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The Taste Test Restaurant - Season 1 Episode 8 -
Ready Meals
Ready Meals
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00:00we've been expecting you this is no ordinary eatery it's time to tuck it
00:07it's where diners put supermarket foods to the test service on the path and try before they buy
00:15i actually think it's compostable plaster tom reed wilson is in charge oh i say my first
00:22guests helping our diners discover which products pack a flavor punch this is perfect
00:29it's delicious and which mr mark that's like 18 plus the scene i'm sorry as we find out which
00:39supermarket favorites really offer good value for money with that bigger saving who would go for the
00:45bargain oh while in the kitchen chef mike reed is on a mission it's always about speed and efficiency
00:54to discover the tricks of the supermarket trade the supermarkets have one more secret up their sleeve
01:01to help you decide where to spend and where to save 99p from audi what absolute value
01:12this time i hear football join us for ready meals and pre-prepared foods
01:18wow look at those from hoisin bao buns to sticky toffee pudding dangerous how do you stop tucking
01:25to that lasagna to fish pie so it's very fishy our diners will look at the good that's a winner
01:33give me sugar the bad this is left a funky piece in my mouth and the ugly i think you could sold a shoe
01:39so you know what to pop in your trolley and can eat well even if you're in a hurry that was a good
01:46noise i want some of that
01:58i'm tom reed wilson and welcome to the taste test restaurant this is no ordinary restaurant because the
02:07meals we serve are from britain's biggest supermarkets now today is all about that boon of the busy
02:14person ready meals and pre-prepared foods they can at their best be a terrific culinary solution but
02:23are they worth the money upstairs in the restaurant my magical team is straining every sinew to get its
02:32spick and span meanwhile downstairs in the kitchen our super chef and sorcerer of the saucepan mike reed
02:41is prepping for service i'm excited about today i'm really looking forward to showcasing some of the
02:48best ready meals that we have in the country with mike busy preparing the food the first diners have
02:56arrived at the taste test restaurant oh i have company tonight's taste testers include may i convey
03:03you to your table a doting dad who cooks for his daughters am i sitting opposite you soon you might
03:08sometimes two singletons too busy to find love please make yourselves comfortable this is like a first
03:16day a pair of foodie friends i'm dazzled by the sartorial wizardry in this room oh welcome a couple of
03:26passionate home cooks i need to indicate your path it's just around here thank you very much a father
03:32and son who don't like cooking do come through thank you and a quartet of firefighters who grab food on the go
03:41here's your table thanks very much the guests are about to enjoy six ready meals and pre-prepared foods
03:48from a starter through to pudding they will be served three versions of each i must admit i'm looking
03:55forward to this after tasting all three they'll vote for their favorite
04:00now your starters are about to arrive it's that toothsome import from china that's sweeping the
04:10nation hoisin duck bao buns
04:16our diners will taste test three brands of bao buns two of the brands are frozen and one is fresh
04:25the options are itzu frozen hoisin duck bao buns aldi let's party frozen hoisin duck bao buns
04:36and tesco fresh hoisin duck steamed buns okay guys we're going first with four twos goodbye bao buns
04:46your bao bun starters are arriving i'm champing at the bid to hear your thoughts
04:50each brand is labeled a b or c but neither the diners nor tom know which one is which
05:03that is a good looking bao bun i've seen some bao buns in my time diners it's time to taste bao bun a
05:11incredibly chewy i actually think it's compostable plastic honestly i like the filling
05:30hello belly hello victoria they're terribly pretty things they're beautiful but it's actually um there's a
05:38a lot of outside and not enough filling when you got to the middle it was jolly it was lovely but you
05:44had to excavate
05:48will bao bun b be be a more popular option it's very satisfying to say bao bun b
05:54terence and baxter what about bao bun b yeah it was quite doughy i would say but then there was more
06:05meat in it as well what about the outer casing with b i would say it was more chewy than a actually
