Thursday, 5 February 2009

'eatwithus' (from uni) Chicken Tikka with Mint Mayonnaise sandwich

Oh wow, my first post. I write this blog because I have nothing better to do with my time. In here I will rate various lunch items, but mostly pre-packed sandwiches, because they're the cheapest and I'm poor. Right, on with the review.

First Impressions: I mostly bought it because I had no food left that I wanted to eat, so a journey to The Edge (a nearby university owned cafe/bar/laundrette etcetc) was in order. It was pretty much the only thing they were selling that wasn't particularly overpriced and didn't contain 9384400004040400 calories. Srsly guyz, health the fuck up. Yeah, so I guess it looked alright, the filling was the generic artificial reddy-orange colour you get with these sort of things.

TASTE TEST: Pretty much what I was expecting. I guess it was 'tikka' flavour, although it's the same taste that you only ever find in the sandwich fillings. Couldn't really taste the chicken, I guess it could've been fucking anything. The mint mayonnaise tasted okay with it, although I have no idea why they used mayonnaise, yoghurt is basically standard isn't it? The wholemeal bread tasted fine, a bit dry though. Apparently it contained 'crunchy mixed leaves', they must've hidden them pretty fucking carefully.

Will it give me cancer?: Most likely. A quick flipreverse of the box tells me this thing contains 11 fucking E-numbers. To be honest, I have no idea whether these are bad for me or not, but LETTERZ ARENT A FOOD RITE LOL? Also, you'd think the uni would have some kind of responsibity to provide reasonably fresh and healthy food, idk.

juice sandwich for the value: As one of the cheaper items on offer, this sandwich cost me £2.35. And 'cos I'm a student that's a 5p saving on the retail price!!111 So not bad, but I can get a reduced sandwich at Tesco for like 75p, and with the beauty that is the Boot's meal deal in town, this ain't that great.

Verdict: 5/10