Mr Brains Pork Faggots

...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 no brains contained within so you can rest easy knowing that instead your offspring are feasting on the luxury that is pork liver and pork (11%) and other delights including lard, onion and rusk. ...
...and breadcrumbs thrown in to reduce the taste of pure lard. *** Apparently Mr Brain holds 90% of the faggot market which is very nice for him. Thanks for reading. Review will most definitely appear elsewhere. Caroline & Pig April 2009 Both loving the faggots. ...

rolletrog 07.04.2009 · Read full review
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...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 ...
...ours from Iceland as that's where mum does her freezer shopping. The faggots are made from pork liver and I think they are pretty bad for anyone who's on a diet, because mum says they have a massive fat content and she wouldn't touch them with a bargpole. When we first used to buy these I wouldn't eat them because I thought they were made from pig's brains until my brother told me that Brains is the name of the people who make them, not the ingredient. ...

pennywa 08.07.2007 · Read full review
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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! ...
...pork liver, usually served with boiled dried peas and onion gravy. I've been eating this stuff since being weaned and the faggots in question were always either home-made or Brains. They weren't called Mr. in those days. I think the title was added to assure faggot virgins that there wasn't any grey stuff involved. My god, we're not French after all! I will give a recipe for the home-made variety at the end, just as a matter of comparison. But this ...

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...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 and perfect peas on a plate with lovely looking thick gravy. The front of the box also tells you they are indeed Mr Brain's 4 Pork Faggots in a Rich West Country Sauce and they are made using a 'traditional ...
...because the brilliant thing about Mr Brain's faggots is they arre cooked at Gas Mark 8, which is the same temp as most oven chips. When they're cooked I remove the lid and use a spoon to put the faggots on the plates (2 each is perfect for me and Mark), put the chips and peas on the plate and pour the gravy over the chps. It can be a bit fiddly to get the faggots out in one piece because the bottoms can stick to the container, but I find a firm ...

Fruity_Tart 18.01.2003 · Read full review
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...What was it? Mr Brains Faggots. Now I don't know whether I have lived on another planet or not but this was the first time I had heard of Faggots and I must admit the name really put me off. I did, however click them in to my basket and awaited their arrival. Now the pack I purchased was the 4 pack which cost 98p for 378g but I noticed that they are also available in a 192g pack (2 faggots) for 73p and a 564g pack (6 faggots) for £1.66. Great if ...
...clutter on the front with Mr Brains in red lettering and 4 pork faggots jumping out at you in a green band. You are also advised that it is a traditional pork recipe in a rich west country sauce. The picture on the front depicts two of the steaming faggots which look like large meatballs sitting in gravy alongside mashed potatoes and peas. Now for the bad news. Nutritionally these provide 12.5g of fat per half pack (ouch!!) and 242 calories. So ...

lorrmid 06.06.2003 · Read full review
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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 ...
...~~~ Overall ~~~ Mr Brains Pork Faggots are to be enjoyed, maybe not on a regular basis but nonetheless they are worthy of some praise. I believe faggots originate from Wales (please correct me if I am wrong), and served with mashed potato, peas and the rich West Country sauce it comes with and what more could you want? In favour of the faggots are – taste, price, ease of cooking (just loosen the lid and bung in oven). Against- some of the ...

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...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, ...
...cooking. You can spot Mr Brains faggots in the freezers at most supermarkets. They are in a bright yellow box with a picture of 2 faggots, peas and mash on a plate. Across the box it says Mr Brains in red and pork faggots in green. I really think Mr Brains is an off putting name but also faggots is not a nice name for a food. Alot of people up North call them Savoury ducks. Dont be put off by what they are made from, I highly recomend them.....JM ...

Janemartin 29.01.2003 · Read full review
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...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 ...
...Hill Brain founded Mr Brain’s family business in 1898, and in 1925 a direct descendant of his introduced, Mr Brain’s Pork Faggots. *What are Faggots?* Faggots are meatballs, and in Mr Brain’s case are mainly made up off Pork (11% consisting of Pork Liver and Pork) and onion. They are also produced with a rich West Country Sauce, a thick gravy, which although delicious, I often find there is not enough with the faggots. *Packaging* Packaged in ...

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...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. ...
...~~~~~~~~~~~~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 ...

donna19l 25.06.2007 · Read full review
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I was struggling to decide what to cook for dinner tonight when a long forgotten packet of 6 of these little beauties feel out of the freezer! I thought - why not give them a go. I had on brought them as they were 50% extra free. Cooking ------------ These faggots come handily packaged in a tin foil tray so you need do no more that lossen the edges and pop them into a pre-heated oven at 230 C/450 F/Gas Mark 8 for 35 -45 minutes depending on how ...
...them but I understand from others they can be like mush done like this! Serving ---------- I have read comments about them falling apart after cooking, from asking around this tends to only happen when you cook them for too long. They come in a lovely thick rich West Country sauce which is sufficient to add a little extra spice to the meal. The sauce is somewhat like a rich gravey. You can actually taste the pork which is quite rare in processed ...

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...progressed a bit and the Mr Brain variety is made from liver and onions, differing significantly from their original recipe. This does however reflect society today, as I doubt people would want to knowingly eat meatballs made from pig heart, liver and fatty belly meat, which is then wrapped round with caul (a membrane from the pig's abdomen), and baked. Appearance wise, they are reminiscent of traditional faggots, but by the sound of the difference ...
...Faggots taste like spiced meatballs, even having the same texture, and come with rich mouth watering gravy. They are traditionally served with peas and are a popular pub snack in the west midlands. There popularity was at its peak when they were rationed during the Second World War and since then they have seen a decline. They are however still available around the country and have remained popular in regional areas across Britain. With the right ...

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Yes they are still around and the taste is still the same! It just that sometimes the supermarkets hide them in the far corner of their freezer. These are pork faggots made of pork meat, livers and onions and has a slight pepper flavour. They are in a West country sauce. The sauce is thick and tastes of real traditional gravy made with meat juices. But I find that theres not quite enough of it. The faggots are not as big as the ones you would ...
...enough. They go great accompanied with mashed potato and peas. These faggots are easy to eat as they are soft and would be good for children and the elderly. You can buy them in packs of 2 or 4. They are reasonably priced. I pay 98p for a 4pack from my local Asda. But this price depends where you buy them, they do not normally charge more than £1.49 for a 4pack though. The heating instructions are on the outside of the packet and are easy to do. ...

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I first tasted these faggots as a child and I have loved them ever since. People bleat on about French cuisine but these stand up in flavour any day. Dammit, if these ever disappear, the Empire is doomed!!! ...

Eamy 17.10.2007
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Good way to make use of pork offcuts, blended together with onion, herbs and sauce make it a quick meal which is nice perhaps once a month when you want something straight from the oven and my four year old loves them too! ...

jillysc 17.03.2009
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Having been an avid fan of Mr Brain's Faggots for more years than I care to remember, I recently had some of the new ones with more gravy. The packet claims that 'You asked for it and now you've got it. MORE GRAVY' Well I never asked for it and I don't want it. Most of the gravy ended up on the baking sheet and the taste and texture of the faggots was quite awful. So I for one won't be buying any more. ...

Xanthiajane 17.12.2008
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