I think Waitrose are doing a special on their soups with two for just under £4,

I had the Moroccan Chicken and that was jam-packed full of large pieces of chicken, chickpeas, other veg and a slightly spicy and sweet soup base.

Very yummy and much better that the New Covent Garden ones which seem very, very ordinary.

I called into the No.1 South African Shop which is near St. Catharine's Hill, on 5 Marlow Drive, Christchurch.

They have a wide range of South African products on sale as well as frozen fish, seafood, game and meats.

I was hoping to get some Impala, but had to make do with Kudu and Kangaroo steaks. I also ended up with a tin of Waterblommetjies, edible lillies. That will be interesting. 

I do commend Tesco on getting an interesting range of exotic fruits. I saw that they had Dragon Fruit, Pomelo and Chikoo. I got a packet of the Chikoo to try as from the packaging it said it tasted just like caramel and should be nice and sweet. It wasn't quite like that but therein lies the problem. The kind of bulk buying and planning that goes on, I do tend to fine that the fruits, although look like and colourful, never come up to expectations when compared to other stores.

The sweetest oranges and pomelos I have found outside of the smaller asian shops were from Lidl. OK, they may not have the biggest ranges but what they do have in terms of fresh fruit and veg is all at the point where they are ready to be eaten.