- 2 days ago
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:00Welcome to the taste test restaurant.
00:05We've been expecting you.
00:07This is no ordinary eatery.
00:10It's time to tuck in.
00:12It's where diners put supermarket foods to the test.
00:16Service on the path.
00:18And try before they buy.
00:20I actually think it's compostable plastic.
00:23Tom Reed Wilson is in charge.
00:25Oh, I say, my first guests.
00:28Helping our diners discover which products pack a flavor punch.
00:33This is perfect. It's delicious.
00:36And which missed the mark.
00:38That's like eating plasticine. I'm sorry.
00:41As we find out which supermarket favorites really offer good value for money.
00:48With that bigger saving, who would go for the bargain?
00:51Oh.
00:52While in the kitchen, chef Mike Reed is on a mission.
00:57It's always about speed and efficiency.
01:00To discover the tricks of the supermarket trade.
01:03The supermarkets have one more secret up their sleeve.
01:06To help you decide where to spend and where to save.
01:1199p from Audi. What absolute value.
01:16This time, the taste test restaurant is dishing up diet and free from foods.
01:24That is the best thing we've eaten all day.
01:26From hummus to ice cream.
01:28That's heaven and above.
01:29Pancakes to pizza.
01:31I felt it was a little bit like Play-Doh myself.
01:33Our diners will test the low fat, the protein packed.
01:38The taste isn't bad. It's the texture that is just odd.
01:43As well as gluten, dairy and meat free foods.
01:46It's the texture of a blanc mange.
01:48So you know which deliver for your waistline, your wallet and your taste buds.
01:54Oh, that is deeply upsetting.
01:56That's really not good.
01:59I'm Tom Reed Wilson and welcome to the taste test restaurant.
02:13I'm pitting dishes against each other from Britain's biggest supermarkets to help you decide where to spend your money.
02:21The restaurant is about to be stuffed with delicious diners.
02:27All eager to pass judgement on diet and free from foods from Britain's biggest brands.
02:34Upstairs, we're frantically getting our ducks in a row.
02:38While downstairs, super chef and culinary wizard Mike Reed is prepping for service.
02:46My menu for today is all about diet and free from foods.
02:50We need to make sure our standards are right up there and have some fun.
02:54Yes, chef.
02:56With the kitchen busy preparing dishes, our first diners have arrived at the taste test restaurant.
03:03Oh, I say, my first guests.
03:06Hello.
03:07Tonight's taste testers include...
03:09You look lovely.
03:11Thank you, so do you.
03:12A couple who are fanatical about fitness.
03:15Make yourselves comfortable.
03:17Two visually impaired motivational speakers.
03:20Welcome.
03:21Let me get your chair.
03:23A food-loving daughter and mother-in-law.
03:26You look ravishing.
03:28Thank you so much.
03:30A trio of doctors.
03:32Oh, it's our physicians.
03:35Going to be packed to the rafters in a minute.
03:38Some five-a-side footballers.
03:41I spy the veterans.
03:43That's nice, isn't it?
03:46We thought you might like to menace a bonquette.
03:49And a group of passionate home cooks.
03:52Oh, don't you look chic, all of you.
03:55Oh, this is lovely.
03:57It was incomplete without people.
04:00The guests will enjoy six dishes, tasting three options from major supermarkets each time.
04:09After every course, they'll vote for their favourite.
04:13Your starter is about to arrive.
04:16It's one of the nation's favourites.
04:18Hummus.
04:23This is a battle of premium versus mid and budget reduced fat ranges.
04:30Our diners will taste test three supermarket reduced fat hummuses,
04:35all accompanied by the same plain breadsticks.
04:40They're labelled A, B and C.
04:42But neither they nor Tom will know which is which.
04:47In no particular order, the starters are
04:50Aldi the Deli Reduced Fat Hummus.
04:54Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Hummus.
04:57And Waitrose Essential Reduced Fat Hummus.
05:00Your starters are arriving.
05:05But this is hummus with a twist.
05:08So I'm going to task you with being the Miss Marples of mastication.
05:14And see if you can tell me what that difference is.
05:19The diners don't know that the hummuses they're tasting are lower fat versions.
05:25So will they guess?
05:27That one looks slightly more watery and that one looks thicker.
05:33Diners, it's time to tuck in to Hummus A.
05:42It's like the hummus you know and love.
05:44It tastes like what you'd expect, I think.
05:47Hello, my veteran footballers.
05:50How old do you have to be to be a veteran?
