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.
'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.
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 ,🃏🐇🕳️🙏
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 😂
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!!!
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! 😜
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.
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 😂
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
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!!
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! 🏴
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!
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.
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 😅
Ah well, we like our comparisons, thanks for your sacrifice in eating two portions. 😉 I'm a cheapskate normally but that Lidl curry looks so sad, like you'd need an acre of naan to soak it up, that I'd be willing to pay the difference for the M&S. Maybe if you filled up one of yesterday's potato skins... Last night I baked a frozen salmon fillet and had it with asparagus and bottled bernaise sauce, yum yum. Just sharing. 😋
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👍🏻
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.
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 👏👏👍👍
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 ..
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
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 😊
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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 👍
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
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.
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
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.
That m and s curry. Although pricey… if you camping.. it’s absolutely banging when you’re in the middle of no where. It’s like restaurant food in the woods
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 .
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!
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
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!
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
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.
@@BaldFoodieGuyAnd if you're referring to Lea and Perrin's it's definitely WorcesterSHIRE! Sauce. The others (called Worcester) are knock-off fake brands.
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
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.
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!
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
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
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
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) 😂
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.
I always Gaz em up when I buy the cheaper option gaz you get what you pay for I guess but still expensive marks n sparks option 🤔 great review as always 👍
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.
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.
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
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.
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 👍✨🙂
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.
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.
I remember buying Asda tinned curry 🍛 years ago for my sons 😩not for me but the lads loved it 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻love your videos Gaz 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻M&S omg 😨 over £4 for tinned curry🤦🏼♀️xxx
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.
Thanks for video appreciate it. Some info for you. What you are not told is the fact that the chicken has a preservative injected into it which box the chicken out. it is a mixture from numerous substances. Shall we say that are in the water that are injected into the chicken itself prior before production process. This is a natural practice within the industry. You’ll also find the same situation when it comes to bacon.. when you place a slice of bacon into the pan, you will see certain residues coming from the bacon. Some of which are. is an industry trick is the fact that you are paying for the weight of the produce. Unfortunately what you’ve got to understand is food products are QA tested very highly. But what you’ve got to understand also is the standard is also done as bulk. When you come to taste it it’s done as bulk so it’s not necessary. The amount that specified on the can that is the reason why you get percentages. Not just the multitude of chicken, it’s what the taste of the product agrees with yourself as a consumer and the end confirmed product. Most manufactures have been told to cut down the salts and sugars, so you will find in the foreseeable future. They will be gradually trimmed down in other informative products just to give you an insight what’s coming in the foreseeable future. They will be very safe so don’t shy from that. I hope you do read this and take some insight and write. Thanks again for the video look after your friends and family and bye for now.
You should do a comparison between two shop brought microwave curries. I've had ones from both the Co-Op and Iceland and I've found that the Co-Op ones are more hotter than the Iceland ones with the latter being also a little too oily for my liking.
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 😊
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...
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,
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.
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.
M&S 100 times better than Lidl but not worth the massive price hike. Great review.
'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.
I agree. When it comes to tinned curry you have to pimp them up.
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 ,🃏🐇🕳️🙏
Yep I suppose a chicken is a chicken after all .
As I've always thought 👍
I heard that the occasional cat ended up in there too. Is that right, or just a myth 🤔
@@NigelOrmsvik Just the Chinese takeaways lol
yes! I worked in a well known tea bag factory years ago and same thing,only packaging changed.
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 😂
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!!!
Cheers Liz
Worcester Sauce easy option leave out shire.
Worcester Sauce all the way but its gotta be Lee & Perinns
I just call it Lee n perrins!!!
Agreed. I grew up near to Worcester and that was always what we called it.
If you did the same for other things, we'd have "York Pudding" and "Lancaster Hotpot".
@@ftumschk I agree but cringe to hear Worcestershire struggled with I respect our shire counties born in one👍
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! 😜
Haha for there in the end lol I think
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.
What spices do you add?
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 😂
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
Cheers John
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!!
Shrinkflation
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! 🏴
If they are 400g cans, then Lidl has 140g of chicken and M&S contains 164g. Difference is 24g, or less than one ounce.
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!
I spat out my tea when I heard the M&S price😮
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.
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.
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 😅
Where do you get a chicken curry for £5? In London you are lucky to get change out of a tenner, if not £15.
Ah well, we like our comparisons, thanks for your sacrifice in eating two portions. 😉 I'm a cheapskate normally but that Lidl curry looks so sad, like you'd need an acre of naan to soak it up, that I'd be willing to pay the difference for the M&S. Maybe if you filled up one of yesterday's potato skins...
Last night I baked a frozen salmon fillet and had it with asparagus and bottled bernaise sauce, yum yum. Just sharing. 😋
An acre of naan. Thats a nice image. I can imagine that huge naan spreading over the hill I live on. The children would probably bounce around on it.
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👍🏻
cheers
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.
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.
Cheers 6% it is. 👍
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 👏👏👍👍
Cheers Peter
Well, Caviar comes in cans as well as little jars so slightly off on that logic!
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 ..
good to be cavalier lol
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.
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
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 😊
You're welcome 😊
I had your recommended Stockwell’s beans and sausage yesterday and it was “spot on”…..😀👍
Nice one mate 👍 thanks
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haha dont abuse me lol xx
On price alone I’d go for Lidl and throw in the extra to bulk it out and increase the flavour. 👍
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 👍
you too, all the best and thank you.
