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Why Is Corned Beef...
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...so flaming expensive?
Just bought 3 slices at Sainsbury's - £2.50, equivalent to £2 per 100g! I could almost buy prime topside steak for that price. It used to be a cheap, nourishing food. Not anymore. I don't know what a tin costs these days but I bet it's not 99p, the price of the last one I bought. I now realise why, when I was in hospital, that the corned beef hash did not contain any corned beef.
Just bought 3 slices at Sainsbury's - £2.50, equivalent to £2 per 100g! I could almost buy prime topside steak for that price. It used to be a cheap, nourishing food. Not anymore. I don't know what a tin costs these days but I bet it's not 99p, the price of the last one I bought. I now realise why, when I was in hospital, that the corned beef hash did not contain any corned beef.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.ALL corn beef is imported to the UK in plain tins. The various makers buy it in bulk and label it with their own labels. So you get the exact same product with many different labels and prices. If you do not believe me just look at the 'packing station' and batch number on the bottom of each tin. Normally the same numbers on several different brands with different prices.
£1.89 for a 340g tin at Morrison's. MySupermarket is a fab website for comparing prices
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butchers buy corn beef in 6lb tins like this and slice it.
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