Sandwich fans, today I forayed once more into the depths of Tesco for today's choice of bread-based friend. Two Tesco posts in three days! You cry. Fridays are a particuarly strong day for my job and as such I was unwilling to travel further than the 100m to my local Tesco for lunch. I shall diversify into another high-street supermarket for the next review, fear not.
I felt it only fitting to choose the 'Tesco BLT' today, after responding to a saucy little note on the twittersphere last night that if I were to date a sandwich, it would potentially be the BLT - they are a solid choice with a proven combination of ingredients. The variation of quality however can be remarkable. The 'Tesco BLT' is on a brown, grained bread - which I immediately applaud, and appears to unashamedly focus on the 'B' within the 'BLT', which again should be applauded - the ratio should always hang to the side of bacon and not overpower with lettuce and tomato.
Upon first bite, the saltiness struck me immediately - and I was also suprised to find the bread condensed upon the grasp of my hand to become rather thin and unappealing. A thicker cut of bread would certainly be more appealing to the finger's well-honed senses. Indeed, upon eating to the last corner of the first half and having just a mouthful of bread to devour, the taste proved similarly unsatisfying - for a brown grain bread there should have been more of a bang for my buck.
The bacon itself could hardly be faulted - salty, well cooked and pleasantly dark in some sections, and most importantly - free of gristle. There is always the risk when choosing a BLT that the sandwich experience will prove to be little more than a mouth-maze of dodging odd chunks of gristle, which leaves both the sandwich and connoissuer in a mess. This was certainly not the case with Tesco's effort, which I commend most highly. Interestingly, there was very little salad within the sandwich - a couple of scattered leaves and slices of tomato - perhaps more appropriate advertising would have been 'Tesco B Sandwich - with hints of L and T'. I imagine this would not be thought of too highly by their marketing department, but nonetheless, I will tweet them later.
Overall, this was an entirely pleasent sandwich experience, the lack of L and T made up for by above-average B. Points for improvement would include more mayonnaise (very flavoursome once located!) and thicker bread, along with vastly increasing the quantity of L and T. For these reasons, the 'Tesco BLT' is awarded a Sandwich Experience score of 62.5%. For a full data breakdown, please see below. To contest this score with comments on your own Tesco BLT experience, please email sandwichgenius32@hotmail.com
Experience: 10/17
Branding: 2/3
Content: 2/4
Ingredients: 2/3
Appearence: 4/5
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