ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[soxboy]

Bear-n said:

If we're doing chips, then I really rate these for the money (95p I think?)

Aye, they look proper champion - even says so on the packet!

[gregs656]

The sweet potato fries are excellent as well.

[Stan the Bat]

gregs656 said:

The sweet potato fries are excellent as well.

You are not wrong my son.

[Truckosaurus]

Stan the Bat said:

gregs656 said:

The sweet potato fries are ....

...wrong

EFA.

[V8mate]

Truckosaurus said:

Stan the Bat said:

gregs656 said:

The sweet potato fries are ....

...wrong

EFA.

Soggy, manky rubbish.

That isn't a comment purely on the Aldi product. I've tried theirs, Waitrose's and others' too. All horrid.

[wobert]

Picked this up in Aldi yesterday.....

Quite drinkable and a bit lighter than most Valpolicella I’ve had recently.....

Edited by wobert on Saturday 27th January 19:46

[V8mate]

wobert said:

Picked this up in Aldi yesterday.....



Quite drinkable and a bit lighter than most Valpolicella I’ve had recently.....

Perhaps you should moderate your drinking a little?

[wobert]

V8mate said:

wobert said:

Picked this up in Aldi yesterday.....



Quite drinkable and a bit lighter than most Valpolicella I’ve had recently.....

Perhaps you should moderate your drinking a little?

Hydrating for a 60 mile bike ride tomorrow....

[V8mate]

wobert said:

V8mate said:

wobert said:

Picked this up in Aldi yesterday.....



Quite drinkable and a bit lighter than most Valpolicella I’ve had recently.....

Perhaps you should moderate your drinking a little?

Hydrating for a 60 mile bike ride tomorrow....

I was referring to your having fallen over already!

[Gretchen]

Stan the Bat said:

gregs656 said:

The sweet potato fries are excellent as well.

You are not wrong my son.

My youngest lad and I recently have been enjoying the Carrot Fries from Aldi. Who’d have thought it.

[andburg]

Stock up time, lemon and mint soda.

A shot of rum, a sprig of mint and a little of this, lovely!!

[Steamer]

Bear-n said:

I know what you mean (as in the 4 pack 'blocks' that are £2.50 for 4).

The packs of 2 large fillets though (nearly the same weight as above) for £2.99 are bloody lovely. Haddock & cod available, in breaded or battered varieties.

Thanks for the tip on that!

Yes it was the 4 pack blocks I had tried.

I’ll give the doubles a try instead then.

[Gretchen]

Aldi have for the second time in twelve months increased the price of their Mature Cheddar. It was previously £1.59 for 350g, then more recently £1.65. This morning I noticed it’s now £1.89... however they’ve branded it ‘new bigger pack’ and upped it to 400g. Still makes an increase of 0.02p per KG. This makes me cross. I like Cheese.

[V8mate]

Gretchen said:

Aldi have for the second time in twelve months increased the price of their Mature Cheddar. It was previously £1.59 for 350g, then more recently £1.65. This morning I noticed it’s now £1.89... however they’ve branded it ‘new bigger pack’ and upped it to 400g. Still makes an increase of 0.02p per KG. This makes me cross. I like Cheese.

Dairy products have increased in price across Europe. Butter has gone bonkers.

[Gretchen]

V8mate said:

Dairy products have increased in price across Europe. Butter has gone bonkers.

I know. Knock on effect in the U.K. from the closure of dairy farms too. I have a butter churned and make my own ocassionally. I had vowed to buy cheese every other week as to be fair it won’t do me any harm to ly off the dairy products for a while! :/

[21TonyK]

Gretchen said:

...to be fair it won’t do me any harm to ly off the dairy products for a while! :/

Might be some time, Arla commented that it will be several years(!!!) before production levels meet demand bringing prices back down again

[Gretchen]

21TonyK said:

Might be some time, Arla commented that it will be several years(!!!) before production levels meet demand bringing prices back down again

Haha. A few months without Cheese will save lose me a few lb

[RammyMP]

wobert said:

Picked this up in Aldi yesterday.....

Quite drinkable and a bit lighter than most Valpolicella I’ve had recently.....

Edited by wobert on Saturday 27th January 19:46

Tried a bottle this evening, not bad but a bit ribena!

[condor]

Shouldn't be anything like Ribena!

Anyway - I like the Aldi small seeded sliced loaf at 55p which I've had a few times, bought the Lidl similar priced small seeded loaf and disappointed with it. I find it too dry even though it's still got a couple of days on it for freshness.
My local Sainsburys has been absolutely dire for sliced bread the last few weeks, which is why I've been looking elsewhere.

[Stan the Bat]

That 55p sliced seeded is divine, can't get enough of it.