06:11really yeah yeah but good feelings yes good feelings are coming out on top at the moment
06:22will bao bun c also be a hit with the diners
06:27oh wow that is a smooth looking bao bun this one's like more um i don't know squishy or like mushy
06:35that's like a bao bun for when you get in a bit drunk jack did i hear you say that bao bun c was
06:42sort of shank of the evening food i think so oh that's when you've had one too many tequilas maybe
06:47so is that a good or a bad review depends how many tequilas you've had i guess
06:53what do you think of bao bun c better i thought it was really good actually is it maybe the winner for
06:59dough because i've not heard wonderful things about the dough of the other two i think the dough is best on
07:04seat for me yeah i think so oh wow you agree on bao buns which is a very good start always a good sign
07:14so with all bao buns tasted it's time for the diners to decide the winner
07:19diners it's time to cast your votes for your favorite bao bun a b or c
07:27the buns the diners are voting on have been microwaved which may account for their chewy
07:36exteriors the manufacturers suggest a couple of cooking methods so chef mike will test these out
07:44and cook one of the frozen brands two ways
07:47so in my restaurant i would usually steam bao buns but all of these have been microwaved and i
07:57suspect that would affect how fluffy the bun will be in the end so i'm going to put it to the test by
08:03steaming some and microwaving others to microwave these the instructions are sprinkle it with a little
08:09bit of water to generate steam and then we're going to clean film it we should help keep it moist as it's cooking
08:22the ones in the steamer are going to take much longer to cook around 14 minutes the ones in the
08:28microwave it's just over a minute after cooking both for the recommended times how do they compare
08:34i can see a difference between the two straight away i feel like the steam version have grown more
08:41than these ones so it's going to be interesting if i put it next to each other if we can see that
08:46and remember they all came out the same packet exactly the same product this one is far softer to
08:52touch than this one so far as the texture of the bun the steamed ones trump the microwaved but what about
09:00the filling so let's cut open and see if we can see a difference if we put these side by side the meat
09:10in the middle of our steam version looks juicier softer the sauce is a little bit more released
09:16you can see these microwaves one's a little bit drier so for me it's totally worth waiting that little
09:22bit longer to steam them to get that extra fluff factor meanwhile back in the restaurant the diners have
09:29chosen their favorite bun it's the moment of truth diners your votes have been counted and i can reveal
09:39the winning bao bun i'm delighted to say simply because i like to say it it's bao bun b
09:47baobun b is tesco's offering interestingly the one that you chose was the only fresh one the other two
10:03were frozen
10:06so in the battle of the bao buns tesco is the winner at four pounds ten for a 160 gram pack
10:14al di comes in second at one pound 99 for a 224 gram pack the cheapest of the buns
10:24and finally it's zoo in third place at four pounds 25 for a 270 gram pack
10:32oh well we have a wholehearted winner
10:34the diners have decided when it comes to bao buns fresh is best and tesco comes out on top
10:44coming up all right guys these first ones are ready chef mike dishes up a crowd-pleasing ready meal
10:54tikka masala but not everyone is impressed this one looks a bit like dog food
11:10so welcome back to the taste test restaurant where our ravenous diners are munching through
11:20many a meal to help you decide what to buy in the supermarket next we're serving classics from
11:27italy and asia and this is where ready meals really come into their own these take about 60 minutes
11:34so i need to get them in the oven quick diners it's time for your next taste test and it's lasagna
11:44so i thought i'd tell you that lasagna comes from the latin word for chamber pot because the roman
11:51lasagna dishes looked rather like chamber pots and i tell you this not because any of your lasagnas were
11:56made in potties but i do hope you're potty about our lasagnas
12:05the battle of the lasagnas is a three-way fight between premium mid-range and budget supermarkets
12:12all the dishes have been cooked from frozen service guys please perfect good timing let's go let's go
12:18let's go let's go thank you here come your lasagnas our diners will be choosing between
12:26waitrose beef lasagna with chianti and vintage cheddar for two iceland lasagna for one
