I was looking around my local tesco for a meal for tea when i came acroos a bright yellow box-Mr Brains Faggots
~~~~~~~~the Packaging~~~~~~~~~
I bought a box with four faggots in for 1.29, but they do also come in boxes of two for around 99p and six for around 1.69 i think its better value to buy the six for the price. On the box is Mr Brians Faggots written across the front, also it states that there are four pork faggots in west country sauce inside the box. There is an appetising picture of the faggots with mash and peas on there too.
~~~~~~~~~Nutrition~~~~~~~~~~~
Energy 200kcal Protein 13.3g Carbohydrate 25.4g Fat 10.4g Of which is saturates 4g Fibre 1.9g Sodium 1.1g these figures are for 189g serving which works out roughly as two faggots. I wouldnt really recommend these to anyone who is dieting
~~~~~~~~~~~~The Faggots~~~~~~~~~~~
The four faggots come in a siver tray and cardboard lid. They come in a west country sauce which is a bit like gravy but is a bit thicker and has a distinctive taste that i cant really describe, also i found that there wasnt much of it. The faggots are basically made from offal the bits of meat leftovers and add in a bit of onion, this all sounds a bit disgusting but take it from me they taste delicious.
~~~~~~~~~~The Cooking~~~~~~~~~~~
They come in a siver tray but there are two ways that you can cook faggots Oven-Loosen the edges all around the tray and pop them in 230C/ 450F or gas mark 8 for 30-40 mins.
Microwave-put the faggots in a plastic container and pop them in 650 watt for 6-7 mins or 850 watt for 4-5 mins and leave to stand for 1 min Please dont forget to take them out of silver tray or you will go bang ! I prefer to cook them in the oven because they go crispy on the tops
So for a quick tea i recommend you go out and have a try Thank you for reading my review x
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Advantages: Taste great, fairly cheap and helped the allies win WW2 Disadvantages: Fat content and name may be offputting, but rest assured they contain no brain matter!
toepunt10 20.04.2008 (21.04.2008)
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Review of Mr Brains Pork Faggots
Advantages: Tasty, meaty and great value for money, they go well with chips or creamy mash. Disadvantages: Take about 30 mins to make, but well worth the wait!
Advantages: Taste, great for an easy to prepare dinner Disadvantages: Can be pricey, faggots sometimes break up when you're putting them on the plate, high fat
Jun 25th, 2007
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