Two packs of Gluten Free mince pies. One from Co-op (left) and one from Tesco (right).
The Co-op pie was well baked, and the pastry has flavour but was a little dry. It could also have used a little more filling. Scores 7/10
The Tesco pie shattered when cut! The pastry was both hard and floury at the same time (quite a feat!) and stuck to the teeth and gums in a rather unpleasant fashion. The filling was sparce and left a bitter after-taste. Score 2/10
The Co-op pie was edible, if a little dry. but the Tesco variant was not at all palatable imho.
Perhaps heating them and adding cream might improve the experience, but considering the price paid I did feel I was being short changed here. GF variants don’t even get the luxury’ pie fillings available with wheat-pastry choices. I have yet to try the Sainsbury version.
We all know that GF pastry can be a tough thing to crack but I think after that taste test I shall be sticking with home made.
Jan Edwards 