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@robertsmelt66386 ай бұрын
'Tuning' any store bought curry with a few basic ingredients is a bit of an art. Bags of cooked chicken strips are very cheap too. There is no justification for the M&S curry price but Lidl should also spend just a bit more on ingredients.
@Stratboy9996 ай бұрын
Used to get tinned curries from Lidl in the old days. They were so good I used to buy them by the tray - 15 tins at a time. I think I was somewhat addicted to the taste. I think they were using Brazillian Beef (or in those days it could just as easily have been Horsemeat if you remember that particular food scandal). I haven't been in Lidl for years though and I didn't find them when I was last in otherwise I would have bought a shedload. That M&S curry is ludicrously expensive for what you are getting. I agree with you though, you can tart up a cheap curry with a bit of Chilli or some bits and bobs.
@keithhooper61235 ай бұрын
They still do them in Lidl,but I buy the mild ones,and they are not as good as they used to be,thinner consistancy.
@adam88926 ай бұрын
I agree. When it comes to tinned curry you have to pimp them up.
@LordMorningstarMagne6 ай бұрын
honestly, you'd have them with rice anyway, so some chilli flakes and maybe some frozen veg tossed into the curry, and the Lidl one would make a great meal at a fraction of the price, or I could spend like £3 more than the M&S curry at my local takeaway, and get more curry, more chicken, and rice with it, either option would be better than paying that much for a tinned M&S curry 😂
@Muppet.master6 ай бұрын
I worked in a chicken factory in Anglesey for four orrible months, the chicken are all the same .aldi tesco the lot ,we had to change from blue ppe to red for m + s .., same chickens go in everything people ,🃏🐇🕳️🙏
@terencephillips68336 ай бұрын
Yep I suppose a chicken is a chicken after all .
@louiseanderson15056 ай бұрын
As I've always thought 👍
@NigelOrmsvik6 ай бұрын
I heard that the occasional cat ended up in there too. Is that right, or just a myth 🤔
@TheWacoKid19636 ай бұрын
@@NigelOrmsvik Just the Chinese takeaways lol
@jimmyc65236 ай бұрын
yes! I worked in a well known tea bag factory years ago and same thing,only packaging changed.
@lizholmes27306 ай бұрын
Ooh M and S food.... Treat... Got vouchers for M and S as a gift. We were going on self catering holiday (2 dogs) so to make up for no cordon blue cooking, we shopped with the vouchers and our food was tasty, even in comparison to the named brands in supermarkets. Occasionally I go in and bring home something 'nice', but as you say prices are so much higher but there are times when quality outshines the cost... I keep a store cupboard of tins (rural living, power outages, snowed in etc) and my other half is happy with our local supermarket's own brands but 400g doesn't go far between two people!!!
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Liz
@john95086 ай бұрын
Great video Garth, the Markies one looks better but the price is ridiculous. For me it would have to be the Lidl one with personal extra stuff chucked in to bulk it out
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers John
@TapManDancer6 ай бұрын
M&S 100 times better than Lidl but not worth the massive price hike. Great review.
@timporter45166 ай бұрын
I buy the Lidls canned hot curry and add other spices and condiments to create a better taste and heat. Works for me, but it is obviously using more to get the heat and taste. Great vid again mate, all the best.
@SirMrShanks6 ай бұрын
What spices do you add?
@frothe426 ай бұрын
Nice review Gareth! As for reheating in the microwave, I have read recently that most of us (myself included) use full power when heating up or reheating dishes. Proper way, from the article, is to lower the power, but cook longer, as it gently heats the food you are cooking. You won't overcook food. I have tried this method and it does work, but I have a Panasonic microwave for quite a number of years and it works quite well!
@JRattheranch6 ай бұрын
You can always pimp it up! Gareth, you crack me up! 😅 Can't buy Heinz Baked beans here in Russia now but I found some Polish baked beans... Took a lot of extra ingredients to pimp them up! As for curries.... I'm teaching myself to cook them from scratch and so far .... Better than any takeaway back home in Wales! 🏴
@darrell43286 ай бұрын
Worcester Sauce easy option leave out shire.
