First time I tried the mayflower curry sauce was after I watched your left over turkey curry, and thank goodness I did because my family all love that curry sauce just like when we have a Chinese takeaway sauce , but now I can make it whenever whenever we want and so much cheaper, love watching your channel
McDonnells brand aside, I'm loving the fact that there is hardly any sugar content in these sauces. As a type1 diabetic, this is music to my ears, because unless I'm mistaken, years ago Mayflower's curry sauce used to be loaded with sugar therefore I tended to stay away from it. But I'll be stocking up now. The Bisto one's are far too expensive and before you even tasted it I knew it wouldn't be up to much. Great review as always mate 👍
Mayflower 'Extra Hot' is absolutely my go to (medium version not as good). Goldfish has been going for years and is a close second for me. A lot of restaurants use Goldfish so its the one to compare to. Both are excellent curry sauces and are like a tradditional chinese curry takeway.
I tried that Goldfish sauce after watching your prawn curry video and was very happy with it. The wife loves Chinese curry sauce and was also delighted with it. I will try the Mayflower one when we can find it and make sure not to buy the Bisto one! Thanks for another great video. If you really like spicey food, buy the extra hot chilli powder, brand doesn't really matter, you can use it sparingly until you find your limit. Just be careful not to go overboard the first time!
The value proposition of the powders and the paste is even better than stated because the Bisto one is already a sauce. The others get made into sauces so make significantly more volume when mixed with water. Must admit, I’m partial to the Mayflower, but my go-to curry sauce is the Bachelors fruity curry mix with pieces of apple. It’s quite speedy but gets used in a lot of chippies, certainly one or two near me use it. Lathered over chips it’s hard to beat, in my opinion of course!
Really great video Gareth and wonderfully bright too! I’ve had the Mayflower extra hot curry sauce also and it is really good. Tesco have a little section dedicated to Irish food which I discovered passing by. They have amongst other things, Cadbury’s Gold Crisp chocolate, Cadbury’s Mint Crisp chocolate, Tiffin, a kind of round fruit bread/cake which is delicious, Kimberley biscuits and other things. When I was small (in the 60’s) my gran (from Donegal) used to send parcels to us near Christmas full of goodies. The one thing I am missing is Galtee cheese though. Keep up your excellent work pal. All the best to you and yours.
One of my favourite Chinese dish is the curry. I’ve had Mayflower and really liked it but the Goldfish had the edge for me. I cut into 4 and use a 1/4 to make Chinese curry for myself and hubs. I haven’t tried the Mayflower extra hot so think I’ll give that a whirl next. Great videos, keep them coming ❣️
Gareth . I love how you made them right. You just add and stir until it looks right. Like instant gravy. Never do what the instructions say. With Goldfish you have to load it until it is quite dark brown. Paste bit of water. Paste bit of water lol. then the heat comes alive. Great Vlog. Keep 'em coming.👍
We buy Goldfish by the 8 kg bucket. It comes as a paste. It’s used in 80% of British Chinese chippies. We use it in combination with Maysan curry block.
8kg bucket sounds like quite a lot of curry sauce. I hope you're not addicted to the MSG, and that you're just eating it and haven't yet reached the bathing in it stage.
I picked up a box of Mayflower extra hot curry sauce based on your review here. For years I've been trying to either find or make my own Chinese curry sauce that matches the delightful one I used to buy on chips at my local Chinese fish and chip shop, without success. This is the one!! It tastes exactly the same!! Thank you. My hunt is over! 😁
I’m in Canada, here I (and most people I know) use Japanese curry blocks. I’ve never seen a Chinese curry here. The Chinese take away food is actually very different to what’s available in the UK. There are 2 main Japanese curry brands - ‘S&B’ and ‘Glico Curry’. I prefer S&B myself, but even though I buy hot & spicy, I still find both brands extremely mild. I managed to buy some McDonnell’s from a British store recently, so looking forward to trying it. We are going to the UK in May, and Mayflower will be on my list to try.
I have been buying the Bisto "chip shop curry sauce" granules. It comes in similar packaging as their gravy granules. I like it and I regularly make some up for my chips. I think you would like the granules more than those pot ones. 👩🍳👩🍳
Family member moving house, stored some things here and we got some tinned food, years ago. Bisto curry was there and i'd never seen it before. I've looked for it in every shop and supermarket I've been in ever since and never found any, just regular bisto.
@@wullaballoo2642 Bisto chip shop curry is apparently sold in ASDA, Tesco and Morrison's. I usually get mine from ASDA and I think I get it from the sauce section if not it must be the gravy granule section. 👍
The McDonnells is a firm favourite in Ireland. I love it and the mayflower ones but for different things. The mayflower I find is best for chinese/Asian stirfry type dishes (tip I always add in a teasp of Chinese 5 spice powder to strir fries I usually marinade the meat or chicken in it with oil, 🌶🧄 and ginger). The McDonnells I find is more suited to "chip shop' type stuff eg curry chips or as a dip for onion rings etc its yummy 😋.
Mayflower, as a matter of fact? we're having it tonight (The boil in the bag / Frozen curry is amazing) The powder, I often use during making a curry by sprinkling over whatever meat or veg I put in the frying pan before cooking in the slow cooker. it's one hell of a sauce / powder.
