Ready Meals

A tasty Chinese treat

Advantages: Delicious, easy to prepare, authentic taste
Disadvantages: Have to buy your own spring onions and cucumber

...the fridge at my local Tesco I had to give it a try to see if it could possibly be as good as it is in my 'local' Chinese restaurant. Now I use the word 'local' somewhat creatively because here in rural Suffolk nothing is exactly 'local' so anything within about a ten mile radius get the title but it isn't ideal if you want a take-away having to drive ten miles with it. However I digress, was it as good? Yes it was, and what's more it was really ...
...Tesco Crispy Duck comes in two pack sizes, Half a duck or a whole duck. As I was planning to treat myself I went for the half duck at £5.99 and determined to eat the whole thing as a main course rather than as the intermediate course of a more varied Chinese meal. The pack comes complete with 12 pancakes and a little sealed tub of Hoisin sauce - all you need to provide is the spring onions and cucumber! It is simplicity itself to prepare just heat ...

laramax 10.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Tesco Chinese Crispy Aromatic Duck

Sushi that's not good, not bad, not expensive , but not cheap

Advantages: Is "moderately" fresh. Is nicely presented. Is Edible.
Disadvantages: You won't feel the need to tell anyone how "good" it is. It's only medicore.

...Everything about this Sushi from Marks and Spencers was just OK. Which was a little anticlimatic since it looked very good, and it wasn't cheap and cost me over 30 pounds for three of them. I guess if you are unable to go to a Sushi Restuarant, or don't have the ingridients to make it yourself, this is the next best thing. I really don't think i'll be buying this in the future though. If you were told to bring some to a party, I'd suggest going to ...
...in them. If you buy 4 packs of these, they would equal one of of these packs for about the same price, but they do taste a little better. Sorry Marks & Spencer......maybe you need to hire a Japanese Sushi Chef to make this for you instead? =) ...

i_heart_elo 25.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Marks & Spencer Sushi

Sainsbury's super spaghetti bolognese bonanza

Advantages: cheap, big, tastes nice for the price
Disadvantages: hardly top quality

...the large and ever growing sainsbury's basics range and without a doubt one of my favourites. You can buy this meal for 86p which is bargain price considering the size of the meal. You can cook it in the oven for around twenty minutes and you can microwave in two minutes. The size of the meal is absoulutely brilliant and on the size of it, it could warrant a three or two pound price tag, even though the meal packaging avertises just for one it could ...
...will leave your taste buds watering for a long time. However it's not got a top quality taste and you could defintely differenciate it from sainsbury's taste the difference spaghetti bolognese. In conclusion this is a great choice if your looking to have a cheap and easy to cook tea. ...

mcleism01 01.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sainsbury's Spaghetti Bolognese Basics

The best quality ready meal I've ever eaten!

Advantages: Great taste, reasonable price, excellent quality, very easy to cook
Disadvantages: Not enough for full main meal without adding rice or similar

...but decided to have a look over the packet first. The full name of the meal I bought is: Gloucestershire Old Spot Pork Meatballs with Butter Beans in a rich Tomato Sauce Sounds amazing! According to the packet, it's "All Natural", and the ingredients are as follows: Butter Beans (30%) Pork Mince (29%) Tomatoes (25%) Onion Red Chilli (<2%) Balsamic Vinegar Whole Free Range Egg Tomato Puree Garlic Sea Salt Olive Oil Sugar Black Pepper Oregano Wow! ...
...it doesn't even need to be stored in the fridge and lasts for a year! How do they do this, I wondered? Well, the packet answers: "Unlike chilled foods, our specially selected all-natural ingredients are sealed into individual air and watertight pouches to keep them fresh, then placed into pressure cookers and gently cooked until perfet. Our dishes taste as fresh as homemade for longer...without using a fridge." Well, that's a big claim to make, let's ...

prosser13 13.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Look What We Found Gloucester Old Spot Pork Meatballs

Ainsley's Macaroni - Better Than It's Competators

Advantages: Tasty and filling
Disadvantages: None really, it's a little on the small side if you're really hungry.

...On my first purchase of Ainsley Harriot's Macaroni I was desparate, but still able to appreciate that although it wasn't made of the finest ingredients man has to offer, it was filling and did have a nice taste. So I bought it again. It's a nice little money saver for those days when you don't want to spend too much on lunch. It beats other instant products of the pot variety, hands down. For instace you can buy Blue Dragon Beef Noodles (in the same ...
...carry or hold. Ainsley Harriot Meal in 5 does provide a nice, filling, tasty snack or small meal. It's macaroni, which ok isn't homemade, but it does taste pretty nice if you're looking for what's essentially cheesy pasta. I'd say give it a try, it's better value for money that other similar products on the market. ...

Ottavia 02.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ainsley Harriot Meals in 5