An American TikTok creator known for trying British foods recently took on a classic supermarket meal deal at Asda, recommended by one of her followers. Meal deals are a widely loved British convenience, typically offering a combination of a sandwich or wrap, a drink, and a snack at a reduced price compared to buying each item separately.
The TikToker, who posts under the username carfoodreview_uk and has over 26,000 followers, shared her honest review after purchasing a £3.74 meal deal consisting of a smoky beans and cheddar wrap, a bottle of Dr Pepper Cherry Crush, and a Twirl Xtra chocolate bar. She was prompted to try the meal deal after a fan suggested their favorite combination—a Mexican three-bean wrap, a chocolate bar or fruit, and a Diet Coke or Cherry Dr Pepper—calling it “unreal.”
Although the specific wrap the fan recommended wasn’t available, she opted for a smoky beans and cheddar alternative. Starting with the drink, she expressed enthusiasm about trying Dr Pepper Cherry Crush, which she hadn’t seen in the US. “This has a strong cherry flavour. It tastes like something I would have back in America. I like it,” she said.
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When tasting the wrap, she was less impressed. “I cannot escape jalapenos—it seems like every order you guys suggest has them, and I’m not great with spice,” she commented. After one bite, she rated the wrap poorly: “This is like a one out of 10 for me.”
She moved on to the Twirl Xtra bar, describing it as “sort of like a Twix bar” before tasting it. “Mmm, it’s flaky,” she noted approvingly.
Wrapping up the video, she declared the drink a “hit,” but the wrap a “miss.”
The TikTok video sparked a flurry of responses with viewers sharing their own favorite meal deal combinations, such as prawn mayo sandwiches with salt and vinegar crisps or Tesco’s chicken and sweetcorn sandwich with cheese and onion crisps. Some viewers debated her description of the Twirl, clarifying that it’s essentially a Flake bar wrapped in chocolate, not like a Twix.
Others chimed in on the nature of meal deals themselves, reminding viewers that these deals are meant to be cheap and cheerful, not gourmet food experiences.