coffee is subject to slight variations in blending to suit different markets. The French in general prefer stronger, fuller-tasting coffee than the British, Nestle UK's Marion Irving says.
"Products sold in the UK and France tend to be much more dairy-based, which is what people like. While those on sale in Spain are more oil-based," says Steve Milton of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever, whose huge range of branded goods, including Flora, Magnum ice creams, Ragu sauces, Oxo, PG Tips and Birds Eye, is worth £27bn a year worldwide.
"We try to align the brand as closely as possible but, ultimately, we have to go with local tastes because consumers' preferences vary."
Those flavour differences may be due to different amounts of certain additives, spices or herbs, or even differences in the quality. "There is a higher cream content in a Magnum ice cream sold in Italy than in Britain because the Italians expect ice cream to have a much richer taste than we do," says Milton. "And tea brands sold in Europe tend to be weaker than the strong tea preferred by Britons."
Following reading this I emailed Nestles in the UK who make Nescafe coffee and yes, their reply, albeit brief, did confirm that the UK and Spanish Nescafe coffee is different.
Therfore if you want it like in the UK, buy from the new Tesco. Tried a jar today and its the uk version.
Be sure to check the label though. Everything must be in English,no part of the label at all in Spanish.
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