Caveat Emptor

Anyone seeking culinary excitement in Britain should beware what they buy whether in a restaurant or shop. Those who know what they want, especially if they have travelled a bit, already know this. Britain is afraid of garlic and spices. The most timid of meals are described as spicy. I have eaten dishes which have had no more acquaintance with garlic than possibly having been in the same room during the last 24hrs.


So perhaps then I was not entirely surprised to taste Piri Piri Chicken by The Genuine Food Company and currently offered at Sainsburys. This was not authentic. It was merely chicken, and not very good chicken at that, in a mildly spicy tomato sauce. I commend their use of wild rice which was attractive and quite nice.


I shall be trying their Corned Beef Hash next and hoping that they have not made, well, a hash of it.