Has anyone tried the M&S strawberries and cream sandwich?

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I like strawberries and I like cream and I like sandwiches but I don’t fancy this at all. Apparently it’s their current top selling sandwich. Has anyone tried one?

Sweet and salty popcorn, sweet and sour chicken, bacon with maple syrup. I’m sure there’s more.

I was more horrified that I went to a M+S Food Hall yesterday and they didn't offer the sandwich meal deal 😱
I normally only ever go to M+S Food Hall's at railway stations but this was a stand alone store.
They had the sarnies, the drinks and the various "snacks" - but no meal deal.
I was so weirded out I almost started a thread in here about it.
What's that all about ???

Tried one last week, not for me. The sandwich filling for some reason made the strawberries taste like they were old. I like them super fresh and they weren’t. The whole thing was a waste of calories for me, very meh.

Apparently Subway are also doing them

https://www.lbc.co.uk/business/subway-launches-strawberry-cream-sandwich/

I just recreated a budget version of it accidentally needing something auick, using stuff in the fridge - Aldi version with brioche rolls and Philadelphia, it was surprisingly nice.
Looked impressive too.

The M&S near me closed down so I’m not sure how I’m going to get to try one. Not sure I’m missing much going by this thread anyway!

These are based on a common sandwich in Japan, they had them everywhere when I went. Deff going to try one!

Oooh the subway one sounds better because it's clotted cream 😋

Suspect it will taste better too, due to not being prepacked and sitting around

That was me too! I would rather get just their strawberries for this price.

I think it’s the kind of thing that would be quite nice if made freshly at home. In a factory, not so much.

M&S do a meal deal?? No way, we have a decent sized M&S and there's never been a meal deal. Feel quite put out now!

You get that the bread is sweet, right? Closer to a brioche or sweet bun than bread.

They're popular due to vids on SM of people eating the Japanese fruit and cream sandos.

I'd love to try one but yes, they're like gold dust at the moment!

Oh maybe it's just the railway station ones that do then.
That explains it.
(If I realised I would have gone to the Co-op next door)

No, its bigger stores too.

Well I feel totally had 😂
My sandwich wasn't even that great (it was a ploughmans one).

Definitely not!

Lidl have apparently got strawberries and cream blondies.
They sound nicer.

£2.80 In our M&S and we loved them . Perfect for picnics 😋

Don't give them ideas!🤣

My son picked one up reduced below half price. Guess he just happened to be at the right place at the right time

I was in M&S at 8.45 and there were only about 5 left. It was quite nice but not worth all the hype. My biggest issue was that the strawberry’s are big (so it looks impressive from the side view) but they tend to pop into your mouth whole when you take a bite so there is then bites of sandwich that are just cream. It would be better if the strawberries were sliced in half and spread about a bit more.

All gross combinations of foods imo. It’s why I don’t like most Thai or Chinese food.

I had one for lunch recently and it was honestly amazing

Funny how one person’s amazing is another's so what. I found it very average.