05:5235.
05:5335?
05:54Oh, there are pros that are older than that.
05:57Exactly, yeah.
05:58Have you sampled yet?
05:59Yeah, I've never had it before in my life.
06:01You've never had hummus?
06:02No, never again and on.
06:05Low fat would be my guess for that one.
06:07Ooh, I say, this gentleman has a swollen frontal lobe.
06:12He knows what he's talking about.
06:16Maybe Hummus B will tickle our diner's taste buds.
06:21It's just got a little bit more zing, zest, more lemony.
06:26My motivational speaker's table.
06:29I heard the word lemony.
06:31Yes.
06:32It was zingy and zesty and just what you want.
06:35So this definitely had a bit more crunch to it and I prefer that.
06:38Yes, I do too.
06:39I like that coarseness in hummus.
06:41You want to feel the bits in it, don't you?
06:44Indeed you do.
06:46Finally, what do the diners think of hummus C?
06:49This is perfect.
06:50It's creamy, it sticks together, it's got a little bit of coarseness.
06:54Mmm.
06:55Delicious.
06:57Rahel, Chloe, brought you together fitness, did it?
07:01We met in the gym, yes.
07:02Oh, I see.
07:04You've sampled all three.
07:06Do you have a clear front runner?
07:08Well, I think A and B...
07:10Yes.
07:11...is something akin to what I imagine bathroom grout tastes like.
07:14Oh, gosh, Chloe.
07:16Oh, don't sugar the pill, will you?
07:18Yeah.
07:19Whereas C actually was quite tasty.
07:21I'd still think it's down sort of the diet end of hummus.
07:25It didn't feel as rich as some of them that I've had.
07:27Ah, very discerning.
07:29Your auntie and I are up.
07:31So with all three hummuses tasted, it's time for the diners to decide the winner.
07:37Diners, it's time to vote for your favorite hummus, A, B, or C.
07:43While our diners cast their votes, in the kitchen, Chef Mike has got the skinny on reduced fat hummus.
07:57They're reducing the fat in the hummus by reducing some of the more calorific ingredients in there.
08:06Tahini's a sesame paste, essentially, so it's full fat, as is the oil, which gives you the thickness, the richness.
08:13So by reducing those two ingredients, you're reducing the calories straight away.
08:18And they're replacing it with both water, lemon juice, and salt.
08:23Great way of still giving you that tang, that burst of flavor, but with much less calories.
08:30But how do these lower calorie ingredient swaps affect the look and texture of hummus?
08:36I've got the Waitrose full fat versus reduced fat.
08:41You can see with the full fat that it's thicker, whereas with the reduced fat, it is a little bit looser.
08:48It's a little bit wetter in texture because of the increase in water and reduction in tahini.
08:54But it's still a very good hummus.
08:56For me, this is a really good example of supermarkets getting it right, where you can save on those calories and have a good product.
09:05In the restaurant, the votes have been counted, and it's time to reveal our diner's favorite low-fat hummus.
09:14Well, diners, the results are in, and the winner by a country mile is Hummus C.
09:24It might surprise you. It's from Aldi.
09:31Yes. And it is their daily reduced fat hummus.
09:38The other hummuses were Sainsbury's Hummus Be Good to Yourself range.
09:42That was Hummus B.
09:44And Hummus A was Waitrose Essential Reduced Fat Hummus.
09:51So in the battle of the starters, it's a runaway victory for Aldi the Deli Reduced Fat Hummus at a bargain 99 pence for 200 grams.
10:03In second place, it's Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Hummus at £1.45 for 200 grams.
10:10And Waitrose Essential Reduced Fat Hummus comes in third, also at £1.45 and 200 grams.
10:18A resounding success.
10:20The diners have decided.
10:23When it comes to healthier hummus, you don't need to splash the cash on a low-fat dip.
10:29Coming up, the taste testers chow down on gluten-free pizza.
10:35Slightly anemic-based.
10:37I'm just getting a diagnosis.
10:40And Chef Mike reveals the secrets behind plant-based burgers.
10:45Believe it or not, it's actually used as a constipation treatment.
10:49But here, it's used to give it great structure.
10:59Welcome back to the taste test restaurant.
11:10Today, we're looking at diet and free-from foods.
11:13They might now be freely available, but are they free from flavour?
11:18Three supermarket brands will be put to the taste test by our guests.
11:23Diners, it's time for your next taste test.
11:28It's pizza.