Good review as always. I find Mayflower hard to beat, though it lumps easily, so I usually mash the dry powder with a fork before adding it to water. Goldfish is an honourable runner up in my book, the first tub I bought tasted a bit 'ordinary' for want of a better word, until I added a 1/3 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the mix near the end of stirring, which gave it a bit of kick.
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Cheers for another spot on review, Mayflower curry sauce is lovely! Gareth, try adding a good pinch to Aldi Corale baked beans before you heat them up for belting Bombay beans 👍
I saw your earlier video on the Mayflower, but Iceland is in the middle of our town and we tend to avoid it. So when I was in Tesco I saw the Goldfish and tried it. Superb as far as my wife and I are concerned. I'm not bother about the lack of heat and she doesn't like anything spicy hot anyway. If you're careful you will get 8 portions out of it and good sized one too, but I'm a pig when it come to Chinese curries so we only got 6 out of ours. Add some onions cut into big pieces and fried well in a wok - HEAVEN!
I've got Goldfish from Tesco and Mayflower that I had sent to me, as it's difficult for me to get at the minute without paying a fortune via Amazon. Overall, I think I prefer the Mayflower even though over the last few years it has seemed to go a bit more gravy-like to me at times. With that being said, the Goldfish is handy to have in given it usually has a good long date on it.
Yes the mayflower sauce is really good. They do a milder one than the one you showed but they're both brilliant. I part cook a load of veg then put them in a big pan, add peppers, courgettes, onions, peas, mushrooms and then simmer in the mayflower sauce for an hour. I then turn it off and let it stand until cool. The longer it stands the better. I eat it as it is as I'm a vegan but I add meat for the missus. We then freeze any that's left. Not many supermarkets sell this sauce now but you can usually find it in Farm Foods, B and M and some smaller shops. Great vid mate.
I worked in a couple of Chippies in the distant past, they tended to use either Dinaclass or Middleton Foods Curry sauces (come with or without sultanas). However, I don't know if you can buy smaller tubs than the catering sized 2.5- 10Kg tubs, that we used to get. I believe that Goldfish paste is also often used in Chinese Takeaways for that "Chinese" style curry sauce.
For chinese chicken curry i always use a brand called Maysan,produced near Newcastle upon Tyne,with a dollop of garlic paste and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper and largely chopped onions and mushrooms you just cant beat it
Goldfish from Asda for me with extra chilli, a colleague who had a Chinese restaurant told me to get it. We use 80g with 300g of hot water for a two person portion and it keeps foreverin the fridge. So that's 10 single portions per pot.
I just bought MAYSAN xtra hot curry sauce from ebay yesterday the reviews on it are very positive just waiting on it getting delivered now! The best goldfish curry is the masala curry paste its very like Chinese restaurant standards & better than the version you reviewed Gareth!
My go to curry sauce is a brand called S&B Golden Curry, they have different 'heat' versions, I usually go for S&B Golden Curry Medium Hot. If you have a Chinese or Korean supermarket nearby, they will most likely stock it.
I use the Goldfish and have done for years. I always have two or three tubs in, I add it to curries I make also I haven't tried the Mayflower, but I tried their Southern Style gravy last week, and loved it, so I suspect their Curry sauce is equally as good.
I have used the goldflsh brand for years now it's the nearest taste to a chinese , they also do japenes curry and a thai sauce like them all easy to prepare.
I have heard lots of good things about the Mayflower curry sauce so I picked some up today. I wasn't sure whether to go for the medium or the extra hot so I went with the medium. I tried it and tbh it is very disappointing, not much flavour to it at all. Did I fuck up? Is the extra hot the tasty one?
Hi Gareth the goldfish Chinese curry sauce is good but I have tried the thia curry sauce it was awful when I was young used to put sharwoods curry powder in everything
Bisto is a very expensive brand in my view. I was in the supermarket the other day and Bisto gravy a staggering £3.25 but there was a cheaper alternative, same size, and that was only 89p. Bought it, tried it and it's good gravy. Thanks for this review. Always interesting, Gareth. Cheers!!
Mayflower was the one I always used its lovely. You need to try Maysan which is used in a lot of Chinese chippies\Takeaways-Its out of this world[Its a paste] mix with cold water ..Yum.
Mayflower is lovely. My butcher sells the Goldfish and I like that. These two are made for chips and anyone can make a nice curry from these. I like to cook off some red onions and mushrooms in garlic butter, then add Oakham boneless skinless chicken thighs. I put in a glass or three of red wine then add the curry mix and some chili paste. It’s cracking.
mayflower is my favourite great value for money. When I get Chinese takeaway instead of shelling out £1.60 to £2.50 for curry sauce I just make my own with Mayflower . Another great video Gareth.
I had the bisto curry sauce at work over micro chips the lot went in the bin worst thing I have had the misfortune of eating the rest of the curry sauces can't be beat good review mate
I love the Mayflower in Extra Hot & medium varieties, the Goldfish is very nice too. I recently tried the Bisto curry sauce in granule form with chips, battered veggie sausage from Aldi and tinned mushy peas and was fairly impressed. I've never seen the McDonnell's one.