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.
Glad you enjoyed it
Another great food tasting vlog. You can’t beat Marks and Spensers, always a bit more expensive but tastes so good. ❤
Not likinng the 3 E numbers in the M & S , phosphates I think.
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
Totally agree, been eating the M&S one since the 80s & no other tinned curry has ever come close for flavour.
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.
@@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.
@@johndavis7944 Well said….we could all cook these items from scratch but most of the reviews are about convenience foods.🤷♀️
cheers John, hope all is well down under mate.
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
cheers Allan
We always call it Worcester sauce I have had this sauce since I was a little kid and I still love it
Garth your culinary skills are to die for 😂
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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.
Easier to say Henderson or Hendo also tastes better
You brandished that napkin like a magician! 😄
Haha 👍
That m and s curry. Although pricey… if you camping.. it’s absolutely banging when you’re in the middle of no where.
It’s like restaurant food in the woods
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 .
cheers Stewart, you too pal, have a good one.
Glad you got it right in the end! It's simply pronounced - Worcestershire Sauce.
I think that I would compensate for there being less chicken in the Lidl option by buying two tins and still saving 67p.
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!
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. :)
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
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!
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
thanks
My morrisons sauce is simply called Worcester Sauce !!!! no need for the Shire it seems 🤪
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
Thanks for the tips!
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.
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..
Cheers Mike
Them tins are a handy option 👍 We’re on Gusto this week, chicken curry tomorrow night 🧐
gusto nice one
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.
Just looking at the traffic lights id give the M&S a miss straightaway.
The trick is not to look.
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.
Nailed the Worcestershire there Gaz! I do love a bit of M&S food! Cheers for the video…. Back to work now! 🙈 ….Smithy
Cheers Smithy cracked it lol
@@BaldFoodieGuyAnd if you're referring to Lea and Perrin's it's definitely WorcesterSHIRE! Sauce. The others (called Worcester) are knock-off fake brands.
Hi Gareth,I had the Asda tinned chicken vindaloo today (£2.50) and it was excellent.
cheers Andrew
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
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 😊
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.
Cheers Penny
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!
That m and s line of tinned chilli is very nice. More like a homemade than any other tinned chilli.
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
Sounds delicious Nicola 😋
Yes
yum, you're welcome x
They’re never going to be spicy are they Gaz 😂
Too many softies out there 😂😂
Cheers for the review 👍🏼🇬🇧🇬🇧
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
Great review mate that's a lot of money for a tin curry 😂
The M&S curry is lovely on toast!!😋 just a bit expensive but its a nice quick lunch!😁
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
cheers Jack
I think I would more likely to chuck lidl one on chips
I used to like the Sainsburys Beef Madras tin, been years since I've had it though.
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 😊
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) 😂
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.
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
I always Gaz em up when I buy the cheaper option gaz you get what you pay for I guess but still expensive marks n sparks option 🤔 great review as always 👍
Never tried tinned curry. I love Iceland's 'Extra Hot Tikka Masala' from the freezer.
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.
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.
Thank you
M&S, very dear. I don't often buy canned Curries, but if I do, add extra spices and some mash 👍
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
Double carbs lol
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.
Cheers Paul
Great review really enjoyed at the end of the day it's what you can afford
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 👍✨🙂
Absolutely
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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.
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🤤😋👍
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.
I remember buying Asda tinned curry 🍛 years ago for my sons 😩not for me but the lads loved it 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻love your videos Gaz 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻M&S omg 😨 over £4 for tinned curry🤦🏼♀️xxx
cheers Shirley xx
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.
Cheers pal, all the best
.......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.😎🍻
Cheers Jonathan
This is interesting I recently purchased some Iceland boxed dinners in my opinion they tasted better than the brand ones good video as usual
Cheers Andrew
Hi Gareth Brilliant Comparison,
cheers David.
Thanks for video appreciate it. Some info for you. What you are not told is the fact that the chicken has a preservative injected into it which box the chicken out. it is a mixture from numerous substances. Shall we say that are in the water that are injected into the chicken itself prior before production process. This is a natural practice within the industry. You’ll also find the same situation when it comes to bacon.. when you place a slice of bacon into the pan, you will see certain residues coming from the bacon. Some of which are. is an industry trick is the fact that you are paying for the weight of the produce. Unfortunately what you’ve got to understand is food products are QA tested very highly. But what you’ve got to understand also is the standard is also done as bulk. When you come to taste it it’s done as bulk so it’s not necessary. The amount that specified on the can that is the reason why you get percentages. Not just the multitude of chicken, it’s what the taste of the product agrees with yourself as a consumer and the end confirmed product. Most manufactures have been told to cut down the salts and sugars, so you will find in the foreseeable future. They will be gradually trimmed down in other informative products just to give you an insight what’s coming in the foreseeable future. They will be very safe so don’t shy from that. I hope you do read this and take some insight and write. Thanks again for the video look after your friends and family and bye for now.
Are you ok? You make about as much sense as a Womble on a shrooms OD. Take ya time kid and evaluate what you've scribed before hitting post next time.
You should do a comparison between two shop brought microwave curries. I've had ones from both the Co-Op and Iceland and I've found that the Co-Op ones are more hotter than the Iceland ones with the latter being also a little too oily for my liking.
Great idea!
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 😊
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...
you too Joe
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,
Thanks for sharing!!