Sainsbury's Taste
the Difference Chipolatas
Revisiting
reviews and looking for consistency or
improvements is interesting. We last
looked at these Sainsbury's chipolatas in
July 2012 so they were way due another
look...
Immediately noticeable is the packaging.
The use of a "twin" pack is different.
Sainsbury's say "This handy new pack
contains 16 chipolatas sealed in 2 separate
compartments, to give you the choice either
to eat straightaway or keep for another meal
time, helping to reduce food waste".
Well that may be true but we cooked up the
lot and didn't save any, but then again
we're in to sausages aren't we?
These sausages still do look good in the
raw. They're still 97% prime outdoor
bred British pork but it seems they may have
dropped the reference to a Heap's exclusive
recipe for them and the headline that they
are "Ultimate" on the packaging. Well
that aside they still look good anyway.
The write up on the packaging of these Taste
the Difference Chipolatas goes on to say "
Our classic sausage recipe combines coarsely
minced pork shoulder and succulent pork
belly with a dash of sage and spice to
create the ultimate meaty chipolata."
Ah! the ultimate reference is still
there.
OK it looks like the recipe has changed
because these are now badged "gluten free"
and don't have bread crumbs as a binder.
There's no reference to what has been used
in place of this ingredient unfortunately
but given the softness we suspect an
emulsion type ingredient. Our previous
review found these chipolatas quite meaty
and a good bite, but this time they were a
bit softer and noticeably different.
The skins also weren't quite as snappy and
slightly chewy when cooked. They are
an OK sausage but not as good as last time
we reviewed so much so that we've dropped
them a half point.
Yes they may be "Freedom Food" and the meat
is from pigs are born outdoors and after
weaning moved inside to be reared in straw
bedded barns, and from British farms
approved to strict RSPCA welfare standards,
but the taste, although lightly seasoned
with pepper and sage may be similar to
previous, the texture and skins aren't
close.
Shame really...come on Sainsbury's! We
certainly tasted the difference here!
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference
Chipolatas
(Jul
2012 / Jan 2017)
110x20mm
before cooking, 110x18mm after.
31g before cooking, 26g after.
That's a shrinkage of approx 10% &
weight loss of approx 16%.
16 sausages in 500g "twin" pack £3.00 (£6.00/kg
approx)
2012
2012
www.sainsburys.co.uk