Supermarket Spice
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surveyor

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18,689 posts

213 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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  • Mods this is about supermarket groups - not food!
After having a curry from Asda I wonder if there is a variance between them for 'spice'

Every version of a spicy food from Asda is blow your brain hot, even when the dish is meant to be subtle, whereas say Sainsbury's food is often much less spicy.

So what about others? and is there a regional variation?


anonymous-user

83 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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Morrisons "Fiery Devil" pasta sauce is pretty fooking hot! eek

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

232 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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Shouldn't this be in the food & drink forum?

surveyor

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18,689 posts

213 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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Urban Sports said:
Shouldn't this be in the food & drink forum?
No. It's a discussion about regional variance, that happens to include food.

Mobile Chicane

21,977 posts

241 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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I'd imagine that supermarket curries are all made under contract - possibly by the same manufacturer - but just to different specifications.

I'll admit to (once) having bought an Asda ready meal curry. The meat was rank, and scarce, as expected at the Asda price point, but the spicing pretty good.

anonymous-user

83 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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surveyor said:
Urban Sports said:
Shouldn't this be in the food & drink forum?
No. It's a discussion about regional variance, that happens to include food.
This should be in the Geography forum.

750turbo

6,164 posts

253 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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surveyor said:
After having a curry from Asda...
Oh my god!

surveyor

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Saturday 17th August 2013
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750turbo said:
surveyor said:
After having a curry from Asda...
Oh my god!
What I'd really like is a good takeaway, but I'm so fed up with being disappointed this was my next option.. At least it was value for money

Mobile Chicane

21,977 posts

241 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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Make your own smile

littleredrooster

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225 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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I've noticed something similar; a Rogan Josh (for example) from Asda at Fosse Park (Leicester) is markedly different from the same-name version from an Asda store anywhere in my native North-East.

Much hotter and more tasty, and a greater variety of curries and starters in the Midlands than anywhere else.

I have long suspected that the suppliers are very local to the stores.