@user-xh3lz9xt4l6 ай бұрын
Worcester Sauce all the way but its gotta be Lee & Perinns
@lizholmes27306 ай бұрын
I just call it Lee n perrins!!!
@Pugwash.6 ай бұрын
Agreed. I grew up near to Worcester and that was always what we called it.
@ftumschk6 ай бұрын
If you did the same for other things, we'd have "York Pudding" and "Lancaster Hotpot".
@darrell43286 ай бұрын
@@ftumschk I agree but cringe to hear Worcestershire struggled with I respect our shire counties born in one👍
@weebizzom14956 ай бұрын
I would use the Lidl one as a kind of curry sauce, and chuck in some leftover meat or vegetables, and maybe some spices - depends on the flavour - and it would be all right for the price. There is no way it would serve two on its own, or even with rice or bread, unless I did that, though. It is good to get a comparison, so thanks for that, but the M&S one is too dear for me. Congratulations on the Worcestershire sauce - the elocutions lessons are paying off! 😜
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Haha for there in the end lol I think
@L1RW6 ай бұрын
Asda do their own version of tinned curries. They have Korma, Tikka and Jalfrezi. I like them with chips or a jacket potato. A nice quick easy meal. When comparing to the Aldi/Lidl versions, I found Princes were similar. Though, the Aldi/Lidl ones have certainly cut back on the amount of chicken you get in them. Cheaper, yes, but less product!!
@philipjones94586 ай бұрын
Shrinkflation
@snowysnowyriver6 ай бұрын
I buy the Morrisons Savers Chicken Curry for £1.20 and then chuck in whatever leftovers we have. Makes a very quick, tasty and cheap meal.
@bigal67896 ай бұрын
Hi Gareth, I like the M & S tinned curries. Have you tried M & S chilled curries from the fridge/chillers, these can also be frozen once you get them home. pierce the film and put them in the microwave for a few minutes, served with Uncle Bens rice, quicker and cheaper than a take away. Enjoying the vlogs
@EAG9636 ай бұрын
My granddaughters love mac n cheese and cheese toasties. When I was in Iceland the other day, I spotted Cathedral City man n cheese toasties, so bought two for £7 for them to try. Wish I hadn't! It be great if you could do a review, I'd love your opinion. Thank you 😊
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@peterclarke33006 ай бұрын
Great comparison review Gaz I can’t believe the price of the M&S tinned curry you could put a extra chicken breast in and some spices in the Lidl one and still be cheaper and anything in a can should be cheap 👏👏👍👍
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Peter
@robertsmelt66386 ай бұрын
Well, Caviar comes in cans as well as little jars so slightly off on that logic!
@briangowland90346 ай бұрын
The M&S one would definitely be off my list and not just for price, I can't stand sweet curries but as you say we all have our own tastes. Shame the Lidl one was so lacking in chicken pieces but then again I can get a Lidl Madras ready meal for £2.49 which includes rice and only takes about 5 mins in the microwave. By the way, that Newgate brand is common for Lidl, I buy the baked beans for 42p a can and they're really nice. I bought a can of Newgate mushy peas the other day and that will be a true test - I love Batchelor's mushy peas but if the Newgate ones come close I'll stick with them.
@2303596 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to do these Gareth,always informative,and a little funny ;-) I WOULD BUY A CHEAP ONE AND JAZZ IT UP WITH MY OWN INGREDIENTS YOU CANNOT HELP BEING CAVALIER WHEN COOKING ..
