Not happy with Ken Hom's Sweet and Sour food in Tesco

System

pulliptears wrote: »

I think you are perhaps on the wrong forum. Try

www.snobsareus.co.uk

Thats fair enough, however i don't think its snobbery to prefer to spend £3 on some basic good ingredients and make something yourself. I bet you can make something similar to this dish for the same price that will taste better and be better for you!

cgk1

lucylucky wrote: »

How do you know the food lacked quality if you didn't taste it?

It was processed, what more needs to be said? You'd be better off eating the box.

lb364

I have to agree with the OP here.
My (now ex) bf and I bought this a while ago and it tasted really odd. It wasn't horrible, just not pleasant or like any form of chinese food - ready meal or otherwise - I've ever eaten. He cooked though so I had to eat it
(Unless it has been improved since in which case I stand corrected )

brettcta

Azari wrote: »

What?

So if you can cook a better meal than one you buy in a packet you are a snob?

Weird logic!

the quote was

'I don't eat these sort of meals because basically i'm better than this.'

implying that you're a better person than someone who does eat ready meals

Azari

brettcta wrote: »

the quote was

'I don't eat these sort of meals because basically i'm better than this.'

implying that you're a better person than someone who does eat ready meals

Damn. I misread that.

System

Maybe the quote was a bit snobberish however I do look down a bit on people who eat ready meals, i just think they are being lazy, and then to complain afterwards about them not tasting nice is ridiculous. I have no problem with going to any fast food restaurant when hungry however if I am in a supermarket buying food then to buy a ready meal instead of the basic ingredients to cook a good quality meal just seems ridiculous. Even just buying a chicken breast, a cooking sauce and rice which takes about 10 minutes to cook is better than one of these pre packaged microwave meals!

Steer73

And the same sort of ingredients, preservatives and "E numbers" etc goes into the sauce in jars, as goes into the ready meal.

System

Steer73 wrote: »

And the same sort of ingredients, preservatives and "E numbers" etc goes into the sauce in jars, as goes into the ready meal.

I agree, i'm not saying i buy these sauces i am just saying they are a better option than getting a microwave meal and you don't want to make the food from scratch. Personally I prefer to make everything from fresh.

sirmarcus

Summary of all responses :

Many thanks for your responses.

To summarise :

1. There were 6 responses that were against the quaility of Ken Hom's foods from Tesco.

2. There were 3 responses that were in favour of the quaility of Ken Hom's foods from Tesco.

3. The rest of the responses were N/A.

Conclusion...Thank god that I didn't buy it !!:rotfl:

DCFC79

But was it needed to start a thread about it,