@@BaldFoodieGuy No problem. The think you should try the Bisto curry granules so you can get the thickness how you like it. Enjoyed the video, thanks.
I've seen the Bisto curry sauce pots in our local supermarket, knew they would be no good just by looking at them, glad I didn't bother trying. Thanks for the review Gareth, I'll look online for the other ones you tried, may just get one from off there.
Gotta say I’ve tried mayflower and goldfish mate, it’s goldfish all day long for me, much prefer the paste to the dry powder, easier to get a good consistency.
Hey Gareth. Nice of you to have taste tested Mc Donnells curry sce. You should seriously try it with your Chicken or Beef Curries. But it's mighty over Chips. I'm in Hospitality Management and I'm always amazed when UK tourists try our Curry and they says it's great tasting Curry. Our Curry Sauce is Mc Donnells. And I'm sure most other big hotels in Ireland use it....but glad to see it tickled your taste buds. Again well done.
A taste comparison of these was long overdue so thanks again Gareth. The Goldfish looks similar in raw consistency to another brand called "Maysan" which is a popular buy in Chinese supermarkets-it's quite cheap too. I'm not surprised that you found the Bisto to be unpalatable, the big brands should stick to what they're good at and leave the specialist tastes to the independents.
When I was Shopfitting I worked in 100s of Towns and City's When we went out and after beers , I would get Chicken omlette and curry sauce from the local Chinese's , so same as you buddy I know what I like .
Great review again. I have tried the Goldfish brand and it it is very good but needs but of salt pepper and sugar adding to boost it. Also there is a bit too much star anise flavour that lingers on taste buds for too long. Now i will try Mayflower brand and not bother with the other 2
I use the Mayflower one, my wife likes the medium version. I sometimes put a tablespoon in a tin of Asda essentials veg soup....hey presto vegtable curry.
Those are great sauces for the old chips (Bisto not included)! Lidls used to do another irish one which was so fruity and tangy but I haven't spotted it in ages. So I am going to go investigate the McDonnells one.
I just checked.... I paid 20.75 for four of those McDonnells Curry sauces when I sent to your PO box, I think I put it in with some other stuff at the time , definitely on of my favourites, not the cheapest though. On value it's the Mayflower but I find the McDonnells has it on taste for me... it's Irish !
@@BaldFoodieGuy There is no way you could remember who sends everything... I checked and bought it three times from Amazon.. clearly, I like it ! It's the NHS waiting game I am in now, no ops until they have done some heart plumbing 😣so not holding my breath
I just started trying curries and found McDonnell's in the International section at my grocery store, so it's funny that I found this video while looking for comparisons and it's only a couple of weeks old. I'll have to try Mayflower and skip Bisto (which is what Amazon has been recommending since it saw I was looking at McDonnell's in larger quantities) since it seemed to cause deep emotional curry pain.
I watched an utube vidio on a deferent meal and they said that the Mayflower mild is more like a curry sauce than the hot one i always buy the hot one (but its no way hot ) what do you think .and the people that made the comparison where Chinese .
I've never seen McDonnells curry in the shops. Mayflower is ok but the best in my opinion is Maysan curry. I think it's just Bisto & not Ahh Bisto, I know it says that on the packaging but I think it comes from the TV adverts. Great video as usual mate.
Just Knew the Bisto one was gonna be crap, never tried the Mcdonnals, However i do love the Goldfish Brand one and use it all the time, Also the mayflower Hot one is nice too. made me hungry, got My Air fryer on now with some chips in it and making up some Goldfish Brand Curry sauce .....Great review video . Avoid Bisto one lol
Interesting , how about trying oriental curry pastes ,simila r to Goldfish type . I suggest Mae ploy and Aron D ,Thai styes red, green , massamam , Lena g and Japanese , all excellent .
ive first seen the goldfish brand sitting on a shelf at the back of my local chinese carry out twenty odd years ago then i seen it more and more all over scotland in chinese resturants and takeaways also seen goldfish madras curry paste aswell in chinese takeawasy and aparently some have there own recipies and use the madras paste to make there own chinese curry
Great review Gaz as always a tip once you find the one you like best add some extra spice off your choosing which makes a nice addition to your favourite one Mmmmm👏👏👍👍
Mayflower is good. I Stocked up the other day when I was in Home bargains. Goldfish is good too but I have to order it off the internet as you cannot get it where I live. They all use MSG or flavour enhancer E621. Apparently it has less sodium in it than regular salt.
Harry Ramsdens packet curry mix is really tasty. Having some now with my Aldi battered fish and frozen chips oh and can’t for get the peas. Sainsbury and Morrisons do the macdonells curry for around £3.35
Something so simple, but now so British. I first saw and bought the Mayflower and Goldfish from the Chinese shops in Liverpool, and I like both of them. It's great that even local supermarkets sell them, and it shows you what a rip-off Bisto and other producers were making of the shoppers. A great video.