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
good to be cavalier lol
@phantomthread43856 ай бұрын
With all the kits nowadays it's easy to make a passable curry. That being said that M&S curry would be great when you have a hangover and can't be bothered 😂
@ambertia53376 ай бұрын
That price difference is huge! I think I’d buy a single chicken breast, chop it up, add it to the Lidl tin curry and spice it up. It would probably still work out cheaper than the m&s one. Cheers Gaz👍🏻
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers
@danielri2226 ай бұрын
Gareth regardless of the size of the cans. They are both the exact same weight. Therefore the difference between the amount of chicken will always be %6. Even if both cans weighed a tonne. The difference between the 2 will remain %6 mate.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers 6% it is. 👍
@S.p.a.c.e.C.o.w.b.o.y6 ай бұрын
You could stick a diced chicken breast in the Lidi one and still have change over the M&S. But a £5 a can I'd be down the local takeaway for the fresh stuff, M&S is too expensive for a can of anything 😅
@northbankgooner61266 ай бұрын
Where do you get a chicken curry for £5? In London you are lucky to get change out of a tenner, if not £15.
@RJAH3556 ай бұрын
Hello my friend. I literally laughed out loud when you said the price of the M&S tin. You do a awesome job but I can’t believe you even bought it.
@Dom.Morris6 ай бұрын
I spat out my tea when I heard the M&S price😮
@philipmckeon89446 ай бұрын
On price alone I’d go for Lidl and throw in the extra to bulk it out and increase the flavour. 👍
@stephenkincaid49156 ай бұрын
What you find is all the basic source comes from one distributor so if you look at the addresses on the back, they’re not far away from each other. I used to work in a bakery in Avonmouth they covered all of the supermarkets, same bread, just a different sleeve. Same with wisemen diaries, same cow, different label from the cow.
@Canalcoholic6 ай бұрын
If they are 400g cans, then Lidl has 140g of chicken and M&S contains 164g. Difference is 24g, or less than one ounce.
@wilderbeestmcc65396 ай бұрын
I had your recommended Stockwell’s beans and sausage yesterday and it was “spot on”…..😀👍
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Nice one mate 👍 thanks
@simonmccourt6756 ай бұрын
Tesco tinned beef curry used to be SUPERB..sadly now..massive price hike and the meat has disappeared...expensive sauce is all it is now..Pity.
@annenunney99076 ай бұрын
We always call it Worcester sauce I have had this sauce since I was a little kid and I still love it
@birdsbodger6 ай бұрын
Great video, could really see what you get in both cans. For me they are both overpriced, the cheaper can looked more like soup and 4.25 for a tinned Curry is extortionate no matter how nice it is. I got a cheap tinned curry from Aldi last year and it was revolting so if I had to get a tinned one I would sadly pay the extra to get decent quality. Have a nice week thumbs 👍
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
you too, all the best and thank you.
@johndavis79446 ай бұрын
Woos-ter-shear sauce. I think I'd blow the budget and go with the M&S curry. It may be all the money, but bang for buck it has more flavour, chicken and better consistency. If I wanted a coconut curry sauce with a few bits of chicken thrown in, I'd buy Lidl. But if I wanted something half decent for a meal, I'd choose M&S. Great comparison review Gareth 😠🤤😀 Keep Calm and Curry On
@julesb77076 ай бұрын
Totally agree, been eating the M&S one since the 80s & no other tinned curry has ever come close for flavour.
@sarahstrong71746 ай бұрын
Depends on how much cash you can spare. I think I might opt for a bag of chicken strips, a few veg', a curry sauce sachet & some extra spices. That way I could probably make several times the quantity for the price of the M&S tin & have the benefit of tailoring them to my taste too. It would probably be nutritionally superior too by the time I had put the veg in.
@johndavis79446 ай бұрын
@@sarahstrong7174 Yes you and thousands of others would too. But this is about the choice of cans, whether you're loaded or scratching for a living.
@julesb77076 ай бұрын
@@johndavis7944 Well said….we could all cook these items from scratch but most of the reviews are about convenience foods.🤷♀️
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers John, hope all is well down under mate.
