Aldi... what do you recommend?

lassykk

Only stumbled across this thread now. We do a good chunk of our shopping in Aldi and can recommend the following:

- Brown Bread - either the circular or rectangular soda bread is spot on.

- Corn Flakes - Nicer than Kellogs in my opinion

- Granola Cereal

- Cooked Mackarel

- Any of their smoked rashers

Used to buy a lot of their meat but find Lidl's cooked ham/beef/chorizo is slightly nicer.

vicwatson

Just had a can of Tomato Soup from Aldi

400g and only 44 cent

It was magnificent.

Alun

They have some "fake" Lindt Lindor chocolates in at the moment. They come in dark, milk, white, caramel and hazelnut varieties plus a mixed assortment of all five called Swiss chocolate truffles. Very nice indeed!

whiskeyman

the Aldi falafels are lovely!
spicey and nice kick to them and a great addtion to salads etc... when trying to eat well!
Only saw them in the fridge section near the ready meals recently

HeidiHeidi

whiskeyman wrote: »

the Aldi falafels are lovely!
spicey and nice kick to them and a great addtion to salads etc... when trying to eat well!

Oooh, I LOVE falafel!

Frozen or fresh? I've never seen them, but I'll be keeping an eye out.....

Frank Grimes

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Frozen or fresh? I've never seen them, but I'll be keeping an eye out.....

Fresh. I had the Mediterranean ones last night and they were very nice, there's a Moroccan variety too which I have yet to try.

whiskeyman

Frank Grimes wrote: »

Fresh. I had the Mediterranean ones last night and they were very nice, there's a Moroccan variety too which I have yet to try.

They must have been the ones I had... spicy and very nice indeed.

Frank Grimes

whiskeyman wrote: »

They must have been the ones I had... spicy and very nice indeed.

Will give them a try next!

Thargor

Would they cook in an Airfryer or oven or do you need a deep fat fryer for them do you think?

whiskeyman

Thargor wrote: »

Would they cook in an Airfryer or oven or do you need a deep fat fryer for them do you think?

I eat them cold or in microwave, so you could heat either way!
deep fat fryer may go against the 'goodness' of them ?

Alun

I had some yesterday, and I'm sure that oven cooking was an option, so can't see why you couldn't do them in an airfryer. I just microwaved mine.

brick tamland

I've heated the flafel in the airfryer. Only took 3 mins or do. Very nice in a pita

Zelda247

Aldi little apple pies are delicious about a Euro or so for a pack of 6. My husband loves them with Aldi custard.

bluecherry74

The ripe and ready avocados are delicious - lovely buttery texture without being too mushy. I find they keep well in the fridge for about a week.

Alun

bluecherry74 wrote: »

The ripe and ready avocados are delicious - lovely buttery texture without being too mushy. I find they keep well in the fridge for about a week.

Sometimes ... I bought some a couple of weeks ago and they were harder than most of the non-"ripe and ready" ones I've had. Took the best part of a week on the window sill to ripen in the end.

Graces7

Love the cheese puff pastry twists... Dipped in cottage cheese...

meeeeh

Alun wrote: »

Sometimes ... I bought some a couple of weeks ago and they were harder than most of the non-"ripe and ready" ones I've had. Took the best part of a week on the window sill to ripen in the end.

Ready to eat stuff (ok mangos and avocados) in my local Aldi is dire most of the time, it's either gone off or still hard. Tesco isn't too bad but I find Lidl the best.

I like their special select sourdough bread. It's nowhere near being a proper sourdough but it is better than usual sliced pan stuff you get in supermarkets.

Zelda247

The Andara Sav Blanc wine is delicious, we bought it for friends who are really into their vino and they were amazed and delighted by it, especially the price.

Pink Fairy

Zelda247 wrote: »

The Andara Sav Blanc wine is delicious, we bought it for friends who are really into their vino and they were amazed and delighted by it, especially the price.

Yep, about €7.00 a bottle and has won some best taste awards in national papers

Zelda247

Pink Fairy wrote: »

Yep, about €7.00 a bottle and has won some best taste awards in national papers

I must try the red version myself as I am not a white wine fan.

Pink Fairy

Zelda247 wrote: »

I must try the red version myself as I am not a white wine fan.

There's an Argentinean melbec also for about 8.50 which is very tasty

Eeden

Alun wrote: »

Sometimes ... I bought some a couple of weeks ago and they were harder than most of the non-"ripe and ready" ones I've had. Took the best part of a week on the window sill to ripen in the end.

By the way, an avocado will ripen much faster if you put in in a brown paper bag at room temperature, not on a windowsill. Even faster if you stick a banana in the bag with it.

chillin117

Seafood Chowder in a tub 400g, made in Cork. Had it last night,plenty of fish in it too !

ITmom

Frank Grimes wrote: »

Fresh. I had the Mediterranean ones last night and they were very nice, there's a Moroccan variety too which I have yet to try.

Do you mind me asking here abouts in the shop are the falafels? I wads looking for them in Killarney today and couldn't see them

TIA

ITmom

Post above should of course be whereabouts - can't edit for some reason!

Frank Grimes

ITmom wrote: »

Do you mind me asking here abouts in the shop are the falafels? I wads looking for them in Killarney today and couldn't see them

TIA

In my local Aldi they're kept with the sandwiches, sandwich fillers, coleslaw, various salads etc. I'm not that familiar with the layouts in other Aldis so I'm not sure how typical that is.

ITmom

Thanks a million! Had a look there but nothing. Mind u that whole section was fairly bare - will keep a eye out

Frank Grimes

ITmom wrote: »

Thanks a million! Had a look there but nothing. Mind u that whole section was fairly bare - will keep a eye out

No problem!

Pretzill

Got the two pack advocados at only 49c this week - perfectly ripe but slender - still a steal at that price!

Zelda247

Pink Fairy wrote: »

There's an Argentinean melbec also for about 8.50 which is very tasty

I tried that one but did not like it, not a patch on the M&S Malbec.