ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

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loskie

5,332 posts

122 months

Monday 1st April
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A "wetted Nan" sounds very offputting!

Fermit

13,139 posts

102 months

Monday 1st April
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loskie said:
A "wetted Nan" sounds very offputting!
Yeah, I can see that. Jokes aside though, IME any naan is better for a splash of water either side before heating.

MXRod

2,758 posts

149 months

Monday 1st April
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Aldi copy of Balieys , quarter of the price ,slightly thinner but perfectly drinkable , if you like liqueur that is !

cuprabob

14,825 posts

216 months

Monday 1st April
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loskie said:
A "wetted Nan" sounds very offputting!
Wayne Rooney swears by it smile

andyA700

2,834 posts

39 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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Fermit said:
loskie said:
A "wetted Nan" sounds very offputting!
Yeah, I can see that. Jokes aside though, IME any naan is better for a splash of water either side before heating.
I always drop a bit of water over my HM baguettes and ciabatta before putting them in the oven, I think it helps the rise and the crust.

Trustmeimadoctor

12,749 posts

157 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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steam ovens are great for that but, a splash of water is cheaper smile

Voldemort

6,242 posts

280 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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Lidl have started to offer a premium Chicken Kiev. £3.99 for a packet of two. It's absolutely belting for an easy oven meal. We had it with their zappable swede and carrot root mash and some tenderstem broc.

loskie

5,332 posts

122 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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The frozen crumbed pork Schnitzels are nice. Two in a pack. One Schnitzel is a large portion for one person.

In Lidls this is.

Trustmeimadoctor

12,749 posts

157 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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Voldemort said:
Lidl have started to offer a premium Chicken Kiev. £3.99 for a packet of two. It's absolutely belting for an easy oven meal. We had it with their zappable swede and carrot root mash and some tenderstem broc.
Can you compare to Tesco's finest Kiev?

ambuletz

10,817 posts

183 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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ALDI have have a similar preimum 2pack for £3.99 found here. I've had it it a couple of times and enjoyed it.

I tend to pair it with their vegetable medley bags (fresh,chilled) that you poke a hole in and throw in the microwave for 4-5minutes.

tog

4,559 posts

230 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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Voldemort said:
Lidl have started to offer a premium Chicken Kiev. £3.99 for a packet of two. It's absolutely belting for an easy oven meal. We had it with their zappable swede and carrot root mash and some tenderstem broc.
Also used to do an excellent katsu curry chicken Kiev, but I've not seen it for a while.

ambuletz

10,817 posts

183 months

Friday 5th April
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Fermit said:
If you're meaning Aldi's, at £1.50, we had them yesterday, and for a supermarket naan they're very good. However. Across the green from us is a Premier corner shop. Their naans, at £1.99 for two are simply THE best naans I have ever had from any shop. 1 minute either side on a wetted naan, and perfection.

perhaps it's a regional thing but these aren't in my local ALDI. they had Riya's instead, which are packaged and look exactly the same.

I've also noticed they have some new seeded burger buns that look to have some kind of everything bagel seasoning/seeds ontop.

andburg

7,375 posts

171 months

Saturday 6th April
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ambuletz said:
perhaps it's a regional thing but these aren't in my local ALDI. they had Riya's instead, which are packaged and look exactly the same.

I've also noticed they have some new seeded burger buns that look to have some kind of everything bagel seasoning/seeds ontop.
Think the suggestion was the pictured naans were from the local shop

Fermit

13,139 posts

102 months

Saturday 6th April
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andburg said:
Think the suggestion was the pictured naans were from the local shop
Yep, Premier convenience stores, with the yellow and purple signage.

Ace-T

7,721 posts

257 months

Saturday 6th April
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andyA700 said:
Fermit said:
loskie said:
A "wetted Nan" sounds very offputting!
Yeah, I can see that. Jokes aside though, IME any naan is better for a splash of water either side before heating.
I always drop a bit of water over my HM baguettes and ciabatta before putting them in the oven, I think it helps the rise and the crust.
Agreed.

The horrible shrink wrapped naans that last ages in the cupboard can be turned into something actually quite edible by running them under the tap first then popping in oven at a lower and longer heat. They turn fluffy and quite nice.

Lotobear

6,568 posts

130 months

Saturday 6th April
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I'm finding Aldi Primitivo Di Manduria a most agreeable red wine for glugging at £9.99 a bottle - it will suit a wide range of personal tastes I suspect, very approachable and easy drinking also packs a punch at 14%

CharlesdeGaulle

26,531 posts

182 months

Saturday 6th April
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Lotobear said:
I'm finding Aldi Primitivo Di Manduria a most agreeable red wine for glugging at £9.99 a bottle - it will suit a wide range of personal tastes I suspect, very approachable and easy drinking also packs a punch at 14%
In general you can't go far wrong with a Primitivo I think. Lidl in Lux did one for €3.89 for the last few years which was an absolute steal. It's now gone up to around €5 but is still an excellent general table wine.

21st Century Man

41,082 posts

250 months

Saturday 6th April
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Primitivo can vary in quality, but I've never had a bad one and a really good one is divine. I was at an Italian in Nurburg last Wednesday and introduced a good friend to it. We'd had three bottles by the end of the evening.

PT1984

2,328 posts

185 months

Sunday 7th April
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21st Century Man said:
Primitivo can vary in quality, but I've never had a bad one and a really good one is divine. I was at an Italian in Nurburg last Wednesday and introduced a good friend to it. We'd had three bottles by the end of the evening.
Is is the DOCG that is the better quality over DOC?

heisthegaffer

3,457 posts

200 months

Sunday 7th April
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No picture but I bought ostrich steaks yesterday so will be interested to see what they're like BBQd