ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

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tedmus

1,883 posts

134 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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I'm impressed you could type a review, did your master open the bottle for you?

Oh he did, yes he diiiiid!

getmecoat

soxboy

6,060 posts

218 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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I'm on the Toro Loco organic at the moment too (although without any canine assistance). I was very impressed with the Reserva so thought I would give this one a go.

Wasn't as impressed at first, but after it has been open 24 hours and having poured myself a glass now it tastes much much better. Maybe it's the Aldi olives with feta that I'm scoffing at the same time that does it.

The wine is going to wash down Aldi Gourmet Burgers with caramelised onion, in their brioche burger buns and possibly on the side their sweet potato fries (from the freezer section, highly recommended).

21TonyK

11,494 posts

208 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.

IanA2

2,762 posts

161 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Is that Aldi? Thnx.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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IanA2 said:
21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Is that Aldi? Thnx.
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21TonyK

11,494 posts

208 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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IanA2 said:
21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Is that Aldi? Thnx.

IanA2

2,762 posts

161 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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21TonyK said:
IanA2 said:
21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Is that Aldi? Thnx.

Thanks both, I overlooked the "other thread" reference.

SWMBO might get me one on Monday. In all respects a wonderful woman, but a tad unsound on matters pork pie and sausages...

Edited by IanA2 on Saturday 22 April 20:28

MiniMan64

16,867 posts

189 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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After dinner tonight I can definitely recommend their Specially Selected Lamb Burgers!

Brioche buns, feta, cumcumber and mint mayo....yum yum YUM!

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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tried some of their spring rolls from the chilled cabinet. very tasty.

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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IanA2 said:
21TonyK said:
IanA2 said:
21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Is that Aldi? Thnx.

Thanks both, I overlooked the "other thread" reference.

SWMBO might get me one on Monday. In all respects a wonderful woman, but a tad unsound on matters pork pie and sausages...
Disappointed. Wasn't far off 50:50 meat to jelly.

21TonyK

11,494 posts

208 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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V8mate said:
Disappointed. Wasn't far off 50:50 meat to jelly.
Ignore the dodgy colour! its been at the back of the fridge for best part of a week.



Love the jelly myself, its just knowing its not good for you and a special treat.

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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21TonyK said:
V8mate said:
Disappointed. Wasn't far off 50:50 meat to jelly.
Ignore the dodgy colour! its been at the back of the fridge for best part of a week.



Love the jelly myself, its just knowing its not good for you and a special treat.
Mine had a lot more jelly... and there's too much fat in the meat too (as your photo attests).

(Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan)

andburg

7,214 posts

168 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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New in the pop/mixers section a Mexican lime and coconut drink in 1l bottles. Lovely

battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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V8mate said:
21TonyK said:
V8mate said:
Disappointed. Wasn't far off 50:50 meat to jelly.
Ignore the dodgy colour! its been at the back of the fridge for best part of a week.



Love the jelly myself, its just knowing its not good for you and a special treat.
Mine had a lot more jelly... and there's too much fat in the meat too (as your photo attests).

(Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan)
It's a pork pie. It's *supposed* to have fat in the filling. In addition, minced meat shrinks when you cook it. That's the purpose of the jelly, it's only a mixture of gelatine, salt and water and the whole purpose is to fill the cooked pie so that the filling doesn't rattle around loose. Any attempt to use leaner meat will make for an extremely dense pie with a different flavour, and they all need jelly. The only way to avoid that is to pre-cook the mixture and that won't work.
I used to work in a pork pie factory, process optimisation and CI. I do not recommend looking at the filling as it goes in, you'll not eat another one in a hurry unless you are strong of stomach. Fortunately I am, but even I look at the pink lardy gunge and shudder.
But you won't get away from shrinkage or fat in the pie, nor should you. If you don't believe me, have a go at making one yourself. It's easy, there are recipes on the 'net. But you won't improve on the decent quality offerings out there. (I don't mean crap value tat, I mean proper stuff).

battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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RammyMP said:
andburg said:
battered said:
RammyMP said:
I've had the Chinese style chicken wings today, they were very good. The kids like the chocolate puddings that come in shot glasses but they are quite pricy at 69p each.
Whoah, steady on! 69p? Blimey. Still, if the shot glasses are half OK then it's a cheap way to stock up for parties!
haha

O/H loves Creme brulee, we always keep the glass pots as they've great rustic tealight holders/marinade mixing pots etc
I've got about a dozen shot glasses now, cheaper than actually buying glasses!
I bought one last week, it was nice enough. A free glass too, can't be bad. Like you I can see me building a collection. I don't know why more manufacturers don't do this, the French are very fond of doing it with things like mustard and every French household has a collection of "verres de moutarde" that get pressed into service around the place and when one day one of the kids drops one, heigh ho. What a great way of getting maximal use out of a consumer item, I'd pay 10p extra over a plastic pot for that. Says the man with a collection of jam jars in the garage containing every fastener known to man, all arranged by size.

guindilias

5,245 posts

119 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Not Aldi, but Lidl - "Greek Week". Stuffed vine leaves 99p a can, normally £2.40 in Sainsburys, and a load of other tasty looking stuff - Halloumi, kebabs, etc.
Going to nip down tomorrow...

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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battered said:
It's a pork pie. It's *supposed* to have fat in the filling. In addition, minced meat shrinks when you cook it. That's the purpose of the jelly, it's only a mixture of gelatine, salt and water and the whole purpose is to fill the cooked pie so that the filling doesn't rattle around loose. Any attempt to use leaner meat will make for an extremely dense pie with a different flavour, and they all need jelly. The only way to avoid that is to pre-cook the mixture and that won't work.
I used to work in a pork pie factory, process optimisation and CI. I do not recommend looking at the filling as it goes in, you'll not eat another one in a hurry unless you are strong of stomach. Fortunately I am, but even I look at the pink lardy gunge and shudder.
But you won't get away from shrinkage or fat in the pie, nor should you. If you don't believe me, have a go at making one yourself. It's easy, there are recipes on the 'net. But you won't improve on the decent quality offerings out there. (I don't mean crap value tat, I mean proper stuff).
I love PH for this. Got a question about how pork pies are produced?

No problem, here's a helpful chap who used to work on the technical side of pork pie production.



V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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In spite of being very unimpressed with Aldi's Wagyu burgers (much preferring their usual 'Specially Selected ones) I have just had their Wagyu meatballs and they were absolutely delicious!

Gaz3376

131 posts

108 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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The Crispy duck and pancakes kit from Aldi is Superb. Lots of Crispy meat, and 12 pancakes for £4.50

Just needs some cucumber and spring onion.

IanA2

2,762 posts

161 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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21TonyK said:
As mentioned on the pork pie thread the "Specially Selected" Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is pretty good. Certainly better than those I've had from Sainsburys etc.
Tried one this evening. Excellent.