11:30Somebody once said of pizza, it's the only love triangle anybody wants.
11:34And I completely agree with that sentiment.
11:37But this is pizza with a twist.
11:40So I'm going to ask you to be the Poirot's of pizza.
11:45And see if you can detect what that difference is.
11:52This is the battle of fresh versus frozen gluten-free pizzas.
11:59Let's go, please.
12:01Diners, your pizzas are arriving.
12:04Remember, the diners have no idea which supermarket brand is which.
12:09The pizzas they're testing are Morrison's frozen free-from-gluten margarita pizza.
12:18Asda frozen free-from-gluten margarita pizza.
12:22And the only one which is fresh, M&S food made without wheat gluten-free margarita pizza.
12:28Mmm, that one looks the best already.
12:31It's got more cheese on it.
12:33Diners, time to tuck in to pizza A.
12:37It's a bit light.
12:42It's dodgy.
12:44It's not right now.
12:46Delicious doctors.
12:50Hello, hello.
12:51What do you think of pizza A?
12:54It's got a nice kind of thickness to it.
12:57And I like a good amount of cheese as I'm a big cheese fan, but slightly anemic base.
13:03It's getting a diagnosis.
13:04Yes, indeed.
13:07Diners, time to tuck in to pizza B.
13:10It's separated from the others a bit more willingly.
13:11Isn't that sweet?
13:12It is sweet.
13:13The home cook's table.
13:14What do we think of pizza B?
13:15Well, it's a lot better than A.
13:16Is it?
13:17Mmm.
13:18Mmm.
13:19The cheese has definitely got more flavour on this one.
13:20Has it?
13:21Yeah.
13:22But you also want good caramelisation on the cheese and a bit of stringy cheese.
13:23Yeah.
13:24And that wasn't stringy.
13:25Oh, you're looking for a bit of string.
13:26Everyone loves a bit of string.
13:27Moving on to pizza C.
13:30Sarah Sousa.
13:31Hello.
13:32Thoughts on pizza C?
13:33It reminded me of when you have a friend of pizza C.
13:36I think of pizza C.
13:38How do we think of pizza B?
13:39Well, it's a lot better than A.
13:40Is it?
13:41Mmm.
13:42The cheese has definitely got more flavour on this one.
13:43Has it?
13:44Yeah.
13:45But you also want good caramelisation on the cheese and a bit of stringy cheese.
13:46And that wasn't stringy.
13:47Oh, you're looking for a bit of string.
13:48Everyone loves a bit of string.
13:49Moving on to pizza C.
13:50Sarah Sousa.
13:51Hello.
13:52Thoughts on pizza C?
13:53It reminded me of when you have a children's party and you get like the little cheapy pizzas
13:58for the kids to share.
13:59Yes.
14:00Yes.
14:01The individuals.
14:02Yes.
14:03It was very much that vibe.
14:04But I really like the crust on this one.
14:05So, do we have a stonking leaning yet?
14:08I am deciding.
14:09Are you deciding?
14:10Susan, you are so decisive.
14:11I am still very much in two minds.
14:13On the fence.
14:14I'll wait for the voting.
14:15Duly noted.
14:16Oh, gosh.
14:19Diners!
14:20It's time to vote for your favourite pizzas.
14:23A, B or C.
14:27While the diners vote, Chef Mike reveals the secret behind supermarket gluten-free pizza.
14:35Gluten is basically a protein which is derived from wheat.
14:38It's in so much of what we eat.
14:41But there's a lot of people who are gluten intolerant or celiac, which means you can't
14:45eat gluten.
14:47Mike is going to compare a regular pizza dough with a gluten-free one to reveal the differences
14:53the supermarkets have to overcome when making their free-from pizza bases.
14:58This dough is made from flour, oil, yeast and water.
15:04It's a super pliable dough.
15:06The gluten is what makes it so easily workable.
15:09Gives it that body, that stretchability.
15:11It's hard to replicate that when you're not using gluten.
15:15I've made a gluten-free dough, and the only difference is I'm using gluten-free flour made
15:20from rice, maize and potato flour.
15:23You can see straight away, the gluten one, if I pick it up, I can stretch it.
15:28Whereas with the gluten-free dough, there's no stretchability in that at all.
15:32It's a very different type of dough.
15:35There's a secret ingredient the supermarkets use to help create a stretchy gluten-free pizza base.
15:44This is the key to the supermarket's gluten-free pizza, psyllium husk.
15:49And it's a product you can get on the high street now in health food shops.
