We buy the just essentials and add a little cream, even spray cream if we are out of the regular tub of cream. I add a little cinnamon too. It’s no contest really, even though Libby’s is nicer .
used to realy like school dinners, then my last 2 years of school they stopped them , then had a choice of a burger in a bun with chips 4 days a week and a biscuit ,, and fish and chips on Friday and a biscuit, wtf,
@@Imfat8888 When I was at comprehensive school we had a choice of a hot dinner with pudding or a super healthy salad. I swapped and changed so that I did not have chips everyday. The salads were amazing.
@@rachaelghostcat8584 exactly, thats why i used my dinner money to buy food from the shops at dinner time, used to get a ham salad nudger, or cheese and coleslaw,
Recalling the last few months of your comparisons, it seems the branded ones seem to generally have more salt, sugar and fat than the essentials/own-brands. Those are the things which add to the flavour but equally are less healthy. The essentials look great on both price and are that little bit healthier (or as healthy as processed food can be). Good work
Yes fat sugar etc is the flavourings that made a difference, I watched an interesting video on low fat foods, though the fat is reduced it also means the flavour isn't as good so they add other things in it that are equally or if not worse for you
Cheaper one has more fillers and thickeners hence why there is less salt, sugar and fat. Thickeners and fillers give you no extra benefit and are a waste of what could be proper sustenance.
@@oafless I would agree - but not always. It's always worth checking the ingredients. I find the Asda essentials to be pretty close to the branded a lot of the time. Sometimes, they even beat them on the primary ingredients. You definitely need to check though.
Hi Gareth, we`ve had a few tins of Just Essentials rice pudding now and thoroughly agree with you in all you say. We don`t use sugar in our house but we do use sweetener so we add just a teaspoon of Silver Spoon powdered sweetener per tin and it`s just fabulous, especially with a spoonful of Strawberry jam in also. While speaking to you, I must mention that I`ve just had a tin of Just Essentials Stewed Steak...£1.75, my wife said "It`ll be rough and chewy at that price". Totally wrong, it was so so delicious, the steak was very tender and tasty but the gravy it was in a class of it`s own, unbelievable, the most flavoursome gravy to accompany anything in a tin I`ve ever had in my life and believe me I`ve had plenty, I ain`t no spring chicken anymore. So, next time you`re in Asda, pick yourself a tin up and give us your expert opinion on the steak and especially the gravy, I think you could be impressed.
I was brought up on Ambrosia creamed rice and I still love it - straight out of the fridge with a dollop of strawberry jam. But, with a bit of jam, that Essentials has got to be the best option. As an aside, I also love Ambrosia custard.
Ambrosia rice pudding is by far the best canned rice pudding and I've tried many, I'm not basing that being a brand whore, The taste creaminess and texture is just head and shoulders above. But that doesn't mean others are bad, I do buy other brands of this stuff sometimes to save a bit of cash but I keep going back because Ambrosia is just soo nice lol
I do my own rice pudding in the slow cooker,but very interesting to see the difference in taste and price. Just shows you don’t need to pay for the dearest you can always add a little more sugar or some jam to the cheaper one.
Milk puddings every Monday and Thursday for primary school dinners in the sixties. Rice pudding came with rose-hip syrup and semolina came with red jam. We also had tapioca (frogspawn)-can’t remember what came with that because I hated the texture so much I could never eat it. Friday was chocolate sponge with chocolate custard- highlight of the week!
All washed down with a third of a pint of milk that had been stood outside all morning in the blazing sun, I remember it well, probably why I don't drink milk on its own even now.
I've only recently found your channel, and am liking these comparisons, so thank you. I don't buy rice pudding because of the relatively high sugar content (I'm diabetic), and have now got out of the habit of liking things too sweet. But the Asda one falls within the range of sugar that I could actually have occasionally, so I might well go and buy a can to try it.
Pat what have you been doing with your life, this website is weirdly addictive, like a train wreck or car crash. He is gradually killing himself for our amusement with cheap processed food.
@@seamusobrien2675 So I'm discovering, Seamus! Lots of what he does the comparisons on are things I wouldn't buy - but even then it's definitely fascinating to watch him trying them.
Not getting bored of these videos at all. You provide a great service for people like myself, who don't have much money. I especially appreciate the Asda cheapo brand.
The label on the Ambrosia did say it was made with full cream milk as it's first ingredient, while the Asda said skim milk. As a growing child or an adult with a high activity job the Ambrosia used to make better sense. Most of our jobs now don't need as many calories. I could see a dollop of honey and cinnamon bringing up the taste bar, or dried fruit and ginger.
@EL JAY flavor, "mouth feel" skim milk has a distinct taste, or lack there of, to some folks. And the taste comparisons show that often the price is the only difference. Yet sometimes there is more than just the name that you're paying for. The best that folks can do, If they have the money, is to make a spreadsheet and make their own choices.
I get that Asda one all the time. It's decent even when cold, over a slice of cake, or even straight from the tin, with a dash of flavouring extract. I've got salted caramel, coconut, vanilla, almond & a few others. It never gets boring.
Such fond memories of tinned rice pudding, heated in the tin, during camping trips. Makes the icy feet, damp clothes and toileting anxiety all worthwhile.
This brought back memories of school dinners, I loved rice pudding with a dash of jam, likewise semolina, or tapioca and sago (frog spawn, lol). But the point is well made in this video, if a spoon of sugar or sweetener were to be added to the Asda product (and perhaps heated slightly longer in the pan to reduce it), then the Asda product is a no brainer.
Hi Gareth. Good to see another comparison. Here's just a bit of general info. Here in Thailand a big crop is Tapioca. It grows underground like sweet potatoes but has a long woody stem nearly 2 metres long. Sugar cane and Tapioca are fermented to make Ethanol which is part of the mix for Gasohol ( 91 grade car fuel) and obviously goes to make Tapioca pearls for milk puddings as well. Keep these coming please, best wishes, Don and family.
