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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 pass 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 missed the mark that's like eating plasticine i'm sorry as we find out
00:38which supermarket favorites really offer good value for money with that bigger saving who would
00:44go for the bargain oh while in the kitchen chef mike reed is on a mission it's always about speed
00:54efficiency to discover the tricks of the supermarket trade the supermarkets have one more secret up
01:00their sleeve to help you decide where to spend and where to save 99p from audi what absolute value
01:10this time i hear footfall join us for ready meals and pre-prepared foods
01:18from hoisin bao buns to sticky toffee pudding dangerous how do you stop tucking to that
01:25lasagna to fish pie so it's very fishy our diners will look at the good that's a winner give me
01:33sugar the bad this is left a funky case in my mouth and the ugly i think you could sold a shoe
01:39with it so you know what to pop in your trolley and can eat well even if you're in a hurry
01:45hmm that was a good noise i want some of that
01:48i'm tom reed wilson and welcome to the taste test restaurant this is no ordinary restaurant
02:06because the meals we serve are from britain's biggest supermarkets now today is all about that
02:13boon of the busy person ready meals and pre-prepared foods they can at their best be a terrific
02:21culinary solution but are they worth the money
02:25upstairs in the restaurant my magical team is straining every sinew to get its spick and span
02:33meanwhile downstairs in the kitchen our super chef and sorcerer of the saucepan mike reed is prepping
02:42for service i'm excited about today i'm really looking forward to showcasing some of the best
02:48ready 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 you to
03:03your table a doting dad who cooks for his daughters am i sitting opposite you soon you might sometimes
03:10two singletons too busy to find love please make yourselves comfortable this is like a first day
03:18a pair of foodie friends i'm dazzled by the sartorial wizardry in this room
03:23oh welcome a couple of passionate home cooks i need to indicate your path it's just round here thank
03:31you very much a father and son who don't like cooking do come through thank you and a quartet of
03:38firefighters who grab food on the go here's your table thanks very much the guests are about to enjoy
03:45six ready meals and pre-prepared foods from a starter through to pudding they will be served
03:51three versions of each i must admit i'm looking forward to this after tasting all three they'll vote
03:59for their favorite now your starters are about to arrive it's that toothsome import from china
04:09that's sweeping the nation hoisin duck bao buns
04:13our 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
04:35and 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 bit to hear your thoughts
04:52each brand is labeled a b or c but neither the diners nor tom know which one is which
05:00that is a good looking bao bun i've seen some bao buns in my time diners it's time to taste bao bun a
05:19incredibly 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
05:37there's a lot of outside and not enough filling when you got to the middle it was jolly good it was
05:43lovely but you had 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
06:05more meat in it as well what about the outer casing with b i would say it was more chewy than a actually
06:11oh really yeah yeah but good feelings yes good for nice yeah fittings are coming out on top at the
06:18moment
06:22will bao bun c also be a hit with the diners
06:27oh wow that is a smooth looking about one that 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
07:04best on c for me yeah 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 diners it's time to cast
07:22your votes for your favorite bao bun a b or c the buns the diners are voting on have been microwaved
07:34which may account for their chewy exteriors the manufacturers suggest a couple of cooking methods
07:42so chef mike will test these out and 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 which should help keep it moist
08:16as it's cooking the ones in the steamer are going to take much longer to cook around 14 minutes the
08:27ones in the microwave it's just over a minute after cooking both for the recommended times how do they
08:34compare i can see a difference between the two straight away i feel like the steam version have grown
08:41more than 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 the
09:00filling so let's cut open and see if we can see a difference if we put these side by side the meat in the middle of our
09:10steam version looks juicier softer the sauce is a little bit more release you can see these microwaves
09:17ones a little bit drier so for me it's totally worth waiting that little bit longer to steam them to get
09:24that extra fluff factor meanwhile back in the restaurant the diners have chosen their favorite bun
