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for Mr Brains Pork Faggots

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  • 78 of 78 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 rolletrog

    Member since 18/01/2006

    Reviews written: 100

    5 Stars Resisting the obvious puns is really hard... Review with images 07/04/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast and cheap loveliness

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not exactly the healthiest tea around

    ~~*~~*~~ 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
  • 95 of 95 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    pennywa

    5 Stars Faggots - Offally Good for You. 08/07/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Taste lovely, cheap, easy to make

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None at all

    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
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bigush

    4 Stars Faggots-Not Camp or Woody-Tasty Peasant Nosh 31/12/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Offal that doesn't taste like offal

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Gravy a bit tasteless and not a lot of it

    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
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Fruity_Tart

    4 Stars Go on...grab some faggots for tea tonight 18/01/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Taste, great for an easy to prepare dinner

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be pricey, faggots sometimes break up when you're putting them on the plate, high fat

    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
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Emma1973

    Member since 16/09/2001

    Reviews written: 244

    5 Stars Even zombies could be tempted by these Brains! 15/12/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Lovely taste, fabulous gravy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not enough gravy, the faggots have shrunk!

    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
  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lorrmid

    5 Stars There's nowt more offputting than a name. 06/06/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Really tasty, filling and cheap.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High in fat content and look disgusting.

    I am at that terrible stage just now when I fancied something really tasty for tea but didn't know what. I'm sure we've all been there, when the normal everyday meals are just not appealing anymore. So what did I do? I trawled the Tesco Internet site to see if anything appealed. After going through all the fresh foods with nothing jumping out at me I decided to look in the frozen section. There I came across something that I remembered reading a review on a few months back. Although it did not sound very nice I remembered it had got a great review from chrisandmarkuk. What was it? Mr Brains ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dabmim

    5 Stars MR BRAINS AND HIS FAGGOTS 14/06/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tasty, easy,

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Only four per pack

    Mr Brains are probably the longest established Faggot maker in the UK (if not the only ones)! So now that I am a dedicated eater of Meat faggots I feel I am now able to offer my opinion on this food item that you will probably either love or hate. Mr Brain’s faggots are made by Hibernia Brands Ltd, who has recently bought out the Sara Lee empire (so I’m led top understand). ~~~ What are faggots? ~~~ Pork Faggots are a meatball, which is made up basically from Pork liver and onion. Mr Brain’s faggots add a few more things such as rusks, wheat flour etc, and soak them in a rich ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    heathersmummy

    4 Stars Delicious family mid-week tea 17/10/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comforting, tasty and convenient

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sometimes difficult to come by

    As a family we like foods that we can cook and everyone will enjoy - Mr Brain's faggots is one of those meals! In our house we serve them as a mid week roast with roast potatoes, a selection of vegetables and a rich gravy. Mr Brain's faggots have been delighting families since 1925 when Herbert Hill Brain, a butcher from Bristol began making them, and they have truly stood the test of time since then. Served with a rich West Country sauce, these meaty faggots are made from pork and maize, amongst other things, and are oven cooked to produce a warming, comforting family meal. We find these ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Janemartin

    5 Stars Faggots are really porky 29/01/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Taste rally nice and are quite filling

    Disadvantages Disadvantages They are quite high in fat and not enough gravy on them to pour over your chips

    This week is national faggot week. I didnt know there was such a thing but there is so I thought heres the excuse to buy some and review them. I have only ever seen Mr Brains faggots on sale in our local Somerfield but I am sure there are other brands available elsewhere. When I was a little girl our local butchers made them and they had a stronger flavour. You took a bowl or dish and bought them hot. Fast food before its time. These days, they are mostly frozen and are in a tinfoil dish with a cardboard lid and then in a box. Abit over packaged I think really. You can get them in 2, 4, 6 and ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kelr101

    5 Stars Pork Faggots - what a Brainy idea!!!! 30/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Delicious Taste, easy to cook

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slightly fatty and the name might be off-putting!

    Wandering through Sainsbury’s recently I was pleasantly surprised to see a packet of Mr Brain’s Pork Faggots in the frozen section. The memories these bought back, were second to none as my Granddad, who sadly died a few years ago, was a huge fan of Faggots, and I remember he used to choose them every week, when I’d take him on his weekly shopping trip. So convincing myself that there’d taste the same as I remembered from my childhood, I popped them into the trolley. *Manufacturer* Kerry Foods Ltd, based in Bridge Road, Bristol, produces Mr Brain’s Pork Faggots. Herbert Hill Brain founded Mr ... more
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