£195 for a beef wellington!

[Blueskybird]

Just that really, are supermarkets now taking the absolute Micky?? I know I don’t have to buy it. I know no one is forcing me to. But seriously how can they actually think it’s ok to demand that price for a Beef wellington that serves 6. Granted it’s in the celebrity chef Christmas range and I’m well aware that we all have different budgets and I absolutely expect to pay for quality but come on, that’s a scandalous price. AIBU to think we have lost the plot with food pricing or would you pay it?

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I am more concerned as to what additives the Beef Wellington contains

I tried looking it up but there wasn't a definitive ingredients list.

Such as?

If he's got any nous he'll have swiped Gordon Ramsay's recipe.

The hard part in the UK is finding mushrooms that taste of anything. Revolting tasteless gack.

There is!

Is there? I found the main components - butter pastry, fillet beef, mushrooms, red wine jus etc but not an ingredients list.

I'd be interested to see it tbh.

I can't get over beef Wellington in the first place. A gorgeous cut of beef ruined by putting pastry on it.

British Beef (32%) · Beef and Red Wine Gravy (Beef Stock (Water · Beef Bones · Onions · Tomato Paste · Carrots · Leeks · Garlic · Parsley · Rosemary · Bay Leaves · Dried Thyme) · Red Wine (contains Sulphites) (5%) · Pork Stock (Water · Pork Bones · Pork Rind · Tomato Paste · Star Anise) · Cornflour · Redcurrant Jelly (Sugar· Water · Concentrated Redcurrant Juice · Gelling Agent: Pectin) · Salt · Ground Black Pepper) · Wheatflour · Portobello Mushrooms (7%) · Unsalted Butter (Milk)(6%) · Closed Cup Mushrooms (4%) · British Chicken Breast (3.5%) · Whole Milk · Ruby Port (contains Sulphites) · Pasteurised Egg· Pasteurised Egg White · Double Cream (Milk) · Dried Porcini Mushrooms · Salt · Garlic Purée · Cornflour · Thyme · Dried Parsley · Cracked Black Pepper · Antioxidant: E301 · Preservative: E223 (Sulphites)* · Black Summer Truffle · Olive Oil · Sunflower Oil · Natural Flavouring.

It will be interesting to see if there are any reviews of it at/after Christmas!

They are made to order, they aren't just stocked on the shelves. So no waste.

Ive had a look, and there are 2 very expensive items yes but the majority of options look lovely and seem quite reasonably priced for Christmas food so UABU. Especially as it is made to order so no unnecessary waste.

Im actually tempted to order some of the under £10 vegan bits now so thanks for the ad!

There is no such thing as bad advertising.

There are all sorts of overpriced luxuries that good sense would suggest is superfluous to what we actually need in life. Why does anyone need a Range Rover Sport, or a Rolex, or a massive house? What is the point in flying first class? Why send kinds to Eton?

The point is, the existence of luxury goods is not an insult, or not reading the room. Someone, somewhere, sees a market for it, and often, someone, somewhere, sees value in it and will buy it.

Apparently, it serves 6, so £32 per serving. If you made your own, a whole beef fillet would be creeping up towards £100 on its own. It is expensive, but if I liked mushrooms, which I don't, I'd be tempted as a centrepiece for a dinner party or something. Definitely not a random Tuesday night in front of the the tele though.

If you can afford it and think its a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere, good on you. You pay your money you take your choice. If you simply can't afford it, add it to the list of premium items that you might feel separate rich people from their money that you wouldn't be interested in anyway.

But I can't see how it is any way offensive.

Anything made to order will attract a premium.

It’ll probably be tiny and absolute crap as well! It’s just mass produced in a factory, it’s not like Tom has made each one by hand is it?!

You know it.

Every time I see people breathily breathe "supply is limited," I think well played to whichever company is bleeding them dry.

We don't even buy a joint at Christmas, just have chicken fillets.

Thanks!

Tbf, that's a lot better than it could have been!

This is hilarious

https://youtube.com/shorts/3rVsQDTyYlM?si=8ieEylq4v3W_cbkk

What is that about.

Whoah.... easy tigers 🤣 I don't think it's me that's getting worked up. We are all entitled to our opinion. I simply shared mine on mumsnet along with everyone else. That's my view, and nothing anyone has responded with has made me feel any different.

It’s a lot of money but to buy the meat separately will be at least £100. I would personally make it myself and look into what can be made ahead to reduce the prep time. There are a lot of steps involved but it’s not hard to make a wellington at all.

The M&S prices this year have gone up. But I guess it’s more a moment of realisation that perhaps we aren’t in their target market. There absolutely will be people who pay their 2025 prices, and good luck to them.

Excited for the reductions post on Christmas Eve to see how cheap someone was able to grab one for 😬

Try Meat Supermarket online. Their prices are well below that of the supermarkets and the products are good quality. We ordered our turkey from them last year and it was excellent.