Lidl - recommendations

inforfun

MissFlitworth wrote: »

They gots their German food in! We feasted on Spaetzle baked in a cheese sauce last night. Himself has gone to work with leberkaese sammidges. Highly recommend the Alpenzeller cheese and both big and baby bratwurst.

Now all of you read this post out load with emphasis on the German words. Yell them.

fin12

The patatas Bravas were lovely with Heinze Ketchup.

Shenshen

MissFlitworth wrote: »

They gots their German food in! We feasted on Spaetzle baked in a cheese sauce last night. Himself has gone to work with leberkaese sammidges. Highly recommend the Alpenzeller cheese and both big and baby bratwurst.

Just checked their webiste - Spaetzle and Schupfnudeln. I'll be down there straight after work!

Edit: And Gruener Veltliner! I'll need to stock up!

bonzodog2

Cornichons ?

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Hold tight, Miss F, they are now in stock in the Cavan Lidl. Bought a jar yesterday.

MissFlitworth wrote: »

You have made my actual week, Nekarsulm PICKLES!!!

Are they nicer than the gherkins? Nearly twice the price!

I miss their Stilton cheese wedges and their Woodgate cider before they ruined it and made it taste like Bulmers. :mad:

B0jangles

MissFlitworth wrote: »

They gots their German food in! We feasted on Spaetzle baked in a cheese sauce last night. Himself has gone to work with leberkaese sammidges. Highly recommend the Alpenzeller cheese and both big and baby bratwurst.

Just had some of the little bratwurst there for lunch with a little dab of dijon mustard - very tasty indeed, definitely would recommend.

(These guys: http://www.lidl.ie/en/7157.htm?action=showDetail&id=45059 )

Surreptitious

All they had left yesterday were the cheeses and some of the meats. I got Austrian Cheddar and rosemary crackers to compliment it. Hopefully it will be nice. The selection of cheeses weren't bad.

whiskeyman

Just hoovered down the curry bockwurst. Not bad for a microwave job!
Stocked up on Spaetzle too!
Anyone got good recipies to use it with?
I'd a lovely creamy, cheese dish with it before in Germany

Shenshen

whiskeyman wrote: »

Just hoovered down the curry bockwurst. Not bad for a microwave job!
Stocked up on Spaetzle too!
Anyone got good recipies to use it with?
I'd a lovely creamy, cheese dish with it before in Germany

Kaesspaetzle - couldn't be simpler.
Slice an onion and fry in butter until it's nicely brown and a little crisp.
Grate a generous amount of alpine cheese - Gruyere, Allgaeuer, Appenzeller, whichever you can get. I would not recommend cheddar for this, you need that strong Swiss/Austrian taste.
Boil the Spaetzle as per instructions.

In an overproof dish, layer spaetzle, onion and cheese, then repeat until you've all the spaetzle used up. Finish with a bit of cheese, pop in the oven until the cheese on top is browned.

Serve with salad and pickles.

Lovely Bloke

whiskeyman wrote: »

Just hoovered down the curry bockwurst. Not bad for a microwave job!

very nice indeed, also got some of the Thuringen Brat, them smaller Brats and some Leberkaese for next weeks lunches

I may be back in tomorrow

Reputable Rog

Stocked up on Belgian beers, bierwurst, currywurst, some nice tulip glasses and a Silvercrest Facial Cleansing brush for Mrs Reputable in Lidl Ballincollig. €38 for the lot, although I only actually went in to buy Cashew Nuts.

deadanonymau5

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Stocked up on Belgian beers, bierwurst, currywurst, some nice tulip glasses and a Silvercrest Facial Cleansing brush for Mrs Reputable in Lidl Ballincollig. €38 for the lot, although I only actually went in to buy Cashew Nuts.

and you didn't get the cashew nuts?

deadanonymau5

Vegetable burgers were very nice, recommended

rubadub

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

and you didn't get the cashew nuts?

Their cashew nuts are very good, the packs, I have not tried the loose ones.

The cheapest ones are the small ring pull tin of them, most would guess the big pack is cheapest. I put them in a jam jar once the tin is opened.

fin12

rubadub wrote: »

Their cashew nuts are very good, the packs, I have not tried the loose ones.

The cheapest ones are the small ring pull tin of them, most would guess the big pack is cheapest. I put them in a jam jar once the tin is opened.

Ya the tin is the best normally but there's an xxl bag out at the moment and I think it's €2.50 so it's better value than the tin but the xxl bags are only available a few times a year.

vicwatson

rubadub wrote: »

Their cashew nuts are very good, the packs, I have not tried the loose ones.

