ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[V8mate]

Aldi/Lidl fanboi, I may be, but all supermarket hot cross buns are sure. The dough is, inevitably, cheap and dry. Whilst 'split and toasted, with butter' is the correct way to enjoy them, you can tell you've got a good bun when you can quite happily eat it straight from the packet.

M&S Luxury are the only acceptable packaged variant.

And as for the the recent fad of random (generally extremely sweet) additions... FFS. Someone at work the other day had 'chocolate and salted caramel' hot cross buns. Filthy soandso.

Edited by V8mate on Friday 29th March 17:01

[louiebaby]

V8mate said:

And as for the the recent fad of random (generally extremely sweet) additions... FFS. Someone at work the other day had 'chocolate and salted caramel' hot cross buns. Filthy soandso.

This is shocking.

Utterly shocking.

You went to work?

[Patrick Bateman]

You know what Aldi do better than any supermarket I've come across? Brioche rolls.

They're pre-sliced but still manage to be glorious. Fantastic toasted with a burger or with nutella.

[louiebaby]

Patrick Bateman said:

You know what Aldi do better than any supermarket I've come across? Brioche rolls.

They're pre-sliced but still manage to be glorious. Fantastic toasted with a burger or with nutella.

It is (allegedly) possible to each a whole pack in the car on the way home, and deposit the empty wrappers in a neighbours dustbin.

Apparently.

[nealeh1875]

Patrick Bateman said:

You know what Aldi do better than any supermarket I've come across? Brioche rolls.

They're pre-sliced but still manage to be glorious. Fantastic toasted with a burger or with nutella.

+1

They go lovely with the pulled pork they do too

[V8mate]

louiebaby said:

V8mate said:

And as for the the recent fad of random (generally extremely sweet) additions... FFS. Someone at work the other day had 'chocolate and salted caramel' hot cross buns. Filthy soandso.

This is shocking.

Utterly shocking.

You went to work?

Muthafker. No-one likes a grass.

Ok, you got me. It was actually a colleague of my wife's at her place of work.

[FiF]

V8mate said:

Aldi/Lidl Fannie, I may be, but all supermarket hot cross buns are sure. The dough is, inevitably, cheap and dry. Whilst 'split and toasted, with butter' is the correct way to enjoy them, you can tell you've got a good bun when you can quite happily eat it straight from the packet.

M&S Luxury are the only acceptable packaged variant.

And as for the the recent fad of random (generally extremely sweet) additions... FFS. Someone at work the other day had 'chocolate and salted caramel' hot cross buns. Filthy soandso.

Have to agree that generally bought hot cross buns are too airy fairy and light. Can't comment about M&S Luxury.

For me the Mrs' home baked fruit teacakes would make an excellent basis for hot cross buns, just need a bit more spice. She thinks they're too heavy and stodgy but I reckon they're ideal, split, toasted etc.

[poing]

V8mate said:

Aldi/Lidl fanboi, I may be, but all supermarket hot cross buns are sure. The dough is, inevitably, cheap and dry. Whilst 'split and toasted, with butter' is the correct way to enjoy them, you can tell you've got a good bun when you can quite happily eat it straight from the packet.

M&S Luxury are the only acceptable packaged variant.

And as for the the recent fad of random (generally extremely sweet) additions... FFS. Someone at work the other day had 'chocolate and salted caramel' hot cross buns. Filthy soandso.

Edited by V8mate on Friday 29th March 17:01

This man knows his angry buns! I love the M&S ones and the small ones are great because you get to have 2 and pretend it's ok.

[tedmus]

This from Lidl is really good for the price, dark, jammy and very drinkable

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Offers.htm?articleId=208...

[hotchy]

Aldi and lidl are the only place I enjoy going with her for a shop.

Go to Asda iv to look at her trying clothes on she never buys, morrisons, apart from the butcher section it's just the usual boring food shop.

Aldi n lidl, never know what I'll find. Got American crunchy onion the other week. Even had a toaster/hot dog toaster. Random. Love it.

[MrJuice]

49p for a basil plant was marvellous at lidl today. I bought lots of berries too....let's see how they compare to my usual supermarket.

[V8mate]

nealeh1875 said:

Patrick Bateman said:

You know what Aldi do better than any supermarket I've come across? Brioche rolls.

They're pre-sliced but still manage to be glorious. Fantastic toasted with a burger or with nutella.

+1

They go lovely with the pulled pork they do too

Unlike other UK supermarkets, who source theirs from British bakeries, Aldi have theirs made for them in France. They have 20% of the UK market (against 7.5% of the overall grocery market).

[Patrick Bateman]

V8mate said:

Unlike other UK supermarkets, who source theirs from British bakeries, Aldi have theirs made for them in France. They have 20% of the UK market (against 7.5% of the overall grocery market).

Add to that they have a long shelf life. The ones I bought yesterday are marked as best before May.

[andy43]

for Aldi's Rossini beer. Ice cold, very good.

[anonymous-user]

Aldi steaks really are getting better every day, washed down with Lidl 69p lager..bliss

[tobinen]

Lidl must read this thread. They're back:

[V8mate]

tobinen said:

Lidl must read this thread. They're back:

Can you show me the inside of one when you next eat one?

Do they contain garlic?

[tobinen]

I've already had two for breakfast but as it's you, I'll open a new one

[V8mate]

Cool - thank you

Do you reheat it, or have it cold?

[tobinen]

Either but I like it from the oven. Polish friends score it and then grill it. Good on BBQs too.