09:31it's the moment of truth diners your votes have been counted and i can reveal the winning bao bun
09:42i'm delighted to say simply because i like to say it it's bao bun b
09:47is tesco's offering interestingly the one that you chose was the only fresh one the other two
10:02were frozen so in the battle of the bao buns tesco is the winner at four pounds ten for a 160 gram pack
10:15aldi comes in second at one pound 99 for a 224 gram pack the cheapest of the buns
10:22and finally it's zoo in third place at four pounds 25 for a 270 gram pack oh well we have a whole hearted winner
10:37the 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
10:55but not everyone is impressed this one looks a bit like dog food
11:11so welcome back to the taste test restaurant where our ravenous diners are munching through many a meal
11:21to help you decide what to buy in the supermarket next we're serving classics from italy and asia
11:28and this is where ready meals really come into their own these take about 60 minutes so i need to get
11:34them in the oven quick diners it's time for your next taste test and it's lasagna so i thought i'd tell
11:45you that lasagna comes from the latin word for chamber pot because the roman lasagna dishes looked
11:52rather like chamber pots and i tell you this not because any of your lasagnas were made in potties
11:57but 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
12:17go let's go let's go let's go thank you here come your lasagnas
12:21our diners will be choosing between waitrose beef lasagna with chianti and vintage cheddar for
12:30two iceland lasagna for one and sainsbury's beef lasagna for one oh oh it smells so good
12:40i mean this is very fire station food isn't it this is upstairs too dear diners it's time to tuck in
12:49to lasagna a there's no meat in this one that is literally just pasta
13:03no that was awful i think you could sold a shoe with it jessica i thought i heard the words
13:10you could sold a shoe with it well yes i mean the taste isn't that bad i mean i don't think you can
13:16get past the whole like slapping of the shoe thing so this does not know the mustard at all
13:23maybe the only way is up diners it's time to taste lasagna b
13:35it's quite oily though very it's very oily i'm getting mostly oil
13:39now richard lasagna b because i like to cook myself and that's what this tastes like
13:46the bechamel sauce is nice yeah i'm sold on this one you're not wild about it
13:51no i was just not too fond of it to be honest that one or that one oh nice it all rests on c for you
13:59yeah because it's not a patch on richard's that's the trouble isn't it you've set them all up for a fall
14:05can 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
14:25job fairly well so c is a favorite among the firefighters no definitely definitely not no and no cheese
14:38didn't get any cheese that's criminal in a lasagna dear diners it's time to vote for your favorite
14:46lasagna a b or c in 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 is
15:12for 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 it
15:42also has the greatest quantity of meat overall moving on to the iceland lasagna and it's at the other
15:49end of the price scale it's only one pound but as we peel back the first layer of pasta you can see
15:55it's quite dry there's not much meat sauce there it's really quite sparse but then the next layer in
16:03a 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 meat i mean if we're looking at it just against the price for a quid i'm
16:15not going to be complaining too much with that our third one from sainsbury's is sitting in the middle
16:20in terms of price point let's see how many layers we've got here so we've got one nice amount of meat
16:26sauce in there two again good amount of sauce three so we've got three layers of pasta in this one so
16:34same as the iceland but this sauce is definitely much richer it looks like it's got a higher quantity
16:40of tomatoes in there i can see some carrots in there this is 16 beef mince versus the 14 in iceland
16:50so it's only a little bit more in terms of quantity but i think that sauce definitely adds to the dish
16:58back 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
17:11which is from waitrose so in the battle of the lasagnas waitrose is in first place at five pounds 85
17:24for 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
17:37the winning waitrose lasagna is the priciest ready meal gram for gram
17:44to clear the pitch ever so slightly it is considerably more expensive so with that in mind
17:52would anybody change their mind for one of the other two
17:58everybody is in agreement well bravo done
18:02so in the frozen lasagna challenge the premium brand is a popular winner
18:11and 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 yes and more specifically tikka marsala
18:28but which tikka masala will warm the cockles of your heart and which will leave you utterly frigid
18:40our 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 little chef select chicken
