Meat, Sausages & Fish

Halls Haggis - Offal but delish

Advantages: You don't get fed up of it because you only get it once a year.
Disadvantages: Doesn't look very appetising.

Hi folks, I'm back. I haven't managed any opinions the last week due to other commitments. The good news, however, is that I have managed to read and rate everyone elses. Hence the reason, however, that I am writing this opinion 1 week after the Bard's birthday. For anyone unfamiliar with this Scottish tradition - the Bard is the great Robert Burns and we Scots celebrate his birthday on the 25th January each year with the traditional dish of haggis, ...
...I stand by tradition each year and each year I get the same reaction from the kiddie-winks. Yuk!! I don't want that. Haggis is the type of dish you either love or hate - me and my other half love it - the kids hate it. I used to force them to eat it but I have now given up. The product itself does not look very attractive - it is an oval fat sausage shape enclosed in a plastic casing with a metal tie at each end. It is a dark greyish brown colour ...

lorrmid 02.02.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Hall's Haggis

Who's for a lovely Sunday Roast

Advantages: Easy to cook and delicious
Disadvantages: not for vegetarians

Apologies if I start drooling over the keyboard, but just conjuring up the image of these is enough to make my mouth water! Let me explain. THE PACKAGING These Sainsbury’s Lamb Shanks (with a seasoning mix for rich Rosemary Gravy) were from the fresh produce counter and are packs of two. They are packaged in a large clear plastic tub with a removable cardboard label on the outside. Information gained from the packaging tells me that it is ...
...any great comfort - it does not mean that it is organic or necessarily that it was a happy lamb) THE COST Just £2.99 per pack of 2 THE CONTENTS Having taken off the cardboard label and slipped a sharp knife around the top of the carton, I was met with a fairly large sachet of powdered gravy mix and 2 small lamb shanks. By small I mean they were 7” from bone end to end, with most of the meat being at one end. As both my husband and I have ...

Kymbo 09.05.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Sainsbury's Lamb Shanks

~~~Son Put His Foot In This One~~~

Advantages: Delicious, would easily pass as homemade
Disadvantages: None for me, but may be unsuitable for some

I bought these with the intention of cooking them on Valentines Day, but circumstances dictated otherwise, so I popped them in the freezer. On our own at the weekend, I decided to defrost them and cook them for our Saturday evening meal. Two of these lovely specimens sit neatly in a plastic tray, which is then encased in a cardboard box. They are described as being "Meltingly tender beef fillet topped with mushrooms in a red wine sauce, wrapped ...
...shaped and measures around 5inches and stands roughly 1 ½ inches at their highest point, each weighing 245gs the normal price of these would be £11.99, but as they were on promotion as being "perfect for Valentines Day" I only actually paid £10.99 for them. On closer inspection, they didn't actually look shop bought as they weren't exactly identical, one was a little more mis- shapen than the other and the decorative pastry leaf that sat on top ...

tune57 27.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Marks & Spencers Beef Wellington

Which part of the turkey does the bacon come from??

Advantages: Healthy and quite tasty
Disadvantages: None

When I am keeping to my diet ( when!!!) Mattesons Turkey Rashers will always be found on my shopping list and in my fridge. These turkey rashers are available in two varieties - plain and smoked; and they are a great alternative for people who do not eat red meat, do not eat pork for religious reasonsor who are watching their weight but still fancy a bit of a 'bacon fix' ! Mattesons are a well know name in the cooked meat business and it is the ...
...are on sale at the moment for £1.85 for a 150g pack WHAT ARE TURKEY RASHERS The Turkey rashers consist of meat that comes from the turkey thigh and it is chopped, and reformed into strips that is supposed to look like 'real' bacon. Turkey rashers have been designed and produced as a healthy alternative to bacon, they are lower in fat and calories than pork bacon but can be similar in flavour. They can also be used in the same way as traditional ...

oldchem 12.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mattessons Turkey Rashers

You jerk!

Advantages: delicious, healthy, high protein, nice texture
Disadvantages: difficult to find, expensive

...pack of jerky. Rocking JC peppered jerky comes in 57g packets, which provides: Calories: 161 KJ Protein: 22.4g Carbohydrate: 13.0g of which Sugar: 9.4g Fat: 2.10g In real terms, that means it's better for you than most other snacks you can pick up and will leave you feeling full for longer than sweet snacks. I love the flavour of this brand of jerky, but I haven't had much opportunity to compare it with other brands because of the limited availability ...
...could probably guess from the brand name, a peppery kick to it. I add pepper to all my meals, so I love this. If you're not keen of peppery food, stick with the original. The jerky is slightly chewy, but you'd be hard pressed to find a brand that isn't. I have to say that eaten jerky that is much much tougher than this type. You'll have to chew a bit, but it's not a chore to do so. The texture is pleasant and I love the taste. The only issue I have ...

87degrees 22.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Rocking JC Peppered Beef Jerky