ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Steamer]

Riley Blue said:

Steamer said:

Aldi Iceberg lettuce have been rubbish for weeks - even when they dropped the price. They look like they have been picked way to early.

Also the bananas are not ripe - although that's probably my fault as I tend to shop in the evening when the ripe ones have already gone.

We buy Aldi's British Romaine lettuce, variety 'Scala'. Last evening's purchase was grown by M Hammond in Norfolk and tasted O.K. There were lots of bananas too, both ripe and green. This was about 6pm so perhaps it depends on the branch.

Yes its probably my fault on shopping so late and getting the last of dregs in the banana boxes...

However, on the topic of breakfast cereal - I can confirm the Rice Crispies are excellent, and the 'real' shredded wheat are a lot cheaper than Tescos.

I need to get into porridge though really - I'm sure someone mentioned Aldi Porridge oats recently.

[mrtwisty]

The 'fancy' nut granola is where its at for breakfast cereals as far as Aldi is concerned. Delicious.




Just don't check the calories.... A box is meant to be 10 servings iirc. I get through one in four days

[21TonyK]

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

[V8mate]

21TonyK said:

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

In the Fage-style tub? That's very good and awesome value!

[Tony Angelino]

matchmaker said:

Tony Angelino said:

Thumbs up from here for Aldi herb wraps and also fake jaffa cakes. Their McCoys rip offs are also very tasty but they just don't quite have enough crunch to them, not enough difference to worry about though.

Well worth the money.

I suspect they are the same crisp - when McCoys changed the names of their meat flavours, so did Aldi!

I thought flavour wise they very well could be but its the lack of backbone to them that makes me think otherwise. They just don't put up enough of a fight when you chow down on them, will organise a blind taste/texture test and report back.....

[Spice_Weasel]

V8mate said:

21TonyK said:

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

In the Fage-style tub? That's very good and awesome value!

x2. I've given up on Fage now. My weekly Aldi visit has become something of a family in-joke.

[SpeckledJim]

Spice_Weasel said:

V8mate said:

21TonyK said:

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

In the Fage-style tub? That's very good and awesome value!

x2. I've given up on Fage now. My weekly Aldi visit has become something of a family in-joke.

Buy yourself a weekly treat with the money you save. After a couple of weeks as the bottles of whisky, enormous takeaways, etc start getting noticed they'll stop laughing.

If it wasn't for the misplaced, foolish mockery from my family we'd barely talk at all...

[SilverSixer]

Spice_Weasel said:

V8mate said:

21TonyK said:

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

In the Fage-style tub? That's very good and awesome value!

x2. I've given up on Fage now. My weekly Aldi visit has become something of a family in-joke.

Also available by the kilogram, in buckets, at Lidl. Mega cheap and delicious.

[Mr Pointy]

Someone's been reading this thread:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/every-...

[Spice_Weasel]

SpeckledJim said:

Spice_Weasel said:

V8mate said:

21TonyK said:

Not eaten it as such but use it for marinates etc

Full fat Greek yoghurt is pretty good.

In the Fage-style tub? That's very good and awesome value!

x2. I've given up on Fage now. My weekly Aldi visit has become something of a family in-joke.

Buy yourself a weekly treat with the money you save. After a couple of weeks as the bottles of whisky, enormous takeaways, etc start getting noticed they'll stop laughing.

If it wasn't for the misplaced, foolish mockery from my family we'd barely talk at all...

I am the Homer Simpson of the family: there to be mocked and pitied! The list is getting longer each week: ales, wines, French beer, steaks, bagels, fish cakes, Jaffas, dark chocolate, Pringle type crisps, jam, cereal, Greek yoghurt. The wife is getting flowers regularly as they are such good value (cheap).

[21TonyK]

Spice_Weasel said:

I am the Homer Simpson of the family: there to be mocked and pitied! The list is getting longer each week: ales, wines, French beer, steaks, bagels, fish cakes, Jaffas, dark chocolate, Pringle type crisps, jam, cereal, Greek yoghurt. The wife is getting flowers regularly as they are such good value (cheap).

The weekly shop always fell on my shoulders as I am so fussy about food and ingredients my wife gave up out of frustration. It started out going to Sainsuburys, Morrisons and Bookers. Slowly included Aldi so a 4 shop trip. Now its Aldi twice a week and Sainsburys and Bookers a couple of times a month.

I reckon we probably eat and drink better now as I spend more on higher quality items in Sainsburys and online and still save about £150 a month on our food bill (which then gets spent on wine).

And, yes, flowers once or twice a week help.

[battered]

I use it for all my stuff, mostly because you can be in and out in 20 minutes. What is amusing is that after a few months of this you go in anothers upermarket and once you've had the smelling salts at the prices the range of choices is mind-blowing. I can confirm that some of the stuff in Saino's and Morri's is worth paying for. Nothing is worth the 1 hour plus residence time and carefully hidden essential products in Morrison's though. Bloody awful places.

[SpeckledJim]

21TonyK said:

And, yes, flowers once or twice a week help.

What kind of miser buys flowers!? A rubbish one.

Shape-up and cheap-out!

[Spice_Weasel]

All this excitement drove me to Aldi this afternoon. More yoghurt, Wild Bill's IPA, 70% dark choc and other essentials. Tried the Fiesta brand (El Paso homage) fajita kit. I'd be amazed if it isn't just repackaged El Paso stuff.

[jbudgie]

Spice_Weasel said:

All this excitement drove me to Aldi this afternoon. More yoghurt, Wild Bill's IPA, 70% dark choc and other essentials. Tried the Fiesta brand (El Paso homage) fajita kit. I'd be amazed if it isn't just repackaged El Paso stuff.

Wild Bills IPA is good stuff.

[rich85uk]

jbudgie said:

Spice_Weasel said:

All this excitement drove me to Aldi this afternoon. More yoghurt, Wild Bill's IPA, 70% dark choc and other essentials. Tried the Fiesta brand (El Paso homage) fajita kit. I'd be amazed if it isn't just repackaged El Paso stuff.

Wild Bills IPA is good stuff.

also the Amber Stone and Medusa ale's are just as good

[jbudgie]

rich85uk said:

jbudgie said:

Spice_Weasel said:

All this excitement drove me to Aldi this afternoon. More yoghurt, Wild Bill's IPA, 70% dark choc and other essentials. Tried the Fiesta brand (El Paso homage) fajita kit. I'd be amazed if it isn't just repackaged El Paso stuff.

Wild Bills IPA is good stuff.

also the Amber Stone and Medusa ale's are just as good

Usually top up with the Wainwrights and Spitfire for me and the Cava for the OH.

[RammyMP]

stopped by this morning to check out the tomahawk steaks, £20 each by t they are massive! I was close to getting one but felt I'd fk it up cooking it.

Incidentally the brioche burger buns are a steal, lightly toasted...

[dazco]

Aldi (should) have tomahawk steak in at £13 a kilo from today

[SHutchinson]

My local Aldi had a few left. Bought the missus a steak too.