15:54It comes in powdered form, and it's essentially a plant-based fiber, which is very elastic once mixed with water.
16:03It's what's giving the gluten-free pizza that stretch to their dough and gives you a really nice chew when it comes to eating the pizzas.
16:13It's going to be interesting to see if the diners realize that they're eating this rather than traditional gluten.
16:20Meanwhile, back in the restaurant, it's the moment of truth for the supermarket gluten-free pizzas, fresh versus frozen.
16:30Diners, the votes are in.
16:34And the winner is...
16:37Pizza B.
16:45This pizza is M&S made without margarita pizza.
16:51Now, did anybody detect what the difference was with these pizzas?
16:56Jean-Luc, you did.
16:57The crust was gluten-free.
16:58You are spot on. The crust was gluten-free.
17:03Here's the result in our parade of pizzas.
17:06First is the only fresh pizza on the table.
17:09The M&S food made without wheat gluten-free margarita at £4.75 for 271 grams.
17:18In second place, Morrison's frozen free-from-gluten margarita pizza at just £2.35 for 300 grams.
17:28And in last place, the Asda frozen free-from-gluten margarita pizza at £2.60 for 380 grams.
17:40Now, M&S did win, but it's more than double the price of A, which is Asda, and C, which is Morrison.
17:47So, anyone that voted for B, would you go the extra distance and pay the extra money for the M&S pizza?
17:55No, I don't think I would. I think I would go for A.
17:59So, not double the price worth, necessarily.
18:01No, not double the price worth, no.
18:03Would anybody say that it was worth double the price?
18:08Absolutely.
18:09Absolutely, Rahel.
18:11So, our pizza playoff has ended with frozen losing out to fresh.
18:18And it seems the pricier pizza is well worth the extra dough.
18:23Our diners now face their next taste test challenge.
18:27Darling diners, it's burger time.
18:30But, yes, but as you may by now have guessed, it's burgers with a difference.
18:38So, I'm going to task you with being the Bergerac of burgers and see if you can tell me what that difference is.
18:49This round is a battle between the brand leader and supermarket-owned brands.
18:54And once again, our diners will taste a selection of three dishes.
19:00The burgers are arriving.
19:03The diners' meat-free choices are M&S Food Plant Kitchen Steak Burgers.
19:12The only frozen product, Asda OMV No Beef Burgers.
19:17And Beyond Meat Beyond Burger Original Plant-Based Patties.
19:22I'm wondering what this is made from.
19:25Diners, it's time to taste Burger A.
19:30It's actually not too bad.
19:36It's spongy.
19:37It's really nicely seasoned.
19:39What do our home-cook queens make of this ready-made burger?
19:45Ladies, thoughts on Burger A?
19:49Not bad at all, actually.
19:50Oh, great.
19:51Well, I thought there were positive noises.
19:53I love it.
19:54Love!
19:55That's our first love of the day.
19:56Yes, I do.
19:57I think a bit of red onion.
19:58Red onion.
19:59Red onion.
20:00Very nice.
20:01Dress it up.
20:02There's a lot of love for Burger A. How about Burger B?
20:08This tastes more like meat.
20:12It's a little bit smoky.
20:14If this got handed to me at a barbecue, I'd be happy.
20:17Sarah, I thought I just heard you say about Burger B, if someone handed it to you at barbecue,
20:24you'd be jolly happy.
20:25I would be.
20:26I think in comparison to the first burger, this has a sweetness.
20:29The texture of it is more burger-like.
20:31It's slightly smoky.
20:33It's really nice.
20:34I'd be really happy with this.
20:36And finally, it's Burger C.
20:42What is that?
20:43The consistency's not there.
20:47It's the texture of a blancmange.
20:52Darren, Louise, I've noticed you got very vocal with Burger C. Is it good vocal or bad vocal?
20:59Shocking.
21:00Oh!
21:01Yeah.
21:02It was just soft and squidgy.
21:04And then when I put it in my mouth, it got worse, to be honest.
21:07Oh, no.
21:08So the worst, would you say?
21:09Yeah.
21:10By far, by far, yeah.
21:11Oh, let's see how the votes go.
21:16Diners, it's time to vote for your favourite burgers.
21:20A, B, or C.
21:23As our diners decide their favourite of the three plant-based burgers,
21:28in the kitchen, Chef Mike is frying up a few more,
21:32to help explain how brands mimic meat patties.
21:38The key job for brand and supermarkets is to replicate that taste, texture,
21:43that look and feel of a burger.
