In Praise of Fray Bentos

[Dirk]

Surely you'll be having a Vesta curry as a treat one night?

Mmmmmmm.....Vesta Curry.
Haven't had one of those since 1976.

 

[User32269]

Oh no, got me thinking about Vesta Chow Mein with crispy noodles out the chip pan!

 

[Dirk]

Oh no, got me thinking about Vesta Chow Mein with crispy noodles out the chip pan!

There was a lot of quality stuff around in the 1970s.

 

[slowmotion]

There was a lot of quality stuff around in the 1970s.

Some of it gave you a tremendous appetite.

 

[classic33]

Oh no, got me thinking about Vesta Chow Mein with crispy noodles out the chip pan!

Mmmmmmm.....Vesta Curry.
Haven't had one of those since 1976.

£1.79 at poundstretcher

 

[classic33]

 

[Tim Hall]

Which suggests a Swan Vesta is a bit more than just a match.

 

[nickyboy]

I have a client in Uruguay which seems to be just down the road from Fray Bentos. He's in the agri-commodity business so he probably buys stuff from there

I'll persuade him that we should take a trip. Then I can go and pray at the altar of delight....the meat rendering plant

 

[Drago]

I visited the factory in Ashford where the Vesta meals and Cup-A-Soup was invented. It was an almost religious experience, felt like I was in the presence of giants. Very humbling.

 

[Sandra6]

I was starting to think I'd imagined vesta chowmein!!
Nobody ever has a clue what I'm on about. I loved those crispy noodles.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I visited the factory in Ashford where the Vesta meals and Cup-A-Soup was invented. It was an almost religious experience, felt like I was in the presence of giants. Very humbling.

Aw,Vesta Risotto,one of my favourites!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I was starting to think I'd imagined vesta chowmein!!
Nobody ever has a clue what I'm on about. I loved those crispy noodles.

Nice,but if you didn't fry them enough they could break your teeth.

 

[Dirk]

Most disgruntled that the only pies they had in Poundland, today, were Minced Beef.
I think this thread may have started a run on the more exotic flavours.
A situation that needs close monitoring........

 

[Accy cyclist]

There i was last night munching on a spud pie,only to get a gobful of something rubbery. On inspection i found it to be part of a vein!

 

[Drago]

Vesta Beef Curry - the pinnacle of food tastiness.