@shirleyabrams67106 ай бұрын
I think me and my hubby have watched nearly all your videos since we found you 3 weeks ago 🤦🏼♀️🤣🤣🤣👍🏻I’ll say shall we have a bald guy binge tonight🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💖xxxx 👍🏻 great
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
haha dont abuse me lol xx
@Nevakonaza.6 ай бұрын
The M&S one looked great,As for the cheaper one id still buy it but probably add a bit of hot curry powder into it just to spice it up a bit more. :)
@stewartgovan16726 ай бұрын
Hi Gareth .thanks for another brill review .normally the lidl range can.hold its own against the big guns but im afraid on this occasion they have been outgunned by M +S..going by looks ,id say its definitely worth paying the extra money for that...keep up the spot on work .Best wishes from Scotland .
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers Stewart, you too pal, have a good one.
@ljm93796 ай бұрын
Another great food tasting vlog. You can’t beat Marks and Spensers, always a bit more expensive but tastes so good. ❤
@nicolavallely80766 ай бұрын
What I do with tinned chicken curry to pad it out is fry some onions and mushrooms in a wok,then I put sultanas and extra chicken in it as well,then I microwave it,then I serve it with pea and pepper rice,yummy xx thank you for the video
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Sounds delicious Nicola 😋
@mrlodwick6 ай бұрын
Yes
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
yum, you're welcome x
@pennyjaquet8433Ай бұрын
The thing I like about M&S food is that unless the whole thing is not to your taste you will actually not end up throwing much away. It may be a lot more expensive, but in this taste test the expression on Gareth's face said it all, it was enjoyable and a real experience of good curry. If you only eat the Lidl one, and he was searching for chicken in it, you probably will think it is by far a better buy for a chicken curry, but let's face it, you get what you pay for.
@BaldFoodieGuyАй бұрын
Cheers Penny
@Elcrispo756 ай бұрын
Those Italpizzas from Iceland are on offer at the moment. Buy 2 pizzas for £7 and get a free Ben and jerrys. Great review btw
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
thanks
@jayggg6 ай бұрын
I actually had the mild version of the Lidl curry yesterday. It was reminscent of the 'curry like' dish we were served in the school refectory! Unless it starts looking like WW3 is going to kick off I doubt I'll be buying it again!
@laurasands83226 ай бұрын
I know it doesn't sound nice but me and my family scrunch a bag or two of ready salted crisps over a curry , it's lovely.
@dingnextstop6 ай бұрын
That M&S price is horrendous Gareth!! It would definitely be cheaper to make your own and that way add your own Spice level, you could buy 2 of the Lidl version that just needs a bit more spice added and still be cheaper!
@user-xh3lz9xt4l6 ай бұрын
Just looking at the traffic lights id give the M&S a miss straightaway.
@eadweard.6 ай бұрын
The trick is not to look.
@Etihadnev6 ай бұрын
Garth your culinary skills are to die for 😂
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
🤣
@chiefcheeser6 ай бұрын
You brandished that napkin like a magician! 😄
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Haha 👍
@simonstroud25556 ай бұрын
I'm kind of proud to add tinned curries to the list of things that I have never consumed in my 58+ years (along with Pot Noodles and the Fillet o Fish). But actually that M&S one doesn't look that bad.
@mikeb30106 ай бұрын
Spot on mate, pimp most tinned food, even a little basil in tin toms, so think I’d be happy to get 2 Lidl’s curry (pimped) and still have change..
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Mike
@simongoodwin52536 ай бұрын
I was going to say the same thing Gareth. Add some chilli flakes. I'd also add some chopped fine beans to the Lidl can.
@mushroom3306 ай бұрын
Sainsbury's have a budget frozen ready meal range for 80p. its crazy to think that you can get 5 whole curry meals for the price of one tinned M&S curry
@garryclarke76956 ай бұрын
I think that I would compensate for there being less chicken in the Lidl option by buying two tins and still saving 67p.
