Tesco Noodles

ohandels

Tesco are doing an promotion at the moment on their own brand of noodles,
13c per pack. Not a bad offer.

hansov

I saw these reviewed against well known brands in one of the papers in the past couple of weeks and they received rave reviews compared to the other more expensive noodles. :eek:

rubadub

Those were tesco noodles, these are the "value" brand ones and are pretty bad. Tesco have 3 "brands", normal tesco, and finest.
Cant complain for 13c though. I make packet soup up and throw them in too.

Just goes to show what a rip off the big brands are, charging around 90c a pack. Same goes for soft drinks. The tesco value drinks are all 30c for 2litres but taste vile, but nobody is going to convince me that the price difference in the flavourings in other brands costed €1.50

Tom Dunne

On a related matter - I tried the Tesco own brand of rice. 89c for one kilo and it wasn't bad.

Same with the penne pasta - 60c (or thereabouts) for 500g. Not bad either.

Wertz

Those white pack noodles SUCK. They taste like crap and even when cooked have a crappy consistency to 'em.
Koka noodles used to be great; maybe they still are but I refuse to pay 70-odd cent for a product that used to sell for about 20p three or so years ago. Not that that's the only thing that's rocketed in price in terms of food or Tescos :rolleyes:

Lately I've become very fond of sainsbury's own brand noodles. 23p stg and good selection of flavours.

Anyone who buys supernoodles or the other branded ones has more money than sense IMO...

newgrange

Go to one of the many new Asian shops and get your noodles cheap and authentic.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I have to say I've tried those Tesco value noodles and they taste like sh*te. If you value your health, I'd stay away!

In saying that I wouldn't pay that price for supernoodles either.

ambrose :cool:

vibe666

yep, you can't beat those asian supermarkets for nodles. or anything else asian for that matter!

half a crispy roast duck with pancakes etc. in your local chinese takeaway is about €19-20, but you can get a whole cooked pre boned boned duck in the asian supermarkets for €7.50. and you can make the rest yourself for another couple of quid. get a smallish hoi sin sauce from the same supermarket and you won't have broken €12. for a whole duck. all it needs is sticking under the grill for 15 minutes and you're all done.

tip for the day.

also back onto the noodles hting, you can get fresh egg noodles (all soft and floured, in a ball) for next to nothing, and i guarantee you've not had better noodles than these, even in the nicest resteraunt in town. very tasty.

panda brand oyster sauce is amazing too. 4 times the size of the amoy/blue dragon crap, 3 times as nice and half the price!

seriously check them out. the one behind jervicecentre where the luas stops is very good, and also if you keep walking down henry street right past toymaster and keep going there's a slightly more indian influenced asian supermarket with some great stuff.

oh, and if you're after rice, don't even look in tesco's. stick with the asian markets.

think there's one or two down moore st. too.

Thraktor

I've been heavily suspicious of Tesco's value range products ever since I noticed that Tesco value cola is significantly cheaper than Tesco value water. The only logical argument I could think of to explain this is that Tesco is actually being payed to use up the extra ingredients they put in the cola, which makes complete sense to me now that I've tasted the stuff.

Back to the noodles, although they do taste worse than pretty much any other type of noodle, tesco value noodles are still just about eatable, and it is quite amazing that they can produce them so cheaply. They are also the only noodles I've found that can be eaten raw in bar form, although it's not something I'd advise.

huh!

The flavouring sachets in Tesco's own contain no MSG , the others are loaded with it, fooling your taste buds, they are grand for the price. mmmm Bacon flavour

vibe666

yeah, the bacon ones are okay, but the chicken seems to taste suspiciously fishy. literally i mean.

Lissavane

tom dunne wrote:

On a related matter - I tried the Tesco own brand of rice. 89c for one kilo and it wasn't bad.

Same with the penne pasta - 60c (or thereabouts) for 500g. Not bad either.

Dried pasta in Aldi is 89c/kg. I'm certainly no expert, but I can't differentiate it's quality from an other brand. Aldi do fusilli, penne and spaghetti in dried form and various others semi-fresh or whatever.
On the downside, in my local store (Castlebar), my favourite shape, fusilli, is often sold out. I thought penne was the most popular shape but it seems not.

Raoul Duke

hansov wrote:

I saw these reviewed against well known brands in one of the papers in the past couple of weeks and they received rave reviews compared to the other more expensive noodles. :eek:

Irish Times: Friday 21st January


Instant Noodles



Value4Money: McDonnell's Super Noodles

€0.89 for 100 grams

Highs: More noodles are crammed into this than any of the others so if you're seeking the largest amount of stodge to stave off hunger pangs, these might be for you. While they are as artificial as bejaysus and - like the rest - contain virtually nothing in the way of nutrition, some might find them strangely addictive.

Lows: These poor noodles look terribly anaemic when compared to their rivals and when cooked they quickly become the most gloopy. The flavour is pretty bland (in fairness it does describe itself as mild curry) and then there's the price - at 89 cent they are the most expensive.

Verdict: Not so super.

