Aldi... what do you recommend?

Debub

Dónal wrote: »

Tried the battered soy and chilli calamari from the freezer in Aldi, really tasty as a treat!

Visible in the bin beside my lovely assistant.

thanks - picked up a bag y'day with a pack of Butchers Choice Pork Ribs smoked

Dizzyblonde

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Normally we'd remove such a large photo from a quote, but I'm just happy to have another look at Dónal's lovely assistant

bonzodog2

"Cullen's" Cloudy Lemon Irish Cider is very nice, even at 1.49 a can.

RobAMerc

what are the frozen lamb shanks like does anyone know. I am a BIG fan of lamb shanks but worried serving up Sunday lunch with something I've never tried before.

.red.

RobAMerc wrote: »

what are the frozen lamb shanks like does anyone know. I am a BIG fan of lamb shanks but worried serving up Sunday lunch with something I've never tried before.

If it's the frozen ones with 2 in a box their very good. The gravy/sauce is really nice.

They can be very fatty, or have very little fat. That turned me off them a little. If you get a nice one, their as nice as you'd get in a half decent restaurant. Get a fatty one and and you'll end up hungry.

Feisar

The wife had orgasms over a spice bag mix they had. I bunged the whole lot into an acti-fry and let it off for an hour.

Bahanaman

Had a Thai chicken soup for lunch today. Got it last night doin a bit of hungry shopping. I was meant to get 3 bottles of milk! Anyway it was really nice. Very thick and tasty. Much better than I was expecting.

Mervyn Skidmore

This might be an odd one but I bought the Aldi mousturising face wash recently, probably didn't look at the label when I bought it. I'm a tight arse and I buy my shower gel, shampoo, and face wash (my entire grooming kit apart from shavers) in the budget supermarkets. My wife, who spends a small fortune on creams etc asked me what I'm using as my skin has gotten much better.

jd

Feisar wrote: »

The wife had orgasms over a spice bag mix they had. I bunged the whole lot into an acti-fry and let it off for an hour.

I might be picking this up wrong..

RhubarbCrumble

jd wrote: »

I might be picking this up wrong..

Thank God you didn't say 'taking it up the wrong way'

McMurphy

Two new products I've noticed recently have been ;

Atlantic wheaten/brown soda bread, lovely just like homemade wheaten bread, goes great with some ham and cheese.

Gourmet Sausage Rolls, these are absolutely delicious, even though I made the mistake of giving them to my kids as an after school snack (they wouldn't be appreciated by younger generation tbh) the meat in these are delicious, a world away from the ones you'd tend to see in a garage forecourt.

sillysocks

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Two new products I've noticed recently have been ;

Atlantic wheaten/brown soda bread, lovely just like homemade wheaten bread, goes great with some ham and cheese.

Gourmet Sausage Rolls, these are absolutely delicious, even though I made the mistake of giving them to my kids as an after school snack (they wouldn't be appreciated by younger generation tbh) the meat in these are delicious, a world away from the ones you'd tend to see in a garage forecourt.

Are the sausage rolls fresh or freezer?

We had the ‘Irish butcher’ pork sausages yesterday, very tasty and fairly high meat content. Even my very fussy 6 year old ate them and he usually won’t stir from Denny’s.

Hotblack Desiato

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

This might be an odd one but I bought the Aldi mousturising face wash recently, probably didn't look at the label when I bought it. I'm a tight arse and I buy my shower gel, shampoo, and face wash (my entire grooming kit apart from shavers) in the budget supermarkets. My wife, who spends a small fortune on creams etc asked me what I'm using as my skin has gotten much better.

How does it taste?

whiskeyman

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

How does it taste?

It really cleansed the palate...

54and56

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

This might be an odd one but I bought the Aldi mousturising face wash recently, probably didn't look at the label when I bought it. I'm a tight arse and I buy my shower gel, shampoo, and face wash (my entire grooming kit apart from shavers) in the budget supermarkets. My wife, who spends a small fortune on creams etc asked me what I'm using as my skin has gotten much better.

