Asda Extra Special Ham - Was £15 now £5

ben500

LICAPICA wrote: »

I just bought one of these to serve up to guests with cheese pate and grapes etc. Thanks OP

Looks ok and probably tastes great too (I don't really like meat) but the packaging clearly states formed from British pork on the label.

Hope this helps someone.

Chunks of kiwi fruit are good with a cheese platter too.

kitschkitty

cor I'm, amazed at the controversy of this thread!

Both me and my mum bought one last week for £5, and we were happy with that. It's the same ham that many people buy ready sliced for their sandwiches.

As for the definition of reformed, I don't have a food standards labeling dictionary, but it's not chopped and reformed so far as I can see.

If you have very high standards about the meat that you eat why would you be buying it from a supermarket anyway? Surely you would be shopping with your local independent butcher?

ben500

Because some are under the impression that this is a quality product at a bargain price which it isn't. Of more concern is the dubious origin of this product and it's arrival on the shelves in such vast quantities so close after the pork contamination of Ireland, yet never before seen on the shelves, if the above is not a concern for you then all is fine and dandy for you, however some may have concerns given the above questions, now I will be honest and tell you that I don't know the origin of this product, so what you may ask, the point being that because of the flag of convenience neither do most shoppers. However call me a cynic but I look upon its timely arrival as somewhat suspicious, with regards to the "ham" being reformed this is a significant factor and some posters claim this to be incorrect, I know for a fact it is a reformed product and as such the content is questionable, the purpose of reforming is to conceal the origin and or content of the product and to package it in such a way as the normally unappealing parts of the carcase become more presentable and acceptable for public consumption, I would suggest that if you saw the meat by products that are used to construct the finished product you may well be alarmed at what you are actually eating, you may not, some aren't but most consuming the product will be under the impression that is something other than what it is presented as.

1carminestocky

Surely there are more deserving causes to get so upset about, ben500? As to not knowing what we are eating, if you really think about where eggs came from you'd probably not be interested in poaching them and putting them on your toast... :eek:

globalds

Ben500 you are just droning on now.
The main reasons I can see for reconstituting meat are economic.
A product such as meat will go through many passes at being cost effective .A company like Brakes for example may take such a large volume of premium cuts that the smaller off cuts although usually of no use may well make the creation of a similar tasting reconstituted product very well worth while.
Would it not be foolish to let good food go to waste?
It is not in anybodies interest to pass tainted products back on to consumers .For the very simple reason that if they get sick it will cost a huge amount more than you stand to gain.
It has reached the point where you should put up or shut up ...Give us proof or wind your neck in .

ben500

Read through the thread, the vast majority of purchasers believe they are buying a single piece ham joint, this is not an accident, this is because of the packaging, I am not saying to anyone they should not buy this product, all I am saying is if they think this is a single piece of "Ham" they are under the wrong impression, I am also saying that Asda meat in general is of poor quality, that, the arrival of these products on the shelves at this time is in the very least suspicious, that, this product has not been displayed for sale at this or any other price on Asda shelves prior to this instance and that it arrived in vast quantities immediately following the VOLUNTARY withdrawal of suspected contaminated product.
If you have purchased this item then you all you need to do is pay attention to the microdot sized details on the packaging and you will find you may not have purchased what you thought you had.

The "wiltshire cured" tag to a product is there for a reason, that reason being to market unsavoury products at a high premium.
The information is all there on the product it's just that people don't generally even notice it because of the font size used to display it in comparison with the font sized used to hilight those detail beneficial to the vendor ie the price and weight.

As far as I can see with the exception of one poster !!LICAPICA} all have not noticed this detail, incidentally this product is marketed as "Extra special" ham, I would suggest a more appropriate labeling would be "Glow in the dark" ham.

As for buying that's your decision not mine. As I said before I have no doubt this product tastes nice, but I would add that our supermarkets are experts at selling us shlt tasting of honey.

Minxy_Bella

Well we had some for supper tonight and I couldn't tell the difference between it and the ham joints I have previously bought for £20+.

Nor do I particularly care....it's protein, it's cheap and I, for one, can't afford to be too precious about feeding a large family in these hard times!

It's a bonus that it's bloody yummy!

gazza975526570

ben500 wrote: »

I would suggest a more appropriate labeling would be "Glow in the dark" ham.

Seriously - are you for real?

Youve made your point - few people really agree with you so why not just let people grab some reasonably priced meat rather than making such silly comments

ben500

gazza975526570 wrote: »

Seriously - are you for real?

Youve made your point - few people really agree with you so why not just let people grab some reasonably priced meat rather than making such silly comments

The comments are not silly, the "meat" is not meat nor is it reaonably priced for what it is, but if you wish to purchase and consume it then go ahead I can't stop you, I am merely supplying information to those that do not necessarily have access or the wherewithal to obtain it so that they can make an informed purchase. I am not suggesting that people do not purchase it even just that they do so bearing in mind the quality and more appropriate description of the product, which is if you are looking for quality ham this is not the product for you, if you are looking for a cheap purchase regardless of the consequence fair enough, an informed consumer is able to do so, an uninformed consumer is not, I am not debating nor arguing the issue merely supplying an alternative description to that which the vendor has supplied due to the fact that it would adversly effect sales.

In short if you want to buy this product then do so.

1carminestocky

ben500 wrote: »

The comments are not silly, the "meat" is not meat nor is it reaonably priced for what it is, but if you wish to purchase and consume it then go ahead I can't stop you, I am merely supplying information to those that do not necessarily have access or the wherewithal to obtain it so that they can make an informed purchase. I am not suggesting that people do not purchase it even just that they do so bearing in mind the quality and more appropriate description of the product, which is if you are looking for quality ham this is not the product for you, if you are looking for a cheap purchase regardless of the consequence fair enough, an informed consumer is able to do so, an uninformed consumer is not, I am not debating nor arguing the issue merely supplying an alternative description to that which the vendor has supplied due to the fact that it would adversly effect sales.

In short if you want to buy this product then do so.