Canned rice pudding! Wish we had that here in the u.s.! Brilliant! I'd eat it everyday! The price is good too! Even the more expensive brand doesn't seem too bad to me.. at the asda price my closet would be filled with tins! Excellent review 👍👍
Gareth, please don't stop these comparasions, I've learnt alot and, dare I say saved alot of money. I like Just Essentials soup and their pasties. Carry on mate, you're a diamond geezer.
It was amazing, when you showed the overhead shot of the rice puddings cooking, I could have sworn blind that I actually smelled the rice pudding cooking just as if i was standing there inhaling the steam from the pots. I'm 73 years old and this video brought back fond memories of when I was a kid and my mum used to make rice pudding on cold winter's days. (She didn't buy it in a can either, she made it with rice, milk and sugar). We also used to have jam with our rice pudding. (And I can remember my mum making semolina too.) Thanks for the memories Gareth.
I usually buy Marks and Spencer rice pudding, by far the best in my opinion. But the price has recently gone up from 55p to £1. Ambrosia used to be frequently on offer in most supermarkets 2 for £1 or 2 for £1.20, but now over a pound for 1 tin. You expect to pay a bit more for Ambrosia and M&S, but how can they justify such massive increases when Asda can sell it for 25p?
I mostly buy M and S the only alternative is Co-op especially in the fresh food / bread and salad departments. M and S have a wide variety and are ideal for people such as myself who cannot cook 🤩
It’s Billy Joel of the Creamed Rice taste testers…😂👍.. I saw Ambrosia rice with Sultanas in Morrisons for £2.00 today… ASDA’s will be fine, with a dollop of good quality jam or a touch of brown sugar…. My mum used to make a massive one on Sundays in a big pan in the oven… Used to have it whilst my kid brother watched Fraggle Rock Inthink it was?!? Used to have a skin on the rice, but tasted lovely….
As long as the cheaper product has a similar nutritional value, and tastes okay, obviously, it makes a lot of sense to buy it. Your comparisons are great so please do not stop. Good health.
I grew up on Fine fayre yellow pack foods, My dad always bought bashed tins ect from bejam as they gave the best reduction. His moto was if you don't eat it you can do without. I still buy cheap brands and don't know any better.
Loving these reviews Gareth, they have opened my eyes and being on a budget is helping me, so thanks, my normal shopping bill is around 80 a week, last week shopped just essential only it was 31 pound that is one hell of a difference, plus eating better food a chicken, mince , fish etc proves how these big brands are ripping us off , bet there not happy with these saving ranges , lol
You can make your own with 200g pudding rice, 800ml milk, a little butter and a couple of spoons of sugar. Makes at least 8 servings and costs approx £1.
Devon knows how they make it so costly. Personally I don't mind it less sweet but as you say, a teaspoon of sugar is all you need. I put some nutmeg and a handful of raisins in mine before I heated it. Lovely!
The Lidle rice puddings are lovely both full and low fat they tasted sweet to me.Great review Gareth and we'll never get bored of saving money.Take care mate.
This comment is actually about the rice puddings! I prefer Ambrosia Traditional Rice Pudding in the tin with the brown label. It contains sultanas. I bake it in a small Pyrex dish in the mini oven and it gets a nice golden brown crust on top. The rice is too stodgy straight out of the tin, so I add a little milk, even single cream if I have any, and that makes it taste super delicious. Finally, notwithstanding my earlier comment on restricting sugar, I do drizzle a tablespoon of genuine maple syrup (from Aldi) over the pudding 5 minutes before the end of cooking time. It's a treat I allow myself once in a while.
Love the comparisons.. I was brought up knowing some more expensive food labels aren't worth it as my mum and dad worked in a biscuit/ crisp factory. You have another catchphrase to add to your growing number "We don't want any cross-contamination!"
I love these comparison videos they are really so helpful and interesting too so thank you.The M&S tinned rice pudding is really nice and I think under a pound too if I remember rightly. Cheers Gareth, love your channel 😊
You threw in that comment about no alcohol right at the end, and i have not drunk any alcohol for about three years. There are several reasons why. First, i used to drink quite a bit, especially when I was living in Germany where alcohol in the 1970s was really cheap. It just became a habit. Second, nowadays I have achieved remission of my type II diabetes by cutting out a lot of sugar, and alcohol is not good when one has diabetes. Third, about three years ago I found I would buy a bottle of wine and drink a glass, and then the bottle would be open for two weeks without drinking any more of it. Sometimes I fancied a glass, mostly not, so the wine would just go stale and I'd end up pouring it away. Over time, I just stopped buying alcohol and now I never think it's something I'm missing out on. It's like smoking. I gave up 25 years ago. For the first few years I'd smell someone's smoke and I could feel the urge to smoke coming on again. But after 25 years i no longer have any hankering after ciggies at all. Yes, it took that long!
Thanks for the review Gareth. I especially like the price comparisons and reviews of low cost items as it's useful info because my granddaughter can only afford the Asda Essentials range for her family and as a long time vegan I have no idea what's available on the dark side!. Love your down to earth way of presenting (and the cheeky grins lol)
I live in Bideford Gareth. Appledore shipyard sadly closed in 2019 but was revived & bought by Infra Strata PLC (owners of Harland & Wolff) in 2020. It won a huge contract in 2022 to refit the Royal Navy’s former mine-hunting ship, HMS Quorn. There r 3 camps down in WWHoe! The main being Braddicks.
Ahh yes, rice pudding. Lot's of childhood memories of mum making this. She always used canned evaporated milk and condensed milk and a pinch of salt. A light dusting of nutmeg when served. It was always delicious hot or cold👍🤤 Another great quality and price comparison review today Gareth. The ASDA J/E range is outstanding. I can see why it's so popular with the consumer. I hope you got through the rest of it. Cheers Gareth 😀
I think your spot on although the Ambrosia is better tasting it just don't justify the price difference I love the Ambrosia tapioca but I'm not paying £1.60 a tin for it on principle but no one does a cheaper version of that.