The cheapest ones are the small ring pull tin of them, most would guess the big pack is cheapest. I put them in a jam jar once the tin is opened.

Would never touch those loose nuts they have after I saw a snotty nosed kid with their hands in them one like they were playing in sand on the beach. Ugh.

sammysnail016

In order of preference what would be your top ten Lidl buys (food)

the beer revolu

sammysnail016 wrote: »

In order of preference what would be your top ten Lidl buys (food)

Why don't you get to ball rolling?

cobham

1 large tub of greek yogurt
2 potato gratin in vacuum bag (long life)
3 Fish chowder
4 Gluten free beer when on special
5 Formil wash powders

Sorry bit of a struggle to make list of 10 tho would pick plenty other bits n bobs on a visit. The above would be things I would go there especially for.

sammysnail016

Oh I must try the potato gratin ~ are they tasty? I am always looking at different things to do for dinner, the imagination is dead sometimes!

RhubarbCrumble

I've got the duck breasts in the fridge for dinner later. Had them for the first time a couple of weeks ago and they were very tasty.

meeeeh

1. Watermelon (better than Tesco or Aldi)
2. Duck breasts
3. Streaks on special (t bone)
4. Deluxe or whatever it is called ham
5. Nuts
6. Wine
7. Little chocolates with different percentage of cocoa
8. Snack size ice cream lollies
9. Big jar of anchovies when they have them
10. Balsamic vinegar (the small bottle)

Surreptitious

Anyone try the nutty brioche bread and butter pudding that won the competition? I've been meaning to try it some time.

HeidiHeidi

Surreptitious wrote: »

Anyone try the nutty brioche bread and butter pudding that won the competition? I've been meaning to try it some time.

I tried it recently.

Super-sickly-sweet stodge :eek:

Now having said that, I don't have a massive sweet tooth, and am not a fan of bread'n'butter pudding to start with..... so what prompted me to buy it in the first place I have no idea. Maybe I was shopping while hungry. And I'm a massive fan of nuts in general.

But even allowing for that, it was awful.

Surreptitious

Oh that's disappointing! I would imagine it's not the best for the waistline either.

deadanonymau5

Anyone try the ostrich steaks in their freezer section?

SB_Part2

Surreptitious wrote: »

Anyone try the nutty brioche bread and butter pudding that won the competition? I've been meaning to try it some time.

Wasn't a fan either. And I have a massive sweet tooth.

BoJack Horseman

Surreptitious wrote: »

Anyone try the nutty brioche bread and butter pudding that won the competition? I've been meaning to try it some time.

2 slices of bread.... Which on its own is pleasing enough.
However, too few raisins/sultanas & the caramel is just nuts.

Portions are small, but just as well as it is diabetic with the caramel

I'd love a good bread & butter pud on its own without the caramel.

nc6000

Surreptitious wrote:

Oh that's disappointing! I would imagine it's not the best for the waistline either.

I considered picking it up once but changed my mind when I saw the calories per serving.

HeidiHeidi

Here's a question - what's the difference between "natural yoghurt" and "Greek style natural yoghurt"?

I was/am a fan of Lidl's four-pot packs of natural yoghurt - used to be Eridanous, but the brand now seems to have changed. Tastes exactly the same though - thick, creamy and delicious poured over fresh fruit!

But the Eridanous one was just called natural yoghurt, this new one is now Greek style.... is that just fancy nomenclature, or is there actually any difference???

Chuchote

I generally get vegetables in Lidl - great quality, plenty of organic, nice mix - and nuts more usually in Aldi, where they're cheaper and as good quality, and they have pecans which Lidl don't.
Lidl's bread is stratospherically better than Aldi's.
Used to get peanut butter in either, but both (and all supermarkets) have now changed their jars to nasty little plastic ones, so I now get the great peanut butter in the Hopsack in the Swan Centre in Rathmines and it lasts a couple of weeks.
Lidl steaks are excellent, but so are Aldi's; Lidl's small chickens are great quality. For a while Lidl had a free range chicken that was even better, but they must have changed suppliers or something because it seems to be the same quality as the non-free-range now.
@HeidiHeidi Greek (or 'Greek-style' yogurt is thicker. Lidl do an Irish natural yogurt that is deliciously sour; if you prefer thick yogurt with your berries or for cooking, then get the Greek-style one; the Eridanous one didn't work when I used it for cooking a dish I sometimes make with fried potatoes and onions, thickened with yogurt and spiced with turmeric, mustard seeds and chopped chillies. Normally the yogurt makes a creamy mass around the spuds; the Eridanous one just clumped.