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Lidl - recommendations

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  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    Bought those Madeleines from the French range after reading the recommendations here, I sometimes feel like I'm being gaslighted in these threads :confused:
    They're a bit too greasy and remind me of any other shop-bought madeira cake.

    I'd recommend the zabaglione and walnut ice cream from the Italiamo range, only got to try it the other night after having bought it a few weeks ago. It's very nice for a cheap own-brand ice cream.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,309 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    I suppose they'll be gone any day now but the blood oranges have been lovely this year.


  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    Noticed a new Deluxe Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate... its absolutely yummy.
    Usually buy the kids hot chocolate in the yellow tub but have not seen in ages.
    Wasnt brave enough to try the chilli flavoured one thou !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,364 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Looking for baileys on offer for Paddys day, then saw the 2.50 off the deluxe irish cream on the plus app. Way nicer and creamier than Baileys and always under €10 :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,364 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    I suppose they'll be gone any day now but the blood oranges have been lovely this year.

    I got these but they just looked like regular oranges when I cut one. Lovely though


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,309 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    rob316 wrote: »
    I got these but they just looked like regular oranges when I cut one. Lovely though

    They vary.
    Some are very red, others not so much.
    Some are coloured red on the outside, most aren't.

    I'd say we've gotten through about 20 nets of them!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,326 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    This might sound weird, but does anyone know if Lidl do tomato puree anymore?

    On the blood oranges, I plan on making this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THclPqe7mcc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Cienciano wrote: »
    This might sound weird, but does anyone know if Lidl do tomato puree anymore?

    On the blood oranges, I plan on making this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THclPqe7mcc

    I think I saw tubes of it but I am not 100% on that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭Lashes28


    Cienciano wrote: »
    This might sound weird, but does anyone know if Lidl do tomato puree anymore?

    On the blood oranges, I plan on making this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THclPqe7mcc

    Yes bought some today


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    Just in Clonee there today and I see that the Cola Zero has been changed to the "Cola XX" version that's been in the UK for at least the last 3 years or so. Interestingly it's no longer "zero" since it's now 0.8g of sugar per 100ml.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭confusticated


    Cienciano wrote: »
    This might sound weird, but does anyone know if Lidl do tomato puree anymore?

    On the blood oranges, I plan on making this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THclPqe7mcc

    My local Lidl hasn't had tomato puree since Christmas. No idea why.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Comerman


    My local Lidl hasn't had tomato puree since Christmas. No idea why.

    Got one last week here in Kilkenny


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    The new range of meals are good, Fit Foods do them. I tried the clean Chicken Curry with brown rice, it was good but quite spicy. Only 386 cals (approx). I picked up the red Thai Chilli one with brown rice earlier on. Handy to have if you are in a hurry or having a lunch for work. They don't taste like typical factory made meals, they taste healthy and flavoursome.

    Just to add they are that little bit more expensive but it's worth it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭patspost


    Last year I purchased fresh figs from theFruit & Veg section in my local Lidl.
    They were delicious.
    I don’t think I’ve seen them since.
    Has anybody seen them recently?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    The Tempranillo La Mancha is superb for €6.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭tangy


    Wiki says, "In the Northern Hemisphere, fresh figs are in season from August through to early October" so I think you'll have to wait a bit :)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_fig


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,796 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    tangy wrote: »
    Wiki says, "In the Northern Hemisphere, fresh figs are in season from August through to early October" so I think you'll have to wait a bit :)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_fig
    "In season" hasn't been a factor in fruit/veg availability for a very long time! :(


    (Disclaimer, I know nothing whatsoever about figs, so they might actually be an exception - but I doubt it somehow)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,309 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    "In season" hasn't been a factor in fruit/veg availability for a very long time! :(

    Certain things are still seasonal.
    Blood oranges and Seville oranges are very seasonal, for example.
    Fresh Corn on the cob, too. Fresh cherries.
    Probably some more that I can't think of, too.

    But, I know what you are saying - strawberries in November, anyone??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,665 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    Fresh cherries in Lidl for the last while. Always in season somewhere would probably be more correct.

    Eamon Ryan must like fresh cherries, don't hear him grumble about their carbon footprint air miles.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,613 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    But, I know what you are saying - strawberries in November, anyone??

    I stop buying them in November, I don't even consider those other varieties to be strawberries.

    Usually the first real strawberries of the year come in from the Netherlands into LIDL, something to look forward to :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭EverythingGood


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    I stop buying them in November, I don't even consider those other varieties to be strawberries.

    Usually the first real strawberries of the year come in from the Netherlands into LIDL, something to look forward to :)

    If they aren't from Wexford, they aren't strawberries :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,812 ✭✭✭Addle


    Has anyone tried the new lo-cal ice cream?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Addle wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the new lo-cal ice cream?

    The comments on Facebook were really good. I don't eat ice cream so haven't tried it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭patspost


    I got some fresh figs in local veg shop the other day, lovely.
    I just need a few rolls then I can try and figure out the last great mystery����


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Lidl are doing Spanish tapas since last Thursday. The aoili is fab, and they have bags of little frozen ham and cheese croquettes that are very passable (the ham should be saltier, but I won't complain for the price and convenience!).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Toulouse


    Faith wrote: »
    Lidl are doing Spanish tapas since last Thursday. The aoili is fab, and they have bags of little frozen ham and cheese croquettes that are very passable (the ham should be saltier, but I won't complain for the price and convenience!).

