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Lidl - recommendations

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


    What section was the bratwurst in?

    Usually with the sausages in my Lidl


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


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

    Got the ‘Nduja paste myself yesterday, really looking forward to trying it out!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭Comerman


    McDonnells mature cheese and red onion crisps are fantastic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,935 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Antares35 wrote: »
    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!

    Took me three reads of this to realise you weren't talking about toilet roll. I actually went to check if there was a weight on the stuff I'm currently using.


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


    Took me three reads of this to realise you weren't talking about toilet roll. I actually went to check if there was a weight on the stuff I'm currently using.

    Haha oh god sorry :D I actually did edit to include deodorant but must have clicked out of the page. It's far from DKNY loo roll I was raised :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,062 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    You have to love the Waste Not/30% off section. I got a fillet steak for €2 yesterday!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Springwell


    Dial Hard wrote: »
    You have to love the Waste Not/30% off section. I got a fillet steak for €2 yesterday!

    Love this section - whole free range chickens for €2


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    I find it's always best to go in after 6.30 to get the best deals on the orange sticker products. Got myself some cracking deals recently, my chest freezer is full of meat I've gotten on offer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    The mini sweet chilli rice crackers are dangerously good.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,725 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Patsy167 wrote: »
    The mini sweet chilli rice crackers are dangerously good.
    The Jacobs rip-offs?


    I'm completely addicted to those (the salted ones dipped in sweet chilli sauce are even better IMO!) - have to ration my purchasing severely.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭tscul32


    Patsy167 wrote: »
    The mini sweet chilli rice crackers are dangerously good.

    With houmous......mmmm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,604 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Toulouse wrote: »
    Got the ‘Nduja paste myself yesterday, really looking forward to trying it out!

    By christ it's hot! I really enjoyed it on a cracker (is that what people normally eat it on?) but I needed a glass of milk afterwards


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


    lassykk wrote: »
    By christ it's hot! I really enjoyed it on a cracker (is that what people normally eat it on?) but I needed a glass of milk afterwards

    Literally only had it this evening! Tasted a little out of the jar and knew it would blow our heads off if used neat so I heated a few teaspoons with some passata, herbs and seasoning and stirred it through some cooked pasta. Quite tasty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,529 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    lassykk wrote: »
    By christ it's hot! I really enjoyed it on a cracker (is that what people normally eat it on?) but I needed a glass of milk afterwards

    Couldn't find it!

    Grr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,604 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Toulouse wrote: »
    Literally only had it this evening! Tasted a little out of the jar and knew it would blow our heads off if used neat so I heated a few teaspoons with some passata, herbs and seasoning and stirred it through some cooked pasta. Quite tasty.

    Perhaps that's what I should have done. I did enjoy it I must say so will try again. Our meals are all family friendly so I miss a bit of heat!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,604 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Couldn't find it!

    Grr

    It's in the specials section as not a standard product I think. In my local lidl it's near the freezers in the furthest corner from the entrance to the shop.

    More of an Aldi man myself and was only in for croquettes from the freezer which Aldi don't do.


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


    lassykk wrote: »
    By christ it's hot! I really enjoyed it on a cracker (is that what people normally eat it on?) but I needed a glass of milk afterwards

    I put it on pizza myself fwiw! No wrong way to eat something delicious though :D


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,801 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    lassykk wrote: »
    By christ it's hot! I really enjoyed it on a cracker (is that what people normally eat it on?) but I needed a glass of milk afterwards

    It really is hot! I normally scoff at things labelled as spicy, but this has some kick alright.

    I had some on toasted pita.

    It has a very unusual 'funky' taste, which I think might come from the fermentation, or are there organ meats in there...?

    I like the idea of using stuff like this (or chorizo) with simple, healthy things like wilted greens and beans.

    I'm sure there are "better" versions available, but for the price (€3), I'll be stocking up.

    https://www.seriouseats.com/nduja-guide


  • Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    Lidl are stocking lots of new juices and smoothies that are basically Innocent copies. I got a green juice with apple, pear, cucumber and lime and it's very nice, quite refreshing and not too sweet. The cucumber flavour really comes through, so it's probably no good for cucumber haters!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,725 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Space Dog wrote: »
    Lidl are stocking lots of new juices and smoothies that are basically Innocent copies. I got a green juice with apple, pear, cucumber and lime and it's very nice, quite refreshing and not too sweet. The cucumber flavour really comes through, so it's probably no good for cucumber haters!

