Best supermarket for BBQ sausages revealed in Olive magazine taste test – and the winner may surprise you
Asda's extra special hot and smoky hot dog sausage, which costs £2.25 for a pack of four, won the top gong at Olive Magazine summer supermarket awards
ASDA has been awarded the top gong for its BBQ sausages in a taste-test awards by Olive magazine.
The supermarket also picked up prizes for its ice cream, chilli sauce and ice cream.
Waitrose also performed well in the blind taste test, winning the best ribs, sausage roll and tying with Aldi for the top burger.
The magazine picked 16 different categories to showcase supermarket products that are perfect for a summer barbecue or picnic.
The top sausage from Asda, which is its extra special hot and smoky hot dog, costs £2.25 for four sausages.
Each sausage contains 230 calories - so should be enjoyed with caution if you're watching your waste line.
Asda also won an award for its extra special sea salted caramel ice cream, which costs £2.49 for 500ml.
While its Devilish Habanero chilli sauce, 90p for 155ml, and tumeric chicken salad bowl, £2.75 for 240g, were also among the winners.
Laura Rowe, the editor of Olive, said: “The olive Supermarket Awards are loved by our readers for good reason.
"They’re all about saving time, so you can spend more time enjoying yourself in the sun, without compromising on quality or flavour.
"If you see our winner stickers – you’re guaranteed that it’s a quality product worth spending your hard-earned cash on, because we’ve blind tasted each and every product.
Full list of Olive magazine winners
Best BBQ Banger
Winner (gold): ASDA Extra Special hot & smoky hot dog sausages (£2.25/400g)
Silver: Waitrose six triple oak smoked sausages (£4/600g)
Best BBQ Burger
Joint winner (gold): Waitrose black garlic beef burgers (£4.29/454g)
Joint winner (gold): Aldi Specially Selected West Country cheddar beef burgers (£2.69/454g)
Silver: Iceland two luxury wagyu beef quarter pounders (£3/227g)
Best BBQ Show-off Product
Winner (gold): Waitrose buttermilk chicken king kebab (£8/924g)
Silver: M&S stout-glazed salt beef with piccalilli (£6/414g)
Bronze: Co-op Mexican half chicken (£4/647g)
Best Vegetarian Burger
Winner (gold): Ocado spiced mushroom and cauliflower burgers (£2.49/227g)
Silver: M&S veggie lentil and beetroot burgers (£2.50/240g)
Bronze: ASDA edamame, asparagus and mint burgers (£1.50/230g)
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Product
Winner (gold): Sainsbury’s caramelised onion shroomdogs (£2.25/350g)
Best Seafood Product
Joint winner (gold): Booths Greek-style tuna steaks (£3.50/100g)
Joint winner (gold): Co-op Mackerel fillets with sea salt and pepper (£2.99/180g)
Best Burger Bun
Winner (gold): Aldi Specially Selected brioche burger buns (79p/4 pack)
Silver: ASDA sliced brioche burger buns (80p/4 pack)
Best Show-Off Salad
Winner (gold): ASDA turmeric chicken salad bowl (£2.75/240g)
Silver: Waitrose rice, yellow split pea and pistachio salad with cashew nuts and cardamom dressing (£2.50/185g)
Best BBQ Ribs
Winner (gold): Waitrose slow-cook Japanese BBQ boneless ribs (£6/530g)
Silver: Co-op slow cooked BBQ sticky ribs (£4/460g)
Best BBQ Chicken Wings
Winner (gold): Booths hot and spicy chicken wings (£4.28/810g)
Silver: ASDA Route 66 Carolina and Memphis BBQ chicken wings (£5/1.4kg)
Bronze: Waitrose BBQ chicken wings (£4/700g)
Best Scotch Egg
Winner (gold): Co-op Irresistible hand-finished scotch egg (£1.39/140g)
Best Fancy Sausage Roll
Joint winner (gold): Waitrose 1 dry-cured bacon & cheddar sausage rolls (£2.79/188g)
Joint winner (gold): Co-op Irresistible cheese and bacon sausage rolls (£2.75/188g)
Silver: ASDA Extra Special West Country cheddar and smoked bacon pork and sausage rolls (£1.85/188g)
Best Pork Pie
Winner (gold): M&S hand finished outdoor-bred pork and smoked bacon pie (£3.50/280g)
Best Hummus
Joint winner (gold): Co-op extra virgin olive oil hummus (£1.19/170g)
Joint winner (gold): Sainsbury roasted beetroot and mint hummus (£1.55/200g)
Silver: Waitrose World Deli turmeric hummus (£2.60/150g)
Best BBQ Condiment
Winner (gold): ASDA devilish habanero chili sauce (90p/155ml)
Silver: Aldi jerk marinade (85p/280g)
Best Ice-Cream
Winner (gold): ASDA Extra Special Cornish sea salted caramel ice-cream (£2/500ml)
Silver: M&S rhubarb and custard ice-cream (£3/500ml)
Bronze: Co-op Irresistible Swiss white chocolate and salted caramel ice-cream (£3.99/480ml)
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"And only the best will do! We were all so impressed with the quality of entries this year, and can’t wait to share the results.”
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