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ASDA All Year Mince Pies

Ric — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:16:11 +0000

The Review

Six Mince Pies. Golden shortcrust pastry with a sweet mincemeat filling, lightly dusted with sugar. Delicious served with a warm dollop of thick cream

‘This was a difficult pie to review being the 1st June and one of the hottest days of the year. The first taste was one of joy after many pieless months. A just above average pie, that is perhaps a little soft, that’s been stripped of anything festive and is sold as Asda’s all-year-round mince pie. A good option to see pie fans going through the non-festive season.’ – Paul

‘Summer, a time for ice cream, cold drinks and sun burn, not mince pies. Lucky for us the great giant of Asda has stood up to festive routine and said “We want summer mince pies”. They got what they wanted, on Monday 1st June 2009 our colleague Paul unveiled the Summer Pie. My first impression was shock then awe then shock and then acceptance. Tasting the strange pie I was greeted with seasonal taste of mince. A Haileys comet of flavour. Unfortunately it wasn’t the best of pies, good amount of filling, average taste, but a little soggy. Maybe its the weather but I think the classic pie belongs to December.’ – Adam

‘Lo and behold, it’s another mince pie… in June!? (where is my interrobang key?). Picked up by Mince Pie Paul on a recent trip to the mainland they were an unexpected surprise in the office this Monday morning. I couldn’t actually remember if I liked mince pies or not so was a little nervous, and the memories of crunchy Weavels filled my every thought. Thankfully these pies are a near Weavel free zone – the mince was moist and almost totally free of funny crunch bits. The pastry was pretty good too and the box has a polka-dot summer feel, but none of these points can elevate it from a middle of the road ranking. The box also says to eat it warm with cream – ice cream is a much better bet during these hot summer days. My personal opinion, save the pies for winter.’ – Mince Pie Virgin Whore

Key Facts

Weight Per Pie	N/A
Calories Per Pie	109kcal
Price Per Pie	N/A
Country of Origin	The UK

Our Rating

Taste: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Appearance: ★★★★★¾☆☆☆☆

Packaging: ★★★★★★½☆☆☆

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Asda Rich Fruit Mince Pies

Ric — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:35:41 +0000

The Review

12 Rich Fruit Mince Pies. Golden shortcrust pastry crammed with sweet, fruity mince meat.

‘These pies are full of tasty filling which has a good flavour without being too over-powering. The pasty has good colour, holds together well and avoids soggy bottom syndrome. Excellent value for money.’ – Paul

‘Asda have made a standard, regulation pie. It does noting special, but neither does it offend. Pasty is okay, if a little soggy on the base. The filling flavoursome but a little sugary – maybe golden caster sugar with a hint of light demerara sugar. Eating too many of these pies in one sitting is not advised, but individually they’re fine so long as you have a sweet tooth.’ – Mice Pie Virgin

‘This pie came with rumours of greatness, in previous years pie tasters had said this could be the one to beat. But this year it was not the case, it was good however not great. The pastry is ok and filling is adequate. Good price for feeding a large family.’ – Adam

Key Facts

Weight Per Pie	N/A
Calories Per Pie	224kcal
Price Per Pie	N/A
Country of Origin	The UK

Our Rating

Taste: ★★★★★★¾☆☆☆

Appearance: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Packaging: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

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Asda Rich Fruit Brandy Mince Pies

Ric — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:05:56 +0000

The Review

6 Asda extra special, rich fruit brandy mince pies. Crumbly all-butter shortcrust pastry,crammed with rich, brandy-soaked vine fruits and sweet glacé cherries

‘VERY strong brandy taste, literally soaked in brandy, way too much. Only had 2 bites and had to leave the rest!’ – Su

‘I had high hopes for these after my initial research had shown great reviews but for me there was too much of a brandy flavour which over-powered everything else. They look almost perfect with their delicate snowflake embellishment only let down slightly by the pale in colour of the pastry. A good pie for those who like brandy or those who choose to warm their pies and eat with vanilla ice cream.’ – Paul

‘This pie looks the part, it has a beautiful snow flake on top and is a good size. It is however a different story when tasting the part. When bitten the pie revealed a millennium dome-esque space void of the promised filling. The mincemeat was chewy and drowned in brandy, I thought I would become accustomed to the taste throughout the eating but i did not. I failed to finish this pie.’ – Adam

Key Facts

Weight Per Pie	N/A
Calories Per Pie	262kcal
Price Per Pie	N/A
Country of Origin	The UK

Our Rating

Taste: ★★★★¼☆☆☆☆☆

Appearance: ★★★★★★★★½☆

Packaging: ★★★★★★½☆☆☆