Fabulous. Very interesting. Only mayflower I have had and I really rate it. To be honest,if you like something it’s the one but if you like trying new and your on a quest to find better,this is an excellent video for you to watch as a starting point and have inspiration 👌🙌👌🔥👏🏻
Hi Gareth, you should try YEOUNG'S curry sauce mix. It looks similar to the MAYFLOWER but I have never tried that so I can't compare. It makes 2 pints of sauce so a packet does 2 dinners for me and my wife. We get it in Tesco at the Chinese section but most Butchers shops up here in Glasgow sell it. Not been too well but on the mend keep the vids coming.
I get Madras Curry Powder from Amazon !!!! It's about £7 per Kilogram. You mix it with some water, add a Stock Cube, (Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb or Fish), some Sugar and some Dried Chilli Flakes !!!! Then microwave it, add some Vegetable oil and some Meat, and it makes a Fantastic Curry !!!! Very Cheap, Tastes Delicious, and Easy to make !!!!
McDonnell's is what they sell in UK chippies as "Irish curry sauce" 👌🇮🇪💯
Cheers Steviebhoy 👍👍
Can’t beat Irish curry sauce
To be shure, to be shure! 🍀
That's good to know👍👍
Never see McDonnells where I live🤔
I've never seen it, do you know which shops sell it?
First time I tried the mayflower curry sauce was after I watched your left over turkey curry, and thank goodness I did because my family all love that curry sauce just like when we have a Chinese takeaway sauce , but now I can make it whenever whenever we want and so much cheaper, love watching your channel
Great job!
We only like the Mild Makeway we buy it at Farm Foods and Home Bargains.
It's nice and cheap at B and M
congratulaations on finding it its good stuff and cheap
McDonnells brand aside, I'm loving the fact that there is hardly any sugar content in these sauces. As a type1 diabetic, this is music to my ears, because unless I'm mistaken, years ago Mayflower's curry sauce used to be loaded with sugar therefore I tended to stay away from it. But I'll be stocking up now. The Bisto one's are far too expensive and before you even tasted it I knew it wouldn't be up to much. Great review as always mate 👍
Cheers pal, glad I could help
The recipe calls for sugar to balance the taste of the tomato puree.
Very interesting. Your reaction to the Bisto sauce was hilarious 😂 I could hear Peter Kay 😂 “ garlic bread? garlic bread? No, no oh no!”😂
Haha was horrible lol
Don,t know why i have not seen u for ages ???? So its great to have u back xx
Cheers Carol
Mayflower 'Extra Hot' is absolutely my go to (medium version not as good). Goldfish has been going for years and is a close second for me. A lot of restaurants use Goldfish so its the one to compare to. Both are excellent curry sauces and are like a tradditional chinese curry takeway.
Thanks for sharing!
Medium is perfect for me or the normal I don’t mind! The hot stuff is too hot to be enjoyable for me 😅
What? MEDIUM is miles better than the hot, far more flavour.
@@TheWilliam580 agreed but we all have different tastes don’t we 😅 imagine the extra hot 🥵
@@TheWilliam580 the hot has the flavour too it’s just that the heat takes centre stage and ruins it (for me)
I tried that Goldfish sauce after watching your prawn curry video and was very happy with it. The wife loves Chinese curry sauce and was also delighted with it. I will try the Mayflower one when we can find it and make sure not to buy the Bisto one! Thanks for another great video. If you really like spicey food, buy the extra hot chilli powder, brand doesn't really matter, you can use it sparingly until you find your limit. Just be careful not to go overboard the first time!
Great to hear! Thank you Peter.
the bisto one was vile for me lol
The value proposition of the powders and the paste is even better than stated because the Bisto one is already a sauce. The others get made into sauces so make significantly more volume when mixed with water. Must admit, I’m partial to the Mayflower, but my go-to curry sauce is the Bachelors fruity curry mix with pieces of apple. It’s quite speedy but gets used in a lot of chippies, certainly one or two near me use it. Lathered over chips it’s hard to beat, in my opinion of course!
Thank you
Yeah, McDonnells is huge here in Ireland. I really like the taste of it. I haven't tried any of the others but will now (Bisto aside 👍😅)
Really great video Gareth and wonderfully bright too! I’ve had the Mayflower extra hot curry sauce also and it is really good. Tesco have a little section dedicated to Irish food which I discovered passing by. They have amongst other things, Cadbury’s Gold Crisp chocolate, Cadbury’s Mint Crisp chocolate, Tiffin, a kind of round fruit bread/cake which is delicious, Kimberley biscuits and other things. When I was small (in the 60’s) my gran (from Donegal) used to send parcels to us near Christmas full of goodies. The one thing I am missing is Galtee cheese though. Keep up your excellent work pal. All the best to you and yours.
Cheers John, ta mate. Hope all is well with you and family. Yes grannies and grandads used to have all the treats. All the best pal 👍👍
Kimberley biscuits....nothing else like them. Yum.
One of my favourite Chinese dish is the curry. I’ve had Mayflower and really liked it but the Goldfish had the edge for me. I cut into 4 and use a 1/4 to make Chinese curry for myself and hubs. I haven’t tried the Mayflower extra hot so think I’ll give that a whirl next. Great videos, keep them coming ❣️
Cheers pal, will do 👍👍
the same but hotter lol
Gareth . I love how you made them right. You just add and stir until it looks right. Like instant gravy. Never do what the instructions say. With Goldfish you have to load it until it is quite dark brown. Paste bit of water. Paste bit of water lol. then the heat comes alive. Great Vlog. Keep 'em coming.👍
Cheers Richard
@@BaldFoodieGuy Cheers Gareth👍
Maysan and makeway are spot on 😋
We buy Goldfish by the 8 kg bucket. It comes as a paste. It’s used in 80% of British Chinese chippies. We use it in combination with Maysan curry block.