@theabandonedhunter36046 ай бұрын
Nailed the Worcestershire there Gaz! I do love a bit of M&S food! Cheers for the video…. Back to work now! 🙈 ….Smithy
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Smithy cracked it lol
@simonstroud25556 ай бұрын
@@BaldFoodieGuyAnd if you're referring to Lea and Perrin's it's definitely WorcesterSHIRE! Sauce. The others (called Worcester) are knock-off fake brands.
@bobbibuttons87306 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video Gaz. It was really good to hear you say the amounts of salt as it’s now the first thing I need to look at for hubby.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@coolerkin6 ай бұрын
Easier to say Henderson or Hendo also tastes better
@robertchinnery98066 ай бұрын
Not likinng the 3 E numbers in the M & S , phosphates I think.
@sonicfactory-co-uk6 ай бұрын
Glad you got it right in the end! It's simply pronounced - Worcestershire Sauce.
@rumplestiltskin89576 ай бұрын
My morrisons sauce is simply called Worcester Sauce !!!! no need for the Shire it seems 🤪
@ivegotelvis35776 ай бұрын
I do like my M&S food and this last few years have used them as my total weekly supermarket shop,and am never disappointed with anything there 😊
@imdaprophet6 ай бұрын
I used to by Sainsbury’s can curry. Cook it slow for a good 20 mins and break the chicken up. Pour on top of crispy fries One of my favourite dinners in winter that was quick. Buttered bread on the side Banging
@AllanNeaves-qn3zr6 ай бұрын
Well Gareth, what can one say? Tinned curry 😢No rice,no naan,no poppadoms, no chutney. So basically no real need for the price ,it's only a base for add ons. Sadly Gareth I'm gonna be rude,crude about the Lidl one. I sincerely, honestly thought that " curry " had already passed through the digestive track of someone or something 😢😮 You pays yer money and you takes yer choice. Again we thank you for your superb efforts at bringing us a look at some grim items, and one or two good ones. Carry on with the good work 😂Allthe very best wishes to you and your family ❤Allan&Family
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers Allan
@randommedia96 ай бұрын
I used to like the Sainsburys Beef Madras tin, been years since I've had it though.
@stevetheaker72866 ай бұрын
hello mate great video as always, something you might like to test...asda just essentials chocolate bars, dark, milk and white cheap as chips and an amazing quailty, take care and keep the great content coming
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@joesmith19266 ай бұрын
Them tins are a handy option 👍 We’re on Gusto this week, chicken curry tomorrow night 🧐
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
gusto nice one
@MKINDYR1076 ай бұрын
Gareth, for the actual chicken content by weight, M&S is 41% of a 400g tin, so 164g chicken and the LIDL 35% of 400g is 140g of chicken. So the difference is 24g.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Dan23_76 ай бұрын
They’re never going to be spicy are they Gaz 😂 Too many softies out there 😂😂 Cheers for the review 👍🏼🇬🇧🇬🇧
@jackkuppens85826 ай бұрын
good vlog but have to remember that the mechanical process does not measure every portion of chicken pieces go in each can so this will be very random with some cans both LIDL and M&S, will have sometimes bid significant differences in chicken portions so maybe have a few more cans of both to compare even a test comparison between 3 cans of LIDL or M&S to see how these values vary, but great vlog again
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers Jack
@Pugwash.6 ай бұрын
I'd like to recommend the Tesco Beef Curry 392g for about £2.40 normally. I do eat the Newgate chicken sometimes but think the taste isn't absorbed by the meat. I nuke them for 3 minutes and let them cool whilst I nuke some 2 minute rice. My naan bread warms in the toaster in the same 2 minutes as the rice, which is precision meal prep.
@PotatoPirate1236 ай бұрын
Trouble with tinned chicken is that they always use breast for some reason, and that’s a dreadful meat for cooking at high temp for canning
@GuyM-hp6in6 ай бұрын
Totally agree with pimping the spice level. For bulking out I use canned Chick Peas, they go great in curry and still come in well under the M&S price. Subjectively I think Lidl are losing the plot, nothing I can put my finger on but their quality and value feels well adrift of Aldi these days.
