The Taste Test Restaurant Season 1 Episode 7
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00:02Welcome 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 plaster.
00:23Tom Reed Wilson is in charge.
00:26Oh, I say, my first guests.
00:28Helping our diners discover which products pack a flavor punch.
00:33This is perfect, it's delicious.
00:35And 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 big a saving, who would go for the bargain?
00:51Ooh!
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.
01:1299p from Audi.
01:14What absolute value.
01:18This 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.
01:27That's heaven and above.
01:29Pancakes to pizza.
01:30I felt it was a little bit like Play-Doh myself.
01:34Our 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, is it?
02:07I'm Tom Reed Wilson and welcome to the taste test restaurant.
02:13I'm pitting dishes against each other from Britain's biggest supermarkets.
02:18To help you decide where to spend your money.
02:22The restaurant is about to be stuffed with delicious diners.
02:28All eager to pass judgement on diet and free from foods.
02:32From Britain's biggest brands.
02:35Upstairs, 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,
02:59our first diners have arrived at the taste test restaurant.
03:03Oh, I see, 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.
03:18Two visually impaired motivational speakers.
03:21Welcome.
03:22Let me get your chair.
03:24A food loving daughter and mother-in-law.
03:27You look ravishing.
03:28Thank you so much.
03:31A trio of doctors.
03:33Hello.
03:33Oh, it's our physicians.
03:35Going to be packed to the rafters in a minute.
03:39Some five-a-side footballers.
03:41I spy the veterans.
03:44That's nice, isn't it, eh?
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.
03:56Oh, this is lovely.
03:58It was incomplete without people.
04:02The guests will enjoy six dishes, tasting three options from major supermarkets each time.
04:09After every course, they'll vote for their favorite.
04:13Your starter is about to arrive.
04:16It's one of the nation's favorites.
04:18It's...
04:19Hummus.
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, all accompanied by the same plain breadsticks.
04:40They're labeled 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.
05:02Your starters are arriving, but 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.
05:20The diners don't know that the hummuses they're tasting are lower fat versions.
05:25So will they guess?
05:28That 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. It tastes like what you'd expect, I think.
05:48Hello, my veteran footballers. How 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.
06:27My motivational speaker's table.
06:29I heard the word lemony.
06:32Yes.
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. I 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. It's creamy, it sticks together, it's got a little bit of coarseness.
06:53Mmm.
06:55Delicious.
06:57Rahel, Chloe, brought you together fitness, did it?
07:01We met in the gym, yes.
07:03Oh, 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...are something akin to what I imagine bathroom grout tastes like.
07:14Oh, gosh, Chloe.
07:16Don't sugar the pill, will you?
07:19Whereas C actually was quite tasty.
07:21I 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.
07:28Ah, very discerning.
07:30Your auntie and I are up.
07:32So with all three hummuses tasted, it's time for the diners to decide the winner.
07:38Diners, it's time to vote for your favourite hummus, A, B or C.
07:46While our diners cast their votes, in the kitchen, Chef Mike has got the skinny on reduced fat hummus.
07:58They're reducing the fat in the hummus by reducing some of the more calorific ingredients in there.
08:07Tahini'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.
08:23A great way of still giving you that tang, that burst of flavour, 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
08:48looser.
08:48It's a little bit wetter in texture because of the increase in water and reduction in tahini.
08:53But it's still a very good hummus. For me, this is a really good example of supermarkets getting it right,
09:00where you can save on those calories and have a good product.
09:06In the restaurant, the votes have been counted, and it's time to reveal our diners' favourite low fat hummus.
09:14Well, diners, the results are in, and the winner, by a country mile, is Hummus C.
09:24Yes!
09:27It might surprise you, it's from Aldi.
09:32Yes!
09:34And 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.
09:45And 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,
09:58at 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.
10:21The diners have decided, when it comes to healthier hummus, you don't need to splash the cash on a low
10:28fat dip.
10:30Coming up, the taste testers chow down on gluten-free pizza.
10:35Slightly anemic-based.
10:37He's 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.
11:07Welcome back to the taste test restaurant.
11:10Today, we're looking at diet and free-from foods.
11:14They might now be freely available, but are they free from flavour?
11:19Three supermarket brands will be put to the taste test by our guests.
11:24Diners, 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, uh, 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.
