Unless you're near Brighton. Obviously.
Right, so they are £2.50 each, which is absurd, or £6.95 for three, which is 55p less absurd but still in the general vicinity of chuffing bonkers.
Anyway.
The filling is excellent as ever. Rich, spicy, and tangy with a pleasant sourness. The pastry is nice and thick, but is less biscuity and more crispy, and I don't like crispy. Maybe I got a rough batch. Given the slightly dodgy pastry and the very dodgy price I can't in all good conscience give these more than 3 out of 5. I expect to be deported from Brighton upon the morn. (Palm oil? No idea, but given Infinity Foods' ethos, I'd guess not.)
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I think the cost is partly because of the organic ingredients and partly because there is so much more filling than a standard pie; twice as much by the looks of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good point; no empty space in these ones!
DeleteInteresting that they're crisp. Looking at the photos, I figured they'd be more soft and chewy. But maybe that's all the filling, which, at least they don't skimp on that.
ReplyDeleteIn previous years they have been tough but crumbly, like a firm biscuit, but these almost feel like they've been fried.
DeleteThe mince pies of choice for oil sheikhs and other billionaires.
ReplyDeleteI would not be surprised!
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