Poundland customers beg others not to eat bargain steak that tastes like 'leather'

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Poundland customers are furious after buying a bargain steak.The rump steak, which appeared on the cheap high street store's shelves a few weeks ago, is 200gs and comes in at a very cheap £2.50.It is also labelled as “superior beef” and is produced by Castlerahan.READ MORE: Brits threaten to 'sell nudes for food' after Bank of England's grim interest rate hikeHowever, according to many users who have tried it it doesn't quite taste how it should.Posting on an extreme couponing Facebook group, one user wrote: “Don't put this into your body, I beg of you.“If you want a steak, invest in it a little bit more.

This ain't it.”And another wrote: “Awful, like shoe leather but to be fair it's really difficult to buy decent steak these days.”Some on the group were also confused as to why it didn't cost £1 – however, despite Poundland's name, the vast majority of its products do not cost one pound.A typical 222g rump steak from Ocado – produced by Marks and Spencer – costs around £4.30, which is less than double what the cheap version comes to.A Poundland spokesman said: “Our Castlerahan rump steaks are from one of Ireland’s leading producers - who also supply other well known food retailers across the UK & Ireland.“Customers that have actually tried it, have loved the taste as well as the price.”Castlerahan meat products can also be found in other cheap supermarkets, such as Heron Foods and Lidl.A thread on a farming forum from last year does appear to explain why the beef appears to taste of something other than beef.

A post states: “The Castlerahan brand is more likely demonstrating Lidl's loyalty to the Irish beef industry. “After all, because they are putting 40% quinoa in the beef that means it's OK transport it further, thus.