ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Gretchen]

dazco said:

Japveesix said:

In a long tin and from Lidl. We bought it once then again days later when friend's came round as it was lovely.

make sure to be a disgusting pig like me and scrape out every last bit of the sauce that gets stuck in the ridges in the foil.

Thank you very much, I sure will

I bought the Chocolate one of these a week or so ago. Very impressed with it, particularly the generous amount of sauce!

[FiF]

Another one for the Lidlers, Deluxe range Rosemary crackers.

[mybrainhurts]

I know a Rosemary, but she's not a cracker...

[matchmaker]

mybrainhurts said:

I know a Rosemary, but she's not a cracker...

No, read the post properly. She is crackers, not a cracker.

[V8mate]

Had the brioche buns from Aldi at the weekend.

Lovely. Will be my burger-container of choice this summer!

[Mobile Chicane]

For the Lidlers, a warning. 'Deluxe' frozen steak and Stilton pies: gopping. Gristly meat, and gravy which tastes like sick :-/

[FiF]

Not personally tried them but was warned off the same range chicken and chorizo pies. Minced sick was the description.

[A - W]

I picked up a couple of the frozen Seabass and Scallops from Aldi at the weekend.
Cant wait to try them.

[ambuletz]

Does anyone know if LIDL sell 00/ Double 0 flour? Seems as though all the supermarkets around me (asda) don't stock them. I'd love to made some homade naples-style pizzas.

[Japveesix]

ambuletz said:

Does anyone know if LIDL sell 00/ Double 0 flour? Seems as though all the supermarkets around me (asda) don't stock them. I'd love to made some homade naples-style pizzas.

Fairly sure they don't as I have a feeling I've looked before when making pasta.

Happy for someone else to say I'm wrong though.

[majordad]

No. I've been looking since I got a pasta machine, neither do aldi but aldi had it two weeks ago on a special, maybe there s some left. It's not located with normal flour, it's in specials.

[NormalWisdom]

ambuletz said:

Does anyone know if LIDL sell 00/ Double 0 flour? Seems as though all the supermarkets around me (asda) don't stock them. I'd love to made some homade naples-style pizzas.

Rarely - If however you are the Maidenhead side of London, visit Continental stores

http://www.italiancont.co.uk/

A veritable Aladdin's Cave

[Du1point8]

Sainsburys does and it's not that expensive, whats the difference between that and fine sieving normal flour, is it ground finer?

[SpeckledJim]

ambuletz said:

Does anyone know if LIDL sell 00/ Double 0 flour? Seems as though all the supermarkets around me (asda) don't stock them. I'd love to made some homade naples-style pizzas.

Morrisons sells it, or at least, our local quite small one does.

[Mobile Chicane]

Du1point8 said:

Sainsburys does and it's not that expensive, whats the difference between that and fine sieving normal flour, is it ground finer?

It's the gluten content. Strong bread flour should do the job if you can't find 00

[V8mate]

Aldi has 00 flour in its speciality foods section at the moment.

[IanA2]

Du1point8 said:

Sainsburys does and it's not that expensive, whats the difference between that and fine sieving normal flour, is it ground finer?

Explains it all: http://www.virtuousbread.com/bread-and-conversatio...

[A - W]

The rib of beef is back on at Aldo. Had them a few times, very nice.

[don4l]

Bought a bottle of Chablis (2013) at Lidl today for £7.99.

It is the best wine that I have had in a couple of years.

A complete contrast to their "Liberty" rum, which had "hints of methylated spirits".

[NWTony]

I'm going to add Aldi Italian meat extra special fresh pizza to the list. Very nice

And Caledonian extra mature extra special cheddar - now reduced as well. Not too salty like some mature cheddars and a bit crumbly.