11:58Let's go, please.
12:01Diners, your pizzas are arriving.
12:04Remember, the diners have no idea which supermarket brand is which.
12:10The 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.
12:41It's a bit light.
12:43It's dodgy.
12:45It's not right now.
12:49Delicious doctors.
12:51Hello, hello.
12:52What do you think of pizza A?
12:54It's got a nice kind of thickness to it.
12:57And I like, I like a good amount of cheese as I'm a big cheese fan, but slightly anemic base.
13:03It's getting a diagnosis.
13:07Diner's, time to tuck in to pizza B.
13:15It's separated from the others a bit more willingly.
13:18Isn't that sweet?
13:19It is sweet.
13:21The home cook's table.
13:24What do we think of pizza B?
13:26Well, it's a lot better than A.
13:29Is it?
13:31The cheese has definitely got more flavour on this one.
13:33Has it?
13:33Yeah.
13:34But you also want good caramelisation on the cheese and a bit of stringy cheese.
13:37Yeah.
13:37And that wasn't stringy.
13:38Oh, you're looking for a bit of string.
13:41Everyone loves a bit of string.
13:44Moving on to Pizza C.
13:48Sarah Souza.
13:50Hello.
13:50Thoughts on Pizza C?
13:52It reminded me of when you have a children's party and you get like the little cheapy pizzas for the
13:58kids to share.
13:58Yes, yes.
13:59The individuals.
14:00Yes.
14:01It was very much that vibe.
14:02But I really like the quest on this one.
14:05So, do we have a stonking leaning yet?
14:08I am sorry.
14:09Are you decisive?
14:10Susan, you are so decisive.
14:11I am still very much into your mind.
14:13I'll wait for the voting.
14:15Duly noted.
14:16Oh, gosh.
14:19Diners, it's time to vote for your favourite pizzas, A, B or C.
14:26While the diners vote, Chef Mike reveals the secret behind supermarket gluten-free pizza.
14:34Gluten is basically a protein which is derived from wheat.
14:38It's in so much of what we eat.
14:40But there's a lot of people who are gluten intolerant or celiac, which means you can't eat gluten.
14:47Mike is going to compare a regular pizza dough with a gluten-free one to reveal the differences the supermarkets
14:54have 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.
15:09It gives 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.
15:17And the only difference is I'm using gluten-free flour made from rice, maize and potato flour.
15:24You 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.
15:33It's a very different type of dough.
15:37There'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.
15:53It comes in powdered form and it's essentially a plant-based fibre, which is very elastic once mixed with water.
16:04It's what's giving the gluten-free pizza that stretch to their dough and gives you a really nice chew when
16:11it comes to eating the pizzas.
16:13It's going to be interesting to see if the diners realise that they're eating this rather than traditional gluten.
16:21Meanwhile, 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. And the winner is... Pizza 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.
17:07First is the only fresh pizza on the table.
17:10The M&S food made without wheat gluten-free margarita at £4.75 for 271 grams.
17:19In second place, Morrison's frozen free-from-gluten margarita pizza at just £2.35 for 300 grams.
17:40Now, M&S did win, but it's more than double the price of A, which is Asda, and C, which
17:47is Morrison.
17:47So, anyone that voted for B, would you go the extra distance and pay the extra money for the M
17:54&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.
18:12So, our pizza playoff has ended with frozen losing out to fresh.
18:17And it seems the pricier pizza is well worth the extra dough.
18:23Our diners now face their next taste test challenge.
18:26Darling 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
18:44that 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.
19:05The 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.
19:23I'm wondering what this is made from.
19:25Diners, it's time to taste burger A.
19:34It's actually not too bad.
19:36It's spongy.
19:37It's really nicely seasoned.
19:40What do our home cook queens make of this ready-made burger?
19:46Ladies, thoughts on burger A?
19:49Not bad at all, actually.
19:51Oh, great.
19:51Well, I thought there were positive noises from parents over there.
19:55I love it.
19:56Oh, love!
19:57That's our first love of the day.
19:59Yes, I do.
20:00I think a bit of red onion.
20:01Red onion.
20:02Very nice.
20:02Can you just dress it up?
20:05There's a lot of love for burger A.
20:07How about burger B?
20:11This tastes more like meat.
20:13It's a little bit smoky.