21:46And that's not easy to do.
21:48The base for all three patties is pea protein.
21:53But supermarkets add other ingredients to help mimic the look, feel and taste of meat.
22:00All of the patties contain various things like mushrooms and beetroot.
22:06They're using it for colour, you know, to replicate that meat look.
22:11But also, the M&S ones use shiitake mushrooms.
22:15It's a great flavour and it gives you almost that meaty feel when you eat a mushroom as well.
22:21So you can see with the juices coming to the top here,
22:24those are the ingredients that Beyond Burger have added.
22:27The beetroot juice, pomegranate juice,
22:30and it gives you that bleed that you would expect from a meat-based patty.
22:34So one of the key ingredients is methyl cellulose.
22:38Believe it or not, it's actually used as a constipation treatment.
22:42But here, it's used to bind the patties together and give it great structure.
22:47I'm really intrigued by these and I can't wait to see what the diners think of them.
22:54Back in the restaurant, the results are in for the plant-based burgers.
22:59Well diners, your votes are in and I can reveal that the burger that won by a considerable margin was...
23:11Burger B!
23:17This is the Beyond Meat Beyond Burger.
23:21Now there's a little clue there, but can any of you tell me what the difference was with these burgers?
23:28Ernest, none of them were meat.
23:32Very good!
23:33Very discerning palate.
23:35Yes, they were all plant-based burgers.
23:39So in the battle of meat-free burgers, all packs of two,
23:43the winner is Beyond Meat Beyond Burger original plant-based patties at £4.
23:49In second place is M&S Food Plant Kitchen Steak Burgers, also at £4.
23:55And last, with zero votes, is the cheapest and only frozen product, as does own brand OMV No Beef Burgers at £2.30.
24:09But is the more expensive winner worthy of its price tag?
24:13Would you go the extra mile and spend the extra money for Bee?
24:18Sarah, you're nodding emphatically.
24:21You would.
24:22Yeah, I think by far this was the best one on the table.
24:25I think when you compare it texture, flavour, smell even.
24:29Yeah, absolutely lovely.
24:30Oh, heaven.
24:31That sounds like a tranche of heaven.
24:34Bravo diners.
24:35A resounding victory for the Beyond Burger in our meat-free match-up.
24:42Coming up, high-stakes decisions about low-calorie ice creams.
24:47This is going to be a really difficult choice.
24:50I just want to double-check.
24:52And our footballers tackle protein pancakes.
24:56Martin, you've only tapped the rim.
24:59Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
25:16Welcome back.
25:17We're about to look at another trend that's sweeping the nation.
25:20High-protein foods.
25:22Our diners will be testing three versions of supermarket foods for each course.
25:28Dearest diners, it's pancake time.
25:32Yes, I love them too.
25:37I think of them as the culinary stage on which myriad ingredients can sing.
25:42But these are pancakes with a difference.
25:45So I want you to be the Columbo of crepes.
25:50And see if you can detect what that difference is.
25:58This round is a battle between the premium and budget supermarkets.
26:03Our diners don't know that the pancakes they'll be trying are high-protein versions.
26:09It's crunch time.
26:11Time to get the pancakes up.
26:14The supermarket choices are Aldi dessert menu protein pancakes.
26:21Little Rowan Hill Bakery high-protein buttermilk pancakes.
26:26And M&S food high-protein maple pancakes.
26:30The pancakes are arriving.
26:31Well, one on the left and the one on the right are quite large.
26:42And then the ones in the middle are quite small.
26:45Diners, it's time to tuck in to pancake A.
26:49Hmm.
26:50It's not very sweet.
26:51No, it's not.
26:52There's not a lot of flavour to it, but it's not bad.
27:01Lee, you've half-inhaled pancakes.
27:03That's the best thing we've eaten all day.
27:05Oh, I see.
27:06Well, this is applauded, isn't it?
27:08Well, it is.
27:09And I've...
27:10Oh, I'm cock-a-hoo.
27:11I'd like to think that I'm an expert on pancakes as well.
27:14He has pancakes and maple syrup before every game.
27:17Oh, I see.
27:18Mark, do you agree?
27:19You've only attacked the rim.
27:24Moving on, it's time to taste pancake B.
27:31The taste isn't bad.
27:33It's the texture that is just odd.
27:36I'm not sold.
27:38It certainly maintains its agility, I think.
27:44And finally, it's Pancake C.