    Got the croquettes this morning but no sign of aioli :cry:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,309 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Really nice jars of chick peas and black eyed beans in the Spanish specials atm.
    Also decent whole olives and some Greek one's in big jars, too.
    I also like the olive oil in the rectangular tins from Portugal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭tangy


    We bought that olive oil a year or two ago (pre-Covid, anyhow) and it's very good indeed. Tin opener to get the last of it out :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,005 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    I haven't bought them but skin on fries like the ALDI ones are available in LIDL now. The may be more expensive at €1.69 for 500g.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭caviardreams


    Tried the ocean sea frozen chunky breaded cod fillets (65% cod) Very decent and handy from the freezer - a 4 pack for €3ish euro iirc

    Good replacement for the frozen buttermilk fish burgers that have disappeared from Aldi :(


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    I had a Deluxe Irish Beef Brisket Pie last night with some broccoli on the side and it was really tasty. For €2.99 it was a bargain and a tasty dinner. This is the sleeve off it, 25-35 mins in the oven. Handy for a no-cook day.

    551515.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    miamee wrote: »
    I had a Deluxe Irish Beef Brisket Pie last night with some broccoli on the side and it was really tasty. For €2.99 it was a bargain and a tasty dinner. This is the sleeve off it, 25-35 mins in the oven. Handy for a no-cook day.

    551515.jpg

    +1 highly recommend!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭snowgal


    yea my OH really likes this one too, says one of the best easy cook dinners out there...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    I like it as well but it is a bit heavy in warm weather. It is tasty though, packed with meat which is unusual for meals like that. That's why it won the Taste awards on RTE. Really nice pie :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    miamee wrote: »
    I had a Deluxe Irish Beef Brisket Pie last night with some broccoli on the side and it was really tasty. For €2.99 it was a bargain and a tasty dinner. This is the sleeve off it, 25-35 mins in the oven. Handy for a no-cook day.

    551515.jpg

    This looks great, was it Aldi (or Lidl) that used to cover this in mustard mash?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    That's the one with the mustard mash, there is only one of them from the Taste awards unless Aldi have a rip off version.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    That's the one with the mustard mash, there is only one of them from the Taste awards unless Aldi have a rip off version.

    I don’t see mustard mash mentioned on the packet, just “creamy mash”???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I don’t see mustard mash mentioned on the packet, just “creamy mash”???

    It says it on the back I think unless they changed the recipe which would be unlikely. There is only a hint of mustard from it anyway. Here are the details:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/and-the-taste-of-success-winner-is-1.2904221


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    It says it on the back I think unless they changed the recipe which would be unlikely. There is only a hint of mustard from it anyway. Here are the details:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/and-the-taste-of-success-winner-is-1.2904221

    The paddy pie was the original version of it; which came out of that competition, but i think they made a couple of changes to it since. May be supplier forced or something. I do remember noticing it had changed a couple of years ago.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Baggly wrote: »
    The paddy pie was the original version of it; which came out of that competition, but i think they made a couple of changes to it since. May be supplier forced or something. I do remember noticing it had changed a couple of years ago.

    Fair enough. I do remember it having the mustard in it which was nice. I haven't bought one in a while.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,796 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Fair enough. I do remember it having the mustard in it which was nice. I haven't bought one in a while.
    I got those a few times back when they were new in the shops after the maker had won the competition.


    They were gorgeous, but varied fairly widely in taste - the last one I got, the mash was incredibly salty/mustardy, to the point of being practically inedible, and I was put right off, and forgot about them ever since.


    Must try one again!


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    I'm not a fan of mustard so if there was any in the one I had, it was in a very small amount, I didn't notice it.

    ETA: I checked the pack ingredients, the mash is 1% wholegrain mustard!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭prodsc


    Any sign of the Beer battered onion rings recently?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    I saw them in rathfarnham on Sunday evening anyway


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,816 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I see the boxes of pulled pork and lamb things.

    I wasn't a big fan of Aldi versions.
    But I'm thinking I might pimp them up a little as a basis of a stew or something?

    Anyone tried them?


  • Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭AhhHere


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    I see the boxes of pulled pork and lamb things.

    I wasn't a big fan of Aldi versions.
    But I'm thinking I might pimp them up a little as a basis of a stew or something?

    Anyone tried them?

    I got the pork and made some tacos with it. Didnt bother with the bbq sauce that came with it. Though it was nice and would get again. Pulled pork is a cheap cut of meat so you get what you pay for but it's on par with pulled pork I've eaten out and about.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    prodsc wrote:
    Any sign of the Beer battered onion rings recently?

    Latest flyer has them coming back in and top of the bbq page says Thurs 6th May.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    N’Duja paste, Piri Piri sauce and chilli bratwurst. A great trip to Lidl this morning.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    Just tried the cien coconut and lychee shampoo it's amazing. 89c a bottle. Also the cien roll on is good. 50ml for one euro. I usually get the pink one but tried the mineral one (green package) and it actually smells like the original DKNY perfume!

    Also recommend the Lidl deluxe fat free Greek yoghurt with a layer of strawberry compote. Divine :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,537 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    N’Duja paste, Piri Piri sauce and chilli bratwurst. A great trip to Lidl this morning.

    What section was the bratwurst in?


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