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Another great video. The thing that worries me a little is when products, especially ready meals, pies, sauces etc, are very cheap. As a keen home cook I usually make everything from scratch but do occasionally use pre made stuff for convenience and I know about ingredient quality. I do wonder how many products are so relatively cheap and especially those containing meat rely on enhancing chemicals to give them flavour and what meat is actually being used. Yes the big companies have economies of scale and most brands are actually produced in the same factories. For example a chicken nugget may contain 100% breast meat but it is all probably mechanically reclaimed using a pressure wash which will include cartilage, sinew and possibly bone fragments which is them pressed into the required shape for processing. Imagine how turkey dinosaurs are made! However paying a premium for a leading brand does not guarantee a higher quality ingredient product. Obviously at this time many people are under financial pressure and need to prioritise their spending and I think you are probably helping them make choices. 😁
I usually buy Ambrosia when it's on offer but a lot of the named brands are going a bit silly on price now. I will try an Asda one when next shopping as I usually put a blob of strawberry jam on the top anyway, or even a cheeky squeeze of Aldis honey. Thanks for the upload mate.
Sugar, Honey or Syrup, or Jam, Lemon Curd or Fruit, lovely! Easy to make your own in the oven, little knows of butter on top and freshly ground nutmeg, really lovely. A packet of pudding rice will last you ages. Milk and sugar is ample, some folk add cream but there's really no need. My old Mum used to make Semolina, Rice or Sago puds when she had milk to use up. It's good to make your own if someone in the family is Dairy milk intolerant. XXX
The ASDA has only skimmed milk, the Ambrosia had both skimmed and full cream milk, which probably accounts for the creaminess. ASDA Tesco and Aldi all have a 25p pudding, they are a little less sweet and thinner than the Ambrosia. They also feel as if they have used long grain rice rather than the more expensive short grain pudding rice. However, add a spoonful of jam and you may not notice a lot of difference. They all stock a 60p version, which is thicker and sweeter, comparable to Ambrosia. I've not bothered to buy the Ambrosia for over twenty years. When I was riding long distance (12 hour) cycling time trials I survived on rice pudding handed up to me in plastic cups as I was riding. The cheaper ones were better as it slipped down easier, sometimes it would be mixed with tinned fruit cocktail to thin it and add interest. I'm still partial to rice pudding straight from the tin.
They taste quite nice cold, these tinned “milk puddings” - my mam insisted on heating them up - tried to “make it go further” by adding water to it, as she did with soup - and it made it all watery! Heated up, you couldn’t tell it from porridge! Rice, semolina, sago, tapioca and even macaroni (before it was merged with cheese to make macaroni cheese) were sold as (whatever) Milk Pudding! I like the homemade variety with all that lovely skin on the top! Westward Ho! The only place in the UK that ends with an exclamation mark! You could be wrong, you could be right - a Public Image Ltd song - it was called Rise!
I love these comparisons - for families that are really struggling with all of these rising prices this is a great review. $ tins for just one pound. Amazing and the kids can be well fed. Don't stop doing comparisons 🙂
Well done on the 9 days stopped smoking 8 year's ago myself STILL get the urge for a rolly, if I had one puff now it would be back to day one Jesus that was hard. Keep going 💪 stay strong xmas will soon be here.
Definitely not bored with these comparisons Gareth. Keep them coming, you're saving us all a lot of money. Thank you. My wife used to buythe Essential range for years and nowadays it's out of stock Asda need to keep up with the demand too.
Gazzer bless ya.. When you say I'm comparing Asdas rice pudding etc your grammar is 100% correct.. When you say I've been to Asda to purchase something that's when you don't need to add the S... Love your comparisons in fact love everything you put on CZcams.. When you going live fella.
Another great comparison Gaz, I love a rice pudding and please don't stop doing these mate, you saved me £15 past week.... Which went straight into the bank of Kronenburg 1664 but that's not the point! 😉😇
I absolutely love the comparisons that you do as I am never sure about the quality of shops basic brands but since watching your reviews and with the cost of shopping going up so much I have started and have been pleasantly surprised with certain items. I haven't seen you do any Tesco basic brand comparisons yet. Do you ever do them? Cheers for these videos Gareth!
You can add sugar and powdered milk if it isn't as creamy !!!! I buy large bags of rice so I would make my own Rice pudding !!!! One nice thing I do is put strawberry jam in a bowl and pour rice puding on top !!! Then I have it cold !!!!
Hi Gareth, I tried the essentials fish fingers yesterday, spot on they were lovely. This morning I tried the essentials porridge 🤔 looking at it I thought it was going to taste like ready brek, but it didn’t , it was lovely, made with milk and added a bit of sugar, I was well impressed 👍
Hi Gareth. I enjoy these comparisons. Have you done fresh orange juice yet? That can be really expensive, would be handy to know which one tastes best 😊
Love rice pudding and love semolina. We would be given tapioca pudding at school and I and a few others would be only ones to eat it, the other kids would turn their noses up and would call it frog spawn lol! Mum though made a lovely huge homemade rice pudding, we would put strawberry or raspberry jam on top....lovely! 😋 these comparisons are great and we never get bored with them, you can always pimp up the cheaper brand to your liking and save lots of dosh!
I’ve never had bought rice pudding, always made our own and it was Never eaten hot! Always ice cold with home grown and cooked stewed apricots. It does need sugar in it, and we used to add vanilla essence.
My dad used to work in a food factory. Food products would get packed into 'branded' packaging and also into 'home; brand for the supermarkets. He said there was only minor changes to most recipes. But the price varied widely once in the shops.
I don't get fed up with your comparisons Gareth very helpful, you are helping so many people in tough times and more tough times to come!! You are doing a fine job. And I think you would be forgiven if you could not manage to comment on all comments put to you, with sooo many, a very time consuming job. Keep the comparisons coming thank you, great channel to watch.
Thanks Gareth……I’m trying as many essentials products as I can; soups, beans, rice pudding, etc. etc. and mostly I have found little difference in quality between the top brands and the essentials. Saving a load of money though!
Yes Gareth just add some honey or whatever you like. The Aldi one is good, can't remember the cost. Keep up the great job. Saving people money. Cheers Debra from Melbourne Australia xxx
Thanks a spoon of sugar costs much less than 90 pence I like it with a spoon of jam also a lot less than 90 pence. I subbed about 2 weeks back and you have saved us lots of money again thanks we need to save as inflation is getting worse every day try the asda dark chocolate it's really good have a really good Christmas. Look forward to more clips unfortunately in Northern Ireland we don't have aldi but asda are everywhere.