12:33and sainsbury's beef lasagna for one oh oh it smells so good i mean this is very fire stationy food
12:43isn't this disaster dear diners it's time to tuck in to lasagna a
12:55there's no meat in this one that is literally just pasta
13:03no that was awful i think you could sole a shoe with it
13:06yeah jessica i thought i heard the words you could sole a shoe with it well yes
13:14i mean the taste isn't that bad i don't think you can get past the whole like slapping of the shoe
13:19thing so this does not no this doesn't cut the mustard at all maybe the only way is up
13:26diners it's time to taste lasagna b
13:29it's quite oily though very it's very oily i'm getting mostly oil
13:40now richard lasagna b because i like to cook myself and that's what this tastes like
13:47the bechamel sauce is nice yeah i'm sold on this one you're not wild about it no i was just not too
13:53fond of it to be honest that one or that one oh nice it all rests on c for you yeah because it's
14:00not a patch on richard's that's the trouble isn't it you've set them all up for a fall
14:07can lasagna c make a better impression
14:13i don't know if it's me it tastes like a sausage roll i'm not one over like we can do better than
14:17this at the fire station definitely well these have gone down well as fast as a fireman down a pole
14:27fairly well so c is a favorite among the firefighters no definitely definitely not no and no cheese
14:38you didn't get any cheese that's criminal in a lasagna
14:40dear diners it's time to vote for your favorite lasagna a b or c
14:53in the kitchen chef mike is taking a forensic look at our supermarket lasagnas
15:00for me lasagna is all about the layers so i have my trusty tweezers i'm going to peel back the layers
15:06and see what's inside i'm going to start with the waitrose it's the biggest of all of them however it
15:12is for two servings and you can already see the amount of meat in this layer is very impressive
15:19this is our first two pasta layers look at that still packed full of meat so that's three and then
15:26we've got four and meat underneath as well this is a really good ready-made lasagna but it is the most
15:34expensive it has the highest percentage of meat at 29 percent and as it's a larger two-person pack
15:42it also has the greatest quantity of meat overall moving on to the iceland lasagna and it's at the
15:49other end of the price scale it's only one pound but as we peel back the first layer of pasta you can
15:55see it's quite dry there's not much meat sauce there it's really quite sparse but then the next layer
16:02in a little bit of meat nice amount of sauce in there as well and then there's some meat and sauce
16:07underneath as well this is 14 percent meat i mean if we're looking at it just against the price
16:14for a quid i'm not going to be complaining too much with that our third one from sainsbury's
16:19is sitting in the middle in terms of price point let's see how many layers we've got here
16:24so we've got one nice amount of meat sauce in there two again good amount of sauce
16:32three so we've got three layers of pasta in this one so same as the iceland but this sauce is definitely
16:38much richer it looks like it's got a high quantity of tomatoes in there i can see some carrots in there
16:43this is 16 percent beef mince versus the 14 in iceland so it's only a little bit more in terms of
16:52quantity but i think that sauce definitely adds to the dish back in the restaurant the results are in
17:02the votes have been counted and we have a resounding victory by quite a long chalk for lasagna b
17:14which is from waitrose so in the battle of the lasagnas waitrose is in first place at five pounds
17:2385 for a double serving 700 gram pack sainsbury's is second at two pounds for a 400 gram pack
17:33and iceland comes in third at just one pound for a 400 gram pack
17:38the winning waitrose lasagna is the priciest ready meal gram for gram
17:42to clear the pitch ever so slightly it is considerably more expensive so
17:51with that in mind would anybody change their mind for one of the other two
17:55everybody is in agreement well bravo
18:05so in the frozen lasagna challenge the premium brand is a popular winner
18:09and with that it's time for our restaurant guests to tuck into their next course
18:17dear diners i'm very excited now because it's curry time
18:22yes and more specifically tikka masala but which tikka masala will warm the cockles of your heart
18:34and which will leave you utterly frigid
18:37our diners will try three tikka masalas which they will judge on taste alone they won't know which brand
