Lidl - recommendations

The Hill Billy

vicwatson wrote: »

Bin it? I'd be taking it back for a refund. I do buy it and have had no issues so far, when its nice its delicious

The smell was rank. Couldn't have it in the house once the packaging was open.

arian

Talking of Alpenfest, what do you all do with the Debrecziner Smoked Sausage? It's new to me.

Melendez

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Shenshen

arian wrote: »

Talking of Alpenfest, what do you all do with the Debrecziner Smoked Sausage? It's new to me.

I haven't looked at the meats as I don't eat them any more, but back in Austria you would warm up Debreziner in hot water (can't boil, though, they'll explode if the water boils) for a few minutes, then they would be eaten dipped in mustard with a slice of sourdough bread on the side.
They're similar to hot dogs, but are harder and with a stronger taste.

My mother might sometimes make them with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut.

And you can of course always slice them into a mixed salad with a vinegar dressing.

Surreptitious

The Austrian smoked cheddar is lovely, I did mention it before. All the German meats were gone though by the time I got there. Another lovely dinner is the frozen Italian range pasta with veg and red pesto.

kylith

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Slightly off topic, but have any of you Lidl regulars bought their tenderstem broccoli recently?

I've bought it twice & had to bin it twice. It looks fine - fresh, green stems, but when you remove the packaging it has a bloody awful smell.

Not possible to bring it back as we had to chuck it in the brown bin or it would have stunk out the house.

The normal broccoli I got there went off quicker than I'd like, but I generally find Lidl veg much better than Aldi. The last couple of times I went there the courgettes were spongy out of the packet and the mushrooms were a sweaty, unusable mess after 2 days.

Lady Haywire

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Slightly off topic, but have any of you Lidl regulars bought their tenderstem broccoli recently?

I've bought it twice & had to bin it twice. It looks fine - fresh, green stems, but when you remove the packaging it has a bloody awful smell.

Not possible to bring it back as we had to chuck it in the brown bin or it would have stunk out the house.

Now I'm no broccoli expert but I grow my own (have purple sprouting this year ) and I find that it will start to smell in the fridge unless I let it dry completely before putting it away. I'd hazard a guess that the wet year is causing the supply to be a bit wetter to begin with so I make sure to buy any extra I need from a market where they have it all packed away dry & just held together in bunches with string or elastic bands.

Broccoli also contains sulforaphane, which is one of those cancer-attacking properties (apparently!) but could also be causing that farty/sulphur smell as it's supposedly released when cut, so tenderstem would be more prone than one big head of broccoli.

juke

Toulouse wrote: »

Also some Grüner Veltliner to try!

Me too, very drinkable!

arian

Shenshen wrote: »

I haven't looked at the meats as I don't eat them any more, but back in Austria you would warm up Debreziner in hot water (can't boil, though, they'll explode if the water boils) for a few minutes, then they would be eaten dipped in mustard with a slice of sourdough bread on the side.
They're similar to hot dogs, but are harder and with a stronger taste.

My mother might sometimes make them with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut.

And you can of course always slice them into a mixed salad with a vinegar dressing.

Many thanks. Microwave might work for gentle warming.

Shenshen

arian wrote: »

Many thanks. Microwave might work for gentle warming.

Hmm, never tried it but I'd be cautious. They're very prone to bursting, even just in boiling water. I'm not sure they'd survive the microwave intact.

But to heat them through all you need to do is pour water straight from the kettle over them till covered, then leave for maybe 5 minutes.

Cheshire Cat

arian wrote: »

Many thanks. Microwave might work for gentle warming.

You can warm sausages in the microwave. Put them between two layers of damp kitchen towels and heat them at a low setting, never full blast. This way they shouldn't burst.

vicwatson

Shenshen wrote: »

It's Alpine week again at Lidl, with Bavarian and Austrian food. If you like a good strong cheese, get yourself some of what they simply call "Bergkäse". €1.99 for 250g, and it could easily hold it's own against a Gruyere or Appenzeller.