27:48This is my bodybuilding background, clearly, but these remind me awfully of protein pancakes.
27:55It doesn't quite fully satisfy you, but it doesn't have to because you know it's good for you.
28:01I was hearing a really extensive review of Pancake C.
28:06It's my former career as a bodybuilder.
28:10I have consumed quite a few of protein-rich products.
28:15Oh.
28:16I think I may have recognised our little trick here today.
28:19Very interesting.
28:20And what about the merits of C itself as a pancake?
28:24I felt it was a little bit like Play-Doh myself.
28:27Oh.
28:28Chloe, I love your feedback.
28:31It's time to put the supermarket protein pancakes to the vote.
28:36And while the diners do their scoring, Chef Mike reveals how the supermarkets pump up the protein in their pancakes.
28:46So the supermarkets are adding protein by utilising both of these products.
28:53This is a wheat protein, which is gluten, essentially.
28:58You know, what you get from flour.
28:59It's just ground down into a powder form.
29:01Then we have a whey-based protein, which is the byproduct of making butter.
29:07So it's from animal fats, a very good source of protein once again.
29:12This makes protein pancakes more than twice as protein-packed as standard ones.
29:18All these pancakes have a different amount of added protein to them.
29:22And that does really affect the taste and the texture of the pancake.
29:26So it's going to be interesting to see if the diners pick up on that and which one they choose.
29:33Back in the restaurant, the results are in for the supermarket protein pancakes.
29:39Well, diners, the votes are in.
29:42And it's a narrow victory this time for pancake A.
29:48Yeah!
29:49Ha-ha!
29:51Which is from Lidl.
29:54And it narrowly beat pancake C, which is from M and S.
30:01I think it would be very tough to learn that the favourite pancake in the room also happened to be the cheapest pancake.
30:09£1.79 from Lidl.
30:13Bravo, diners!
30:15In top place, it's the Lidl Rowan Hill Bakery High Protein Buttermilk Pancakes at £1.79 for 240 grams.
30:27In second place, the M and S Food High Protein Maple Pancakes at £2.30 for 280 grams.
30:36And in third position, Aldi Dessert Menu Protein Pancakes at £1.89 for 160 grams.
30:45Now, I think I heard Rahel say what the difference was with these pancakes.
30:51What do you think it is?
30:52These are high-protein pancakes.
30:54They are high-protein pancakes.
30:57That's very good because that's probably the hardest one to detect in this great smorgasbord today.
31:02So in this battle of the protein pancakes, a budget brand wins the most votes, leaving the most expensive with a silver medal.
31:13Diners, I think for your next taste test, you've earned a sweet treat and more specifically, ice cream.
31:23And even more specifically, ice cream with a twist.
31:28See if you can tell me what that difference is.
31:32Ice cream is always a challenge.
31:36You've got to get it all scooped, get it in, get it up before it's melted.
31:40This round is a battle between a brand leader and supermarket-owned brands' low-calorie and low-fat ice creams.
31:48The ice creams are coming.
31:53In no particular order, the ice creams are...
31:57Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream.
32:03Morrison's Low-Calorie High-Protein Salted Caramel Ice Cream.
32:07And M&S Food Salted Caramel Ice Dessert.
32:12Our diners and Tom don't know which is which.
32:18Diners do tuck in to ice cream A.
32:23Very, very caramelly. Very toffee, actually, I have to say.
32:31It's too rich for me.
32:33Darren, what do you think of bolet?
32:37It's very sweet.
32:38I guess it's, if you like that kind of thing, it's really nice, but I wouldn't, personally.
32:42What about you, Louise?
32:43It was too sweet, but I think the flavour on it, it certainly packs a bunch.
32:49Ice cream A seems rich and flavourful, but what do our diners make of ice cream B?
32:55That's heaven in a bomb, but I could sit all night and just watch a film.
33:02Now, ladies, I came here because something made my antennae shoot up.
33:06It's actually delicious.
33:07It's a 10 out of 10 for that one.
33:09A 10?
33:10Oh, you've put wings on my ears.
33:14And finally, it's ice cream C.
33:18B had that creaminess, but I think C is even more creamy.
33:23This is going to be a really difficult choice.
33:27I think I might get some more.
33:29I just want to double check.
33:33It's time to put the lower calorie ice creams to the vote.
33:38And while the diners do their scoring,
33:41in the kitchen, Chef Mike has the inside scoop on the lower fat frozen desserts.
