So a couple of weeks ago when I visited Coles to try their Parma Pizza I mistakenly found myself in the frozen foods aisle, not realising the pizza was in the “fresh but cold” section of the supermarket (commonly known as a refrigerator). I noticed that there were two types of parma available at Coles, then a few days later while trying to find a cast iron skillet I had seen advertised at Aldi, I saw that they too have their own brand of frozen supermarket parma.

A plan formed in my head. A silly plan, but a plan none the less … Would I be able to try all three frozen parmas back to back and pick a winner to be crowned the best frozen parma available in Australian supermarkets?

You already know that’s exactly what is happening.

First up before you type your comments yes I am already aware that there are YouFoodz or LaManna parmas that are probably better - However they tend to also err on the side of refrigerated and not frozen, and yes meal delivery places like Lite n’ Easy also do a frozen parma - But they are not readily available to grab from a supermarket easily. So we’re sticking to frozen supermarket parmas for this Round-Up.

Although there were oven directions in most of these I used the microwave instructions an all of them to keep the playing field level. Three steamed parmas. At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localised entirely within my kitchen.

Alright. Let’s get to it.