In the name of research, of course, I've been scoffing mince pies since 30th of August. Hey, it's not my fault the grocery stores decide to stock up so early!
So far, Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range is leading for both flavour and casing. Particularly their frangipane variant. Especially warmed up - the frangipane goes even softer and slightly gooey when heated.
Their more basic own-brand are terrible, though. Dry pastry and not enough filling.
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Sounds like good research to me, of course you need others to 'peer review
@zleap somebody needs to arrange a group testing session. Funded by government grants, obviously.
If you're planning to have guests on Christmas day then this research is also essential to ensure they get the best experience, why have the best main meal only to be followed by low quality mince pies.
@zleap very true. Although, there's always alcohol... alcohol makes everything taste good...
That is the topic of your next paper then :)
@zleap ranking mince pies by how many units of alcohol perfect them? 😆
Not sure that my metabolism is still capable of withstanding that level of abuse to be honest. I'll have to delegate the workload...