The wrap was tasty but some elements were lacking
Aldi’s Specially Selected Yorkshire Pudding Wrap(Image: Liverpool ECHO )
As Christmas approaches you might be starting to get excited about the prospect of the many roast dinners you’re likely to eat over the next month. Christmas dinner enjoyers have probably already even tucked into a festive sandwich or two.
But Christmas sandwiches aren’t the only form in which festive roasts can be found, and from Christmas burritos to Heinz’s pigs in blanket baked beans, there are lots of ways to enjoy the meal without sitting down to a full plate.
One of these is a Yorkshire pudding wrap. Often found at Christmas markets, they have become a bit of a hit for festive foodies and market prices will often see them at £10 plus.
Offering a cheaper alternative is Aldi who have launched their own Specially Selected Yorkshire Pudding Wrap for just £3.49 filled with turkey, pork sausage, bacon stuffing and cranberry sauce.
As a fan of anything Christmas dinner inspired, I decided to put the wrap to the test to see if it would hit the spot.
The wrap is designed to be eaten hot and can be cooked in the oven or air fryer. I chose the air fryer for speed and within around five minutes I had a piping hot wrap that was crispy on the outside.
The Aldi wrap cut in half (Image: Liverpool ECHO )
The wrap weighs 280g and was more than enough for my tea.. For £3.49, I was impressed by this, considering you can pay that for a sad supermarket sandwich.
Taking a first bite though I was a bit disappointed with the lack of flavour. The wrap says that it is layered with cranberry sauce but I couldn’t taste any at all.
I added my own as a side dip to make up for it.
With turkey being a famously bland meat, a big factor in the flavour of a Christmas sandwich is in the stuffing and it didn’t impress me much either, blending in with the rather bland and not very meaty tasting sausage.
However, the texture of the wrap overall was very nice. Even though there wasn’t a great deal of difference between the taste of each of the elements, the Yorkshire itself was perfectly fluffy inside and crispy on the outside.
The whole thing held together while I ate and made for a a tasty and quick tea that did satisfy a roast dinner craving.
The gravy was a win too, similar to the gravy you’d find in an IKEA canteen.
The pot was too small to dip the wrap in but considering this is an oven cooked meal, not an on-the-go snack, you’d be eating it at home. So pouring the gravy out onto a plate wasn’t an issue.
Overall, despite a disappointing lack of discernible cranberry sauce and the bland stuffing, I would definitely eat this again even if just for the tastiness of the Yorkshire pudding alone.
Dining and Cooking