Aldi... what do you recommend?

Gloomtastic!

Packaging is not really good related but I believe it is relevant for discussion. I’ve therefore moved it to it’s own thread here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057981497

Muahahaha

Had the tomato and sweet pepper risotto for lunch. Spent 15 minutes caressing it on the hob and then after 8 or 9 mouthfuls I put it down, it is very bland and devoid of flavour so the rest of it went in the bin shortly thereafter. A banana was my Sunday lunch instead

SozBbz

I tried the cans of sparkling (frizante) Pinot Grigio and Rose that are €1.99 each over the weekend. Did not care for the PG, had quite a harsh taste but the Rose was nice enough! I'm not a huge Rose drinker but I liked it.

AhhHere

Muahahaha wrote: »

Had the tomato and sweet pepper risotto for lunch. Spent 15 minutes caressing it on the hob and then after 8 or 9 mouthfuls I put it down, it is very bland and devoid of flavour so the rest of it went in the bin shortly thereafter. A banana was my Sunday lunch instead

I love the garlic and mushroom one. Heat it up, add some fried chorizo, peas, garlic, Small bit of butter, little bit of chilli flakes and some salt/pepper. Sometimes add prawns. An awesome quick meal.

inforfun

The merguez sausages are niiice.

Dial Hard

inforfun wrote:

The merguez sausages are niiice.

Was just coming in to post about them. Had them in shakshuka tonight and they were absolutely gorgeous. If anyone sees any left, grab them all.

Ben Done

The Bombay potatoes / Aloo Gobi Saag have been missing in my local recently - hope they're not gone for good..

New product in the freezer - Vegan sausage rolls.
Unfortunately, Palm Oil is in the ingredients, so I won't be buying them.

SteM

inforfun wrote: »

The merguez sausages are niiice.

Are these specials? Any idea what section they're in, would love to pick some up.

dee_mc

Ben Done wrote: »

The Bombay potatoes / Aloo Gobi Saag have been missing in my local recently - hope they're not gone for good..

New product in the freezer - Vegan sausage rolls.
Unfortunately, Palm Oil is in the ingredients, so I won't be buying them.

If it makes any difference to you, ALDI only use sustainably sourced palm oil in their food products.

Galwayguy35

The lamb leg steaks are very tasty.

inforfun

SteM wrote: »

Are these specials? Any idea what section they're in, would love to pick some up.

Almost takes a detective eye but hey are where all the other lamb is.
Box they are in also has an other kind (mediterranean) in them so you might not see them at all when they are the ones in the front
Dont go for the (breakfast) sausages, you will not find them there.

Seethrough package and they are quite thin. As merguez should be.

Discodog

The new chocolate digestives, made by Belmont, are excellent.

Dial Hard

inforfun wrote: »

Almost takes a detective eye but hey are where all the other lamb is.

Dont go for the (breakfast) sausages, you will not find them there.

This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

Moral of the story, check both locations.

Frank Grimes

Dial Hard wrote: »

This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

Moral of the story, check both locations.

Just saw them around (or possibly in with, I wasn't really paying attention) the super 6 stuff in the Newlands Cross store, I'm pretty sure they were in or around the same spot a couple of weeks ago when I bought them.

pew

Whoever posted about those sausages, thank you! They are absolutely gorgeous.

km79

pew wrote: »

Whoever posted about those sausages, thank you! They are absolutely gorgeous.

I purchased tonight and will report back tomorrow !

How are ye cooking them ?
I was going to do either on bbq or in airfryer

SCOOP 64

Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

pew

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

This package.

pew

km79 wrote: »

I purchased tonight and will report back tomorrow !

How are ye cooking them ?
I was going to do either on bbq or in airfryer

We did them in the oven.

km79

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

Very plain see through packet
They were in the lamb section
Took me a while to find them
There is another flavor called Mediterranean

Ryath

km79 wrote: »

Very plain see through packet
They were in the lamb section
Took me a while to find them
There is another flavor called Mediterranean

They were in the meat special offer section today when I got them.

SteM

Dial Hard wrote: »

This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

Moral of the story, check both locations.

Same with me yesterday, found them in with the sausages.

inforfun

So to summarise: They are in the Aldi building.

54and56

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

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Feisar

Muahahaha wrote: »

Had the tomato and sweet pepper risotto for lunch. Spent 15 minutes caressing it on the hob and then after 8 or 9 mouthfuls I put it down, it is very bland and devoid of flavour so the rest of it went in the bin shortly thereafter. A banana was my Sunday lunch instead

I'm no salt fiend however sometimes some is needed to draw out flavors in things. For example a bland soup can be transformed into a flavor explosion with the right amount of seasoning.

fin12

Any only Fools and Horses fans out there, these are coming into Aldi on Sunday 9th June. I think they are pretty cool.

Tigerandahalf

Some nice tubs of hummus in Aldi at the moment.
The one with pesto and parmesan shavings is really good. I tried a moroccan one lately as well, a bit spicy but lovely too.

The Greek feta cheese block is really good too. Throw it in a wrap, salad or burger.

A bit of a bug bear is how thin the salmon is in the supermarkets these days. A lot are also coming without skins - consumer demand or a lice problem in the fish farms I wonder? The skinless do seem to be dearer though. So maybe it is consumer demand.

The sea salt crackers are lovely for snacking too.

igCorcaigh

Finally got them.
Hope they're as good as ya'll make them out to be.

igCorcaigh

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Finally got them.
Hope they're as good as ya'll make them out to be

Meh, tbh it's a bit OK. Lots of filler.
Not a lover.

Dizzyblonde

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igCorcaigh I moved your posts in here, they were in the wrong German supermarket thread