Cheers 👍👍
I hope you run a takeaway or I will be asking why you need 8kg of curry sauce.
Best one! I'd never get through 8kg in a million years lol when I do currys I make my own! Just use goldfish when we want something quick!
8kg bucket sounds like quite a lot of curry sauce. I hope you're not addicted to the MSG, and that you're just eating it and haven't yet reached the bathing in it stage.
We buy it, it's fantastic
I picked up a box of Mayflower extra hot curry sauce based on your review here. For years I've been trying to either find or make my own Chinese curry sauce that matches the delightful one I used to buy on chips at my local Chinese fish and chip shop, without success. This is the one!! It tastes exactly the same!! Thank you. My hunt is over! 😁
you're welcome 😊
Liked this before I’ve even watched. I bloody love Mayflower and would love to see how the others compare
Big Mayflower fan myself, thank you as always. Fantastic information and reviews from Bald Foodie Guy
Our pleasure!
Im in Ireland and have McDonnells but after this video I went out and bought Mayflower - its lovely 😊
Another Mayflower fan here.great video Gareth 👍
Thanks 👍
I’m in Canada, here I (and most people I know) use Japanese curry blocks. I’ve never seen a Chinese curry here. The Chinese take away food is actually very different to what’s available in the UK.
There are 2 main Japanese curry brands - ‘S&B’ and ‘Glico Curry’.
I prefer S&B myself, but even though I buy hot & spicy, I still find both brands extremely mild.
I managed to buy some McDonnell’s from a British store recently, so looking forward to trying it.
We are going to the UK in May, and Mayflower will be on my list to try.
Cheers Lewis Maylan which I've not tried is popular 👍
I have been buying the Bisto "chip shop curry sauce" granules. It comes in similar packaging as their gravy granules. I like it and I regularly make some up for my chips. I think you would like the granules more than those pot ones. 👩🍳👩🍳
Sounds great!
Family member moving house, stored some things here and we got some tinned food, years ago. Bisto curry was there and i'd never seen it before. I've looked for it in every shop and supermarket I've been in ever since and never found any, just regular bisto.
@@wullaballoo2642
Bisto chip shop curry is apparently sold in ASDA, Tesco and Morrison's. I usually get mine from ASDA and I think I get it from the sauce section if not it must be the gravy granule section. 👍
The McDonnells is a firm favourite in Ireland. I love it and the mayflower ones but for different things. The mayflower I find is best for chinese/Asian stirfry type dishes (tip I always add in a teasp of Chinese 5 spice powder to strir fries I usually marinade the meat or chicken in it with oil, 🌶🧄 and ginger). The McDonnells I find is more suited to "chip shop' type stuff eg curry chips or as a dip for onion rings etc its yummy 😋.
Good to know!
Mayflower, as a matter of fact? we're having it tonight (The boil in the bag / Frozen curry is amazing) The powder, I often use during making a curry by sprinkling over whatever meat or veg I put in the frying pan before cooking in the slow cooker. it's one hell of a sauce / powder.
Sounds great!
@@BaldFoodieGuy I love the mayflower frozen. 4 mins in the micro. Mmmm. Ding dinner.
Mayflower is my go to curry powder, but will try the Mc Donnells and Goldfish now thanks for the reviews always enjoy 👍🏼
Good review as always. I find Mayflower hard to beat, though it lumps easily, so I usually mash the dry powder with a fork before adding it to water. Goldfish is an honourable runner up in my book, the first tub I bought tasted a bit 'ordinary' for want of a better word, until I added a 1/3 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the mix near the end of stirring, which gave it a bit of kick.
Good stuff!
Cor I bet your kitchen smelt wonderful !! Its Mayflower for me ,thanks !
Always have a good laugh watching your videos mate. Hope your keeping well.
Thanks, you too!
On my second tub of the Goldfish, not had the Mayflower. I always chuck in a few sultanas and it's lovely!
Give it a try 👍👍
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Cheers Jackie, thank you. Glad you like the videos. All the best 👍
Cheers for another spot on review, Mayflower curry sauce is lovely! Gareth, try adding a good pinch to Aldi Corale baked beans before you heat them up for belting Bombay beans 👍
Great idea!
I saw your earlier video on the Mayflower, but Iceland is in the middle of our town and we tend to avoid it. So when I was in Tesco I saw the Goldfish and tried it. Superb as far as my wife and I are concerned. I'm not bother about the lack of heat and she doesn't like anything spicy hot anyway. If you're careful you will get 8 portions out of it and good sized one too, but I'm a pig when it come to Chinese curries so we only got 6 out of ours. Add some onions cut into big pieces and fried well in a wok - HEAVEN!
