28-05-2025
I tested prawn mayo sandwiches after filling was voted UK's fave… £1.89 winner was sumptuous snack that looked homemade
BEST not tell Roy Keane – but prawn mayo is top of the sarnies league this year.
The ex-Man United star and TV footie pundit once berated Reds fans for being too busy scoffing prawn sandwiches in hospitality suites to follow the game.
LAURA STOTT rates the supermarkets' offerings of this year's No1 filling.
Sainsbury's, £3
ONE of the pricier buys, it does contain 40 per cent prawns coated in plenty of mayo. But this offering is all a bit basic for what you are paying.
The oatmeal bread was thick but soft and flimsy, and lets the show down. The seafood was a little better, though, with plenty of plump, tangy pinkies.
The mayo was well enough judged, too, and not so much that the sarnie became messy and soggy. Shame about that bread.
2/5
Tesco, £2.75
A WELL-priced chomp, with malted bread cut to a decent thickness, and seeds to add crunch.
However, the slices were dry and this sarnie tasted a little bland. You get 39 per cent prawns but they were rather small.
The mayo was nice and thick, with a pleasingly eggy, tangy taste and a background warmth of mustard.
I did find this scoff salty, though, and it left me thirsty. I'm not sure it would fill you up enough.
3/5
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Aldi, £1.89
THIS sandwich had sumptuous flavour, while saving you plenty of money.
Looks almost homemade, with so much juicy filling – 39 per cent prawns and bursting with sweet flavour at every bite.
Fresh, gloopy mayo and big wodges of malted bread add to the delight.
It's not the most sophisticated – and watch out, as the content does ooze out a bit – but this delivers on flavour and will keep you going for hours.
5/5
Lidl, £1.89
THE price was great, but what I found inside the bright-pink packaging wasn't quite as pleasing.
Everything seemed just a bit off the mark. The oatmeal bread tasted dry, despite plenty of mayo.
The filling is 38 per cent prawns, but the latter were devoid of either colour or flavour.
As I bit in, I hardly noticed them. Everything was just a bit watery and bland, and made for a boring lunch. Not a sarnie I would buy again.
2/5
M&S, £3.60
ONLY 60p more than the Sainsbury's offering but the difference in taste is quite dramatic.
When you bite in, the fresh, deli-style bread is fantastic, and the filling is also generous – 40 per cent prawn and with big, meaty chunks.
The mayo was thick and creamy although a bit eggier would be welcome.
Proper doorstep of a sarnie to leave you feeling full for the rest of the day. Very good but not cheap.
4/5
Co-op, £3.25
NICE enough but not as posh as the 'lemon and black pepper mayo' label suggests – especially as it was one of the priciest sarnies I tried.
The pale-looking prawns were unappetising, and a few more would be good. The filling is 38 per cent prawns but doesn't taste like it.
The mayo was tasty but the best bit about this bite was the bread – thick malted slices with seeds which added some flavour and texture.
2/5
Asda, £2.65
THIS looked huge in the pack, and the filling seemed generous, with 39 per cent prawns.
But when I bit in, it all seemed rather unbalanced. There were plenty of prawns in the middle of this munch – although they were a bit small – but not much mayo.
The bread was flimsy, with not enough to support the filling.
And despite being described as oatmeal, it looked and tasted more like white sliced.
2/5
Morrisons, £2.85
A KINGLY treat, this. The malted bread was fresh and bouncy, with a wholesome aroma.
Thick slices stopped the sarnie from going soggy, despite lashings of mayo.
Loads of juicy, succulent prawns, which tasted lovely and fresh. Their sweetness was offset perfectly by the wholegrain bread.
This lunchtime pick ticked every box, and at a brilliant price. Almost as good as from a smart deli.
5/5