20:15If this got handed to me at a barbecue, I'd be happy.
20:18Sarah, I thought I just heard you say about burger B, if someone handed it to you at a barbecue,
20:24you'd be jolly happy.
20:25I would be.
20:26I think in comparison to the first burger, this has a sweetness, the 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.
20:35And finally, it's burger C.
20:42What is that?
20:45The 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.
20:57Is it good vocal or bad vocal?
20:59Shocking.
21:01It was just soft and squidgy, and then when I put it in my mouth, it got worse, to be
21:06honest.
21:07Oh, no.
21:08So the worst, would you say?
21:09Yeah, by far.
21:11Oh, let's see how the votes go.
21:16Diners, it's time to vote for your favourite burgers, A, 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 to help explain how brands mimic meat patties.
21:38The key job for brand and supermarkets is to replicate that taste, texture, that look and feel of a burger.
21:46And that's not easy to do.
21:49The 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.
22:07They'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, those are the ingredients that Beyond Burger have
22:26added.
22:27The beetroot juice, pomegranate juice, and it gives you that bleed that you would expect from a meat-based patty.
22:34So one of the key ingredients is methylcellulose.
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.
22:48I'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!
23:16This 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?
23:29Ernest?
23:30None of them were meat.
23:32Very good!
23:34Very discerning palate.
23:35Yes, they were all plant-based burgers.
23:38Burgers!
23:39So in the battle of meat-free burgers, all packs of two, the winner is Beyond Meat Beyond Burger original
23:47plant-based patties at £4.
23:49In second place is M&S Food Plant Kitchen Steak Burgers, also at £4.
23:56And last, with zero votes, is the cheapest and only frozen product, as does own brand OMV No Beef Burgers
24:05at £2.30.
24:08But is the more expensive winner worthy of its price tag?
24:13Would you go the extra mile and spend the extra money for Bea?
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.
24:29Oh, heaven.
24:31That sounds like a trash of heaven.
24:34Bravo diners.
24:35A resounding victory for the Beyond Burger in our meat-free match-up.
24:43Coming up, high-stakes decisions about low-calorie ice creams.
24:48This is going to be a really difficult choice.
24:50I just want to double-check.
24:53And our footballers tackle protein pancakes.
24:57Martin, you've only attacked the rim.
25:00.
25:16Welcome back.
25:17We're about to look at another trend that's sweeping the nation high protein foods
25:23Our diners will be testing three versions of supermarket foods for each course dearest diners. It's
25:31pancake time
25:35Yes, 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, so I want you to be the
25:48Columbo of crepes and see if you can detect what that difference is
25:57This round is a battle between the premium and budget supermarkets
26:02Our diners don't know that the pancakes. They'll be trying a high protein versions
26:08It's crunch time time to get the pancakes up
26:14The supermarket choices are
26:17Aldi dessert menu protein pancakes
26:21Little Rowan Hill bakery high-protein buttermilk pancakes and
26:27M&S food high-protein maple pancakes
26:30The pancakes are arriving
26:38Well, one on the left and the one on the right are quite a lot and then the ones in
26:42the middle are quite small
26:45Diners it's time to tuck in to pancake a
26:52Hmm
26:54It's not very sweet. No, it's not
26:56There's not a lot of flavor to it, but it's not bad
27:01Lee you've half inhaled pancake a
27:03That is the best thing we've eaten all day. Oh, I say well, this is applauded
27:08Well, he's no, I know I love oh, I'm cock a hoot. I'd like to think I'm an expert on
27:12pancakes as well
27:14He has pancakes and maple syrup before every game. Oh, I say
27:19Mark, do you agree you've only attacked the rim?
27:22I
27:27Moving on it's time to taste pancake B the the taste isn't bad. It's the texture that is just odd
27:36It certainly maintains its agility I think
27:44And finally it's pancake C
27:47This 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
28:02I was hearing a really extensive review of pancake C. Yeah, it's
28:07My former career as a bodybuilder. I have consumed quite a few of protein rich products
28:15Oh, I think I may have recognized our little trick here today
28:19Very interesting and what about the merits of of C itself as a pancake?