18:57tikka masala with pilau rice waitrose chicken tikka masala and rice and in a special twist this round
19:05they'll also be trying a vegan alternative sainsbury's plant pioneers no chicken tikka masala with pilau rice
19:13but will our diners detect that one of the curries isn't chicken here come the curries
19:27see 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 okay no no no 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 does 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 meat man i don't know what that is i don't think it's real chicken
20:27oh it's got more flavor but it's not got a kick is it
20:34firefighters there were some musical murmurs are we lingually aroused
20:40uh more so than the last one i think so curry bee is promising better than the first better than curry a
20:47i actually really liked it it wasn't quite tikka masala or anything so every element wins so far in
20:53curry so far apart from the heat you need more heat firefighters it's the first time and last
21:00time you'll ever say finally the third ready meal diners please tuck in to curry c
21:10the chicken's a bit dry sauce is not bad though i prefer a this one's spicy i think a is better well
21:24sandy jessica i had oodles of thoughts coming from this table concerning curry c yes like sloppy and
21:32spicy at the same time it's nice and jessica are you in concert no i'm not no disagrees we disagree
21:40what do you think specifically 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
22:03with the curries consumed the diners must now decide which is the best it's time to cast your votes for
22:10your favorite curry a b or c while the diners decide chef mike wants to take a closer look at what's beneath
22:22the curry sauce first sight looking at the chicken tikka masala from lidl i'm actually surprised by the
22:29amount of chicken it's only 18 percent but it looks plentiful but when you look at it a little bit
22:37closer you can see the lines on the chicken and that's usually a sign of it being pre-cooked and
22:43added to the sauce later it's a great way of them saving costs but what you gain in savings you lose
22:50in my opinion in flavor the next one is sainsbury's plant-based option they've gone with that almost
22:57braised chicken thigh sort of look and they've definitely given the look of a meat-based product
23:03but it's been made from a soy protein looks good it's plentiful i think once it's in the sauce
23:10it's going to be interesting to see if the diners can pick out that that's not real chicken next it's
23:15the most expensive curry containing 19 percent meat the premium one that i'm testing is from
23:21waitrose straight away i want more chicken it's four pieces which is not enough however
23:29the quality of the chicken i think is much better it's quite soft and moist and juicy also it is british
23:39chicken big tick for me so maybe one of those situations where it's quality over quantity but
23:46it'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
24:01which is the waitrose curry so in the battle of the ready meal curries all 400 gram packs waitrose
24:12chicken tikka masala and rice is the winner at three pounds ninety five little chicken tikka masala
24:18with pilau rice is second at two pounds forty nine and our twist on the game sainsbury's plant
24:26pioneers no chicken tikka masala with pilau rice comes in third at three pounds fifty
24:34curry bees some of you spotted is a curry by plant pioneers yes jessica it was
24:44plant-based now i wonder if any of you knowing it was plant-based would go for it because it was still
24:52flavorsome and they're trying to reduce their meat consumption absolutely i thought it was delicious
24:57the sauce was very nice yes so you would definitely opt for it i would yeah now diners the winning curry
25:05curry c from waitrose is 395 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
25:24oh all but three oh i say so it really was a narrow victory
25:31so had our diners known the price of the curries there may have been a different outcome
25:36but in our taste test waitrose is the winner
25:44coming 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 here now to create the ultimate barbecue taste
26:04welcome 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
26:31our diners will be testing three versions of a ready meal classic
26:36all right guys i'm gonna get this one in the oven can you get the rest ready please
26:40and all the food prep is being done in chef mike's kitchen below deck
26:44anchors away me hearties yes it's time for fish pie but which fish pie will be your catch of the day
26:57and 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 thank you matilda they'll choose between charlie biggum's fish pie
27:22aldi inspired cuisine fisherman's pie and sainsbury's fish pie
27:29diners won't you please tuck in to fish pie
27:39it's quite thick like the mash is quite thick isn't it the topping's nice though
27:48cheesy crispy that was really dry though yeah that actually needed water to put that down
27:54i did not like that at all yeah same richard yep fish pie another classic for me