I never get board, just found your channel, love saving money at at this time, can’t believe I have stuck to brands, now using yellow labels from Asda and also shopping in Aldi’s, you are a great young man. Funny, caring and seem to love doing this, keep up the good work, I’m trying to catch up on your old videos. Loved the one with your brother eating the hot nuts so funny, yes I was laughing at you, sorry but it was funny.
I always found Ambrosia too rich, and won't eat it. It always made me think it was full of evaporated milk. Comparison reviews are helpful for people with families and a low budget. Good job.
Thanks! Just bought the Tesco cheap rice pudding... was just as good as Ambrosia! Lower sugar is always better... you can add sugar but you can't take it away!
No don't stop doing the comparisons!. It nice to know how the cheap ones taste compared to the expensive ones, plus doing this taste test for us could save us money
At 25p, I was expecting the ASDA to have just a few grains of rice and no taste.. but instead it looks excellent value. Just stir in a teaspoon of jam if you want it sweeter. Thanks for the review.
I quite like the Asda rice pudding, and often eat it straight out of the can. If I warm it up in a bowl (I alwas microwave it in the bowl), I might add some jam. As much as the Ambrosia may be better, I doubt it's 5 times better.
I really enjoy these videos. I did an Asda shop yesterday and bought many yellow labels including the wheat bisks at 77p for 24 bisks. Really good value and great taste x Thankyou for the videos and information x
I just got rice pudding sold from Morrison's havnt tried it yet .never had it heated up ..only cold from the fridge. I have a sister lived in Devon ..side bar .. I think my rice pud was €1.69.
In the late 70s, I worked in a milk factory in Wales. We made rice pudding. About 6 or 7 different brands, all in the same facility. The only difference between the most expensive and the cheapest was the ratio of sugar to rice. Less rice and more sugar in the cheaper varieties. It might be different now, of course, but the price differential between these two brands seems to be somewhat excessive. Paying for the label, I suspect. Personally, I make my own rice pudding in the pressure cooker, as I don't have an oven. It takes minutes and is cheap and tasty. Great reviews, by the way!
These comparisons are really useful especially now prices are rising so quickly! Thanks Gareth, keep them coming
will do Gordon
We buy the just essentials and add a little cream, even spray cream if we are out of the regular tub of cream. I add a little cinnamon too. It’s no contest really, even though Libby’s is nicer .
Beauty with the asda 1 as far as I can see it allows you to put a couple spoonfuls of jam or honey in it gaz
@@bigsteve9291 that's exactly what I was thinking
Yes indeed!!
Definitely not bored with these comparisons Gareth. Keep them coming, you're saving us all a lot of money. Thank you.
Thanks, will do!
Exactly what i was going to say.. How can you get bored with being able to save money. To be honest i do prefer homemade tho.
Me too
Agreed!!
I’m not a fan of rice pudding hope you’re well
I love rice pudding, semolina, sago all with a dollop of jam and a shortbread biscuit. Just like old school dinners. Yum!
Sounds great!
Takes me back. I do remember enjoying Riced Pudding amd Semolina with a blob of jam when I was a boy
used to realy like school dinners, then my last 2 years of school they stopped them , then had a choice of a burger in a bun with chips 4 days a week and a biscuit ,, and fish and chips on Friday and a biscuit, wtf,
@@Imfat8888 When I was at comprehensive school we had a choice of a hot dinner with pudding or a super healthy salad. I swapped and changed so that I did not have chips everyday. The salads were amazing.
@@rachaelghostcat8584 exactly, thats why i used my dinner money to buy food from the shops at dinner time, used to get a ham salad nudger, or cheese and coleslaw,
Recalling the last few months of your comparisons, it seems the branded ones seem to generally have more salt, sugar and fat than the essentials/own-brands. Those are the things which add to the flavour but equally are less healthy. The essentials look great on both price and are that little bit healthier (or as healthy as processed food can be). Good work
yes your right David.
Yes fat sugar etc is the flavourings that made a difference, I watched an interesting video on low fat foods, though the fat is reduced it also means the flavour isn't as good so they add other things in it that are equally or if not worse for you
Cheaper one has more fillers and thickeners hence why there is less salt, sugar and fat.
Thickeners and fillers give you no extra benefit and are a waste of what could be proper sustenance.
@@oafless I would agree - but not always. It's always worth checking the ingredients. I find the Asda essentials to be pretty close to the branded a lot of the time. Sometimes, they even beat them on the primary ingredients. You definitely need to check though.
Low cost foods are also rebranded as low calorie foods - simply because they add more water so there are fewer calories, sugars and fats.
Hi Gareth, we`ve had a few tins of Just Essentials rice pudding now and thoroughly agree with you in all you say. We don`t use sugar in our house but we do use sweetener so we add just a teaspoon of Silver Spoon powdered sweetener per tin and it`s just fabulous, especially with a spoonful of Strawberry jam in also. While speaking to you, I must mention that I`ve just had a tin of Just Essentials Stewed Steak...£1.75, my wife said "It`ll be rough and chewy at that price". Totally wrong, it was so so delicious, the steak was very tender and tasty but the gravy it was in a class of it`s own, unbelievable, the most flavoursome gravy to accompany anything in a tin I`ve ever had in my life and believe me I`ve had plenty, I ain`t no spring chicken anymore. So, next time you`re in Asda, pick yourself a tin up and give us your expert opinion on the steak and especially the gravy, I think you could be impressed.
thanks all the best, Gareth, great comment
I was brought up on Ambrosia creamed rice and I still love it - straight out of the fridge with a dollop of strawberry jam. But, with a bit of jam, that Essentials has got to be the best option. As an aside, I also love Ambrosia custard.
Same as you, but my choice was blackcurrant jam! To this day!
