Mr Brains Pork Faggots

~~*~~*~~ Mr. Brain’s Faggots ~~*~~*~~ How is it possible that something that sounds so revolting could be one of my favourite din-dins? HimIndoors won’t even contemplate eating them even though he’s commented on how nice they look and smell – I can only put it down to the fact that he doesn’t like the word ‘faggots’, and who in their right mind would? Lord knows why Mr Brain woke up one morning and decided to create his own special faggots – he could have had any meat based dish named after him but instead he chose to subliminally put many hundreds of children off their tea. In fact, there are ... more

The title of this review was the suggestion of my very helpful dad!!! Mr Brain's Faggots are just the most lovely tasting thing in the whole world. I am a massive fan and so is my dad and brother. Mum's not too keen on them but she always buys them for us because we nag her to. We get ours from Iceland. I think you get 4 faggots for about £1.40 to £1.50. The box is bright yellow so it really stands out and is easy to find in the freezer aisle of Iceland. I think that most supermarkets will probbaly sell these faggots as well but we just get ours from Iceland as that's where mum does her ... more

At a time when every celebrity chef and his dog is extolling the virtues of offal, I thought it was time that the humble faggot had another airing. There is none humbler than Mr. Brains Faggots as found in the freezer chests in most supermarkets. None more eaten, in my part of the world, either. My part of the world is not the South East of England where a 'faggot' is either a bundle of sticks for the fire, or an American derogatory term for a homosexual! In Wales it is a type of meatball made from pork liver, usually served with boiled dried peas and onion gravy. I've been eating this stuff ... more

Faggots for tea - yum, yum. I sent Mark to the supermarket in search of something 'different' and this is what he came back with. I've not had them for ages (just never think to buy them!) and just scoffed 2 with chips and peas and they were delicious. The particular faggots I'm writing about are 'Mr Brain's 4 pork faggots in a rich west country sauce.' And what a clever chap Mr Brain's is - who would have thought something as revolting as pork liver could be made into something so thoroughly lovely. They come in a yellow box which shows a picture of 2 steaming faggots, a pile of buttery mash ... more

My Nan used to make the best faggots in the world, then top them with home made gravy. Sadly this is no longer the case so I’m on to the second best, Brains Faggots. Firstly I don’t think they have the best name in the world, ‘Brains Faggots’. It gives the impression that they are actually made of brains, which of course they aren’t. They are actually made of pork, pork liver and pork rind, oh and lard! If you are looking for something healthy definately pass these by. Thankfully they come from the freezer in packs of 6, perfect for my 3 person family. Of course if there are 4 of you then you ... more