33:47We all love ice cream, and it's essentially made from milk, cream, sugar,
33:52and then whatever flavour you want to add to it.
33:54So it's really tricky for supermarkets and brands to be able to produce low fat, low calorie ice creams,
34:00because it really is those indulgent ingredients that give it so much of its flavour and taste.
34:07Supermarkets and brands reduce fat and sugar in their lower calorie ice creams.
34:13And there's one other trick of the trade that Mike thinks they may be using.
34:19The secret to a low fat, low calorie ice cream is air.
34:24Introducing air to their ice cream mix, which basically makes it lighter in feel and texture than you would have from a traditional ice cream.
34:33To demonstrate how lower fat ingredients, less sugar and potentially more air than is used in full fat ice cream could create a lower calorie product,
34:45Chef Mike is going to look at how much it weighs compared to a standard full fat tub.
34:50So we've got two tubs here, same brand, same size and same flavour.
34:58So this is the low calorie, low fat, and this is the regular.
35:02So this one, the low calorie, low fat is 263 grams versus the regular at 395 grams.
35:10Over 100 grams difference.
35:12And that means fewer calories in every scoop.
35:21Back in the restaurant, the results are in.
35:26Dearest diners, we have a winner by quite a substantial margin.
35:32It's ice cream...
35:36C!
35:42This is Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel.
35:45I wonder if any of you got the...
35:48Ooh, Louise, what do you think the difference was, Louise?
35:52Dairy-free ice creams.
35:54They are not dairy-free.
35:56Any other punts?
35:58Are they low calorie ice cream?
36:00You are spot on.
36:02And how wonderful that that slipped under the radar in the room.
36:05So the runaway winner is Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream, our most expensive at £5.50 a tub.
36:17In second place is Morrison's Low Calorie High Protein Salted Caramel Ice Cream at £3.00.
36:24And last, M&S Foods Salted Caramel Ice Dessert at £3.75.
36:30Is there anybody knowing that Ice Cream C was a full £2.50 more than the second favourite ice cream B from Morrison's?
36:41Would switch to Morrison's because of the saving?
36:44Yeah, I definitely think me and my mother-in-law are somebody who likes a bargain.
36:49And so I think for the sake of £2.50, we said that we would just go Morrison's.
36:53Savvy shoppers indeed.
36:55There you have it.
36:58If you don't mind paying a premium for low calorie ice cream, then Halo Top is top of the league.
37:05But if you want to save pennies as well as calories, Morrison's Low Calorie Ice Cream is a lower budget choice.
37:16Coming up, we round off our taste test menu with a cheese course.
37:20Oh, that's horrible.
37:23Oh, that is deeply upsetting.
37:26Diners, I think it's awfully civilised to round things off with a cheese course.
37:45But as I'm sure you all know by now, with a twist.
37:55So I'm going to ask you to be the chief inspectors of cheese and see if you can detect what that difference is.
38:03This final round is the battle of a brand leader versus supermarket-owned brand dairy-free cheeses.
38:15The products our diners are taste testing are Tesco Free From Coconut Oil Alternative to Mature Cheddar.
38:22Aldi Plant Menu Mature Block and Cathedral City Plant-Based Mature Cheddar flavour.
38:32Come on, guys. Let's go, please. Service.
38:34Trey one.
38:35Let's go, let's go, let's go.
38:37Our diners don't know which product is which.
38:41It smells quite nice, that one, actually.
38:44Time to tuck in to cheese A.
38:48Yay.
38:51It doesn't quite taste like the cheese that I'm used to.
38:56Oh.
39:01That is like eating plasticine, I'm sorry.
39:03I need another drink, please.
39:05Now, Chloe, my queen of candour, something tells me you might have something to say about cheese A.
39:17Well, I'd love to be able to say something complimentary about it.
39:23But you can't?
39:24But I can't. No, everything about it. The smell, the texture, the taste.
39:30Can I have the ice cream again instead?
39:33Is it reminiscent of anything this time?
39:36It sort of smells like Camden on a Saturday morning after a big night out, really.
39:43I almost want her not to like things.
39:47Let's see if cheese B goes down better with our diners.
39:52OK.
39:54I can smell it already.
39:56I am a bit scared.
39:57I can smell it.
40:00Oh.
40:02That's horrible.
40:04Oh, that is deeply upsetting.
40:06That's really not good, is it?
40:09Oh, no.
40:12Now, Sarah, something's made me rather nervous about B.
40:16The entire room took a contemporaneous swig of water.