Ambrosia rice pudding is by far the best canned rice pudding and I've tried many, I'm not basing that being a brand whore, The taste creaminess and texture is just head and shoulders above. But that doesn't mean others are bad, I do buy other brands of this stuff sometimes to save a bit of cash but I keep going back because Ambrosia is just soo nice lol
We put it in the oven with half a can of milk and a sprinkling of sugar
Got a soft spot for aldi rice pudding, so tasty! Also, does anyone else just like theirs out the can? No need to heat, delish
yes, straight out of fridge and use tin as a bowl.
Yes, I always eat rice pudding straight from can. I've tried most of the supermarket brands and ambrosia and prefer the thickest varieties.
I do my own rice pudding in the slow cooker,but very interesting to see the difference in taste and price. Just shows you don’t need to pay for the dearest you can always add a little more sugar or some jam to the cheaper one.
Milk puddings every Monday and Thursday for primary school dinners in the sixties. Rice pudding came with rose-hip syrup and semolina came with red jam. We also had tapioca (frogspawn)-can’t remember what came with that because I hated the texture so much I could never eat it. Friday was chocolate sponge with chocolate custard- highlight of the week!
Bet you were never ill on Friday....
I remember all of those Julie plus cheese pie, my favourite!
Looking back, we were very well fed at school back then 🙌
Hey I remember tapioca (frogspawn) pudding for school dinners in the 1970s! 🙂👍
All washed down with a third of a pint of milk that had been stood outside all morning in the blazing sun, I remember it well, probably why I don't drink milk on its own even now.
Prunes was added option for rice pudding when I was at school
I've only recently found your channel, and am liking these comparisons, so thank you.
I don't buy rice pudding because of the relatively high sugar content (I'm diabetic), and have now got out of the habit of liking things too sweet. But the Asda one falls within the range of sugar that I could actually have occasionally, so I might well go and buy a can to try it.
thanks Pat
Agree, I'm not diabetes but over sugary stuff makes my tongue sting, as I have health issues
Yes I agree.
Pat what have you been doing with your life, this website is weirdly addictive, like a train wreck or car crash. He is gradually killing himself for our amusement with cheap processed food.
@@seamusobrien2675 So I'm discovering, Seamus! Lots of what he does the comparisons on are things I wouldn't buy - but even then it's definitely fascinating to watch him trying them.
Never get bored of these comparisons.
thanks
Not getting bored of these videos at all. You provide a great service for people like myself, who don't have much money. I especially appreciate the Asda cheapo brand.
cheers more to come
We'll never get bored with these price comparison's keep up the great content 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🔥💯%
Appreciate that
You’re definitely changing my shopping habits
The label on the Ambrosia did say it was made with full cream milk as it's first ingredient, while the Asda said skim milk. As a growing child or an adult with a high activity job the Ambrosia used to make better sense. Most of our jobs now don't need as many calories. I could see a dollop of honey and cinnamon bringing up the taste bar, or dried fruit and ginger.
@EL JAY flavor, "mouth feel" skim milk has a distinct taste, or lack there of, to some folks. And the taste comparisons show that often the price is the only difference. Yet sometimes there is more than just the name that you're paying for. The best that folks can do, If they have the money, is to make a spreadsheet and make their own choices.
I get that Asda one all the time. It's decent even when cold, over a slice of cake, or even straight from the tin, with a dash of flavouring extract. I've got salted caramel, coconut, vanilla, almond & a few others. It never gets boring.
Such fond memories of tinned rice pudding, heated in the tin, during camping trips. Makes the icy feet, damp clothes and toileting anxiety all worthwhile.
This brought back memories of school dinners, I loved rice pudding with a dash of jam, likewise semolina, or tapioca and sago (frog spawn, lol). But the point is well made in this video, if a spoon of sugar or sweetener were to be added to the Asda product (and perhaps heated slightly longer in the pan to reduce it), then the Asda product is a no brainer.
Cheers Bob ah school dinners, I enjoyed them.
Can you still get the frogspawn?. Oh we used to fight over the skin on top. Yum
Keep them coming Gareth, you are saving your fans a lot of money, we would never get bored with them. ❤️😁👍
cheers will do
I can't speak for others, however.. I'm not bored of the comparisons. Keep them coming.
cheers more coming
Hi Gareth. Good to see another comparison. Here's just a bit of general info. Here in Thailand a big crop is Tapioca. It grows underground like sweet potatoes but has a long woody stem nearly 2 metres long. Sugar cane and Tapioca are fermented to make Ethanol which is part of the mix for Gasohol ( 91 grade car fuel) and obviously goes to make Tapioca pearls for milk puddings as well. Keep these coming please, best wishes, Don and family.
Thanks for the info! cheers Don, thanks
I used to love tapioca pudding at school. Most kids hated it. Don't know what was wrong with them!
Canned rice pudding! Wish we had that here in the u.s.! Brilliant! I'd eat it everyday! The price is good too! Even the more expensive brand doesn't seem too bad to me.. at the asda price my closet would be filled with tins! Excellent review 👍👍
cheers Ted
Gareth, please don't stop these comparasions, I've learnt alot and, dare I say saved alot of money. I like Just Essentials soup and their pasties. Carry on mate, you're a diamond geezer.
more to come
It was amazing, when you showed the overhead shot of the rice puddings cooking, I could have sworn blind that I actually smelled the rice pudding cooking just as if i was standing there inhaling the steam from the pots.
I'm 73 years old and this video brought back fond memories of when I was a kid and my mum used to make rice pudding on cold winter's days. (She didn't buy it in a can either, she made it with rice, milk and sugar). We also used to have jam with our rice pudding. (And I can remember my mum making semolina too.)
Thanks for the memories Gareth.
We are NOT getting bored with your videos, my family and I truly love them. Thanks a million because you help to save us money and time.
Thank you very much 👌👌
Both of these cans are from the Ambrosia factory in Devon. Notice the code GB DE 002 in the small oval on the labels.
good point
I usually buy Marks and Spencer rice pudding, by far the best in my opinion. But the price has recently gone up from 55p to £1. Ambrosia used to be frequently on offer in most supermarkets 2 for £1 or 2 for £1.20, but now over a pound for 1 tin. You expect to pay a bit more for Ambrosia and M&S, but how can they justify such massive increases when Asda can sell it for 25p?
