ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Baryonyx]

The Aldi Haversham Cream Sherry is delicious and only a fiver a bottle. Now, this is proper sherry and not some piss that old women drink at Christmas. It's incredibly rich and deep. It has a lot of rich, spicy fruit on the nose which accompanies a nutty flavour in the palette. It's got a lovely creamy, glossy mouth feel with a long finish. Absolutely marvellous stuff.

Sherry is a well kept secret in the UK. It has a serious image problem here but it's a stunningly good product with a deep and interesting Spanish history.

[matchmaker]

Baryonyx said:

The Aldi Haversham Cream Sherry is delicious and only a fiver a bottle. Now, this is proper sherry and not some piss that old women drink at Christmas. It's incredibly rich and deep. It has a lot of rich, spicy fruit on the nose which accompanies a nutty flavour in the palette. It's got a lovely creamy, glossy mouth feel with a long finish. Absolutely marvellous stuff.

Sherry is a well kept secret in the UK. It has a serious image problem here but it's a stunningly good product with a deep and interesting Spanish history.

Nothing better than a chilled glass of dry Fino!

[spikeyhead]

matchmaker said:

Baryonyx said:

The Aldi Haversham Cream Sherry is delicious and only a fiver a bottle. Now, this is proper sherry and not some piss that old women drink at Christmas. It's incredibly rich and deep. It has a lot of rich, spicy fruit on the nose which accompanies a nutty flavour in the palette. It's got a lovely creamy, glossy mouth feel with a long finish. Absolutely marvellous stuff.

Sherry is a well kept secret in the UK. It has a serious image problem here but it's a stunningly good product with a deep and interesting Spanish history.

Nothing better than a chilled glass of dry Fino!

I used to neck half a bottle of QC before going down the pub as a student. Very happy drunken feeling.

[Steamer]

matchmaker said:

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condor said:

The £2.99 wagyu burgers will be back at Aldi tomorrow - I'll be getting some

They were large and tasty when i tried them last time. Not cheap but worth a go.

Had them last night, served in broiche buns (Aldi)with vine tomato (Aldi), vintage Scottish Cheddar (Aldi), burger relish (Aldi) and sliced gherkin (Tesco ). Lovely!

One tip - as they are pretty thick it helps to cook then in the oven, rather than frying/grilling.

Oh my days! Thank you for the best burger I've had in many a year!

I bought the Wagu burgers a few weeks back and did them in the frying pan and was impressed.

However, they were back in again on Thursday so I bought some more but put them in the oven with some Aldi wedges. I've never done burgers in the oven before.

With the brioche buns, mayo and salad... Awesome!

Oh and the Aldi fondant fancies are exactly the same as Mr Kiplins - we did a back to back test.

[weeowen]

Tried one of their free range chickens for dinner today: https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/fresh-bake...

Very nice taste & seemed great value.

[hornetrider]

I'm imbibing the Marlborough Sauvignon from the 'exquisite collection'. It's aptly named

[SVX]

I popped into our local Aldi yesterday to search out the Wagyu burgers, and was certainly impressed with the result! Will be having them in bulk at our next braai.

[matchmaker]

Last night we had the Aldi Aberdeen Angus ribeye steak washed down with a couple of bottles of Australian Limestone Coast unoaked Chardonnay. Best steak we've tasted in years and an excellent wine for only £5.99 a bottle.

[jbudgie]

SVX said:

I popped into our local Aldi yesterday to search out the Wagyu burgers, and was certainly impressed with the result! Will be having them in bulk at our next braai.

I assume you are from RSA. ?

[mph1977]

jbudgie said:

I assume you are from RSA. ?

well i don;t know if the Dutch call barbecues Braai, but i'd guess it;s fairly safe assumption that there is significant saffer infuence to SVX's life

[Baryonyx]

If you can get hold of the Venison and Wild Boar Salami they have in at the minute, grab it! It's fantastic. I've just been eating the boar salami with some 'Durhamfoods' pease pudding, also from Aldi. The pease pudding is a fantastic example of the cuisine.

Can you get pease pudding outside of the North East and Scotland?

[SVX]

jbudgie said:

SVX said:

I popped into our local Aldi yesterday to search out the Wagyu burgers, and was certainly impressed with the result! Will be having them in bulk at our next braai.

I assume you are from RSA. ?

The good lady wife is, and the term has stuck over the years.

[cornet]

They appear to be stocking Class A Bananas - got to be worth a try ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/32589501/coc...

[BrabusMog]

RammyMP said:

sgrimshaw said:

I popped into a big Lidl in Granada (Spain) a couple of weeks ago, just for a look.

The range was huge compared to the UK and the prices were bordering on the ridiculous!

One example stuck in mind, a whole Mortadella sausage for €1.99.

Same price as 10 or so slices in the UK.

The Lidls in Portugal are very good, where as the Aldis are quite poor. The in store bakers do great bread!

It's weird because there seems to be no consistency to the quality of Aldi/Lidl - I feel that the Lidl in the UK is quite good but the ones in Sweden are horrific, I would use a Netto there before I used Lidl.

As for these brioche buns, I've heard a lot about them...are they really THAT good?

[condor]

BrabusMog said:

As for these brioche buns, I've heard a lot about them...are they really THAT good?

They're more expensive than other packed rolls - but they also have a lot of butter content in them. Also the pack I bought had a month's shelf life whereas everyday bread rolls have a couple of days.
I liked them as a change - but they were a bit too rich for everyday eating

[Melman Giraffe]

condor said:

BrabusMog said:

As for these brioche buns, I've heard a lot about them...are they really THAT good?

They're more expensive than other packed rolls - but they also have a lot of butter content in them. Also the pack I bought had a month's shelf life whereas everyday bread rolls have a couple of days.
I liked them as a change - but they were a bit too rich for everyday eating

Perfect as a burger bun!!

[BertB]

Melman Giraffe said:

Perfect as a burger bun!!

Yup and now in the same range/recipe they do finger rolls for sausages/hot dogs they are just as good

[V8mate]

Melman Giraffe said:

condor said:

BrabusMog said:

As for these brioche buns, I've heard a lot about them...are they really THAT good?

They're more expensive than other packed rolls - but they also have a lot of butter content in them. Also the pack I bought had a month's shelf life whereas everyday bread rolls have a couple of days.
I liked them as a change - but they were a bit too rich for everyday eating

Perfect as a burger bun!!

Yep - I mentioned them a while back as my new favourite burger bun. Waitrose does a similar 'butter rich' burger bun, but it's a poor cousin.

[Melman Giraffe]

Lightly toasted with some mayo, salad and a Chicken breast. Yummy

[BrabusMog]

My nearest Aldi is Peckham I think but luckily there is one by work...



American night tonight, haven't tried the burgers before but at £2.50 a throw I don't really care. Is the general consensus to lightly toast the buns? I'll be having a bacon burger and also a chicken breast/chorizo/cheese burger.