Lidl - recommendations

RhubarbCrumble · 11-09-2018 6:04pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Personally I love those single packed fillet steaks so stocked up on the €4 deal - you do need to root through all the packs to pick the best looking ones but when you pick the right ones they are fab imo!

Oops, I meant stringy not stingy. Bloomin' predictive text!

Nekarsulm · 11-09-2018 6:38pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Oops, I meant stringy not stingy. Bloomin' predictive text!

I think the Rib Eye steaks are far nicer.
Again, sort through them for one with nice marbelling.

Kat1170 · 11-09-2018 6:58pm

Fat equals flavour.

LirW · 11-09-2018 8:00pm

I went earlier and couldn't find the Thai Jasmine rice?! Another thing they phased out?

....... · 12-09-2018 10:01am

LirW wrote: »

I went earlier and couldn't find the Thai Jasmine rice?! Another thing they phased out?

Noticed theyve had less of it lately.

Although they had no pitta bread for a few weeks and now its back in abundance.

the beer revolu · 12-09-2018 10:33am

LirW wrote: »

I went earlier and couldn't find the Thai Jasmine rice?! Another thing they phased out?

I never knew Lidl sold Thai rice.
We go through rather a lot of Thai rice so we buy it in 10Kg bags in our local Asian shop. It's pretty much the only white rice we use apart for Japanese rice occasionally. Oh, basmati sometimes, too.

LirW · 12-09-2018 10:44am

the beer revolu wrote: »

I never knew Lidl sold Thai rice.
We go through rather a lot of Thai rice so we buy it in 10Kg bags in our local Asian shop. It's pretty much the only white rice we use apart for Japanese rice occasionally. Oh, basmati sometimes, too.

I'm not too keen on Basmati, it would be my second choice but Thai beats it by far. I have no Asian store anywhere near here but that's probably how I'll do it, getting a big bag and finally a rice cooker, it's a rice household here.

Whispered · 12-09-2018 11:59am

Have never tried Thai rice! Interesting!

TheChrisD · 12-09-2018 3:17pm

LirW wrote: »

I went earlier and couldn't find the Thai Jasmine rice?! Another thing they phased out?

Been looking for it in my local for at least a month now

Bunny Colvin · 12-09-2018 3:46pm

I highly recommend the Tikka Masala paste. Mix it in with some chicken, chilli's, passata, mango chutney. Ideal for a slow cooker. Serve with rice and poppadoms. Gonna make another pot of it tonight!

....... · 12-09-2018 3:50pm

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

I highly recommend the Tikka Masala paste. Mix it in with some chicken, chilli's, passata, mango chutney. Ideal for a slow cooker. Serve with rice and poppadoms. Gonna make another pot of it tonight!

Is it in a jar?

Do you use the whole jar?

Bunny Colvin · 12-09-2018 3:53pm

....... wrote: »

Is it in a jar?

Do you use the whole jar?

Yeah for 1kg of chicken I'd use the whole jar. It's good stuff!

....... · 12-09-2018 3:55pm

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

Yeah for 1kg of chicken I'd use the whole jar. It's good stuff!

Yes I saw it before and was thinking of getting it. I love their spicy mango chutney.

DO you get the passata in lidl as well?

Bunny Colvin · 12-09-2018 3:59pm

....... wrote: »

Yes I saw it before and was thinking of getting it. I love their spicy mango chutney.

DO you get the passata in lidl as well?

I use the spicy mango chutney ( I use half a jar) as well from lidl. Stir that in when you're nearly finished cooking.

Yeah the passata is from Lidl too. You can buy the 700ml jar or a small carton.

....... · 12-09-2018 4:32pm

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

I use the spicy mango chutney ( I use half a jar) as well from lidl. Stir that in when you're nearly finished cooking.

Yeah the passata is from Lidl too. You can buy the 700ml jar or a small carton.

Oh great, Im not familiar with the passata - I will look for it.

bonzodog2 · 12-09-2018 5:58pm

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

I use the spicy mango chutney ( I use half a jar) as well from lidl.