I mostly buy M and S the only alternative is Co-op especially in the fresh food / bread and salad departments. M and S have a wide variety and are ideal for people such as myself who cannot cook 🤩
The Asda Essentials can is a loss leader. It is subsidised to get you to go to the shop hence only 25p. Tesco and Sainsburys do similar.
@@grizeldagrimm3698 But expensive!
@@allanrobertson2401 Yes: one presumes so. (But a number of people will be buying all or mostly "essentials". These days especially!
@@CCovers1 Cut your food bills and then increase your fuel bills...hmmm🤔
I don’t think any of us are bored of comparisons! Keep it up. X
Cheers Libby x
I've tried both of these I admittedly preferred the ambrosia one. But the just essentials was perfectly acceptable and of course cheaper
It’s Billy Joel of the Creamed Rice taste testers…😂👍.. I saw Ambrosia rice with Sultanas in Morrisons for £2.00 today… ASDA’s will be fine, with a dollop of good quality jam or a touch of brown sugar…. My mum used to make a massive one on Sundays in a big pan in the oven… Used to have it whilst my kid brother watched Fraggle Rock Inthink it was?!? Used to have a skin on the rice, but tasted lovely….
As long as the cheaper product has a similar nutritional value, and tastes okay, obviously, it makes a lot of sense to buy it. Your comparisons are great so please do not stop. Good health.
cheers Phil
I grew up on Fine fayre yellow pack foods, My dad always bought bashed tins ect from bejam as they gave the best reduction. His moto was if you don't eat it you can do without. I still buy cheap brands and don't know any better.
Never commented before Gareth but as a family we are saving a fortune because of all the comparisons please carry on ty so much
thanks please comment more, yes will do more
Best tinned rice, by far. is M&S. Best I've tasted and 75p a can
The ALDi one for about 55p is very good, too.
@@-dave3577 that's OK . The M&S one is that thick and creamy, you have to spoon it out the can! Tastes amazing 🤩
Loving these reviews Gareth, they have opened my eyes and being on a budget is helping me, so thanks, my normal shopping bill is around 80 a week, last week shopped just essential only it was 31 pound that is one hell of a difference, plus eating better food a chicken, mince , fish etc proves how these big brands are ripping us off , bet there not happy with these saving ranges , lol
thanks Colin more to come
You can make your own with 200g pudding rice, 800ml milk, a little butter and a couple of spoons of sugar. Makes at least 8 servings and costs approx £1.
Devon knows how they make it so costly. Personally I don't mind it less sweet but as you say, a teaspoon of sugar is all you need. I put some nutmeg and a handful of raisins in mine before I heated it. Lovely!
The Lidle rice puddings are lovely both full and low fat they tasted sweet to me.Great review Gareth and we'll never get bored of saving money.Take care mate.
cheers Rip
When we had rice pudding at school, there was a dollop of jam blobbed in the middle
This comment is actually about the rice puddings! I prefer Ambrosia Traditional Rice Pudding in the tin with the brown label. It contains sultanas. I bake it in a small Pyrex dish in the mini oven and it gets a nice golden brown crust on top. The rice is too stodgy straight out of the tin, so I add a little milk, even single cream if I have any, and that makes it taste super delicious. Finally, notwithstanding my earlier comment on restricting sugar, I do drizzle a tablespoon of genuine maple syrup (from Aldi) over the pudding 5 minutes before the end of cooking time. It's a treat I allow myself once in a while.
cheers pal
that sounds well nice
I'm not getting bored I think it good to know what's ok to eat
Cheers Gail 👍👍
Love the comparisons.. I was brought up knowing some more expensive food labels aren't worth it as my mum and dad worked in a biscuit/ crisp factory. You have another catchphrase to add to your growing number "We don't want any cross-contamination!"
Cheers Anne, more to come
I love these comparison videos they are really so helpful and interesting too so thank you.The M&S tinned rice pudding is really nice and I think under a pound too if I remember rightly. Cheers Gareth, love your channel 😊
thanks more to come 😊
It isn't the case that we are fed up with your comparisons - the information is useful, and you speak the truth.
Carry on - well done!
Thank you kindly 👍👍
You threw in that comment about no alcohol right at the end, and i have not drunk any alcohol for about three years. There are several reasons why. First, i used to drink quite a bit, especially when I was living in Germany where alcohol in the 1970s was really cheap. It just became a habit. Second, nowadays I have achieved remission of my type II diabetes by cutting out a lot of sugar, and alcohol is not good when one has diabetes. Third, about three years ago I found I would buy a bottle of wine and drink a glass, and then the bottle would be open for two weeks without drinking any more of it. Sometimes I fancied a glass, mostly not, so the wine would just go stale and I'd end up pouring it away. Over time, I just stopped buying alcohol and now I never think it's something I'm missing out on. It's like smoking. I gave up 25 years ago. For the first few years I'd smell someone's smoke and I could feel the urge to smoke coming on again. But after 25 years i no longer have any hankering after ciggies at all. Yes, it took that long!
cheers pal, well done
Great review again Gareth. These reviews are helping so many people in these hard times the majority of people are experiencing.👍
cheers Brian
Thanks for the review Gareth. I especially like the price comparisons and reviews of low cost items as it's useful info because my granddaughter can only afford the Asda Essentials range for her family and as a long time vegan I have no idea what's available on the dark side!. Love your down to earth way of presenting (and the cheeky grins lol)
My pleasure!
We'll never get bored with these comparisons. What you are doing is very important to everyone who are struggling to manage with the cost of living .
Cheers Christine will do 👍👍
I live in Bideford Gareth. Appledore shipyard sadly closed in 2019 but was revived & bought by Infra Strata PLC (owners of Harland & Wolff) in 2020. It won a huge contract in 2022 to refit the Royal Navy’s former mine-hunting ship, HMS Quorn. There r 3 camps down in WWHoe! The main being Braddicks.
Cheers yes good memories working there. Oh that's sad it closed. 😕 Have a good Easter. 👍
Ambosia is just better than the cheaper ones, its creamier and thicker, and just needs rasberry jam dropping in
cheap ones good all that needs is jam too
Ahh yes, rice pudding.