18:47is which come on guys service please done our diners will be choosing between
18:55little chef select chicken tikka masala with pilau rice waitrose chicken tikka masala and rice
19:03and in a special twist this round they'll also be trying a vegan alternative sainsbury's plant pioneers
19:10no chicken tikka masala with pilau rice but will our diners detect that one of the curries isn't chicken
19:18in here come the curries see this one i think looks a bit like dog food diners time to tuck in to curry a
19:35the actual curry is not bad it's really tender i don't think i like it no no no that bad stuff
19:48hello my singles table hello what do we think of curry a it's a bit bland it's a bit oily and bland
19:57kind of a weird texture nothing says romance like tikka masala that's it
20:02a microwave one as well yeah very interesting and i'm going to float away
20:11the diners have two more curries to try it's time to taste curry bee
20:23is that me in there i don't know what that is i don't think it's real chicken
20:29oh it's got more flavor but it's not got a kick has it
20:32so
20:41more so than the last one i think
20:43so curry bee is promising better than the first better than curry a i actually really liked it
20:49wasn't quite tikka masala i don't think so every element wins so far in curry so far apart from the
20:55heat you need more heat firefighters it's the first time and last time you'll ever say
21:01finally finally the third ready meal diners please tuck in to curry
21:09see
21:15the chicken's a bit dry sauce is not bad though
21:17i don't know i prefer a this one's spicy i think a is better well sandy jessica i had oodles
21:26on oodles of thoughts coming from this table concerning curry c yes like sloppy and spicy at the same
21:33time it's nice and jessica are you in concert no i'm not no disagree we disagree what do you think
21:41specifically of the chicken in c well it's chicken and that's always encouraging
21:47and you're not convinced that all of them have been no we are concerned about beef
21:53isn't it chicken ah yeah i couldn't possibly say for now i feel like it's um i don't think it is
22:01it is with the curries consumed the diners must now decide which is the best it's time to cast your
22:10votes for your favorite curry a b or c while the diners decide chef mike wants to take a closer look
22:21at what's beneath the curry sauce first sight looking at the chicken tikka masala from liddle
22:28i'm actually surprised by the amount of chicken it's only 18 percent but it looks plentiful but
22:36when you look at it a little bit closer you can see the lines on the chicken and that's usually a
22:41sign of it being pre-cooked and added to the sauce later it's a great way of them saving costs but
22:47what you gain in savings you lose in my opinion in flavor the next one is sainsbury's plant-based
22:55option they've gone with that almost braised chicken thigh sort of look and they've definitely
23:00given the look of a meat-based product but it's been made from a soy protein looks good it's plentiful
23:08i think once it's in the sauce it's going to be interesting to see if the diners can pick out
23:12that that's not real chicken next it's the most expensive curry containing 19 percent meat the premium
23:20one that i'm testing is from waitrose straight away i want more chicken it's four pieces which is not
23:27enough however the quality of the chicken i think is much better it's quite soft and moist and juicy
23:37also it is british chicken big tick for me so maybe one of those situations where it's quality
23:44over quantity but it's going to be interesting to see what the diners think
23:52diners the votes are in and it's a much tighter victory this time it's a victory for curry c
24:03which is the waitrose curry so in the battle of the ready meal curries all 400 gram packs
24:11waitrose chicken tikka masala and rice is the winner at three pounds 95. little chicken tikka masala
24:18with pilau rice is second at two pounds 49. and our twist on the game sainsbury's plant pioneers
24:27no chicken tikka masala with pilau rice comes in third at three pounds fifty
24:32curry bee curry bee some of you spotted is a curry by plant pioneers yes jessica it was plant-based
24:46now i wonder if any of you knowing it was plant-based would go for it because it was still
24:52flavoursome and they're trying to reduce their meat consumption absolutely i thought it was delicious the
24:58sauce was very nice yes so you would definitely opt for it i would yeah now diners the winning curry curry
25:05curry c from waitrose is 3.95 a pack versus the little option second place curry a