@dangerotterisrea6 ай бұрын
I am not a soup type but I would rather have a rogue tin of the MandS in the back of the cupboard for the end times. better off getting those fresh ones from the fridge and freezing them or investing in a soup machine and going fully fresh if you are a proper soupdragon!
@peterwakefield16606 ай бұрын
The M&S curry is lovely on toast!!😋 just a bit expensive but its a nice quick lunch!😁
@stevelee27876 ай бұрын
Great review mate that's a lot of money for a tin curry 😂
@VenusDoom8916 ай бұрын
Don't think I've ever even looked at curry in a can, but over 4 quid! For that price it had to be better. Though the Lidl one was much better nutritionally I couldn't help but notice (been watching too much Michael Mosley) 😂
@0681396 ай бұрын
Where im from u still said it wrong mate lol but we all say it different and that dont mean anyone is right or wrong. My mother used to call it rusty sauce. Far easier to say lol thanks for video gaz x
@talldarkviking6 ай бұрын
I tend to find the chicken in cans to be rubbery. Obviously it's not fresh. The Lidl 'hot' curry has a mild tingle. Not enough to bring out a sweat. But, if someone's on a budget, it's absolutely fine. Next time I stray into M&S I can see a can slipping into my basket. It's there - it must be tried 😊
@pamelaryland6 ай бұрын
Never tried tinned curry. I love Iceland's 'Extra Hot Tikka Masala' from the freezer.
@ianrobert62396 ай бұрын
M&S, very dear. I don't often buy canned Curries, but if I do, add extra spices and some mash 👍
@andrewsharp47536 ай бұрын
Hi Gareth,I had the Asda tinned chicken vindaloo today (£2.50) and it was excellent.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers Andrew
@Stereo_type19826 ай бұрын
That m and s line of tinned chilli is very nice. More like a homemade than any other tinned chilli.
@SuperLittleTyke6 ай бұрын
I actually shrieked out when you said the M&S price. But one could see the difference as soon as you poured the curries into the bowls. One could see very little chicken in the Lidl version. However, with a side of rice, both would be tasty enough for the price. Lidl shoppers are hardly going to buy the Newgate AND the M&S.
@Bkdfishnthings686 ай бұрын
I think I would more likely to chuck lidl one on chips
@jonathanmarkbotterell19266 ай бұрын
.......shocking price for M&S, but it did look good. Why is it they all fall short of the chilli heat though? Great comparison video.😎🍻
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Jonathan
@francesmarie21316 ай бұрын
I think it's pronounced 'Worcester - sheer' sauce.... spelled 'shire' but only pronounced that way when not at the end of a place name... 'Shire horse', 'The Shires', etc.
@conormacdougal23446 ай бұрын
I would buy a hot chicken thigh from the deli and add it to the Lidl one to increase the meat content. As for taste, you get what you pay for. The recipe for the M&S one seems to have more depth of flavour. If you reduce the water content in the lidl one, I wonder if it would be any better. Enjoy your curry and chips. What no rice?! Wowsers
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Double carbs lol
@davmar56486 ай бұрын
Interesting to hear your comment on ' Worcestershire ' sauce. To us Brits its always been Worcester Sauce.its the US that states ' Shire ' as Shyre. I live in Yorkshire and not Yorkshyre.. lol.
@thewillofthepeople46156 ай бұрын
Hi dude , I've seen a review of that cheap lidl Newgate curry , about 2 weeks ago .. its pritty good for the price . Again I think its a case of paying for the name . To be honest I think the likes of aldi and lidl offer great value in these days of over priced name brands . But , as I side note I bought today in lidl a pork n ham tin of ham , think you did a review of it a couple of weeks ago .. looking forward to it in a nice warm baguette salad . Carry on with the down to earth great vids m8 . God bless.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers pal, all the best
@h0ckeyd6 ай бұрын
Before you even started, I was thinking "I've had the Lidl mild curry and that's more like gravy" which should suggest the "hot" only has the tiniest of heat in it.
