Costa's British Beef & Stilton

6.6/10

Between two slices of multi-seed batch bread was a very sweet festive sandwich. The British topside beef was a disappointing start to the sandwich, it had no taste at all, and was cut so thin its texture was barely noticeable. But the stilton cheese made up for this disappointment. Its taste was not extremely strong, like most stilton’s, so it did not overpower the other ingredients. It also had a fairly strong substance, so when bitten into it kept its shape and did not crumble. The caramelised onion chutney went very well alongside the stilton. It was relatively sweet, which helped calm down the vibrant tastes of the stilton, as well the red onion and hint of black pepper added an essence of spice to the medley. Finally, the rocket leaves added the final kick to the mixture. Its crunchy texture and mouth-watering spice took my taste buds to another world.

On the whole, this sandwich would be more ideal for someone who is looking for a cheese and chutney based sandwich rather than a meaty one, due to the fact the beef was not noticeable, whilst the stilton and onion chutney made it’s a rather tasty snack.