28:02yes it's too much fish oh really it's the smoked fish
28:07that is overwhelming our taste buds and then we're thinking there's too much fish yeah i feel like
28:11the ratios are a bit off perhaps 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 if i don't like
28:27i reckon b would go down with children it would because it's quite
28:30it's quite simple processed yeah it'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
28:53and look at that for a chunk of fish yeah that's perfect and salmon
29:01hello my leading ladies hello i know you've got oodles and oodles of thoughts on sea it was wonderful
29:09oh head and shoulders above these two it looks good and it tastes good and it's full of flavor
29:15and fish wise what did you detect in here sermon and cord yeah oh nice even 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
29:39or c while the diners decide in the kitchen mike's going to do a deep dive into the fish pies to see
29:50what they're made of so this is charlie biggan 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 at the
30:20budget end of the market is aldi and here the retailer uses some cost-saving tricks the look really
30:27reminds me of school dinners and when i look at the ingredients i can see why because it's reconstituted
30:34potato so let's have a look underneath now to be honest i'm struggling to see where the fish starts
30:40the fish content is 15 in this one so it's quite a lot less than the first one i can start to see the
30:46pollock now because it's pollock only in this fish pie so that's one of the ways they're able to put this
30:52at a much cheaper price point so moving on to sainsbury's they've got 20 fish which is a combination
30:59of pollock and smoked hake which is a great fish again more affordable than cod but smoking it gives
31:06it another dimension will give it a little bit more punch it's nice and crispy the fish looks more
31:12plentiful in this one versus the aldi and you see the big chunks of fish here i love that that's what i
31:19want in my fish pie for me once you pull these apart it's really clear to see where the money has gone
31:25in making these fish pies but will the diners agree once they taste it the results are in
31:32diners we have a winner by a country mile in fact all but one of your votes it was appropriately enough
31:44fish pie c which was charlie biggum's fish pie so in the fish pie face-off charlie biggum is first at six
31:58pounds for a 340 gram pack aldi comes in second at one pound 39 for a 340 gram pack
32:07and sainsbury's third at three pounds 30 for a 400 gram pack
32:16so on this taste test most of our diners are willing to splash the cash and shell out for the more
32:23expensive fish pie well diners our fishy dishes are behind us and our meaty treats are before us with
32:33pulled pork what a chorus what a chorus our taste testers will choose between three supermarket brands
32:44of slow-cooked pulled pork service
32:49ranging from mid to budget brands they'll taste asda smoky barbecue pulled pork
32:56aldi oakhurst barbecue pulled pork and sainsbury's smoky barbecue pulled pork
33:07and i hear footfall
33:14it looks very barbecue-y that does not look appetizing to me personally
33:20dear diners time to tuck in to pulled pork a
33:33it's not chewy it's not fatty i like that well girls i've come here because i heard a lot of musings
33:41between investigation but i know they're all concerning a and i don't know what they are
33:46we love it oh yeah that's your first love of the day it is my first love of the day and i could
33:53probably just finish that and then what's what's tipped this into love the sauce it's a bit spicy
33:59which is quite nice but it's tangy and it's chunky and we don't have culinary discord again we have
34:05culinary union over there yes this one oh yeah oh this makes my heart sing yeah
34:13yeah diners won't you please tuck in to pulled pork b
34:22you know the actual pork for b is more flavorful than the pork of a yeah i think the sauce isn't as
34:30sugary yeah sweet i've left you alone for two courses because i didn't want to be the irksamant at
34:36the wedding tell me about b actually i it doesn't look very appetizing so i wasn't that sure going
34:44in but it's actually not too bad so not a retinal delight but very good on the tongue
34:50yeah slightly better than i thought we would be i see yeah diners time to tuck in to pulled pork sea
35:02now that's delicious that's got a nice flavor as well tastes really oily
35:08like super doesn't have a lot of barbecue it's good chunks of meat though
35:12now pulled pork strikes me as good hearty fare and you're endlessly zipping up and down that pole adam
35:22let's talk about the pork first tea was completely fine if i hadn't tasted the other two
35:27in comparison and any heat does it pack a one no nothing having tried all three options
35:35there can be only one winner diners time to cast your votes for your favorite pulled pork a b or c
35:48while the diners make up their minds mike is in the kitchen to reveal a trick of the trade for