28:24I felt it was a little bit like play-doh myself
28:28Love your feedback
28:32It's time to put the supermarket protein pancakes to the vote and while the diners do their scoring
28:40Chef Mike reveals how the supermarkets pump up the protein in their pancakes
28:46So the supermarkets are adding protein by utilizing both of these products
28:53This is a weak protein which is gluten essentially, you know what you get from flour
28:59It's just ground down into a powder form then we have a whey based protein
29:04Which is the byproducts of making butter so 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 and that does really affect the taste and
29:25the 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
29:32Back in the restaurant the results are in for the supermarket protein pancakes
29:38Well diners the votes are in and it's a narrow victory this time for pancake
29:46Which is from little and it narrowly beat pancake C which is from M and S
30:00I think it'd be very tough to learn that the favorite pancake in the room also happened to be the
30:07cheapest pancake
30:091 pound 79 from little
30:13Bravo diners
30:16In top place, it's the little rowan hill bakery high-protein buttermilk pancakes at 1 pound 79 for 240 grams
30:27In second place the M&S food high-protein
30:31in second place the M&S food high-protein maple pancakes at 2 pounds 30 for 280 grams and
30:37in third position
30:38Aldi dessert menu protein pancakes at 1 pound 89 for 160 grams
30:45Now I think I heard Rahel say what the difference was with these pancakes. What do you think it is?
30:52These are high-protein pancakes. They are high-protein pancakes. That's very good
30:58Because that's probably the hardest one to detect in this great smorgasbord today
31:04So in this battle of the protein pancakes a budget brand wins the most votes leaving the most expensive with
31:11a silver medal
31:14Diners
31:15Diners I think for your next taste test. You've earned a sweet treat and more specifically
31:21ice cream
31:23And even more specifically ice cream with a twist
31:29See if you can tell me what that difference is
31:34Ice cream is always a challenge you've got to get it all scooped get it in get it up before
31:39it'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
31:51Thank you
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
32:08And M&S food salted caramel ice dessert
32:14Our diners and tom don't know which is which
32:19Diners do tuck in to ice cream a
32:26Very very caramelly very toffee actually i have to say it's too rich for me
32:35Darren what do you think of bolet it's very sweet i guess it's if you like that kind of thing
32:40it's really nice but i wouldn't
32:41Personally what about you louise it was too sweet but i think the flavor on it it certainly packs a
32:48bunch
32:49Ice cream a seems rich and flavorful but what do our diners make of ice cream b
32:57That's heaven in a bomb that i could sit all night and what just watch a film now ladies i
33:03came here because something made my antennae shoot up
33:05It's actually delicious but it's a 10 out of 10 for that one a 10 oh you've put wings on
33:11my ears
33:14And finally it's ice cream c
33:19B 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 i just want to double check
33:33It's time to put the lower calorie ice creams to the vote
33:37And 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
33:50Milk cream sugar and then whatever flavor you want to add to it so it's really tricky for supermarkets and
33:56brands
33:57To be able to produce low fat low calorie ice creams because it really is those indulgent ingredients that give
34:04it so much of its flavor and taste
34:09Supermarkets and brands reduce fat and sugar in their lower calorie ice creams and there's one other trick of the
34:15trade 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
34:32from a traditional ice cream
34:34To demonstrate how lower fat ingredients
34:37Less 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
34:51So we've got two tubs here
34:54same brand
34:55same size and same flavor
34:57So this is the low calorie low fat and this is the regular so this one the low calorie low
35:04fat is
35:05263 grams versus the regular at 395 grams over a hundred grams difference
35:12And that means fewer calories in every scoop
35:20Back in the restaurant the results are in
35:25Dearest diners, we have a winner by quite a substantial margin
35:31It's ice cream
35:36Sea
35:41This is halo top sea salt caramel
35:45I wonder if any of you
35:47Got the dip oh louise what do you think the difference was louise?
35:52Dairy-free ice creams
35:53They are not dairy-free
35:56Any other punts are they low calorie ice cream?