Got some Bergkase today, very nice flavour, by accident I didn't cut enough of the rind off - jesus it was woeful, took a lump of the cheese and it cured my flavour, make sure to cut enough of the rind off, its horrible

Alf Stewart.

Dunno if already mentioned, but my wife reckons their Prosecco is "the best Prosecco money can buy"**

**just be aware they sell two types, it's the one with the mushroom style Cork on the top. The one with the screw top isn't great apparently.

The Hill Billy

Mrs B picked up a pack of the Lidl Spätzle for me yesterday. It looks totally different to the bullet-shaped Spätzli I'm used to.

This looks more like rough linguine & just to be boiled, whereas we used to boil ours then finish by frying quickly in butter.

Melendez

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morgana

Boil until they rise up to the top. Just as is as side for roast & gravy, or with any sauce really :P. Or finish by briefly sauteing in butter, or as the traditional dish, mix the hot Spätzle with grated Emmental cheese, allow the cheese to melt, top with crispy fried onions. .

Melendez

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Kajemo

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Dunno if already mentioned, but my wife reckons their Prosecco is "the best Prosecco money can buy"**

**just be aware they sell two types, it's the one with the mushroom style Cork on the top. The one with the screw top isn't great apparently.

I deffo second what your wife says. The Prosecco is top notch and yep the screw top one sucks but the cork one fantastic... :-)

Alun

morgana wrote: »

Boil until they rise up to the top.

They're dried, not fresh, and the instructions on the packet say to bring to the boil and simmer for 11-13 minutes.

Cheshire Cat

Alun wrote: »

They're dried, not fresh, and the instructions on the packet say to bring to the boil and simmer for 11-13 minutes.

They have/had both fresh and dried Spätzle. The cooking times obviously differ for both kinds.

Alun

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

They have/had both fresh and dried Spätzle. The cooking times obviously differ for both kinds.

Ah, I didn't see the fresh stuff there, or they'd run out of it in the Lidl I was in.

Harry Palmr

Do Bavarians have permanent constipation?

Alun

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Do Bavarians have permanent constipation?

Vegetables don't figure very prominently on typical Bavarian restaurant menus that's for sure. On the other hand, sauerkraut has the opposite effect on me so that makes up for it

Harry Palmr

When looking at these weekly national/regional specials it quite remarkable how peoples so close to one another have such different diets - Germany and Italy being the most dramatic probably.

Shenshen

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Mrs B picked up a pack of the Lidl Spätzle for me yesterday. It looks totally different to the bullet-shaped Spätzli I'm used to.

This looks more like rough linguine & just to be boiled, whereas we used to boil ours then finish by frying quickly in butter.

Are they the fresh or the dried ones?
I'm not a big fan of the dries ones, personally.

Shenshen

Melendez wrote: »

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HAS to be Bergkaese. Don't even attempt with cheddar.

Shenshen

Alun wrote: »

Vegetables don't figure very prominently on typical Bavarian restaurant menus that's for sure. On the other hand, sauerkraut has the opposite effect on me so that makes up for it

I'm not sure I'd agree - white radishes are consumed by the barrel in summertime, sliced and salted. Red radisches, carrots, runner beans, spinach, green cabbage, and last but not least, copious amounts of horseradish were pretty much staples when I was growing up there.
Plus lots of variations of lettuce, most of which I unfortunately still can't find in any of the shops here.
And wild mushrooms!

caviardreams

The Alpengut dark chocolate bars with almonds (18% almonds so proper amounts! I just had a chunk with an actual full almond in it) are seriously good. Pity they are not a permanent fixture

deadanonymau5

Lidl's black seedless grapes are delicious and might even keep you out of the sweets/chocolate aisle.

chuckles30

I picked up a packet of the Stir Fry turkey on Friday when I was in and decided to make Turkey Fajitas, so picked up the Fajita kit while I was there. Previously, I would always have bought the Old El-Paso one, but never again. The wraps were lovely and soft & no cracking...and the flavour was great too!!