@shaun30-3-mg9zs6 ай бұрын
Hi Gareth, can't go wrong with a curry. I suppose the two curries are good in there own right. What you need now is some rice and chips, Enjoy mate🤤😋👍
@tonybee56056 ай бұрын
I shop lidl and Aldi, Lidl is better for pasties (3 in a packet ones) but Aldi (Bramwells) hot chicken curry is the better of the two curries. Nicer taste and mouth feel,
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@lindaeastment45426 ай бұрын
Hi Gareth, If people are happy paying for the Lidl’s curry good on them & as you said nothing wrong with it jazz it up a bit & it will be a lovely meal thanks for trying the 2 tins 👍✨🙂
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@lindaeastment45426 ай бұрын
👍🙂✨
@oldjoeclarke.6 ай бұрын
You could of bought the Lidl curry and two fresh chicken breasts and still be under the M&S price. As for the chicken content, M&S has 164 grams per tin and Lidl has 140 grams per tin, you asked for the nerdy facts, Gareth, so I gave them to you 😃 Great review mate, take care...
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
you too Joe
@paultaylor96526 ай бұрын
The cream and the spices are probably what makes the M&S more expensive, plus that famous name on the tin
@LesleyH6 ай бұрын
I love a coconut based curry too G! I dunno about paying over four pound for a curry in a can. It looked decent though 😊
@gailhawkins31346 ай бұрын
As you say Gareth, what's hot to one person would be medium to another and any curry benefits from adding cooked veg, the sauce gives plain veg lovely flavour. Good comparison tho and not much meat in either one. Regards Nanny Gail.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
thanks
@paulyh45316 ай бұрын
I've tried the Asda korma curry , think you done them ages ago , they taste alright if you like a mild curry. Think they used to be about 1.50 Inna tin. And I got one of those micro packet rice to go with it.
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
Cheers Paul
@judithmatthews84606 ай бұрын
Almost double the protein in the M&S. That is something I consider most important nutritionally especially for those still growing . It’s why poverty in childhood is a huge factor in health in adulthood. Price can’t be the only consideration. I understand for those on limited income money is important but that Lidl can had almost nothing of value nutritionally. Adding lentils (cheap) would make a difference. Gareth maybe that something you could add to your video
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
great point Judith absolutely.
@marl-marl-marl6 ай бұрын
Not being an expert, how can it have double the protein if it only has slightly more chicken ?
@paulpledger31796 ай бұрын
You get what you pay for. Slop is always cheaper, no matter what the brand but each to their own. I tried a Lidl curry from a tin once and couldn't bear the smell. M&S might cost more but it's quality all the way (most of the time). £4 is a bit steep but, y'know. I would suggest that bulking out a crap tasting tin of cheap curry gloop with extra ingredients isn't cost effective if you add in the price of the 'extra' ingredient (pre-cooked chicken still costs money) - false economy. Making your own from scratch is probably cheaper anyway. And if you're on your tod, you don't have to eat the whole tin anyway - microwave half of it and have a pitta / naan with it and have the rest next day with rice (if you're single)... Pittas are 50p-£1 and one of those'll sort you out. TIP: Make a note of the better products Gareth reviews and wait until they go in an offer (even M&S/Waitrose have offers).
@BaldFoodieGuy6 ай бұрын
cheers Paul, will do. All the best pal.
@richardphillips33036 ай бұрын
The M&S option looked a lot heartier than the Lidl chicken curry soup!
@TheReverendJones-lv5bz6 ай бұрын
I remember a time when you could get a tin of curry, a bag of rice and a big bag of frozen chips and a loaf of bread for £1.50 😱😱😱
@JmeJ836 ай бұрын
Prices in this country are totally out of control. £4.25 is absolute insanity
@mxyzptlyk6 ай бұрын
After decimalisation in the 1971, the Ukraine war is the best excuse that British retailers have had to run away with prices.