40:19It was a very bad sign.
40:21This was violently upsetting.
40:22It smells really horrible and it tastes even worse.
40:27And you're in agreement, Susan?
40:28I am in agreement, yes.
40:31Perhaps our diners will find cheese C more to their liking.
40:35I thought I heard positive murmurs concerning cheese C.
40:38I really like, can we say, smelly cheeses.
40:42Cheese C seems almost spreadable, lovely and creamy.
40:46And, yeah, I could just imagine it having with any kind of cheesy crackers
40:50and having a lovely evening watching a movie.
40:53Oh!
40:55Set the C.
40:57This is what I like.
40:59Cheese C has hit the spot with our fitness fanatics.
41:02But what about our doctors?
41:03Yeah, this one doesn't smell like athlete's foot, so that's, that's better.
41:10I saw what I can only describe as grimaces.
41:14I think it's safe to say, as far as these go, I camembert it.
41:19I can't top that.
41:24So I'm retreating.
41:25While our diners vote for their favourite cheese, Chef Mike reveals how supermarkets and brands manage to make cheese, minus the dairy products.
41:37A lot of people are choosing to buy plant-based cheeses now for both dietary and ethical reasons.
41:44So how do brands and supermarkets make their dairy-free cheese so cheese-like?
41:49They get that by basically using things like the coconut oils and starches like potato starch.
41:56And that's what helps give it this almost cheese-like texture, that crumbly feel.
42:02For me, with these cheddar-style products, the real test is how it melts.
42:07So I'm going to pop these in the oven and see how they go.
42:08Once the dairy-free cheeses have softened, Mike compares them to how real cheese would melt in the oven.
42:18So you can see straight away how all three have melted very differently.
42:24This one here is the Cathedral City, and it's melted completely, it's spread out.
42:30It looks like cheese.
42:32Whereas these two, they just don't look like what I would expect from a melted cheese.
42:36They're quite dry, they're quite firm, there's no ooze or spread.
42:41I can't wait to see what the diners think of this dairy-free cheese.
42:46Diners, the votes are in.
42:49It's a very slim one-point victory for cheese...
42:54Which is from Aldi, tied second place, cheese B, Cathedral City, and cheese A, Tesco.
43:09The narrow winner is Aldi Plant Menu Mature Block at £1.75 for 200 grams.
43:19And in joint second place is Cathedral City Plant Based Mature Cheddar Flavor at £3.60 for 280 grams.
43:28And on equal votes, Tesco, free from coconut oil alternative to mature cheddar at £2.60 for 200 grams.
43:39The narrow victor is the cheapest cheese.
43:44The cheese from Aldi.
43:45So, something of a bargain if you are looking for a dairy-free option for the cheese board.
43:53So, in our closest contest of the meal, it's the budget-friendly non-dairy cheese that won.
44:01By a nose.
44:02And with that, our dinner is at an end.
44:07Our diners have chosen budget supermarkets in three categories, proving that you don't have to break the bank to eat fabulous, free-from, and diet-friendly food.
44:18Thank you for coming and for being so wonderful with your feedback.
44:22With service over for the night, it's time for a final few thoughts from the restaurant.
44:33I've been having a cogitate about today, and three thoughts occur to me.
44:39The first is that picking free-from and diet products doesn't mean compromising on flavour.
44:44The second is that sometimes the best free-from products also happen to be the biggest bargain.
44:50And thirdly, and I think most importantly, if you are living with a food allergy, your palate shouldn't have to suffer.
45:00Cheers.
45:20Cheers.
45:21Cheers.
45:22Cheers.
45:23Cheers.
45:24Cheers.
45:25Cheers.
45:26Cheers.
45:27Cheers.
45:28Cheers.
45:29Cheers.
45:30Cheers.
45:31Cheers.
45:32Cheers.
45:33Cheers.
45:34Cheers.
45:35Cheers.
45:36Cheers.
45:37Cheers.
45:38Cheers.
45:39Cheers.
45:40Cheers.
45:41Cheers.
45:42Cheers.
45:43Cheers.
45:44Cheers.
45:45Cheers.
45:46Cheers.
45:47Cheers.
45:48Cheers.
Recommended
43:18
|
Up next
43:37
44:16
43:59
43:36
43:38
43:30
21:25
21:25
48:11
47:59
23:31
21:25
49:11
46:04
1:21:28
56:18
1:21:34
48:42
1:05:30
1:09:56
37:51
47:52
29:28
Be the first to comment