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To ask if there’s a social class issue surrounding Findus Crispy Pancakes ?

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 12:14

I’ve read some things in mine and sort of sense this might be the case but not 100% sure

Also is there a class issue around Fray Bentos pies ?

I love those !

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TonTonMacoute · 08/12/2024 14:34

If you are a single, middle aged, middle class man then Fray Bentos pies are quite likely to be a staple part of your diet.

The crispy pancakes, not so much

bouncydog · 08/12/2024 14:33

Mid 60’s and never had a Fray Bentos pie or Findus pancakes! My mother cooked everything from scratch and it was all portion controlled and well balanced. Veg was compulsory and was portion sized according to age! She was and still is a fantastic cook at 90. Profiteroles and Mille feuille to die for!

TheBiggestMuffInCheshire · 08/12/2024 14:32

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:20

@eatreadsleeprepeat Waitrose do those giant fish fingers too on the fish counter and they make amazing sandwiches

What???? Really? Fresh ones?

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:31

@ohtowinthelottery I agree- I don't look down on it at all and gave eaten lots in my younger years but most of it is bland mush - it's not that cheap either - I honestly fir same money would rather have 2 crumpets with cheese on and an egg on top with a side of mushrooms -

TheBiggestMuffInCheshire · 08/12/2024 14:30

I sometimes used to put a fray bentos pie, tin of spam and a pot noodle in my kids Xmas stockings as a special treat (didn't really do junk food).

Backfired when they told the teachers......

ohtowinthelottery · 08/12/2024 14:28

As a teenager in the 1970's, I remember eating many Findus Crispy Pancakes, Fray Bentos pies, Vesta Chow Mein and frozen Cod in Butter sauce. Mostly these were things cooked by me when I was eating at separate times to the rest of the family. My parents never ate them.
My DF was a bank manager, which back in the 70's was a respected profession! Not sure if that made me middle class or not. Would I eat those things now? Hell no! I have actually developed taste buds during adulthood.

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:28

The idea anyone who likes Waitrose doesn't buy any frozen food is crap- it's just what we buy - I buy young's tempura battered fish ( £2 for 2 on Nektar points in Sainsbury's and bloody lovely) fish fingers, frozen gyoza, peas, soffrito, shallots, Albert Bartlett potato croquettes, , Birds Eye southern fried chicken fillets - ( like these on a brioche roll with lettuce and chilli mayonnaise) - frozen herbs, frozen cauliflower cheese -

Switcher · 08/12/2024 14:21

I've no idea what either of those things are, but why care what other people eat or think if you like it?

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:20

@eatreadsleeprepeat Waitrose do those giant fish fingers too on the fish counter and they make amazing sandwiches

Bluenoodles · 08/12/2024 14:20

Jagoda · 08/12/2024 14:17

Mate, I grew up in a council flat in the 1970s and even we thought Findus Crispy Pancakes and Fray Bentos pies were for people even more common than us!!! 😂

Exactly. I don’t recall them being aspirational foods, even for us plebs. My dad liked fray bentos, but he also ate lard on toast and tripe, not exactly someone with a delicate palate.

anxioussister · 08/12/2024 14:20

Chowtime · 08/12/2024 12:15

The only frozen food the middle classes are allowed to buy are 100% cod fish fingers.

Also frozen cook-at-home croissants AND occasional Waitrose sausage rolls for parties when there isn’t quite enough time to make your own.

Jagoda · 08/12/2024 14:20

We did eat Vesta curry though, and arctic roll.

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 14:17

Jagoda · 08/12/2024 14:17

Mate, I grew up in a council flat in the 1970s and even we thought Findus Crispy Pancakes and Fray Bentos pies were for people even more common than us!!! 😂

🤣 hope for me as I love Fray Bentos

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Jagoda · 08/12/2024 14:17

Mate, I grew up in a council flat in the 1970s and even we thought Findus Crispy Pancakes and Fray Bentos pies were for people even more common than us!!! 😂

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 08/12/2024 14:16

PandoraSox · 08/12/2024 13:54

Is this the Fray Bentos pie equivalent for the middle classes?

No it's this

To ask if there’s a social class issue surrounding Findus Crispy Pancakes ?
quantumbutterfly · 08/12/2024 14:15

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 08/12/2024 14:12

I ate them as a child, we were pretty broke, had some more recently as a nostalgia thing and they were so bland probably fewer additives. I wouldn't give them to DS.

We also used to have things like square white fish boiled in a bag with some kind of cream sauce. I remember when i was young if I went to a friend's house and the tins in the cupboard had ring pulls I'd think they were posh/rich

Ring pulls, we used to dream of ring pulls. Unless you mean the keys you got on tins of fish or ham, pesky buggers they were.

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:14

@TheShellBeach those crispy cod bites were lovely

EmmaEmEmz · 08/12/2024 14:14

Never had a crispy pancake.

Bloody love a fray bentos pie for a dirty dinner.

Grew up middle class, very much not middle class anymore

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 08/12/2024 14:12

I ate them as a child, we were pretty broke, had some more recently as a nostalgia thing and they were so bland probably fewer additives. I wouldn't give them to DS.

We also used to have things like square white fish boiled in a bag with some kind of cream sauce. I remember when i was young if I went to a friend's house and the tins in the cupboard had ring pulls I'd think they were posh/rich

localnotail · 08/12/2024 14:12

I dont know what these things are. Do I win? ))

viques · 08/12/2024 14:11

Findus crispy pancakes were the Iceland chicken nuggets of their day, and sadly, they haven’t aged well in reputation.

Crikeyalmighty · 08/12/2024 14:10

I had an awful lot of this stuff in my teens- anyone remember the Bernard Matthew 'hamwich ' kind ofprocessed ham plus cheese coated in breadcrumbs and fried?

H recently bought a frat bentos pie and a tin of stagg chilli and pronounced them both as disgusting

CranfordScones · 08/12/2024 14:08

It becomes self-perpetuating because people act to reinforce their beliefs: I can't eat this because it's for those other people. It's not just the school gate, "What you cooking for tea tonight?" Social media brings a whole new level of condemnation and performative eating habits.

Eat what you like. Try and be balanced and healthy.

I'll be having an out-of-date pack of turkey twizzlers. Go on, judge me....

HansHolbein · 08/12/2024 14:05

Never heard of them - am I missing out?

Funnywonder · 08/12/2024 14:05

I’m a bit more on the fence about Vienetta - last time I tried one it wasn’t that good. Loved them as a kid though.

I bought a mint Vienetta for nostalgia a couple of years ago and thought it tasted like mouthwash. Don't remember noticing that when I was a teenager. Both my kids loved it though!