Sounds delicious pal
I've got Goldfish from Tesco and Mayflower that I had sent to me, as it's difficult for me to get at the minute without paying a fortune via Amazon. Overall, I think I prefer the Mayflower even though over the last few years it has seemed to go a bit more gravy-like to me at times. With that being said, the Goldfish is handy to have in given it usually has a good long date on it.
Hi Gareth, We love Mayflower Extra Hot curry - always have some in. Chips and a chicken leg, with a portion of Mayflower over. Heaven.
I use the Goldfish, it has a long use-by life so is great for cooking for one :)
How long would a tub of Goldfish last in the fridge once opened ? I see they now do a sweet and sour one too. Might give that a go.
@@JohnConboy1 Months easily and not stored in the fridge! I'd recommend finely chopping fresh chilli to add some extra kick to it.
Yes the mayflower sauce is really good. They do a milder one than the one you showed but they're both brilliant. I part cook a load of veg then put them in a big pan, add peppers, courgettes, onions, peas, mushrooms and then simmer in the mayflower sauce for an hour. I then turn it off and let it stand until cool. The longer it stands the better. I eat it as it is as I'm a vegan but I add meat for the missus. We then freeze any that's left. Not many supermarkets sell this sauce now but you can usually find it in Farm Foods, B and M and some smaller shops. Great vid mate.
Cheers for the information
Mayflower all the way for me too, mate!
Love your reviews. Thanks for all the reviews...fun times watching them.
All the best.
Glad you like them!
I worked in a couple of Chippies in the distant past, they tended to use either Dinaclass or Middleton Foods Curry sauces (come with or without sultanas). However, I don't know if you can buy smaller tubs than the catering sized 2.5- 10Kg tubs, that we used to get. I believe that Goldfish paste is also often used in Chinese Takeaways for that "Chinese" style curry sauce.
Cheers pal have a good weekend 👍
Love the Mayflower boil in the bag, frozen curry sauce, really great, it's Spot On
Thank you, I like the view through your kitchen window too :-)
Great vid mate. I've heard lots of good things about Mayflower. I'll have to get some and try it.
Thank you
Mayflower medium is the best curry sauce...just like Chinese & I have tried them all. Great video Gaz
Cheers David 👍👍
For chinese chicken curry i always use a brand called Maysan,produced near Newcastle upon Tyne,with a dollop of garlic paste and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper and largely chopped onions and mushrooms you just cant beat it
Sounds great!
ive not tried any of the powder based ones, but sainsburys do a glass jar of chip shop curry sauce which I make sure to always have a jar on hand!
Goldfish from Asda for me with extra chilli, a colleague who had a Chinese restaurant told me to get it. We use 80g with 300g of hot water for a two person portion and it keeps foreverin the fridge. So that's 10 single portions per pot.
Cheers Tony
I just bought MAYSAN xtra hot curry sauce from ebay yesterday the reviews on it are very positive just waiting on it getting delivered now! The best goldfish curry is the masala curry paste its very like Chinese restaurant standards & better than the version you reviewed Gareth!
Cheers Terry, yes I've not had that one will have to give it a try. All the best pal 👍👍
Weirdly, our local butcher sells the Maysan...maybe one of your local small shops will have it?
My go to curry sauce is a brand called S&B Golden Curry, they have different 'heat' versions, I usually go for S&B Golden Curry Medium Hot. If you have a Chinese or Korean supermarket nearby, they will most likely stock it.
Cheers I've not seen that one
I use the Goldfish and have done for years. I always have two or three tubs in, I add it to curries I make also I haven't tried the Mayflower, but I tried their Southern Style gravy last week, and loved it, so I suspect their Curry sauce is equally as good.
Cheers Bryan, give it a go 👍
I like the goldfish curry sauce been using that for years tried the others but goldfish is my favourite 😋
Cheers yes that's a good one
I like Heinz curry sauce in the bottle. I have not tried any of the powder mixes. But it's good to know to avoid the Bisto pots.
I have used the goldflsh brand for years now it's the nearest taste to a chinese , they also do japenes curry and a thai sauce like them all easy to prepare.
Thanks for sharing
Gareth .... What a Curry On ! Top video and review, as expected and as always .... Cheers ! 🍺😉👏👌
Glad you enjoyed it Mark 👍
I have heard lots of good things about the Mayflower curry sauce so I picked some up today. I wasn't sure whether to go for the medium or the extra hot so I went with the medium. I tried it and tbh it is very disappointing, not much flavour to it at all. Did I fuck up? Is the extra hot the tasty one?
I use the extra hot one. It's not hot but when made in cold water have it thick its lovely.
Hi Gareth the goldfish Chinese curry sauce is good but I have tried the thia curry sauce it was awful when I was young used to put sharwoods curry powder in everything
Great video, always make me smile. Now I want curry n chips!!
Thank you kindly
You are the only person I've ever heard that includes the 'aah' in 'aah Bisto' and I love you even more for it 😘😆
Haha cheers pal
Had a Mayflower curry in the cupboard for a good couple of years. Think I ought to try it lol
The curry sauce I normally use is Maysan. My local B&M also has Mayflower Southern Gravy Mix which I like.
Sounds great! Need to try that one
I like them all (haven't tried Bisto, yet) I found the McDonnell's was absolutely my fav. Great review!!
Good choice!
