Aldi... what do you recommend?

Melendez

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Annasopra

The lambshanks in Moroccan Tagine sauce are REALLY good value at only €2.99

odyssey06

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

The lambshanks in Moroccan Tagine sauce are REALLY good value at only €2.99

Interesting... are they in the chilled or frozen section?

iora_rua

Melendez wrote: »

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Bought both, but so far only tried the Beetroot ones. Very tasty, baked in the oven, and i added a small dollop of mayo and side salad. Agree that they probably wouldn't be ideal in a bun. Must try the Sweet Potato version this week!

autumnbelle

The sweet potato ones are lovely for a lunch with salads

Owryan

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We asked Today and the answer is June!

Something to look forward to for the summer so, might distract you from the rain lol.

Alun

Dial Hard wrote: »

The purple sweet potatoes seem to be gone, they must have been a seasonal item. Shame, they were absolutely gorgeous.

Booooo !

Icsics

iora_rua wrote: »

Bought both, but so far only tried the Beetroot ones. Very tasty, baked in the oven, and i added a small dollop of mayo and side salad. Agree that they probably wouldn't be ideal in a bun. Must try the Sweet Potato version this week!

What section are these in?

freshpopcorn

Owryan wrote: »

Something to look forward to for the summer so, might distract you from the rain lol.

I'm fairly pathetic it's on my list of events on the countdown to Christmas. Our Lidl is also being rebuilt.

sillysocks

Icsics wrote: »

What section are these in?

They’re in the fridge with the prepared veg and potatoes, fresh pizzas etc.

freshpopcorn

sillysocks wrote: »

They’re in the fridge with the prepared veg and potatoes, fresh pizzas etc.

In my one it's in with the beside the fresh lamb! (Just look in both places)

rubadub

Thargor wrote: »

With the Brioche buns and whatever nice looking cheese I see on the day I dont bother with takeaway cheeseburgers anymore, I do nicer at home for half the price. I wish they hadnt teased us with the sesame seed brioche buns

The gourmet burger buns are pretty good too. Similar to those in supermacs gourmet ones.

These are what they look like




The brioche burger & hotdog buns are relatively expensive compared to the brioche bags of small rolls, I think all the supermarkets must be price matching the small rolls. I make rectangular mini slider burgers with the rolls. I am pretty sure they are a bit sweeter than the burger buns though. Can seem bit weird till you cop on ketchup is loaded with sugar. The mini buns are also ideal for those stupidly skinny hotdogs you get which get lost in a normal hotdog roll.

If you want to mimic "gourmet burger" places in dublin check out this youtube channel. Most of them use the similar techniques which are easy enough to replicate. They talk a lot at the start so skip forward, you will see them going into bunsen, wowburger, etc and interviewing the owners and then usually show how they cook them.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVJbtH16BxcMNu7lm8lbEg/videos

this link below might be a better filter
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=beary+hikers+burger

madmaggie

Icsics wrote: »

What section are these in?

In my local store they are in the fridge with the sandwiches and soups. I had the sweet potato ones, very nice, I liked the little hit of chili.

Nelson Van Alden

Their Buffalo Mozzarella with some pasta and a drizzle of olive oil is amazing.

McMurphy

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

The lambshanks in Moroccan Tagine sauce are REALLY good value at only €2.99

What????

Never seen these. But they have my undivided attention.

mdwexford

Graces7 wrote: »

Interesting that when LIDL started doing sandwiches, so did ALDI, where I live anyways. ALDI are better though

Same with the salad pots. I am totally addicted to the tangy cheese and pasta salad from ALDI... when I was in LIDl saw a great bowl labelled cheese pasta salad at just over E2, but it was disappointing. Even had a small fork which was deep in mayo... small layer of cheese and pasta then all salad.. needed more dressing too.. Back to ALDI for me.

Have Aldi stopped selling the cheese pasta salad. None of my local branches seem to have it anymore.

Disaster if so!!!

McMurphy

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

The lambshanks in Moroccan Tagine sauce are REALLY good value at only €2.99

Dam I was looking for these earlier but no cigar :mad:

I'll check another few Aldis tomorrow

Thargor

Anybody tried the piri-piri chicken thighs?

McMurphy

Thargor wrote: »

Anybody tried the piri-piri chicken thighs?

Yep.

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Aldi are selling a tray of boned and marinated chicken thighs that are a absolutely delicious.

I had the piri piri pack for dinner there along with some Mexican style rice and corn on the cob.

Fairly handy to cook. Just stick them in the oven for 15m then pour over sachet of piri piri sauce that comes with them. Then stick back in the oven for another 5 m.

Really juicy and really flavoursome.

fin12

The Fizzy Belts sweets are lovely. If u like sour sweets I’d recommend these.

Saw the dome peanut chocolates in Aldi last night.

McMurphy

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

The lambshanks in Moroccan Tagine sauce are REALLY good value at only €2.99

Can anyone help me out with these? I've looked in 3 different Aldis now in the following sections -

the fridge where fresh lamb products are.
The fridge where the fresh pizzas and the likes of cottage pies lasagnes etc are kept.
The fridge where potatoe gratin/hummus etc is kept.

I'm not seeing these though.

freshpopcorn

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Can anyone help me out with these? I've looked in 3 different Aldis now in the following sections -

the fridge where fresh lamb products are.
The fridge where the fresh pizzas and the likes of cottage pies lasagnes etc are kept.
The fridge where potatoe gratin/hummus etc is kept.

I'm not seeing these though.

To the best of my knowledge they are in a black enough box and they can be mixed in with something else in a similar box.

prodsc

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Can anyone help me out with these? I've looked in 3 different Aldis now in the following sections -

the fridge where fresh lamb products are.
The fridge where the fresh pizzas and the likes of cottage pies lasagnes etc are kept.
The fridge where potatoe gratin/hummus etc is kept.

I'm not seeing these though.

Why don't you ask a member of staff!

McMurphy

4th Aldi today and couldn't find it.

prodsc wrote: »

Why don't you ask a member of staff!

Already did. In each of them. Blank stares all round.

vicwatson

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

4th Aldi today and couldn't find it.



Already did. In each of them. Blank stares all round.

Not all ALDI’s have all products

McMurphy

vicwatson wrote: »

Not all ALDI’s have all products

Yep - I recall they use to do a great beer (Peroni lookalike) called Rossini. But only some Aldis stocked it.

dee_mc

dartboardio wrote: »

Picked up Aldis mini eggs today. Didn't even recognise they weren't the original cadbury ones or whatever brand until I got home! Taste the same too and only 75c

Tried them today (for science), they're not great, too sweet IMO, the Cadburys ones smell and taste nicer. Half the price though!

LirW

I got a pack of Original Stackers, since so many people recommended them. Honestly, I didn't like them, they had a sugar-y and sweet aftertaste.

noodler

Did a shop last week.

Here's some of my regulars.


Their Del Riveo OJ is excellent.

White cheese, grand. Rib eyes (2 for 6) quite decent if a bit thin.

The BBQ pastrami is very nice, as is their spicy chorizo rings.

Eggs and sweet potatoes are quite decent value as well.

Haven't seen chicken thighs for a while which I quite liked.

The bolognais and korma sauces I would recommend. Haven't tried many others.

One highlight is their red pepper relish which is absolutely delicious.

Their tuna is slightly cheaper than an on special John West but not as nice.

autumnbelle

Aldi have lactose free milk, €1.19 a litre avonmore and every shop I have seen it in elsewhere €1.99. We go through about 6 litres a week so a good saving