Star rating: **



Koka Instant Noodles

€0.63 for 85 grams

Highs: These soupy noodles are the best, most authentic ones tried. The flavours are great and the noodles retain their shape and texture throughout both cooking - and, crucially, eating. Eaten alone, they're pretty hearty fare but they really come into their substantial own when added to meat or vegetables. And at just 63 cent they're the second cheapest tried.

Lows: One of the reasons they taste so good must be due to the MSG in the mix. Of course this does add to the authenticity somewhat. The cooking instructions are also irritating - cook the noodles for two to three minutes. Which?

Verdict: Rather excellent.

Star rating: *****



Heinz Spicy Thai Noodles

€0.72 for 85 grams

Highs: These certainly come out on top on the aroma front. The wafting smell of coconut milk as the powdered flavouring is added to the noodles creates an excellent first impression. The packaging is also pretty flash as indeed are the cooked noodles on first sight.

Lows: Beyond that, sadly, it is all downhill. The taste is pretty poor. The artificial flavour which succeeds so well in aping the smell of coconut milk just doesn't work when it comes to the taste.

Perhaps a different flavour in this same brand would work a whole lot better. Given the price, you'd expect a lot more.

Verdict: Not good at all.

Star rating: **



Tesco Value Instant Noodles

€0.13 for 65 grams

Highs: Soviet-style packaging aside, these are really rather remarkable. The noodles, while thin, retain their shape and texture well and the taste, while hardly rich and flavoursome, is a long way from horrible. The noodles are also a long way from home. Imported from China, it is hard to imagine how Tesco can sell them at this price and still make a profit.

Lows: At just 65 grams, they offer the smallest portion size so if you happen to be an impoverished student relying on one packet, you might be disappointed. Of course, at this price you can probably afford to stretch to a second packet.

Verdict: Exceptionally good value.

Star rating: ****

gre_soul

Raoul Duke wrote:

Irish Times: Friday 21st January

Koka Instant Noodles

€0.63 for 85 grams

Highs: These soupy noodles are the best, most authentic ones tried. The flavours are great and the noodles retain their shape and texture throughout both cooking - and, crucially, eating. Eaten alone, they're pretty hearty fare but they really come into their substantial own when added to meat or vegetables. And at just 63 cent they're the second cheapest tried.

Lows: One of the reasons they taste so good must be due to the MSG in the mix. Of course this does add to the authenticity somewhat. The cooking instructions are also irritating - cook the noodles for two to three minutes. Which?

Verdict: Rather excellent.

Star rating: *****

i agree with the review i love Koka

Raoul Duke

gre_soul wrote:

i agree with the review i love Koka

The problem with the review above is that it doesn't cover any of the noodles that you can get in the asia markets. I have to add my vote for those. They kick all the noodles reviewed asses in both price and taste.

irishboy99_

I work in tesco

spongebob

Tesco do a savoury rice stripey pack for about 40c , very nice it is too .

Just add water and heat.

rubadub

This was a thread I started ages ago about which "own brand" foods are nice.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118333

condra

KOKA noodles - 3 pack in Eurospar - thats the stuff for me...

....Except for today when i couldnt get anything in the shop. I had filled my basket with various salty, starchy foods, including noodles, before realising that I had left my wallet at home and didnt even have shrapnel in my pockets so I had to place everything back on the shelves and leave the shop...looking like a shoplifter and feeling like an idiot.

I dont like curry flavour noodles it just seems wrong.
I like beefy flavour and I add some of my own mixed herbs and fried mushrooms and then put finely sliced cheese on top, which usually melts.

My friend gave me noodles once with bits of ham mixed in all warm and all. I nearly barfed. Sick sick sick. what is he a monkey or something?

You have to have bread and butter with noodles and a cuppa tea. Awww, noodles remind me of my x girlfriend of 1999. We used to have pot noodles after a night on the town then have a right good fight before kissing and making up and making out on her sitting-room floor praying her parents hadnt woken.
Them were the days, the girlfriends were fit and the noodles were great.

DéiseGirl

Phew! I lived on those Value noodles for a while when I was doing my MA. I'd never tasted any other kind of noodles, so I had nothing to compare them to and they did me just fine. Of course now that I work I only eat caviar morning noon and night. :rolleyes:

womoma - I'm impressed that you actually put the stuff back on the shelves. Most people just walk out and leave the basket/trolley there...

condra

Yeah but those people werent there ya know?
They never had to stack shelves or do stock takes or face off all the friggin nutella or lay down sawdust where a drunk student broke his pinky after slipping on his girlfriends vomit and claimed to be taking legal action.
They werent fecking THERE.

* runs away and jumps out a wondow *

DéiseGirl

womoma wrote:

Yeah but those people werent there ya know?
They never had to stack shelves or do stock takes or face off all the friggin nutella or lay down sawdust where a drunk student broke his pinky after slipping on his girlfriends vomit and claimed to be taking legal action.
They werent fecking THERE.

* runs away and jumps out a wondow *

I hear ya. Working in a supermarket when you're younger gives you a different perspective when you're shopping in them later on in life. :eek:

condra

we've got so much in common. dont you think? its a shame i impaled myself on a gate when i jumped out that window. god damn victorian housing.

*lifts head for one last gasp of air before dying*

condra

but really i am a robot like in irobot haha and i jump up and run away shouting "wouldnt you agreeeeeeeeee"