Bisto is a very expensive brand in my view. I was in the supermarket the other day and Bisto gravy a staggering £3.25 but there was a cheaper alternative, same size, and that was only 89p. Bought it, tried it and it's good gravy. Thanks for this review. Always interesting, Gareth. Cheers!!
Cheers Geoff
Mayflower was the one I always used its lovely. You need to try Maysan which is used in a lot of Chinese chippies\Takeaways-Its out of this world[Its a paste] mix with cold water ..Yum.
Thanks for the tip!
My friend prefers Maysan, but I prefer Mayflower. Maysan is sold at a butcher shop where I live...I've not seen it elsewhere.
Mayflower is lovely. My butcher sells the Goldfish and I like that. These two are made for chips and anyone can make a nice curry from these. I like to cook off some red onions and mushrooms in garlic butter, then add Oakham boneless skinless chicken thighs. I put in a glass or three of red wine then add the curry mix and some chili paste. It’s cracking.
Sounds great!
mayflower is my favourite great value for money. When I get Chinese takeaway instead of shelling out £1.60 to £2.50 for curry sauce I just make my own with Mayflower . Another great video Gareth.
Cheers Terri
I had the bisto curry sauce at work over micro chips the lot went in the bin worst thing I have had the misfortune of eating the rest of the curry sauces can't be beat good review mate
Yes horrendous mate went in bin
Yes was looking for some today - ha you will be the tester lol. You must try Maysan Curry Sauce Paste - Extra Hot the dogs bro.
Thanks for the tips!
I love the Mayflower in Extra Hot & medium varieties, the Goldfish is very nice too. I recently tried the Bisto curry sauce in granule form with chips, battered veggie sausage from Aldi and tinned mushy peas and was fairly impressed. I've never seen the McDonnell's one.
Cheers Nyle yes a few people said I'd ok 👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy No problem. The think you should try the Bisto curry granules so you can get the thickness how you like it. Enjoyed the video, thanks.
I've seen the Bisto curry sauce pots in our local supermarket, knew they would be no good just by looking at them, glad I didn't bother trying. Thanks for the review Gareth, I'll look online for the other ones you tried, may just get one from off there.
Cheers James yes was shocking mate. One to miss for sure.
@@BaldFoodieGuy I always watch and rely on your facial expressions lol! If your face screws up then I know to avoid 😂
The McDonnells sauce I always see in Asda in the Irish section along with other Irish stuff like Red Lemonade, Kimberley biscuits and Tayto crisps
Oh Kimberely biscuits 🤤
The mayflower is still a £1 in home bargains. They do a southern fried gravy mix too. That's quite nice.
Good to know!
thanks for mentioning home bargains, i always forget about that shop
Gotta say I’ve tried mayflower and goldfish mate, it’s goldfish all day long for me, much prefer the paste to the dry powder, easier to get a good consistency.
Good to know
Mayflower is my favorite too, irish curry is gorgeous also its the 1 i get with chips from our local chippy.
Hey Gareth. Nice of you to have taste tested Mc Donnells curry sce. You should seriously try it with your Chicken or Beef Curries. But it's mighty over Chips. I'm in Hospitality Management and I'm always amazed when UK tourists try our Curry and they says it's great tasting Curry. Our Curry Sauce is Mc Donnells. And I'm sure most other big hotels in Ireland use it....but glad to see it tickled your taste buds. Again well done.
I'll check it out!
A taste comparison of these was long overdue so thanks again Gareth. The Goldfish looks similar in raw consistency to another brand called "Maysan" which is a popular buy in Chinese supermarkets-it's quite cheap too. I'm not surprised that you found the Bisto to be unpalatable, the big brands should stick to what they're good at and leave the specialist tastes to the independents.
Cheers yes think your right mate
Love your content mate keep up the Awsome work 👍👍👍👍
Thanks, will do!
When I was Shopfitting I worked in 100s of Towns and City's When we went out and after beers , I would get Chicken omlette and curry sauce from the local Chinese's , so same as you buddy I know what I like .
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Gareth, hope you and your family are well ??? See Ya on the next one. Take care mate. 😉😉😉😉😉🤪
Cheers Richard you too pal 👍👍
Great review again. I have tried the Goldfish brand and it it is very good but needs but of salt pepper and sugar adding to boost it. Also there is a bit too much star anise flavour that lingers on taste buds for too long. Now i will try Mayflower brand and not bother with the other 2
Thanks for sharing!
I use the Mayflower one, my wife likes the medium version. I sometimes put a tablespoon in a tin of Asda essentials veg soup....hey presto vegtable curry.
Thank you
Those are great sauces for the old chips (Bisto not included)! Lidls used to do another irish one which was so fruity and tangy but I haven't spotted it in ages. So I am going to go investigate the McDonnells one.
Thanks for the info!
Mayflower medium I always used, then I found Goldfish concentrate was my favourite, I'm gonna have to try Mayflower extra hot now I think.😉👍
Sounds great!
I just checked.... I paid 20.75 for four of those McDonnells Curry sauces when I sent to your PO box, I think I put it in with some other stuff at the time , definitely on of my favourites, not the cheapest though.
On value it's the Mayflower but I find the McDonnells has it on taste for me... it's Irish !