25:132.49 a pack so with that bigger saving can i have a show of hands who would go for the bargain
25:22oh all but three oh i say so it really was a narrow victory so had our diners known the price of the
25:34curries there may have been a different outcome but in our taste test waitrose is the winner
25:40coming up is there something fishy about this fish pie i did not like that at all and chef mike reveals
25:52a supermarket secret it's really smoking in here now to create the ultimate barbecue taste
26:06welcome back to the taste test restaurant where we're sampling some of the nation's favorite
26:18ready foods now for something very warm and very comforting made all the more comforting for the
26:25knowledge that the supermarkets have done the hard work for you
26:29our diners will be testing three versions of a ready meal classic all right guys i'm gonna get this
26:37one in the oven can you get the rest ready please and all the food prep is being done in chef mike's
26:43kitchen below deck anchors away me hearties yes it's time for fish pie but which fish pie will be your
26:56catch of the day and which would you gladly see sink to the bottom of the deep blue sea
27:03the fish pies in this round pitter brand leader against mid and budget supermarkets all right let's
27:09get waiters please thank you let's go please oh thank you matilda they'll choose between charlie biggum's
27:20fish pie aldi inspired cuisine fisherman's pie and sainsbury's fish pie
27:29diners won't you please tuck in to fish pie
27:33it's quite thick like the mash is quite thick isn't it the topping's nice though cheesy crispy
27:50that was really dry though that literally needed water to put that down there dry
27:55i did not like that at all yeah richard yeah fish pie another classic for me
28:02yes it's too much fish oh really it's the smoked fish that is overwhelming our taste buds and then
28:09we're thinking there's too much fish yeah i feel like the ratios are a bit off
28:13perhaps fish pie b will be more harmonious for our diners
28:22i think it's quite cheesy it means that the fish is not so potent which i prefer because i don't like
28:27i reckon b would go down with children it would because it's quite simple processed yeah
28:33it's like the cheeseburger of fish pies
28:40and finally it's time to taste fish pie c
28:47that's better way better that one is hands down the best one yeah i'll buy the long shot
28:54it's and look at that for a chunk of fish yeah that's perfect and salmon
28:59um hello my leading ladies hello i know you've got oodles and oodles of thoughts on sea it was
29:08wonderful oh head and shoulders above these two it looks good and it tastes good and it's full of
29:14flavor and fish wise what did you detect in here salmon and cord yeah oh nice a bit of parsley and the
29:22potato topping was just divine wasn't it and you should know wearing the jewels of the sea
29:30it's decision time delicious diners time to cast your votes for your favorite fish pie a b or c
29:43while the diners decide in the kitchen mike's going to do a deep dive into the fish pies to see what
29:50they're made of so this is charlie biggum which is the brand leader but let's have a look what's
29:57underneath the salmon in there very inviting for the eyes you've also got smoked haddock and hake both
30:04beautiful flavors what i love is the size of the fish the chunks i mean it looks like a lot of fish
30:12in this fish pie it's 26 fish that's a great amount the charlie biggum is a premium priced pie
30:20at the budget end of the market is aldi and here the retailer uses some cost saving tricks
30:26the look really reminds me of school dinners and when i look at the ingredients i can see why
30:32because it's reconstituted potato so let's have a look underneath now to be honest i'm struggling to
30:39see where the fish starts the fish content is 15 in this one so it's quite a lot less than the first one
30:46i can start to see the pollock now because it's pollock only in this fish pie so that's one of
30:51the ways they're able to put this at a much cheaper price point so moving on to sainsbury's they've got
30:5720 fish which is a combination of pollock and smoked hake which is a great fish again more affordable
31:04than cod but smoking it gives it another dimension will give it a little bit more punch it's nice and
31:10crispy the fish looks more plentiful in this one versus the aldi and you see the big chunks of fish
31:17here i love that that's what i want in my fish pie for me once you pull these apart it's really clear to