Lot's of childhood memories of mum making this. She always used canned evaporated milk and condensed milk and a pinch of salt. A light dusting of nutmeg when served. It was always delicious hot or cold👍🤤
Another great quality and price comparison review today Gareth. The ASDA J/E range is outstanding.
I can see why it's so popular with the consumer. I hope you got through the rest of it.
Cheers Gareth 😀
Sounds good John. Yes my grandmother used to make it, they used to share the skin on top 🤣👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy Ahh yes. The Skin of a rice pudding. 👍🤤
I think your spot on although the Ambrosia is better tasting it just don't justify the price difference I love the Ambrosia tapioca but I'm not paying £1.60 a tin for it on principle but no one does a cheaper version of that.
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Another great video. The thing that worries me a little is when products, especially ready meals, pies, sauces etc, are very cheap. As a keen home cook I usually make everything from scratch but do occasionally use pre made stuff for convenience and I know about ingredient quality. I do wonder how many products are so relatively cheap and especially those containing meat rely on enhancing chemicals to give them flavour and what meat is actually being used. Yes the big companies have economies of scale and most brands are actually produced in the same factories. For example a chicken nugget may contain 100% breast meat but it is all probably mechanically reclaimed using a pressure wash which will include cartilage, sinew and possibly bone fragments which is them pressed into the required shape for processing. Imagine how turkey dinosaurs are made! However paying a premium for a leading brand does not guarantee a higher quality ingredient product. Obviously at this time many people are under financial pressure and need to prioritise their spending and I think you are probably helping them make choices. 😁
thanks pal
I usually buy Ambrosia when it's on offer but a lot of the named brands are going a bit silly on price now. I will try an Asda one when next shopping as I usually put a blob of strawberry jam on the top anyway, or even a cheeky squeeze of Aldis honey.
Thanks for the upload mate.
you're welcome
Sugar, Honey or Syrup, or Jam, Lemon Curd or Fruit, lovely! Easy to make your own in the oven, little knows of butter on top and freshly ground nutmeg, really lovely. A packet of pudding rice will last you ages. Milk and sugar is ample, some folk add cream but there's really no need. My old Mum used to make Semolina, Rice or Sago puds when she had milk to use up. It's good to make your own if someone in the family is Dairy milk intolerant. XXX
Thank you
The ASDA has only skimmed milk, the Ambrosia had both skimmed and full cream milk, which probably accounts for the creaminess. ASDA Tesco and Aldi all have a 25p pudding, they are a little less sweet and thinner than the Ambrosia. They also feel as if they have used long grain rice rather than the more expensive short grain pudding rice. However, add a spoonful of jam and you may not notice a lot of difference. They all stock a 60p version, which is thicker and sweeter, comparable to Ambrosia. I've not bothered to buy the Ambrosia for over twenty years.
When I was riding long distance (12 hour) cycling time trials I survived on rice pudding handed up to me in plastic cups as I was riding. The cheaper ones were better as it slipped down easier, sometimes it would be mixed with tinned fruit cocktail to thin it and add interest. I'm still partial to rice pudding straight from the tin.
Thank you
Love the comparisons
I would like to see supermarket own brand macaroni cheese vs. Heinz
They taste quite nice cold, these tinned “milk puddings” - my mam insisted on heating them up - tried to “make it go further” by adding water to it, as she did with soup - and it made it all watery! Heated up, you couldn’t tell it from porridge!
Rice, semolina, sago, tapioca and even macaroni (before it was merged with cheese to make macaroni cheese) were sold as (whatever) Milk Pudding!
I like the homemade variety with all that lovely skin on the top!
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brilliant information, yes thats the song cheers
I love these comparisons - for families that are really struggling with all of these rising prices this is a great review. $ tins for just one pound. Amazing and the kids can be well fed. Don't stop doing comparisons 🙂
Cheers Kevin, more coning tomorrow 👍👍
Well done on the 9 days stopped smoking 8 year's ago myself STILL get the urge for a rolly, if I had one puff now it would be back to day one Jesus that was hard. Keep going 💪 stay strong xmas will soon be here.
cheers Mike yes thats great 8 years well done
We’re not bored of saving money Gareth👍
Cheers pal, more to come 👍👍
Try the Everyday Essentials 10 breaded fishcakes mate 😁 £1.10. Compare them to another brand 👍 Love the comparison vids ~ Mark.
Great suggestion!
Definitely not bored with these comparisons Gareth. Keep them coming, you're saving us all a lot of money. Thank you. My wife used to buythe Essential range for years and nowadays it's out of stock Asda need to keep up with the demand too.
cheers Paul, more coming
Gazzer bless ya.. When you say I'm comparing Asdas rice pudding etc your grammar is 100% correct.. When you say I've been to Asda to purchase something that's when you don't need to add the S... Love your comparisons in fact love everything you put on CZcams.. When you going live fella.
cheers Gary, will let you know pal, all the best
Another great comparison Gaz, I love a rice pudding and please don't stop doing these mate, you saved me £15 past week.... Which went straight into the bank of Kronenburg 1664 but that's not the point! 😉😇
haha cheers 🍻
I absolutely love the comparisons that you do as I am never sure about the quality of shops basic brands but since watching your reviews and with the cost of shopping going up so much I have started and have been pleasantly surprised with certain items. I haven't seen you do any Tesco basic brand comparisons yet. Do you ever do them? Cheers for these videos Gareth!
You are so welcome!
I had some Ambrosia tinned Semolina last week and loved it. My wife likes the dried semolina and cooking it herself,
So good
You can add sugar and powdered milk if it isn't as creamy !!!! I buy large bags of rice so I would make my own Rice pudding !!!! One nice thing I do is put strawberry jam in a bowl and pour rice puding on top !!! Then I have it cold !!!!
Hi Gareth, I tried the essentials fish fingers yesterday, spot on they were lovely. This morning I tried the essentials porridge 🤔 looking at it I thought it was going to taste like ready brek, but it didn’t , it was lovely, made with milk and added a bit of sugar, I was well impressed 👍
Sounds great!
