Best tinned soup: 11 varieties taste tested

Meals from 50p, but do they taste as cheap as they are?

Best tinned soup: 11 varieties taste tested

The Coronavirus outbreak has forced the world to adapt to a new way of life, which includes the type of things we eat.

Many of us are looking to food items that can last for the duration for their self-isolation and broader locked down and tinned items have never been so desirable.

So, our resident film and TV critic has taken her hat off for a second and put together a shortlist of tinned soup reviews to guide you through these uncertain times.

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11 tinned soups reviewed

Cream of Tomato (Sainsbury’s)
at bit.ly
Verdict: It's the G.O.A.T.
Oxtail (Baxter’s)
£1.15 at tidd.lyVerdict: Comfort in a can.
Cream of Asparagus (Baxter's)
£1.85 at tidd.lyVerdict: Asparagus: it's more chill than you might guess.
Minestrone (Heinz)
at ocado.queue-it.netVerdict: High on veg, low on class.
Red Pepper, Tomato and Lentil (Sainsbury’s)
at bit.lyVerdict: A 50p holiday in a can. In a good way.
Royal Game (Baxter’s)
£11.50 at tidd.lyVerdict: Not as posh as it sounds, but a tasty winter warmer for... spring 2020.
Cream of Mushroom (Campbell's)
£1 at tidd.lyVerdict: Condensed soup? Old-school as they come, but packed with punchy mushroom flavour.
Tomato and Basil (Sainsbury’s)
at bit.lyVerdict: Stick with cream of tomato. It's in another league.
French Onion (Baxter's)
£1.15 at tidd.lyVerdict: A crime against onions.
Cream of Chicken (Sainsbury’s)
at bit.lyVerdict: Watered down chicken sludge.
Carrot and Coriander (Heinz)
at bit.lyVerdict: Heavy on carrot sweetness, light on coriander tang.