Recently we tried the so-called Mexican sweetcorn fritters from Sainsbury’s, which comes as part of a range that we’ve been enjoying (particularly their nacho cheese parcels). They are rated as spicy on the packaging, but in spite of my dislike of spicy food, that didn’t put me off. You see, I’ve always been a fan of sweetcorn based fried goods. Sweetcorn fingers and similar items took the place of fish fingers when I was a kid, and generally speaking, I love the taste of sweetcorn no matter how it comes. Basically, I just had to know what these tasted like.
These fritters pop in the oven nicely (or you can of course try the microwave, but it does leave them a touch soggy). They are best served up alongside other “American/Mexican style” fare if you like that sort of thing – I’m not sure I would bother putting them in bread buns, but there’s every possibility that they would taste good if you did. We served them up with curly fries and the aforementioned parcels – not the most healthy of meals, but thoroughly satisfying!
These fritters are very tasty on their own too, with only a small amount of spice to detract from the generally tasty sweetcorn. In fact, I would say they taste pretty similar to how they look. They go very well with cooling sauces such as sour cream and chive, which I would recommend pairing them with. Ketchup works well too.
We definitely enjoyed these fritters and will be having them again in the future.
On the VegBurge Scale, I give this…
Taste – 8/10
Price – 6/10
Rest of experience – 7/10
Yay I did it! I found out how to comment! I’ve been wanting to comment on this post since yesterday, these frittas look yummy!
So glad you figured it out
Oh I need to try these! I am not vegan neither vegetarian i just love veggie foodie i always shop in saisnbury as well
They’re definitely good for omnivores too
Now these I am definitely going to look out for, ive always wanted to try a sweetcorn fritter x
I can 100% recommend them! You’ll have to let me know what you think
Ohhh these sound nice (not something I thought I would be saying about such a food) but I really could see myself tucking into some! x
They are seriously tasty! Just goes to show, with food you can’t always judge a book by it’s cover
I’m not vegetarian but these look lovely and the kind of thing we like to add to buffets!
I could definitely see them going great at a buffet!
Ooh, I love sweetcorn fritters. I’ve had them a few times in the USA, will have to make a stop to Sainburys and pick some up 😀
Definitely recommend the rest of their range as well!
My youngest loves sweet corn. I’m unsure if the little bit of spice may put her off these though? Does look like lovely comfort food though!
It’s certainly possible she’ll be a bit put off, but make sure you serve them with some ranch or another cool dressing and it should be fine!
I sometimes make my own but these sound and look so much nicer….I think I will have to start shopping at Sainsburys x
Definitely let me know what you think if you give them a go!
These look so yum! I love sweetcorn based things too! These would be so yummy over a mint and cucumber salad for lunch time! I might have to go and pick some up
Ooh, the mint would certainly provide a cooling element! Good idea!
I think I’m a total idiot I can’t see the price… I was thinking I might get some ’til I saw you only gave a 6/10 – which makes me think they’re expensive lol! We love sweetcorn in our house though so could possibly be worth it
Them nacho parcels though… oof! I’m on it 😉 xx
They’re not too expensive – I just object to paying more than £1 per burger/fritter when you still have to buy the rest of the elements of the meal haha! That’s why my ratings are normally below a 7 for most brands. That generally means average price for me
I’ve seen these in Sainsburys and often wondered if they tasted ok. My daughter doesn’t eat meat and I wondered if they would be too spicey for her. Great review x
They might be a little too spicy depending on your daughter’s age – but then again I’m a bit of a wimp with spices so for most people they’re probably fine!
Oh these look and sound amazing! I love anything sweetcorn based so will definitely be keeping my eyes out for these!
They are definitely worth a look!