Cheers Mate, sorry I couldn't remember pal. Mentioned your splash guard in the steak video. How you been? Since the doctors trip.
@@BaldFoodieGuy There is no way you could remember who sends everything... I checked and bought it three times from Amazon.. clearly, I like it !
It's the NHS waiting game I am in now, no ops until they have done some heart plumbing 😣so not holding my breath
I just started trying curries and found McDonnell's in the International section at my grocery store, so it's funny that I found this video while looking for comparisons and it's only a couple of weeks old. I'll have to try Mayflower and skip Bisto (which is what Amazon has been recommending since it saw I was looking at McDonnell's in larger quantities) since it seemed to cause deep emotional curry pain.
cheers pal
Keep meaning to pick up Curry sauce for my chips, now I know the go to 🙂 thanks again..
Hope you enjoy
Love Mayflower's southern style gravy so looking forward to trying the curry sauce.
Hi we love the mayflour curry sauce we find it’s the best but thank you for sharing this with us ❤️👍
My pleasure 😊
I watched an utube vidio on a deferent meal and they said that the Mayflower mild is more like a curry sauce than the hot one i always buy the hot one (but its no way hot ) what do you think .and the people that made the comparison where Chinese .
Cheers Walter
I've never seen McDonnells curry in the shops. Mayflower is ok but the best in my opinion is Maysan curry.
I think it's just Bisto & not Ahh Bisto, I know it says that on the packaging but I think it comes from the TV adverts.
Great video as usual mate.
Cheers Eric
The 28p jars from ASDA & Morrisons are quite good if you add some chilli powder to give it a zing.
Just Knew the Bisto one was gonna be crap, never tried the Mcdonnals, However i do love the Goldfish Brand one and use it all the time, Also the mayflower Hot one is nice too. made me hungry, got My Air fryer on now with some chips in it and making up some Goldfish Brand Curry sauce .....Great review video . Avoid Bisto one lol
Cheers yes BISTO was shocking
Interesting , how about trying oriental curry pastes ,simila r to Goldfish type . I suggest Mae ploy and Aron D ,Thai styes red, green , massamam , Lena g and Japanese , all excellent .
Great suggestion!
ive first seen the goldfish brand sitting on a shelf at the back of my local chinese carry out twenty odd years ago then i seen it more and more all over scotland in chinese resturants and takeaways also seen goldfish madras curry paste aswell in chinese takeawasy and aparently some have there own recipies and use the madras paste to make there own chinese curry
Cheers Rab
Great review Gaz as always a tip once you find the one you like best add some extra spice off your choosing which makes a nice addition to your favourite one Mmmmm👏👏👍👍
Good tip!
Mayflower is good. I Stocked up the other day when I was in Home bargains. Goldfish is good too but I have to order it off the internet as you cannot get it where I live. They all use MSG or flavour enhancer E621. Apparently it has less sodium in it than regular salt.
Cheers Jan
Harry Ramsdens packet curry mix is really tasty. Having some now with my Aldi battered fish and frozen chips oh and can’t for get the peas.
Sainsbury and Morrisons do the macdonells curry for around £3.35
Sounds great!
Awesome film m8 really enjoyed this one...keep your beedy eye out for a curry paste called WING YIP. the best ever in my opinion 😊
Thanks for the tip!
Well I really enjoyed this one today , glad you put me off the bisto one Gareth , can't go wrong with mayflower I can see 😉
Glad you enjoyed it
Mysan is something I grew up with I always try and bring some back when I am in England
Cheers Ian will have to try it
Something so simple, but now so British. I first saw and bought the Mayflower and Goldfish from the Chinese shops in Liverpool, and I like both of them. It's great that even local supermarkets sell them, and it shows you what a rip-off Bisto and other producers were making of the shoppers. A great video.
Sounds great!
Hello Gaz, Yes the Mayflower is the one i always buy. A great homemade Chinese curry essential . Over chips and belly pork..Wow.
Nice one
Fabulous. Very interesting.
Only mayflower I have had and I really rate it. To be honest,if you like something it’s the one but if you like trying new and your on a quest to find better,this is an excellent video for you to watch as a starting point and have inspiration 👌🙌👌🔥👏🏻
Cheers Glenda thank you kindly 👍👍
Hi Gareth, you should try YEOUNG'S curry sauce mix. It looks similar to the MAYFLOWER but I have never tried that so I can't compare. It makes 2 pints of sauce so a packet does 2 dinners for me and my wife. We get it in Tesco at the Chinese section but most Butchers shops up here in Glasgow sell it. Not been too well but on the mend keep the vids coming.
Sounds great! Cheers Willy 👍👍😋😋
Not had it since I was a kid, we used to always get it from the butchers in Lancashire👍
I get Madras Curry Powder from Amazon !!!! It's about £7 per Kilogram. You mix it with some water, add a Stock Cube, (Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb or Fish), some Sugar and some Dried Chilli Flakes !!!! Then microwave it, add some Vegetable oil and some Meat, and it makes a Fantastic Curry !!!! Very Cheap, Tastes Delicious, and Easy to make !!!!
Souls delicious pal, have a good weekend 😋😋👍👍