Remember THIS post when I held my hands up to, and showed you the evidence of, me accidentally cremating a poor lonely sausage roll?
Well I thought I would keep my wits about me this time and cook the other one yesterday.
Review ... they taste exactly the same as they used to when they were slightly smaller and there were four in a box. The thing is I think my taste buds have changed a bit and I am no longer a fan.
On my plate in the photo is a side of a simple cabbage slaw which is simply, 1/4 of a cabbage shredded, a couple of slices of white onion and a dollop of mayonnaise, all stirred together and enjoyed with ... perhaps even more than ... the sausage roll.
Perhaps I have been seduced by the Greggs vegan sausage roll, which currently due to all the travelling seems to be at the very least a weekly event. These are ten times tastier than the Aldi cook at home offerings.
I doubt I will be buying the Aldi version on a regular basis anymore.
Sue xx
Oh dear there's nothing worse than a loved food becoming unloved! But I don't think I'll ever not love Greggs Cornbeef Pasty
ReplyDeleteI bet Alan would love a corned beef pasty, but he seems hooked on the sausage rolls ... meat or vegan ... at the moment. 😄
DeleteYou can't beat a Greggs sausage roll eaten straight from the bag. I'm sometimes guilty of biting off a bit of the paper, if I'm in a hurry. X
ReplyDeleteHaha, I've never managed to eat a bit of the bag ... yet!! 😄
DeleteOh bother! I finally got around to buying a pack of two to try - starting today - now I'm wondering if it will be good or not 😏
ReplyDeleteI went off Greggs vegan saus rolls, as in Stowmarket they always seem be undercooked.
It will be interesting to see your opinion. 😀
DeleteIceland sell a selection of Greggs pastry snacks, you might be able to get them in there for your home freezer.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have an Iceland near us. But we went to the one in Fleetwood a few months ago to look for the Greg's pastries, but they had no vegan offerings at all. In fact there was only one small freezer of any vegan foods (apart from the frozen vegetables of course). We came away thinking this must be a really big meat eating area. 🤔
DeleteI visit Iceland on Tuesdays for the 10٪ discount for over 60s. Im sorry you do not have one close by. But you do have Booths , which we don't have in Norfolk
DeleteVery true, and I'd rather have a Booths I think. 😄
DeleteI do like homemade coleslaw. Especially with a bit of carrot grated into it. Apple and raisins are good additions too.
ReplyDeleteYes, I usually add grated carrot, but I'm on a push to try variations at the moment. Just carrot and onion slaw is nice too. I think apple would go well in either, but for me raisins cannot go in ... EVER ... it's like finding a dead fly in your salad!! 😄🤣
DeleteThanks for the taste test. I like making slaw as well and popping in fruit and sometimes a touch of curry powder. Catriona
ReplyDeleteOoh yes, curry powder, I've not done that for a long time. 😀
DeleteAt least you now know which sausage roll you prefer. :)
ReplyDeleteTrue. It's a shame I can't have the Greggs ones at home, but I suppose that's what makes them seem more tasty and more of a treat because I have to wait for one.
DeleteYou can have them at home, Sue, if you have access to Iceland: https://www.iceland.co.uk/p/greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-4-pack-420g/78663.html
DeleteHeloise xxx
True, but as I said above we don't have an Iceland close to us. If we ever pass one I can check if they have them. But the one that's closest to somewhere we go doesn't stock them. I'm more than happy for it to be an occasional thing, once we are not travelling past the services twice a week. 😀
DeleteA visit to the hot pie and Cornish pasty stall is our treat at the old market in a local town. I made a chicken and leek pie using leftover roast chicken last week, a mincemeat pasty with the leftover pastry, rock cakes with the leftover egg glaze, stuffed baked apples using the rest of the mincemeat, and leek and potato soup with the leftover chicken dripping and the leftover chopped leeks. I steamed a medley of vegetables for dinner over the simmering soup.
ReplyDeleteGosh that all sounds so tasty. It's years since I made rock cakes, I need to make them again. :-)
DeleteOur not so secret, guilty secret at the moment is the regular consumption of Gingsters Cornish Pasties - our excuse? Now we live in the West Country we ought to support the local economy!
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
That's a brilliant excuse ... you stick to it. 😄
DeleteIt's disappointing when a favourite food fails. It's like losing an old friend! 😉
ReplyDeleteHaha ... I'll not cry over a sausage roll. 😄
DeleteI like coleslaw made with red cabbage , red onion and grated carrot with a bit of wholegrain mustrad in with the mayo. I hate raw onions exceot when they're in coleslaw! xxx
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love the crunch of raw onion, red or white. I love playing around with slaw mixes, but my absolute favourite is simply grated carrot and very finely sliced white onion. 😀
DeleteThey're always changing ingredients. It's so annoying when something one really liked is no longer so enjoyable. xx
ReplyDeleteI think the ingredients are still the same, it's more that my taste buds have changed. 🙂
DeleteI wonder if you could find out what the sausage roll is at Greggs and you could perhaps purchase them for your use at home?
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
They sell them frozen ready to cook at home in a shop called Iceland, but we don't have one close to us. I'm not desperate enough to drive for miles for sausage rolls though. 😄
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