31:23see where the money has gone in making these fish pies but will the diners agree once they taste it
31:29the results are in diners we have a winner by a country mile in fact all but one of your votes
31:41it was appropriately enough fish pie scene
31:49which was charlie biggum's fish pie so in the fish pie face-off charlie biggum is first at six pounds
31:59for a 340 gram pack aldi comes in second at one pound 39 for a 340 gram pack and sainsbury's third at
32:10three pounds 30 for a 400 gram pack so on this taste test most of our diners are willing to splash the cash
32:21and shell out for the more expensive fish pie well diners our fishy dishes are behind us and our meaty
32:31treats are before us with pulled pork what a chorus what a chorus our taste testers will choose between
32:42three supermarket brands of slow cooked pulled pork service ranging from mid to budget brands
32:51they'll taste asda smoky barbecue pulled pork aldi oakhurst barbecue pulled pork
33:02and sainsbury's smoky barbecue pulled pork
33:07and i hear footfall
33:12a looks very barbecuey that does not look appetizing to me personally
33:22dear diners time to tuck in to pulled pork a
33:33it's not chewy it's not fatty i like that
33:36well girls i've come here because i heard a lot of musings between mastication
33:43but i know they're all concerning a and i don't know what they are we love it
33:49yeah that's your first love of the day it is my first love of the day and i could probably just
33:53finish that and then push the others tipped this into love the sauce it's a bit spicy which is quite nice
34:00but it's tangy and it's chunky and we don't have culinary discord again we have culinary union
34:08yes this one oh yeah oh this makes my heart see yeah
34:14diners won't you please tuck in to pulled pork b
34:18you know the actual pork for b is more flavorful than the pork of a
34:28yeah i've been the sauce isn't as sugary yeah sweet
34:32i've left you alone for two courses because i didn't want to be the irksamand at the wedding
34:37tell me about b actually i it doesn't look very appetizing so i wasn't that sure going in but it's
34:44actually not too bad so not a retinal delight but very good on the tongue yeah slightly better than
34:51i thought it would be i see yeah diners time to tuck in to pulled pork c
34:59now that's delicious that's got a nice flavor as well it tastes really oily like super doesn't
35:09have a lot of barbecue it's good chunks of meat though now pulled pork strikes me as good hearty
35:17fair and you're endlessly zipping up and down that pole adam let's talk about the pork first tea was
35:25completely fine if i hadn't tasted the other two in comparison and any heat does it pack a one no nothing
35:33having tried all three options there can be only one winner
35:38diners time to cast your votes for your favorite pulled pork a b or c
35:48while the diners make up their minds
35:50mike is in the kitchen to reveal a trick of the trade for injecting smoky flavor into a dish
35:59one of the key things of a pulled pork is that smokiness but it's very expensive for the
36:04supermarkets to be smoking their pulled pork so one of the ways they achieve that is by introducing
36:10smoked salt and smoked water and adding smoke flavor to salt is achievable in your own kitchen at home
36:18so i've got a domestic smoker here i'm going to experiment now making my own smoked salt
36:24so i need something to trap the smoke inside and then we're going to put the end of the smoke gun
36:30into the little hole take my trusty blow torch and then we're just going to burn the wood chips
36:36the longer you smoke it the more smoky flavor you'll get in there and then you can use this smoke
36:41salt for whatever you like you can add it to normal dishes to your steak to get that smoke effect
36:49i mean it's really smoky in here now but i want to taste some of this salt
36:56honestly it's got so much burnt woody like depth for flavor it's great this is the secret
37:04like it's a great way of imparting flavor but i wonder if the diners are going to appreciate the smoke
37:10in their pulled pork back in the restaurant the votes have been counted well diners your votes are in
37:19and it is a very marginal victory for pulled pork c
37:29it is from sainsbury's
37:31so in the battle of the pulled porks sainsbury's is the winner at six pounds for a 569 gram pack
37:43aldi is in second place at two pounds 99 for 400 grams and asda comes in third at four pounds 95
37:53for a 500 gram pack so the most expensive option has been the biggest crowd pleaser
38:00well diners that one had a lot of jeopardy thank you very much indeed coming up sticky toffee pudding
