ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Butter Face]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Just polished this off, it was bloody lovely. A proper man sized portion too, rather than the kids meal size of most convenience meals.

Yes we normally share one of these with a bit of garlic bread pizza too

[FiF]

Lidlers, noticed the garlic and rosemary focaccia is no longer stocked.! The other flavour also deleted.

[Riley Blue]

ZedLeg said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Just polished this off, it was bloody lovely. A proper man sized portion too, rather than the kids meal size of most convenience meals.

And only 46gms of fat and 4gms of salt .

Per half pack too...

[condor]

The 29p packs of veg have come early to Tescos, so wonder if Aldi and Lidl will follow suit. I think theres are due to start this Thursday.

[sgrimshaw]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Just polished this off, it was bloody lovely. A proper man sized portion too, rather than the kids meal size of most convenience meals.

Probably because it's supposed to be for two people

[NoVetec]

Finally got my mitts on some chocolate stollen and lebkuchen from Lidl.

Gonna do a final smash n grab there tomorrow before Xmas.

Don't go to Lidl that often - any recommendations for more seasonal treats to get?

[Shaw Tarse]

condor said:

The 29p packs of veg have come early to Tescos, so wonder if Aldi and Lidl will follow suit. I think theres are due to start this Thursday.

19p
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/groceries/super-6?sort=po...

[21TonyK]

Shaw Tarse said:

condor said:

The 29p packs of veg have come early to Tescos, so wonder if Aldi and Lidl will follow suit. I think theres are due to start this Thursday.

19p
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/groceries/super-6?sort=po...

My local is being cleared out as soon as they restock. Local hotels etc. Can't blame them but maybe a limit of 2 of each item per customer would be a reasonable restriction.

[condor]

Just seen adverts that they're now 15p in Lidl, with Aldi now also dropping theres down to 15p.
Ridiculous!

[SpydieNut]

Finally gave in to temptation after all the good reports on here and got some sloe gin mince pies from Aldi today - and wow , they are delicious, especially after 8 min in a 160*C oven

So good I’m not sure I should get any more

[soxboy]

condor said:

Just seen adverts that they're now 15p in Lidl, with Aldi now also dropping theres down to 15p.
Ridiculous!

Called past Aldi yesterday, all cheap veg (except spuds) sold out with loads of empty shelf space.

[condor]

I've managed to get one of each cheap veg at my local Aldi ( Bedford ) and there was plenty left.. What also surprised me was the Aldi Gin L was a bargain anyway at £14.29 has now had it's price dropped to £12.99. Will be buying some more tomorrow, as only noticed price reduction on till receipt.
Gretchen and my favourites - violet creams reduced to £1.29 now

[SpeckledJim]

SpydieNut said:

Finally gave in to temptation after all the good reports on here and got some sloe gin mince pies from Aldi today - and wow , they are delicious, especially after 8 min in a 160*C oven

So good I’m not sure I should get any more

They really are superb. Brilliant warm in a large puddle of custard.

[Shaw Tarse]

soxboy said:

condor said:

Just seen adverts that they're now 15p in Lidl, with Aldi now also dropping theres down to 15p.
Ridiculous!

Called past Aldi yesterday, all cheap veg (except spuds) sold out with loads of empty shelf space.

There were a few Swedes left in my local Aldi (not ABBA) today

[ambuletz]

Can anyone reccommend if any of the whiskys from aldi and LIDL are any good? (i would much prefer LIDL, as its easier to get to).

i normally drink it on ice, however lately i've enjoyed having it 50/50 with some soda water

[V8mate]

ambuletz said:

Can anyone reccommend if any of the whiskys from aldi and LIDL are any good? (i would much prefer LIDL, as its easier to get to).

i normally drink it on ice, however lately i've enjoyed having it 50/50 with some soda water

Good question. Was looking at them yesterday.
Usually, by now, someone has worked out that one of the 'unknown' whiskies is actually something very premium in disguise. No such reports on here this year though.

[SpeckledJim]

Glen Marnoch in Aldi is reputed to be a very respectable 'proper' whisky that Aldi was able to acquire at a very good price on condition that the provenance was not to be revealed, to avoid damaging the source distillery's brand.

As I understand it, anyway.

(I've a bottle of the 28 y.o. and it's certainly nice enough for a grotty little pleb like me.)

[matc]

soxboy said:

condor said:

Just seen adverts that they're now 15p in Lidl, with Aldi now also dropping theres down to 15p.
Ridiculous!

Called past Aldi yesterday, all cheap veg (except spuds) sold out with loads of empty shelf space.

In my local Tesco earlier and they’ve got plenty of stock of their 19p veg selection - great value! I see M&S are at 40p, which for decent spuds is probably worth going a trip!

[Gretchen]

condor said:

I've managed to get one of each cheap veg at my local Aldi ( Bedford ) and there was plenty left.. What also surprised me was the Aldi Gin L was a bargain anyway at £14.29 has now had it's price dropped to £12.99. Will be buying some more tomorrow, as only noticed price reduction on till receipt.
Gretchen and my favourites - violet creams reduced to £1.29 now

Oooh thank you. I tried this seasons Pink Gin ones after a mention here but wasn’t overly keen. I’m popping in to the St Neots Aldi tomorrow so will pick up a bottle of Gin and (another) box of the Violet Creams. Then fingers crossed they reduce them to .25p after Christmas

[IanA2]

SpeckledJim said:

Glen Marnoch in Aldi is reputed to be a very respectable 'proper' whisky that Aldi was able to acquire at a very good price on condition that the provenance was not to be revealed, to avoid damaging the source distillery's brand.

As I understand it, anyway.

(I've a bottle of the 28 y.o. and it's certainly nice enough for a grotty little pleb like me.)

Aldi's Speysides are excellent value.