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Product: Tesco’s Tiger Bread
Size: 400g
Price: £0.38 – £0.59 (depending on when you buy it)
Bread is an important component of any diet. For centuries the great unwashed (or “the masses” as the lords of the manor lovingly referred to them) of the British Isles subsisted largely ... Read review
...I’m not about to take Tesco to the high court on the grounds that this bread contains no real tiger; trust me it probably tastes better this way. If you’ve not tried a loaf I urge you to do so the next time you have to go and play steer the trolley at your local supermarket. The retail price for this item varies from day to day (seems to be on offer sometimes) but is normally between 38 and 59 pence for a 400g loaf. The only other thing to add is ... ...doesn’t seem to be baked as frequently as the more conventional uncut white loaves and so you might not find it on your first Tiger Sortie….
I hope this has been of nutritional interest to the bread chomping element of the Chow community.
** This will be my last op for a while so I’ve decided to make it light and easy going, coming hot on the heels of the thesis type essay that was my Wish op.
Product: Tesco’s Tiger Bread Size: 400g Price: £0.38 – £0.59 (depending on when you buy it)
Bread is an important component of any diet. For centuries the great unwashed (or “the masses” as the lords of the manor lovingly referred to them) of the British Isles subsisted largely off of poor quality vegetables, badly preserved meat and loaves of bread. To this day bread outsells more trendy foodstuffs (such as Nacho Cheese Popcorn) and remains the dream companion to a bowl of steaming broth, or to the summery delight that is a ploughman’s lunch.
I know that you are all thinking; “why on earth is he writing about bread?” Well the answer to that is simple – this is not your regulation, semi-detached, 2 kids playing in the garden, standard white loaf! Tiger Bread is a strange, half-burnt looking uncut loaf, which I believe is a relatively new product on the bread scene. I certainly never saw the product until last year and never felt the inclination to try it until recently. I don’t know why a few weeks back I decided to pick up this strange looking loaf and casually toss it into my shopping basket - I always use a basket not a trolley, no matter how much I’m buying, which results in me huffing and puffing my way round the last few aisles carrying things with my armpits and the underside of my chin.
So anyway, where was I, oh yes – Tiger Bread! I have seen versions of said loaf in other stores, but the version I am reviewing here is Tesco’s Tiger Bread. Visually the product would appear to be a long-baked, white loaf with a very crispy crust. It is almost semi-burnt and has a slightly smoky smell. In terms of contents, the aforementioned bread contains sesame seed and flour treatment agents. It has a cracked texture and a nice taste. It is quite a soft, doughy bread (once you get away from the crusty ends), is quite filling and possesses a lovely crisp crust. I would say that the crust is Tiger Bread’s trademark. It is very much what distinguishes it from all the other sorry looking mainstream breads.
I am very much a big fan of the smell of bread. Even your conventional split tin loaf smells lovely as far as I’m concerned. The smell of the loaf in question here, is quite appealing. It smells heavily baked, with a tiny hint of burnt crust rising upwards into your nostrils as you inhale.
“So what about the all-important taste” I hear you scream from the parapet. Well, it might not be for everyone, but I enjoy this product very much. It is not ideal toasting bread as it already has a slightly burnt appearance and you wouldn’t want to insult the poor loaf by making it suffer further – think of the heat ! The softness of the interior is lovely for sandwiches and I can recommend cutting a huge doorstep off of the loaf and then smearing it liberally with Coronation chicken (yes another reference for said product – but by no means an advertisement). Incidentally, why is Coronation chicken so named? Did the Queen say to Philip as she regally waved to the open-mouthed watching hordes back in 1953;
“Philip, you know that curried fruity mayonnaise I make with Chicken?”
“Yes dear, vaguely”
“Well henceforth it shall be decreed as Coronation chicken in my honour.”
So there you have it – Tiger Bread. It in no way resembles a Tiger and technically probably breaches various EU legislation, but hey, I’m not about to take Tesco to the high court on the grounds that this bread contains no real tiger; trust me it probably tastes better this way. If you’ve not tried a loaf I urge you to do so the next time you have to go and play steer the trolley at your local supermarket. The retail price for this item varies from day to day (seems to be on offer sometimes) but is normally between 38 and 59 pence for a 400g loaf. The only other thing to add is that this bread is not always available in store. It doesn’t seem to be baked as frequently as the more conventional uncut white loaves and so you might not find it on your first Tiger Sortie….
I hope this has been of nutritional interest to the bread chomping element of the Chow community.
Advantages: Unique taste, absolutely delicious Disadvantages: Only available in Tesco
Every now and then, I like to treat myself to some of the freshly baked bread from my local Tesco's bakery. One of my favorite types is Tiger Bread.