35:55injecting smoky flavor into a dish one of the key things of a pulled pork is that smokiness but it's
36:03very expensive for the supermarkets to be smoking their pulled pork so one of the ways they achieve
36:08that is by introducing smoked salt and smoked water and adding smoke flavor to salt is achievable in
36:16your own kitchen at home so i've got a domestic smoker here i'm going to experiment now making my own smoke
36:23salt so i need something to trap the smoke inside and then we're going to put the end of the smoke gun
36:28into 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
36:41smoke salt 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
36:53honestly it's got so much burnt woody like depth of flavor it's great this is the secret like it's a
37:04great way of imparting flavor but i wonder if the diners are going to appreciate the smoke in their
37:10pulled pork back in the restaurant the votes have been counted well diners your votes are in and it
37:19is a very marginal victory for pulled pork c it is from sainsbury's so in the battle of the pulled
37:35porks sainsbury's is the winner at six pounds for a 569 gram pack aldi is in second place at two pounds 99
37:47for 400 grams and asda comes in third at four pounds 95 for a 500 gram pack
37:55so the most expensive option has been the biggest crowd pleaser well diners that one had a lot of
38:02jeopardy thank you very much indeed coming up sticky toffee pudding our diners tuck into everybody's
38:11favorite sweet treat that's a winner give me sugar and it all gets a bit when harry met sally oh
38:18oh that was a good noise i want some of that
38:38dearest diners i think i've saved the very best until last because i have a very sweet tooth
38:46so 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
39:04almost 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
39:25well thank you wow look at those oh god it's glorious they're enormous it's gonna be my happy
39:34place oh the smells are so lovely hi on sticky pudding we might as well go out with a bang cheers
39:43oh diners oh diners time to tuck into sticky toffee pudding a
39:52it tastes nice but it's just such range and too much coffee i wish really sugar that's a winner for
39:58me give me sugar i've braced myself talk to me is it wowing you absolutely well these who clearly get
40:06wowed too easily because for me it's a bit soggy the question is can a sticky toffee pudding be too
40:14moist this is what we're trying to tell her i don't think she understands what sticky toffee pudding
40:18yeah yeah i'm really sorry about this time oh my goodness dad and richard you're practically
40:24inhaling it yeah i'm telling you it's so bad will sticky toffee pudding b prove equally irresistible
40:34it's a bit chewy actually like hey it was so nice and soft this one quite dry
40:39it will you human me can it just tickle my olfactory bulb
40:45it's gonna stick my nose in it oh tell me about bee 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 going to slip this into my bag on the way home
41:09it's the final pudding of the night can see outshine the rest that's tasty c is tasty i actually
41:19think though now i've had a few mouthfuls of that it is quite rich and sickening whereas on a i could
41:24actually probably eat the whole thing i think it's just a little bit too rich now this is a very
41:30important review boys because you're onto the one that i find most visually arousing no don't like it at
41:36oh no yeah sorry to disappoint too much and too rich it's like a tangy sort of taste yeah i didn't
41:43like it well at least you're in agreement yes we're not going to fight over this one
41:50the tasting is now over dear diners it's time to cast your final vote of the day
41:58for 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
42:38color to this caramel asda i've 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 expect from a sticky toffee sauce and little have
42:52basically done a sugar syrup it's not a caramel so it's not got the same richness and umptuousness that
42:59you would have from a traditional caramel but it's a great cost effective way for them to get the price
43:04down on their sticky toffee back in the restaurant the results are in it is very close because there are
43:12two points between the winner second place and third place but the winner was sticky toffee pudding a
43:25which was as does sticky toffee pudding
43:30so in the pudding showdown asda is in first place at four pounds for a 400 gram pack
43:37middle 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 your wonderful
44:00feedback
44:09once the diners have departed and the tables have been cleared it's time to review the evening well
44:15today's been a real mixed bag with brand leaders winning and budget options winning it goes to show
44:21with ready meals you really don't know which way the cookie is going to crumble
44:24all that remains is for me to wish that your tummies may always be full and your taste buds eternally tickled
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