Hidden supermarket treasures

[vournikas]

dazco said:

Very thin, not a lot of toppings, charred black 'bubbles' round the edge, crispy as a crisp. Magnificent.

The very best pizzas I've tasted had bases exactly like that; it just lifts the flavour of the whole thing. Off topic, one of those best pizzas was in a restaurant in Saverne near Strasbourg of all places! Then again, that part of the world has a speciality called tarte flambee which has a pizza-like base.

[6th Gear]

S1MMA said:

MissChief said:

So which variant would you recommend?

I've only tried the original, but after Musky's comments on the honey one I'm going to give that one a try!

I've just spotted it here in Dubai at Park & Shop. Will be giving it a go next weekend.

Thanks for the heads up!

[Muskythedog]

6th Gear said:

S1MMA said:

MissChief said:

So which variant would you recommend?

I've only tried the original, but after Musky's comments on the honey one I'm going to give that one a try!

I've just spotted it here in Dubai at Park & Shop. Will be giving it a go next weekend.

Thanks for the heads up!

Got a bit of pork shoulder in the slow cooker covered in sweet baby rays been in since 5am, shredded it about an hour and a half ago and chucked in a tin of baked beans. Be ready in about 10 mins......

[Oakey]

I picked up the honey one today, it's very good

[dazco]

vournikas said:

dazco said:

Very thin, not a lot of toppings, charred black 'bubbles' round the edge, crispy as a crisp. Magnificent.

The very best pizzas I've tasted had bases exactly like that; it just lifts the flavour of the whole thing. Off topic, one of those best pizzas was in a restaurant in Saverne near Strasbourg of all places! Then again, that part of the world has a speciality called tarte flambee which has a pizza-like base.

Any idea if a thread exists to find out people's favourite styles of pizza?
It seems odd to me that when I mention the wonderful pizzas of Rome a lot of people say that this is their favourite type of pizza too, yet most pizza places in the UK sell those horrible thick stodgy bases that they then seem to shovel on as much cheese substitute and cheap toppings as possible.

[BalhamBadger]

M&S Chicken Piri Piri Curry from the ready meals section

[MissChief]

Asda Pork and Chicken Linguini from the chilled ready meals. Very nice indeed.

[ambuletz]

Gaz3376 said:

Asda have started selling fresh pizza base dough by Gino D'campo, they come rolled up and you add your own topping and bake. £1.50 and superb, very authentic.

Hmm, I'm very curious about this. Normally I buy the £1.50 asda "meat speciale" stonebaked frozen pizza. or I will opt for a pizza counter stonebaked. OR one of the £4 asda extra special ones. I would be very curious to see how this tastes, especially nowadays how I like adding my own toppings and making a vegetarian pizza.

[popeyewhite]

Snickers flapjack bars in Tesco. An entire pack of 4 goes down very easily.

[jazzybee]

This! although it says 6 servings... its 1-2 servings at best.

[sidekickdmr]

dazco said:

Any idea if a thread exists to find out people's favourite styles of pizza?
It seems odd to me that when I mention the wonderful pizzas of Rome a lot of people say that this is their favourite type of pizza too, yet most pizza places in the UK sell those horrible thick stodgy bases that they then seem to shovel on as much cheese substitute and cheap toppings as possible.

Id say there is two types of pizza trade,

The feed the family, football watching, beer drinking, filling fast food trade

And the romantic meal out, night in with a bottle of wine trade.

I dont think there is one type of pizza that should be served everywhere and it's horses for courses (hopefully not in the pizza go-go meatballs for mains sense).

[All that jazz]

Waitrose "Heston" Malted Milk and Marmalade ice cream is really nice.

[anonymous-user]

jazzybee said:

This! although it says 6 servings... its 1-2 servings at best.

Made from cows milk..

[A10]

Tyrell's coconut and caramel poshcorn popcorn.

Delicious.

[anonymous-user]

Korean BBQ sauce from M&S, lovely.

[AndyT77]

vournikas said:

The very best pizzas I've tasted had bases exactly like that; it just lifts the flavour of the whole thing. Off topic, one of those best pizzas was in a restaurant in Saverne near Strasbourg of all places! Then again, that part of the world has a speciality called tarte flambee which has a pizza-like base.

I've had those when I was staying in Strasbourg with work, it was in a lovely little restaurant about 30m outside town.

[condor]

Sainsburys free range eggs, pack of 6 mixed weight 85p
I haven't bought Supermarket eggs for years, however I needed some in a hurry and bought these and thought they were very good for the price.

[Mobile Chicane]

Lidl ready-made beschiamella sauce (from their Italian week). 99p I think.

Really smooth and creamy, it's far better than I have ever made myself.

[sleep envy]

dazco said:

Gaz3376 said:

Asda have started selling fresh pizza base dough by Gino D'campo, they come rolled up and you add your own topping and bake. £1.50 and superb, very authentic.

That sounds great but what is authentic?

I have just come back from Rome and the pizzas there are sublime , for my taste.
Very thin, not a lot of toppings, charred black 'bubbles' round the edge, crispy as a crisp. Magnificent.

Oddly, usually served on a cold plate.

How would you describe this base by Mr D'campo from Yorkshire.

Incidentally my brother unintentionally went into his restaurant in Manchester, for lunch, and declared it to be fantastic.
I say unintentionally, he intentionally entered the restaurant but was unaware of it's celebrity owner

By celebrity, you mean convicted burglar who can't fking cook?

[MissChief]

Decided to go to Sainsburys yesterday as Asda was absolutely rammed. Picked up a Chicken and Chorizo paella as it was reduced and although I took most of the red and green peppers out (and there were a lot!) but after that it was really good. Nice bit of spice throughout too. Recommended.