Why Is It Called Tiger Bread?
This bread is referred to as Tiger bread because of the pattern which develops across the top of the bread during the baking process. This is achieved by spreading rice paste and sesame oil on the top of the bread before it is baked. Then, while the bread is baking, the ... ...of the bread, similar in look and colour to the stripes of a Tiger, hence the name Tiger Bread.
Packaging
Tiger bread comes pre-packed in a transparent plastic-type wrapping, with a label giving a description of the item and the weight. The packaging is very thin and quite flimsy so often it can break as the crusty bread pokes through the packaging so I often transfer the bread into a normal bread type bag to ensure it stays fresh. Sizes & Price
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daylehall 26.07.2008
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Advantages: Fresh bread with added nutrients Disadvantages: Difficult to slice
...On my usual rush around Tesco I noticed the In-store bakery must have had a new employee – King Alfred no less!! I usually buy Crusty White Farmhouse, but goodness me it was so well fired it was BLACK! I waited to see if anyone would appear to check if they had some bread in “a whiter shade of pale!” but gave up and looked to see what else there was. I added a Tiger Loaf to my trolley. It came very quietly, not a growl in sight.
It was an 800gr ... ...flour treatment agents and cost was 68p. Display until 05.00 the following day’s date. (Would it mysteriously change at 05.00 if any were left? ) Not very much information there, obviously no Tiger in the ingredients! The wrapper was a plasticy/ cellophane type of sealed bag with tiny breathing holes all over, not entirely suitable to put straight into the freezer, so I opened it and thought “What a funny smell!” The loaf had quite a strange smell, ...
jo145 05.06.2004
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Advantages: Delicious taste, lovely medium crunchy crust, soft white centre. Disadvantages: None.
...baked and I think that Tesco is one of the best stores for this bread. It seems to have become more and more popular recently as Tesco regularly advertise it as a 'weekend loaf' for £1.00 but the standard price is £1.10. The bread is baked fresh in the Tesco in store bakery and if you visit at the right time (lunchtime or first thing) you can frequently find bread that is still warm. The bread is delicious and has quite a unique smell and taste to ... ...these are fairly regular in Tesco stores or at tesco.co.uk. If you haven't tried this bread before then what are you waiting for? It's delicious as a sandwich or toast and it's delicious when toasted and spread with butter & Marmite. It really is the ultimate lunchtime bread and I thoroughly enjoy it. I have tried loaves from other stores such as Asda & Greggs and while these are very nice too I do actually prefer the Tesco one as it's just that ...
katyeverett 02.11.2009
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Advantages: Nice for a change Disadvantages: An accuired taste
...while we were shopping in Tesco yesterday we spotted a loaf and decided to try it.
Tiger Bread is a freshly baked loaf on the shelves direct from the In-Store Bakery. It costs 68p for the big loaf or you can buy a smaller one like we did for 42p, obviously from Tesco. It was next to the normal bloomer loaves, in the speciality breads section.
The loaf is quite a dark brown colour with a golden marbled effect on the crust, the marbled parts are ... ...reasoning behind the name. When you pick the loaf up to do the squeeze test it isn't soft and almost feels stale but because it's baked in store it is still warm so you know it's fresh.
Cutting the loaf you find the crust is very thick and crusty and quite tough to bite when you get round to eating it. By contrast, the bread is very soft and light but it is very filling when you have a couple of doorsteps with butter. I tried a slice with jam and ...
Swoff 17.08.2003
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Advantages: White bread! Disadvantages: White bread!
From what I can gather, this is called a 'tiger loaf' as it is a large soft white loaf, rather like a traditional bloomer, with melted cheese on the upper crust.
This cheese makes a set of stripey lines, so this could be the origins of the name. It is also not unique to Tesco's, as I have seen it on the shelf in Sainsbury's, so to speak. Price______________________________________________
It retails In my local Tescoat at approx 54p for a 400 g ... ...bread is soft, as if it is made with quite a lot of milk, but with quite a hard crust, so it is quite easy to cut.
As it is made by Tesco's in-store bakery, there is no list of ingredients on the label, and I am not entirely sure how a 'Tiger loaf' is different from an ordinary white, apart from the stripes on top. I'm pretty sure we were never told how to make it like this in CSE Cookery!
Since retail white bread has to have a certain level of ...
aspebbles 12.12.2005 (05.01.2006)
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. We've only bought the smaller loaf on the occasions when we needed our tiger hit and the 800g was sold out. I wouldn't recommend the 400g as the crust to gorgeous white middle ratio is higher so it's generally not as nice.
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