With many struggling for cash and having to resist the urge to spend on a delicious takeaway, Marks & Spencer's Chinese Takeaway Box has caught the eye of many eager shoppers. To test how the supermarket's 'Chinese Favourites' box measured up to that of a traditional takeaway, Birmingham Live reporter Emily Collis dined on the new item.
For just £12 the box contains Chinese-style egg-fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, beef and black bean sauce, battered chicken breast pieces with sweet chilli sauce, vegetable chow mein and four vegetable spring roles. Each item only takes 25 minutes to cook in the oven.
Emily said: "Our bowls were overflowing - and we still had about a third of the food left in their trays. We tucked in, planning to go back for seconds. The spring rolls were flaky and packed with flavoursome veg. The noodles weren't far off, either, and the vegetables were still nice and crunchy.