Got the fish fingers but not tried them yet. Possibly tonight. The 24 p veg soup is spot on.
Hi Gareth. I enjoy these comparisons. Have you done fresh orange juice yet? That can be really expensive, would be handy to know which one tastes best 😊
Great suggestion!
Top man Gareth Keep the comparisons coming You’ve saved me a fortune already.on. Baked Beans Chunky Soup. Now Rice Pudding 👍👍👍
Cheers Mel, will do 👍👍
ahhhh the memories !! "when i were a lad " we had that with a big "dollop" o strawberry jam int middle...fav pudding that was !!
I've had to dislike, unsub and report for all these comparisons
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Love rice pudding and love semolina. We would be given tapioca pudding at school and I and a few others would be only ones to eat it, the other kids would turn their noses up and would call it frog spawn lol! Mum though made a lovely huge homemade rice pudding, we would put strawberry or raspberry jam on top....lovely! 😋 these comparisons are great and we never get bored with them, you can always pimp up the cheaper brand to your liking and save lots of dosh!
cheers James, yes more to come, thanks pal 👍
I’ve never had bought rice pudding, always made our own and it was Never eaten hot! Always ice cold with home grown and cooked stewed apricots. It does need sugar in it, and we used to add vanilla essence.
My dad used to work in a food factory. Food products would get packed into 'branded' packaging and also into 'home; brand for the supermarkets. He said there was only minor changes to most recipes. But the price varied widely once in the shops.
cheers JJ
You have just reminded me to buy a can opener for my next Armageddon shopping trip
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Born in Appledore, all my brothers and dad worked at the shipyard, nice to feel a connection 😀 love your episodes, very inspirational!
Cheers Sands yes was pipe fitting there 02 Steve was my team leader, Rugby lad good bloke.
I don't get fed up with your comparisons Gareth very helpful, you are helping so many people in tough times and more tough times to come!! You are doing a fine job. And I think you would be forgiven if you could not manage to comment on all comments put to you, with sooo many, a very time consuming job. Keep the comparisons coming thank you, great channel to watch.
Cheers, more to come 👍👍
Thanks Gareth……I’m trying as many essentials products as I can; soups, beans, rice pudding, etc. etc. and mostly I have found little difference in quality between the top brands and the essentials. Saving a load of money though!
You're welcome
Please keep the reviews coming, I look forward to them, had the Asda rice pudding Monday for 15 p you just cant knock it
sorry 25p
Cheers Dave more to come
We're not getting bored of these comparisons keep them coming! Giving us some solid insight into what's worth saving a few quid on.
Yes Gareth just add some honey or whatever you like. The Aldi one is good, can't remember the cost. Keep up the great job. Saving people money. Cheers Debra from Melbourne Australia xxx
cheers Debra yes savings to be had.
Thanks a spoon of sugar costs much less than 90 pence I like it with a spoon of jam also a lot less than 90 pence. I subbed about 2 weeks back and you have saved us lots of money again thanks we need to save as inflation is getting worse every day try the asda dark chocolate it's really good have a really good Christmas. Look forward to more clips unfortunately in Northern Ireland we don't have aldi but asda are everywhere.
Cheers David 👍👍
No, not bored with these comparisons. Very useful so keep on
Thank you
Love rice puddings the best ones for me are homemade with a thick skin on the top
Thanks Gareth for a informative and fun program let's have more of the same
I never get board, just found your channel, love saving money at at this time, can’t believe I have stuck to brands, now using yellow labels from Asda and also shopping in Aldi’s, you are a great young man. Funny, caring and seem to love doing this, keep up the good work, I’m trying to catch up on your old videos. Loved the one with your brother eating the hot nuts so funny, yes I was laughing at you, sorry but it was funny.
Cheers Ann more to come thanks 👍👍
I always found Ambrosia too rich, and won't eat it. It always made me think it was full of evaporated milk. Comparison reviews are helpful for people with families and a low budget. Good job.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Just bought the Tesco cheap rice pudding... was just as good as Ambrosia! Lower sugar is always better... you can add sugar but you can't take it away!
No don't stop doing the comparisons!. It nice to know how the cheap ones taste compared to the expensive ones, plus doing this taste test for us could save us money
yes more coming
At 25p, I was expecting the ASDA to have just a few grains of rice and no taste.. but instead it looks excellent value. Just stir in a teaspoon of jam if you want it sweeter. Thanks for the review.
I quite like the Asda rice pudding, and often eat it straight out of the can. If I warm it up in a bowl (I alwas microwave it in the bowl), I might add some jam. As much as the Ambrosia may be better, I doubt it's 5 times better.
I really enjoy these videos. I did an Asda shop yesterday and bought many yellow labels including the wheat bisks at 77p for 24 bisks. Really good value and great taste x Thankyou for the videos and information x
You're very welcome
The comparisons are great. It’s what we need at the moment. Feel free to mix things up a bit, but keep the comparisons coming. Thank you.
That's the plan!
id never get bored from compairisings, keep them comming
Cheers Tom more to come 👍👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy Bring It On !! woohoo!!
You can add a bit of cream, brown sugar and nutmeg. Pop into oven or air fryer. Bit more luxurious.
Yes great idea 😋😋👌👌
I just got rice pudding sold from Morrison's havnt tried it yet .never had it heated up ..only cold from the fridge. I have a sister lived in Devon ..side bar .. I think my rice pud was €1.69.
The answer Skimmed milk in the Asda is like adding water to it, would pay the extra for Ambrosia as it's full cream milk.
yes definitely
I'm not getting bored. You are changing my weekly shopping😁
Cheers Lynn more to come
In the late 70s, I worked in a milk factory in Wales. We made rice pudding. About 6 or 7 different brands, all in the same facility. The only difference between the most expensive and the cheapest was the ratio of sugar to rice. Less rice and more sugar in the cheaper varieties. It might be different now, of course, but the price differential between these two brands seems to be somewhat excessive. Paying for the label, I suspect. Personally, I make my own rice pudding in the pressure cooker, as I don't have an oven. It takes minutes and is cheap and tasty. Great reviews, by the way!
thanks Robin, all the best, Gareth