38:09our diners tuck into everybody's favorite sweet treat that's a winner give me sugar and it all gets
38:16a bit when harry met sally oh oh that was a good noise i want some of that
38:29so
38:38dearest diners i think i've saved the very best until last because i have a very sweet tooth
38:45so i'm going to be living vicariously through you so make your reviews as detailed as possible so that
38:52i can almost taste it it's sticky toffee pudding
38:57almost there have we got waiters here these puddings are all premium supermarket varieties
39:10our diners will be choosing between mns food gastropub sticky toffee pudding
39:19little deluxe sticky toffee pudding and exceptional by asda buttery sticky toffee pudding
39:27thank you wow thank you wow look at those oh god glorious
39:31they're enormous it's going to be my happy place oh the smells are so lovely hi on sticky
39:37pudding we might as well go out with a bang cheers
39:43oh diners time to tuck into sticky toffee pudding a
39:52it tastes nice but it's just such range and too much coffee
39:56i'm really sure i'm really sure that's a winner give me sugar
40:01i've braced myself talk to me is it wowing you absolutely
40:06clearly get wowed too easily because for me it's a bit soggy the question is can a sticky toffee
40:13pudding b too moist this is what we're trying to tell her i don't think she understands what sticky
40:17toffee pudding yeah i'm really sorry about this time look oh my goodness dad richard you're
40:23practically inhaling it yeah i'm telling you it's so bad will sticky toffee pudding b prove equally
40:31irresistible it's a bit chewy actually like a was so nice and soft this one quite dry
40:39it will you human me can it just tickle my olfactory bulb
40:45i'm gonna stick my nose in it oh tell me about b oh that was a good noise i want some of that
40:56whatever she's having yes ah there's no words required absolutely divine it's light
41:03but it's crispy on the top it's moist i'm just gonna slip this into my bag all the way
41:11it's the final pudding of the night can see outshine the rest
41:17that's tasty c is tasty i actually think though now i've had a few mouthfuls of that it is quite
41:22rich and sickening whereas on a i could actually probably eat the whole thing i think it's just a
41:27little bit too rich now this is a very important review boys because you're on to the one that i
41:33find most visually arousing no don't like it at all oh no yeah sorry to disappoint too much and too rich
41:41it's like a tangy sort of taste yeah didn't like it well at least you're in agreement yes we're not
41:47gonna fight over this one no no the tasting is now over dear diners it's time to cast your
41:57final vote of the day for your favorite sticky toffee pudding a b or c
42:13in the kitchen mike is seeing if he can replicate the sources of the sticky toffee puddings
42:18because there are some noticeable differences between the brands
42:22and starting off with the ms sauce we have a dark mascovado sugar dark treacle and molasses
42:32all three of those ingredients are very rich very strong flavored which is why you've got such a deep
42:39color to this caramel asda have gone for mascovado sugar and a golden syrup which is why it's a little
42:46bit lighter in color it's definitely more of what i'd expect from a sticky toffee sauce and lidl
42:52have basically done a sugar syrup it's not a caramel so it's not got the same richness and
42:58umptuousness that you would have from a traditional caramel but it's a great cost
43:02effective way for them to get the price down on their sticky toffee back in the restaurant the results
43:09are in it is very close because there are two points between the winner second place and third place
43:17but the winner was sticky toffee pudding a
43:25which was asda's sticky toffee pudding
43:28so in the pudding showdown asda is in first place at four pounds for a 400 gram pack
43:38lidl is second at two pounds 99 for 450 grams and the most expensive m&s food comes in third at five
43:48pounds for a 230 gram pack well diners thank you so much for your endless mastication and
43:58your wonderful feedback once the diners have departed and the tables have been cleared
44:12it's time to review the evening well today's been a real mixed bag with brand leaders winning and
44:19budget options winning it goes to show with ready meals you really don't know which way the cookie's
44:23going to crumble all that remains is for me to wish that your tummies may always be full
44:31and your taste buds eternally tickled
44:53you
44:59so
45:00you
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