ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?
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Financial tangent. Lidl results out, 16% increase in sales over 16 (iirc) week Christmas season compared to last year. Taking market share off the big names, ok much smaller market share, 5% but Sainsbury's, for example had only 1% increase over last year. Groceries slightly more, offset by 1% drop in general merchandise. But essentially in grocery sector Lidl and Aldi kicking the competition.
The current trend around here seems to be to use gas canisters to cause an explosion that exposes the cash machine.
The link below shows images of them feeding the gas in to the machine with hoses before igniting it.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/1580942...
The link below shows images of them feeding the gas in to the machine with hoses before igniting it.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/1580942...
V8mate said:
AVOID ALDI!
I'm just back and there's a bit of a perfect storm going on in the aisle of dreams: way too many things you don't need all in the same week.
Wallet raped, and that's in spite of showing amazing levels of restraint!
FFS POST PHOTOS! You know the rules. I'm just back and there's a bit of a perfect storm going on in the aisle of dreams: way too many things you don't need all in the same week.
Wallet raped, and that's in spite of showing amazing levels of restraint!
I’m under financial lockdown for the next few weeks. So I need my fix here.
(Dropped my boys off at school this morning and stopped at Lidl for Croissants. I’ve picked up a leaflet entitled ‘The Big 99p event’. I can’t even afford that
)ETA I get you V8Mate
https://www.aldi.co.uk/b-r-r-m-stick-%26-learn-wor...
Oooh can also see you in this
https://www.aldi.co.uk/faux-fur-headband/p/0790551...
Edited by Gretchen on Friday 12th January 09:49
Greendubber said:
I need some bananas but I'm bound to come out with a loft ladder and a bottle of single malt I don't need.
Just looked online. I NEED a loft ladder!- Lidl leaflet predicts you avoid celebrating Robert Burns with Scottish Week Thursday 18th January.
Edited by Gretchen on Friday 12th January 09:56
Gretchen said:
ETA I get you V8Mate
Oooh can also see you in this
https://www.aldi.co.uk/faux-fur-headband/p/0790551...
And a pair of DMs, right?Oooh can also see you in this
https://www.aldi.co.uk/faux-fur-headband/p/0790551...
Gretchen said:
Greendubber said:
I need some bananas but I'm bound to come out with a loft ladder and a bottle of single malt I don't need.
Just looked online. I NEED a loft ladder!- Lidl leaflet predicts you avoid celebrating Robert Burns with Scottish Week Thursday 18th January.
Edited by Gretchen on Friday 12th January 09:56
ambuletz said:
Hmm, perhaps I'll try it. A little hesitant really as I've never made my own before. (yes i know its meant to be easy).
Use a single egg to bind the mince. A dash of worcester sauce and when cooked, a spoon of peanut butter and some ketchup.Honestly, peanut butter on burgers is lovely.
BrabusMog said:
FiF said:
Incidentally, in the While it Lasts XXL section in the Lidl freezers this week, Swedish Köttbullar, meat balls to you lot. The real deal. Waited a day until had my stocks replenished. #selfish
Are they like Scan ones? When out of stock we have tended otherwise to make our own, 50/50 pork and beef mince, salt pepper , ground all spice, dill if we have any, breadcrumbs, egg to bind, splash of milk.
Anyway it's the sauce that matters. Juices from meatball cooking into pan, butter and flour, cook flour off, add beef stock, cream, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Season to taste, bring back to simmer while stirring like buggery until sauce thickens. add meatballs back in, cook another couple of minutes, serve with some choice of jam plus some carbs, e.g. boiled spuds, mash, or egg noodles also works well.
FiF said:
They're like the ones in the Swedish factory canteen, not much help, sorry. Long time since had any Scan ones tbh, but from memory yes similar, but these are a bit bigger in diameter.
When out of stock we have tended otherwise to make our own, 50/50 pork and beef mince, salt pepper , ground all spice, dill if we have any, breadcrumbs, egg to bind, splash of milk.
Anyway it's the sauce that matters. Juices from meatball cooking into pan, butter and flour, cook flour off, add beef stock, cream, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Season to taste, bring back to simmer while stirring like buggery until sauce thickens. add meatballs back in, cook another couple of minutes, serve with some choice of jam plus some carbs, e.g. boiled spuds, mash, or egg noodles also works well.
Chuck some capers in too [/tip]When out of stock we have tended otherwise to make our own, 50/50 pork and beef mince, salt pepper , ground all spice, dill if we have any, breadcrumbs, egg to bind, splash of milk.
Anyway it's the sauce that matters. Juices from meatball cooking into pan, butter and flour, cook flour off, add beef stock, cream, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Season to taste, bring back to simmer while stirring like buggery until sauce thickens. add meatballs back in, cook another couple of minutes, serve with some choice of jam plus some carbs, e.g. boiled spuds, mash, or egg noodles also works well.
Bear-n said:
They've changed their 'really nutty' muelsi ingredients, and not for the better. 
That's not good. I haven't bought one since Christmas; we eat a lot less muesli in the winter as porridge prevails.Was pleased to see Aldi switch to Mornflake oats a couple of months back; absolutely the perfect size for really creamy porridge.
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