These have a firm pastry, just on the right side of the dreaded crispy, a bit sweet for me but not unpleasant. The filling is... unusual. It's lacking in the flavours you'd expect from a mince pie -- there's no spice, and no alcohol -- but instead there's a syrupy richness, verging on umami, that reminds me of, more than anything else, cola. It's weird, but I quite like it. 3 out of 5. (No palm oil)
I might have asked this last year. I can't remember. In any case, do you warm up these mince pies before eating them?
ReplyDeleteMy personal preference is to have them "cold" but I try both.
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