Aldi’s festive puff pastry slices contain seasoned turkey, stuffing, bacon, and cranberry sauce, encased in puff pastry and topped with beetroot red parsley breadcrumb
Christmas brings joy for countless reasons – the chance to gather with loved ones, exchanging gifts, and naturally, the delicious food on offer. Every supermarket throughout the UK launches its own selection of seasonal delights in the run-up to the festive period, making it tricky to decide which treats deserve a spot on your plate.
A TikTok creator known as the Grumpy Northern Foodie has built quite the reputation for his straightforward recipes and honest food reviews from shops nationwide, amassing 351,000 followers on the platform. His website describes him as: “A dad of three and a home cook, creating simple and sometimes quirky recipes that your whole family can enjoy.”
The foodie recently put one of this season’s offerings to the test – Aldi’s festive puff pastry slices.
Sold under the discount retailer’s Crestwood label, these parcels contain seasoned turkey, sage and onion stuffing, cooked smoked bacon with added water, and cranberry sauce, encased in puff pastry and topped with beetroot red parsley breadcrumb.
They are priced at £1.69 for two, reports the Express. In his video caption, the father-of-three wrote: “Gotta love an Aldi dupe, but as we know they’re not always up to scratch, let’s see how this one does.”
He kicked off the clip by displaying the product, commenting: “They are Aldi Crestwood, not always the best, but we are going to give them a try.”
After listing the ingredients and baking them, he slices one in half and takes a bite. Savouring the flavours, he comments: “Tasting the sage in there, tasting the turkey, not so much cranberry, not getting much cranberry and bacon in there, but it does taste festive.
“It’s a quite decent amount of filling in there, nice and creamy. Yeah, pretty surprised with this one. Actually not that bad. £1.69 for two as well, nice little easy lunch. I do like ’em.”
He concludes his video by awarding the slices a respectable seven out of 10.
TikTok users were quick to share their thoughts in the comments. One remarked: “They look nice.”
Another penned: “Nice will look for them when I’m next in Aldi.”
And another user enthused: “Wow – these look good.”
However, not everyone was as impressed. One critic questioned: “Why put cranberry on everything, it’s not a British thing.”
Source: Mirror
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