Why don't you buy their 3 blade disposable or 5 blade cartridge razors? I find both perform very well and I'm a hairy git!

Odelay

54and56 wrote: »

Why don't you buy their 3 blade disposable or 5 blade cartridge razors? I find both perform very well and I'm a hairy git!

I’ve tried several packs of the three blade, they won’t cut hair, even from new. Surprised how bad they were.

McMurphy

sillysocks wrote: »

Are the sausage rolls fresh or freezer?

We had the ‘Irish butcher’ pork sausages yesterday, very tasty and fairly high meat content. Even my very fussy 6 year old ate them and he usually won’t stir from Denny’s.

Fresh, there's a choice of (from memory) black pudding and jalapeno relish, or the ones I bought which were pork and roasted red peppers.

whiskeyman

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Fresh, there's a choice of (from memory) black pudding and jalapeno relish, or the ones I bought which were pork and roasted red peppers.

I saw them but forgot to pick them up.
Seem pricey enough at just over 3 euro for 2.
I guess they are 'gourmet' and in fairness they do seem big.

eqwjewoiujqorj

Aldi have unfortunately changed the recipe of their rice range.

Old stuff was very nice - as good as Uncle Ben's.

New stuff hasn't got a great texture and is clumpy.

Won't be buying any more - rather pay the Uncle Ben's premium.

Aldi should have just put the price up a few cents rather than selling own brand stuff that's just at the standard of Tesco's / Dunnes own brand range.

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_Godot_

Is the toilet paper any good and what price is it usually?

whiskeyman

_Godot_ wrote: »

Is the toilet paper any good and what price is it usually?

Any of the 3 ply stuff does the job.
The shea butter one smells nice!
I think it's around 3 quid for 9 rolls?

I got some 'eco' rolls in lidl a while ago and it was like sandpaper.

Mervyn Skidmore

whiskeyman wrote: »

The shea butter one smells nice!

Not when I'm finished with them.

Debub

eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »

Aldi have unfortunately changed the recipe of their rice range.

Old stuff was very nice - as good as Uncle Ben's.

New stuff hasn't got a great texture and is clumpy.

Won't be buying any more - rather pay the Uncle Ben's premium.

Aldi should have just put the price up a few cents rather than selling own brand stuff that's just at the standard of Tesco's / Dunnes own brand range.

New on left - Old on right

If you live in one of the bigger cities- why don’t you buy rice from an Indian grocery shop, will be cheaper and definitely better

eqwjewoiujqorj

Debub wrote: »

If you live in one of the bigger cities- why don’t you buy rice from an Indian grocery shop, will be cheaper and definitely better

60 cents and 2mins in the microwave is handier for the odd times I eat rice.

ellejay

eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »

Aldi have unfortunately changed the recipe of their rice range.
Old stuff was very nice - as good as Uncle Ben's.
New stuff hasn't got a great texture and is clumpy.
Won't be buying any more - rather pay the Uncle Ben's premium.
Aldi should have just put the price up a few cents rather than selling own brand stuff that's just at the standard of Tesco's / Dunnes own brand range.
New on left - Old on right

I thought it was me and the way I was cooking it, typical I blamed myself rather than the rice!!
Glad you posted this.

km79

Is it just that rice or is it all the rices ?
We use the purple basmati one

Lady Haywire

As above I rarely eat rice but always buy the random Tilda pouches in the Aldi 'anything' aisle. Got a Brazilian Samba (something like that) a few weeks ago & it was lovely last night.

ellejay

km79 wrote: »

Is it just that rice or is it all the rices ?
We use the purple basmati one

I also got the Long Grain rice that you boil and it was clumpy and mushy.
The classic Basmati was fine.
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The Nal

Assume people are washing their rice? Their should be little or no starch in the water before you boil it.

rubadub

Crucials garlic & herb is back.



The 3 types of brioche buns seem to be gone, thought they were sold out but could see no space for them, these are the burger, seeded burger and hot dog buns.

There are seeded brioche buns but they are 80g and very bready, nothing at all like the others, they are also not long life like the others.