Basically, I am angry!

Basically I am quite annoyed that my local Sainsbury's has got rid of most of the Basics food range! Luckily there are still some food products on sale as well as other non-food stuffs. But don't fret fellow Basicers! I will be moving home to my parents soon and our local Sainsbury's will be full of Basics crap for the local poor folk. Anyway, last week I fancied a bit of fish, so had a peruse down the sea-food aisle where I stumbled upon Sainsbury's Basics Salmon Fillets. Now, I know that Salmon isn't as posh as it used to be, but I still found Basics Salmon a bit jarring. If you are familiar with the Basics range you will know that each product has a slogan on it which basically explains why it's shit. The Salmon Fillets have the slogan "Different Shapes" which is Basic for "The odd bits from the fish monger's floor".

They tasted alright, but a bit too fishy. Now, don't say "yeh 'cos it's fish", you know what I mean! Certain sea-food is fisher than others. Cod is quite bland whereas crab is very fishy. This tasted a bit crabby. And talking of crabs, in the fish aisle I also spied "Basics Sea-Food Sticks". Not Crab Sticks, no, that would mean it had something natural, tasty and healthy in it. I didn't buy them because I was feeling a bit sick at the time and the very thought of them almost made me throw up. I just know they are going to taste rank. The salmon cost £1.45 which isn't that cheap - proper Basics are less than a quid.


Sainsbury's BasicsSalmonn Fillets - Different Shapes

Cooking time: 0 minutes = 10/10
Tastability: Quite nice = 7/10
Cheapness: £1.45 = 5/10
Microwaveability: I had to use an "oven": 0/10

A basic hello

Welcome to my new Sainsbury's Basics Blog! As a student in London, money is tight. With tuition fees, rent, books, field trips, online poker, ebay and binge drinking, how are we supposed to afford to buy food? Well, those lovely people at J Sainsbury's plc. have answered our prayers and introduced the Basics Range. A loaf of bread for 19p! 4 loo rolls for 40p! A packet of noodles for 8p! Bargain mountain. They are like the prices our parents had. So join me in a celebration of everything that is Basic at Sainsbury's - From candles to table water, from corned beef to loo roll, from cheese spread to sanitary towels.*


First up is the Basics Meat Lasagne. 'But what kind of meat?' you ask. Well, at 86p it could be squirrel for all I care. I do enjoy the Basics ready meals, and I will be featuring the rest of the range in the future. I am not too impressed by this one though, it is the runt of the Italian Basics litter. I find the cheese and pasta layers go rock hair and around the edges form an impenetrable bond with the plastic tray. Also it is about 7p more expensive than the Cheese and Tomato Pasta and Spaghetti Bolognaise.

Yumminess: 6/10
Cheapness: 7/10 - 86p
Fillingness: 7/10
Microwaveability: 8 minutes - No pealing back the film and stirring, but you have to let it stand for a minute half way through.



*wings included!