35:59You are spot on and how wonderful that that slipped under the radar in the room
36:07So the runaway winner is halo top sea salt caramel ice cream our most expensive at five pounds fifty a
36:14tub
36:16In second place is morrison's low calorie high protein salted caramel ice cream at three pounds
36:24And last m&s foods salted caramel ice dessert at three pounds seventy five
36:32Is there anybody knowing that ice cream c was a full two pounds fifty more than the second favorite ice
36:38cream b from morrison's would 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
36:48And so I think for the sake of two pound fifty we said that we would just go morrison's savvy
36:53shoppers indeed
36:56There 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
37:11choice
37:16Oh
37:16Coming up we round off our taste test menu with a cheese course
37:21Oh, that's horrible. Oh, that is deeply upsetting
37:41I think it's awfully civilized to round things off with a cheese course
37:47But as i'm sure you all know by now
37:52With a twist
37:55so i'm going to ask you to be the
37:57Chief inspectors of cheese and see if you can detect what that difference is
38:07This final round is the battle of a brand leader versus supermarket own brand dairy-free cheeses
38:15the products our diners are taste testing are
38:19Tesco free from coconut oil alternative to mature cheddar
38:23Aldi plant menu mature block
38:27and cathedral city plant-based mature cheddar flavor
38:32come on guys let's go please service tray one
38:35let's go let's go let's go
38:37our diners don't know which product is which
38:40It smells quite nice that one actually time to tuck in to cheese a
38:50It doesn't quite taste like it's the cheese i'm used to
38:55Oh
39:00That is like eating plasticine i'm sorry
39:03i need another drink please
39:09Now chloe my queen of candor
39:13Something tells me you might have something to say about cheese a
39:17Well i'd love to be able to say something complimentary about
39:22But you can't i can't no everything about it the smell the texture the taste
39:29i can i have the ice cream again
39:32Is it reminiscent of anything this time i sort of smells like camden on a saturday morning
39:39a big night out really i almost want her not to like things
39:47Let's see if cheese b goes down better with our diners
39:52okay i can smell it already i am a bit scared
40:01That's horrible oh that is deeply upsetting
40:06that's really not good
40:09oh no
40:11now sarah something's made me rather nervous about b the entire room
40:16took a contemporaneous swig of water it was a very bad sign this was violently upsetting
40:22it smells really horrible and it tastes even worse and you're in agreement i am in agreement yes
40:30perhaps our diners will find cheese c more to their liking i thought i heard positive murmurs
40:36concerning cheese c i really like can we say smelly cheeses cheese c seems almost spreadable lovely
40:45and creamy and yeah i could just imagine it having with any kind of cheesy crackers and and having a
40:51lovely evening watching a movie oh set the c this is what i like cheese c has hit the spot
41:00with our
41:00fitness fanatics but what about our doctors yeah 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
41:22i can't top that so i'm retreating while our diners vote for their favorite cheese
41:30chef mike reveals how supermarkets and brands managed 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
41:43so how do brands and supermarkets make their dairy-free cheese so cheese-like they get that
41:50by basically using things like the coconut oils and starches like potato starch and that's what helps
41:57give it this almost cheese-like texture that crumbly feel for me with these cheddar style products
42:03the real test is how it melts so i'm going to pop these in the oven and see how they
42:08go
42:10once the dairy-free cheeses have softened mike compares them to how real cheese would melt in the
42:17oven so you can see straight away how all three have melted very differently like this one here is
42:25the cathedral city and it's melted completely it's spread out it looks like cheese whereas these two
42:32they just don't look like what i would expect from a melted cheese there's they're quite dry they're quite
42:38firm there's no ooze or spread i can't wait to see what the diners think of this dairy-free cheese
42:46diners the votes are in it's a very slim one point victory for cheese
42:56c
42:59which is from aldi tied second place cheese b cathedral city and cheese a
43:09tesco the narrow winner is aldi plant menu mature block at one pound 75 for 200 grams
43:19and in joint second place is cathedral city plant-based mature cheddar flavor at three pounds sixty for
43:26280 grams and on equal votes tesco free from coconut oil alternative to mature cheddar
43:35the narrow victor is the cheapest cheese the cheese from aldi so something of a bargain
43:47if you are looking for a dairy-free option for the cheese board so in our closest contest of the
43:56meal it's the budget-friendly non-dairy cheese that won
44:00by our nose and with that our dinner is at an end our diners have chosen budget supermarkets in three
44:10categories 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
44:27with service over for the night it's time
44:30for a final few thoughts from the restaurant i've been having a cogitate about today and three thoughts
44:37occur to me the first is that picking free from and diet products doesn't mean compromising on flavor
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
44:57shouldn't have to suffer cheers
45:21so
45:25you
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