When it comes to beans, we're firmly in the Heinz camp in our house, or so I thought.
Previous experience of attempts to swap the big brand for a cheaper alternative have failed miserably.
But with prices on the rise - and beans in particular shooting up - I thought I'd give it another go.
Without wanting to spread the taste test over eight meal times, we opted for the big bean banquet instead.
Armed with a plateful of potato waffles to help with our experiment, my husband, two children and nephew joined me in tasting eight varieties of baked beans, without them knowing which was which.
READ MORE: The same Tesco items two years apart shows how much pre-pandemic prices have risen
I'd bought own brand tins from six supermarkets - Lidl, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco - as well as the more popular Heinz and Branston brands.
After hearing praise for Lidl's beans, and with our readers raving over Branston beans in response to a previous shopping article, I had high hopes for both brands.
Sadly neither were a hit. I get why people would like them - each to their own as they say - but for most of us the flavour of both was just too strong.
Sainsbury's beans triggered a similar response, with the sauce for those and Asda's judged as too thick.
There wasn't much enthusiasm for Aldi's, while we struggled for any response to Morrisons' - they were generally just a bit meh.
After a while one spoonful of beans tastes like another and there wasn't much point in carrying on in the hope of finding that wow factor.
But what did stand out was the popularity of one particular own brand, which the kids wrongly assumed were Heinz.
While they clearly still liked the actual Heinz brand, it was Tesco's own 32p tin that got the
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
