ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?
Discussion
V8mate said:
andburg said:
Tried the frozen specially selected swordfish last night....bit meh, like tuna but with less taste.
Not Aldi/Lidl's fault; the shark family of fish aren't great eating. Bland, overly muscley meat.Off topic, but I was one of those, fish, meh, bit of cod with batter wrapped round it was OK, but the thought of grilled bony sardines or whatever just turned me off.
Then a colleague, a known foodie, took me to a restaurant in New Orleans, and he ordered yellowfin tuna, blackened on the outside, but cooked very rare. Life changing dish.
21TonyK said:
My local has the Global block and knife set at £169
I have no need personally but if anyone is near to Paignton its a good buy.
I was in there earlier looking for the pizza oven BBQ thing but they didn't have it...I have no need personally but if anyone is near to Paignton its a good buy.
We sell Global stuff & that is incredibly, incredibly cheap, although most people within the trade don't tend to buy Global, it seems to be more a fashion accessory & a lot of chef's don't like the feel of them.
FiF said:
V8mate said:
andburg said:
Tried the frozen specially selected swordfish last night....bit meh, like tuna but with less taste.
Not Aldi/Lidl's fault; the shark family of fish aren't great eating. Bland, overly muscley meat.Off topic, but I was one of those, fish, meh, bit of cod with batter wrapped round it was OK, but the thought of grilled bony sardines or whatever just turned me off.
Then a colleague, a known foodie, took me to a restaurant in New Orleans, and he ordered yellowfin tuna, blackened on the outside, but cooked very rare. Life changing dish.
Tuna should not be eaten cooked through!
dazco said:
Lidls now selling Holland's pies in the freezer.
The king of all the pies
Are you mad??? Hollands pies are only good if you have never, ever tasted a pie before and have no point of reference. Even then they are meh. ALL other pies are better than Hollands. I avoid chippies who proudly pronounce they serve them. They contain about 10ml of filling and the rest is pastry.The king of all the pies
NWTony said:
dazco said:
Lidls now selling Holland's pies in the freezer.
The king of all the pies
Are you mad??? Hollands pies are only good if you have never, ever tasted a pie before and have no point of reference. Even then they are meh. ALL other pies are better than Hollands. I avoid chippies who proudly pronounce they serve them. They contain about 10ml of filling and the rest is pastry.The king of all the pies
My local chippy sources its pies/sausage from a very good local farm shop and pots of ice cream from a local creamery. Wouldn't touch a pukka/hollands pie!
jbudgie said:
l354uge said:
Too late to flick through and check this hasn't been mentioned but Aldi have a beer festival on right now. £1.15 a bottle and lots of great independent breweries.
Yes, bought six different ones, all good .Pothole said:
jbudgie said:
l354uge said:
Too late to flick through and check this hasn't been mentioned but Aldi have a beer festival on right now. £1.15 a bottle and lots of great independent breweries.
Yes, bought six different ones, all good .V8mate said:
Pothole said:
jbudgie said:
l354uge said:
Too late to flick through and check this hasn't been mentioned but Aldi have a beer festival on right now. £1.15 a bottle and lots of great independent breweries.
Yes, bought six different ones, all good .Aldi abe just today opened a store in my nearest town. Just so happens I'm working in a surgery a few minutes drive away today so just popped in in my lunch hour. It's bigger than other stores I've been in before. And they've got a BBQ on outside, though queue was fairly long. Think I'll be shopping there regularly from now on.
V8mate said:
They were on shelves in the special offer section, not the main booze section of my local store (just in case you rock up and apply 'bemused face')
Not sure if every store has the ales, as they didn't have any in my closest store so had to go to the next one:IMG_20160601_175635.jpg
NWTony said:
dazco said:
Lidls now selling Holland's pies in the freezer.
The king of all the pies
Are you mad??? Hollands pies are only good if you have never, ever tasted a pie before and have no point of reference. Even then they are meh. ALL other pies are better than Hollands. I avoid chippies who proudly pronounce they serve them. They contain about 10ml of filling and the rest is pastry.The king of all the pies
garreth64 said:
V8mate said:
They were on shelves in the special offer section, not the main booze section of my local store (just in case you rock up and apply 'bemused face')
Not sure if every store has the ales, as they didn't have any in my closest store so had to go to the next one:IMG_20160601_175635.jpg
AlexC1981 said:
andburg said:
I buy the frozen tuna, defrost it and sear it with a blackened spice instead of following the pack instructions.
Tuna should not be eaten cooked through!
It's safer if it has been frozen for a while as it helps kill off any parasites that may be present. Tuna should not be eaten cooked through!
IanA2 said:
AlexC1981 said:
andburg said:
I buy the frozen tuna, defrost it and sear it with a blackened spice instead of following the pack instructions.
Tuna should not be eaten cooked through!
It's safer if it has been frozen for a while as it helps kill off any parasites that may be present. Tuna should not be eaten cooked through!
TheLimla said:
Has anyone managed to try the Aldi wagyu burgers, whenever I go there they seem to have sold out! Is there a trick to getting them?
I have. They're nice, but not worth the premium over Aldi's 'Premium' pack of two burgers.The lamb burgers are nice too (and, surprisingly, lower fat per unit than the beefburgers!)
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