{"id":69257,"date":"2023-11-16T15:57:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69257"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:57:05","slug":"i-tried-all-the-supermarket-pigs-in-blankets-a-clear-winner-beat-aldi-tesco-will-be-on-my-christmas-dinner-table-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/i-tried-all-the-supermarket-pigs-in-blankets-a-clear-winner-beat-aldi-tesco-will-be-on-my-christmas-dinner-table-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried all the supermarket pigs in blankets – a clear winner beat Aldi & Tesco & will be on my Christmas dinner table | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
WITH Christmas coming in a cost of living crisis this year, everyone is trying to save where they can.<\/p>\n
But can you enjoy a tasty festive feast this year without breaking the bank?<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve tested some traditional Christmas treats to find out which supermarket own-brand foods are the best quality for the price.<\/p>\n
The Sun bought, cooked and tasted packs of\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0from Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury\u2019s, Aldi and Lidl.<\/p>\n
For each one, we gave it a score out of ten for taste and a score out of ten for value, based on the price per 100g.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how the\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0scored out of 20 overall:<\/p>\n
We were disappointed to see Tesco is only offering frozen\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0in its standard range this year – especially considering they were the second most-expensive ones we tested, at 25p per\u00a0pig\u00a0in\u00a0blanket.<\/p>\n They were also disappointing to eat, with an overwhelming salty taste and a soft, gluey texture.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n These from Asda didn\u2019t brown well when cooking, so didn\u2019t look as appealing as the other\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0we tried. <\/p>\n Unfortunately, they weren\u2019t that tasty either.\u00a0<\/p>\n Although they seemed more meaty than the Tesco version, they tasted mainly of cheap sausage without much smoky bacon flavour coming through. <\/p>\n These were middle-of-the-range price wise, at 20p per\u00a0pig\u00a0in\u00a0blanket.<\/p>\n There was lots of bacon on these Morrisons\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets, which crisped up nicely in the oven. <\/p>\n Costing 21p per\u00a0pig\u00a0in\u00a0blanket, they didn\u2019t have a strong sausage and it felt like there was a lot of salt from the bacon – but they had a decent texture. \u00a0<\/p>\n Sainsbury's were the most expensive\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0we tried, working out at 27p per\u00a0pig\u00a0\u2013 but they were also one of the nicest. <\/p>\n The meat was a little too squishy in texture but they had a great herby, sausage taste.<\/p>\n Aldi\u2019s\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0were joint cheapest, at just 17p per\u00a0pig. <\/p>\n But frustratingly, they browned so quickly they almost burnt in the cooking time and then stuck hard to the pan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n They also let us down on taste. The sausage was very bland, while the bacon was overwhelmingly salty.<\/p>\n The back of the pack revealed these\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0contained some unusual ingredients, including bamboo fibre and caramelised sugar syrup \u2013 we\u2019re not convinced these belong in our Christmas favourites.<\/p>\n Despite costing just 17p each \u2013 the joint cheapest we tried \u2013 these Lidl\u00a0pigs\u00a0in\u00a0blankets\u00a0had everything we were looking for in a festive food.\u00a0<\/p>\n The sausages were nicely flavoured and tasty, and were wrapped in crispy smoky bacon.\u00a0<\/p>\n We were really impressed with the flavour for the price, and that's why it was crowned the winner.<\/p>\n<\/picture>FESTIVE BREW <\/span><\/p>\n
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