Couldnt find this just now, is it the same shelf as the Tikka paste?

Bunny Colvin · 12-09-2018 7:26pm

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Couldnt find this just now, is it the same shelf as the Tikka paste?

Yeah they're very close to each other - Same goes for the the paste, poppadoms, passata and rice!

LirW · 12-09-2018 8:10pm

Will steal this slow cooker idea! Are the other jars nice too?

Bunny Colvin · 12-09-2018 8:29pm

LirW wrote: »

Will steal this slow cooker idea! Are the other jars nice too?

It works really well in the slow cooker. Couldn't be any easier as well: Cook the chicken and whatever veg you want for about 3 hours on slow. Drain the liquid and then add the paste along with the passata, let it cook away for an hour. Add in the mango chutney near the end.

I haven't tried the Green Thai yet, I'll give that a go soon. It's a pity they've stopped selling the coconut milk!

LirW · 12-09-2018 10:11pm

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

It works really well in the slow cooker. Couldn't be any easier as well: Cook the chicken and whatever veg you want for about 3 hours on slow. Drain the liquid and then add the paste along with the passata, let it cook away for an hour. Add in the mango chutney near the end.

I haven't tried the Green Thai yet, I'll give that a go soon. It's a pity they've stopped selling the coconut milk!

Thank you so much, that's a really great idea for busy days!

yellow hen · 12-09-2018 10:15pm

Tried their sweet potato chips tonight that were on offer at 50% off this week. Not the healthiest but really tasty and much nicer than the strong roots branded ones.

freshpopcorn · 12-09-2018 10:16pm

My local Lidl also still has icing sugar.

Nekarsulm · 12-09-2018 10:31pm

Their German selection is in at the moment. Tried a packet of "Authentic German potato noodles"
Fried on the pan, they are quite tasty.
A lot like Boxty, nothing like noodles!

Space Dog · 13-09-2018 5:55am

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Their German selection is in at the moment. Tried a packet of "Authentic German potato noodles"
Fried on the pan, they are quite tasty.
A lot like Boxty, nothing like noodles!

Hope you ate them with apple sauce, the way we used to eat them at home

....... · 13-09-2018 9:51am

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

It works really well in the slow cooker. Couldn't be any easier as well: Cook the chicken and whatever veg you want for about 3 hours on slow. Drain the liquid and then add the paste along with the passata, let it cook away for an hour. Add in the mango chutney near the end.

I haven't tried the Green Thai yet, I'll give that a go soon. It's a pity they've stopped selling the coconut milk!

Thanks a mill, going to try this out at the weekend. Havent really been using my slow cooker much but between this and coddle Ive new ideas for it

Shenshen · 13-09-2018 10:00am

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Their German selection is in at the moment. Tried a packet of "Authentic German potato noodles"
Fried on the pan, they are quite tasty.
A lot like Boxty, nothing like noodles!

Schupfnudeln?
Yes, I never understood why they're even called "Nudeln", but they are absolutely delicious.

fin12 · 15-09-2018 2:08pm

There’s a bottle of vodka coming into lidl next week called Feckin unbelievable Irish vodka lol. Costs €24.99 and a bottle of feckin Gin at €26.99.

Why is Irish vodka pretty expensive if there’s no shipping costs?

Dial Hard · 15-09-2018 2:19pm

Duty and VAT.

fin12 · 15-09-2018 2:24pm

Dial Hard wrote: »

Duty and VAT.

So they put more duty and vat on an Irish bottle of vodka than a polish one?

the beer revolu · 15-09-2018 2:38pm

fin12 wrote: »

Why is Irish vodka pretty expensive if there’s no shipping costs?

Perhaps it's to do with production costs at the scale they are making it.
Or perhaps it is what they reckon people will pay for an Irish made vodka.
Perhaps a combination of the two.

There are plenty of expensive Polish vodkas too.

Lidl - recommendations

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