baked beans!!

dirtycredit

Asda Smartprice beans are so yummy. The sauces in all the expensive ones are so runny these days.

Fire_Fox

From Which? March 2019

The government’s salt reduction targets cover 76 groups of everyday foods which contribute the most salt to our diets. The targets have been updated regularly to achieve gradual reduction so that our taste buds have adapted and, as a result, any changes in taste are unnoticeable.

However, the latest results show that there have been varying levels of success across food categories and between supermarkets and manufacturers. Half of all average 2017 salt reduction targets were met, with supermarket own-brand products meeting more targets (73%) than branded products from food manufacturers (37%).

While bread is one of the biggest contributors to salt in our diets (two slices contain around a 1g of salt) it is one of the big successes of the salt reduction programme. Since 2001, the salt content of bread has been reduced significantly and in some cases, halved.

Other foods that met the 2017 targets include breakfast cereals, baked beans, pizzas, quiche, stocks and gravies. Of the 6,235 products in the ready-meal category, 85% have met or are below the maximum target set for salt content. At the other end of the scale, none of the targets set for meat products were met. The salt content of foods away from the home, such as in cafes, restaurants and takeaways, is higher than those bought in supermarkets.

GreenQueen

elsien wrote: »

Chickpea on toast somehow just isn't the same.

I make Madhur Jaffrey's hot and sour chickpea recipe from her original 1980s book, and leftovers are FAB on toast:T

https://keitopotato.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/khatte-chhole-sour-indian-chickpeas/

elsien

GreenQueen wrote: »

I make Madhur Jaffrey's hot and sour chickpea recipe from her original 1980s book, and leftovers are FAB on toast:T

https://keitopotato.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/khatte-chhole-sour-indian-chickpeas/

It does look nice - I'll definitely give it a go.
But 20 hours soaking as compared to quickly openening a can when you're in a rush isn't quite the same. Which is the attraction of tinned baked beans as a store cupboard stand by.

GreenQueen

I do make it with the equivalent volume of canned chickpeas, so it takes around an hour - agree that's not quite as fast as a tin of Heinz (or Branston or own brand...)

ChrisK....._3

Yuk... Branston beans. Sweet sweet sweet yuk

My favourite used to be HP until I tried Tesco's 20 years ago and since my favourite

t14cy_t wrote: »

many years ago I worked for a sensory profiling company. one of my last jobs with them was trialling baked beans. this involved tasting lots of baked beans! many moons after, we were informed that branston were releasing their very own brand of beans. I was converted, they were the best!! bought them ever since and recommended them too. however, I think they have changed their recipe, they are now awful!! thought it was just me being ott, but no, DH says the same. so this week I was sneaky, went into tesco bought 2 tins of their stockwell beans in the reduced section for 10p a pop. brilliant beans resumed once again!! proper price is 25p a tin, so better beans and at least half the price. win win!1

kerri_gt

I used to buy Branston when they still did 4 for £1 because I like the sauce, can't stand Heinz as they just seem mushy and the sauce too thick.

Since Branston got too expensive, I have converted to the cheapest aldi or lidl ones.

Lance_De_Boils

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I don't get the British obsession with baked beans. It started out as the cheapest of the cheap food and a store-cupboard must for that reason, and now its more expensive it seems people actually like the product for its taste.

If you're going to eat a pulse, why not a chickpea or a kidney bean? :think:

Sausage, egg, chips and chickpeas? Doesn't quite work for me.

supersaver1000

I used to buy the cheaper beans, but one day we did a taste test and Heinz were by far the winners. So we've had Heinz for a year or so, but recently switched to Aldi - not quite the same taste but there seem to be loads more beans and less liquid (and cheaper). I like the idea of of adding a few own ingredients to spice them up a bit, might give that a go.