ALDI has brought back its two-metre long pig in blanket “to help dinner guests to socially distance this Christmas”.
The giant bacon-wrapped banger costs £4.99 and comes coiled up so it can easily fit both in the oven and on your table as a Christmas dinner centrepiece.
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The British pork showstopper is available from today in all Aldi stores.
It’s not the first time Aldi has sold the massive banger.
It was also on shelves last year. It cost the same but weighed less – just 750g. This year the giant sausage weighs 850g.
You can also get far more for your money with this two-metre sausage compared to either Aldi’s Luxury Chipolatas Wrapped in Bacon costing £2.49 or Selected Giant Pigs in Blankets for £ 2.99.
At £4.99, Aldi’s 850g two-metre sausage equals out to £5.87 per kg.
But the £2.49 packet of “luxury” pigs in blankets will cost you £10.08 per kg – so almost twice as much.
The giant pigs in blankets will also cost you more at £7.87 per kg so you can save £2 if you buy the two-metre banger.
The products comes as part of Aldi’s pigs in blanket Christmas range, which include several other creative takes on the festive classic.
You can choose from Chorizo Pigs in Blankets, Plant Menu Vegan No Pigs in Blankets, Pigs in Blankets Hand Cooked Crisps and more.
Aldi’s Pigs in Blankets Christmas 2020 range
HERE’s a look at all the creative takes on the Chirstmas classic from Aldi this year.
- 2-Metre Pig in Blanket – £4.99, 850g. In stores from December 3
- Loaded Pigs in Blankets – £2.99, 370g. In stores now
- Specially Selected Giant Pigs in Blanket – £2.99, 380g. In stores from December 10
- Specially Selected Chorizo Pigs in Blankets – £1.99 170g. In stores now
- Scorpion Chilli Pigs in Blankets – £2.29 for 12, 240. In stores now
- Aldi’s Truffle Pigs in Blanket – £2.99, 264g. In stores from December 10
- Plant Menu Vegan No Pigs in Blankets – £1.99, 280g. In stores from December 19
- Halloumi Wrapped in Bacon – £2.69, 155g. In stores December 10
- Specially Selected Pigs in Blankets Hand Cooked Crisps – £0.75, 150g. In stores now
Aldi was unable to provide information on calories for each product.
The supermarket is not the only grocery giant offering unique takes on the Christmas dinner classic.
Asda is offering pigs in blankets laced with the Carolina Reaper – one of the world’s hottest chillies costing £2.75 for £216g so £12.73 per kg.
Meanwhile, Tesco is selling a four-pack of giant bacon-wrapped porkers for £2 for a 274g pack of ten, meaning you pay £7.30 per kg.
Morrison’s has brought out some cheesy pigs in blankets – pork sausages enriched with Red Leicester and wrapped in dry cured, smoked streaky bacon for £3 per 210g or £14.29 per kg.
So you still get the better deal with Aldi’s two-metre banger at just £5.87 per kg.
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It comes after the retailer announced it would be delivering full Christmas dinners to people’s doors for just £5.
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