    Sounds gorgeous!!


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


    Its not that i hate cucumber, its just that it makes me retch, so i try to avoid it! Thank you for the unintended heads up :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    Thanks for the tip-off on the WAY TO GO! CHOCOLATE picked up from this thread.

    The Carmelised Almonds & Sea Salt; and Dark Chocolate Pecan Coconut are a hit.

    https://www.lidl.ie/grocery-range/way-to-go-chocolate


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


    Patsy167 wrote: »
    Thanks for the tip-off on the WAY TO GO! CHOCOLATE picked up from this thread.

    The Carmelised Almonds & Sea Salt; and Dark Chocolate Pecan Coconut are a hit.

    https://www.lidl.ie/grocery-range/way-to-go-chocolate

    Think I’ve said it before on this thread but I didn’t like the plain dark when normally dark would be my go to. However the Way to go Milk chocolate is fantastic and I normally don’t eat milk chocolate. I got it for my husband and then ate the whole bar :cry:


  • Registered Users Posts: 368 ✭✭AhhHere


    The prosciutto ham is very nice. It also has the same wrapping as the dunnes and m&s (I think) prosciutto. Just a different cardboard sleeve. So assume it's all from the same place.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭caviardreams


    Toulouse wrote: »
    Think I’ve said it before on this thread but I didn’t like the plain dark when normally dark would be my go to. However the Way to go Milk chocolate is fantastic and I normally don’t eat milk chocolate. I got it for my husband and then ate the whole bar :cry:


    Yeah the 70% way to go dark is a bit flat, nothing special or particularly flavoursome about it, though decent chocolate and would be great for baking etc.


    I prefer the single origin dark bars and the JD Gross 85% a lot more on the dark side of things.


    Can't comment on the milk chocolate - I mean, who eats that! :eek::D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,725 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Yeah the 70% way to go dark is a bit flat, nothing special or particularly flavoursome about it, though decent chocolate and would be great for baking etc.


    I prefer the single origin dark bars and the JD Gross 85% a lot more on the dark side of things.


    Can't comment on the milk chocolate - I mean, who eats that! :eek::D:D


    I agree about milk chocolate - but on the back of posts here, I got the salted caramel one this evening, looking forward to trying it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,725 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    I agree about milk chocolate - but on the back of posts here, I got the salted caramel one this evening, looking forward to trying it!
    Hmmmm.... It's kind of nice, but I can't taste the almonds at all, and it's milk chocolate.


    Not for me.


    Call me if they ever put those fillings/flavourings/whateveryoucallthem in proper dark choc!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭Esse85


    Do Lidl do seeded bagels? My local store doesn't seem to have them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,062 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Esse85 wrote: »
    Do Lidl do seeded bagels? My local store doesn't seem to have them.

    Yep, both sesame and poppy.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,801 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    New German beers in. Steam Brew.

    €2 for a can. 7.8/7.9 alc bv.

    Not too bad actually. My tastebuds might be off from having an earlier beer, but not too bad.
    Great value, given the high alcohol content (if that's what you're after).


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭Technique


    The cans of Perlenbacher wheat beer are very nice. Good value too at €2 a can.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,973 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    New German beers in. Steam Brew.

    Not new, have been around since last year on and off, but seem to be constant now.
    Great value, given the high alcohol content (if that's what you're after).

    They don't taste great. Not bad, but not great either.
    If it's just bang per buck yer after, Argus Strong :P

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



  • Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭Recliner


    The Gellatelli premium ice cubes are brilliant quality for a very good price. 80c for a big bag.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,191 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Was looking for grillable meats on Saturday and they had... very little, really. The previous years BBQ product push is just not happening this year despite even more people having good home setups

    Got some chipotle marinaded minute steaks that ended up tasting of nothing and the texture of shoe leather - avoid.


  • Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭Recliner


    Recliner wrote: »
    The Gellatelli premium ice cubes are brilliant quality for a very good price. 80c for a big bag.

    We've changed our minds on these. We obviously got lucky on our first bag. Absolutely rubbish since then. A mix of tiny ice chips and lumps of ice that would have frightened the Titanic.
    Back to M&S for a smaller bag of premium ice at twice the price but at least we know the quality is consistent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,238 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    L1011 wrote: »
    Was looking for grillable meats on Saturday and they had... very little, really. The previous years BBQ product push is just not happening this year despite even more people having good home setups

    Got some chipotle marinaded minute steaks that ended up tasting of nothing and the texture of shoe leather - avoid.

    The "5 packs" of Chorizo sausages are back, I see.
    A favourite last year, and just as good still!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,191 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The BBQ marinade "sizzle steaks" I also got in the same "why is there nothing decent?" panic were similarly cack. Better than the minute steaks, but barely.

    They're not even cheap - between the cost of the two I could have got two proper steaks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭byronbay2


    Recliner wrote: »
    We've changed our minds on these. We obviously got lucky on our first bag. Absolutely rubbish since then. A mix of tiny ice chips and lumps of ice that would have frightened the Titanic.
    Back to M&S for a smaller bag of premium ice at twice the price but at least we know the quality is consistent.

    Yeah, the bags of ice are dodgy in Lidl. No need to spend M&S money though, SV do bags of similar size to Lidl @ 95c without the "half-melted and re-frozen" effect you get in Lidl.

    In terms of what I would recommend in Lidl (without having read the thread), I would rate the fresh melon mix pots, lots of stuff from the bakery including the croissants and soda bread, the Deluxe 9-pack of sausages, Deluxe frozen king prawns (raw or cooked), Cimarosa Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and (most particularly) Rachmaninov 40% vodka.

    I am not a fan of Lidl steaks and always cross the road to Aldi for my red-meat fix. The Aldi Specially Selected rib-eye steaks are the best steaks you can buy imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    The white sourdough cob is really very good at the moment.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 368 ✭✭AhhHere


    Is there anyway to find the ingredient list for their bakery? I usually go to dunnes/sv to get Fitzgerald's wraps because the Lidls wraps are full of preservatives. Want to know what's in the rolls and loaves. Can only find allergens lists online


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭SmallTeapot


    AhhHere wrote: »
    For fans of Reece's, the peanut butter cups are solid

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    I got these last night - they're delicious, much nicer than Reese's imo.

    Have less ingredients, not as sweet as Reese's and the chocolate is thicker.

    €1.99 for a bag of 7 large peanut butter cups :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭caviardreams


    I got these last night - they're delicious, much nicer than Reese's imo.

    Have less ingredients, not as sweet as Reese's and the chocolate is thicker.

    €1.99 for a bag of 7 large peanut butter cups :D

    These are lovely - too lovely tbh, so I have to convince myself they are terrible whenever I pass them in the aisle :o


  • Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭CornettoQueen


    Any Lidl stocking the beer Camaro, haven't seen it in over a month.


  • Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭tropics001


    Any Lidl stocking the beer Camaro, haven't seen it in over a month.

    bought a 6 pack in shankill today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    L1011 wrote: »
    Was looking for grillable meats on Saturday and they had... very little, really. The previous years BBQ product push is just not happening this year despite even more people having good home setups

    Got some chipotle marinaded minute steaks that ended up tasting of nothing and the texture of shoe leather - avoid.

    Wish I had of read this yesterday before I stopped in a Lidl I happened to be passing.

    Bought a couple of things to grill.

    Chimichurri marinated chicken thighs, they were meh.
    Pork BBQ ribs. They were also meh, very tough and flavourless, despite me cooking them for almost an hour on indirect heat.

    Think I'll stick to my local butcher next time, or even Aldi, as both their stuff is streets ahead of what Lidl has to offer.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,238 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Wish I had of read this yesterday before I stopped in a Lidl I happened to be passing.

    Bought a couple of things to grill.

    Chimichurri marinated chicken thighs, they were meh.
    Pork BBQ ribs. They were also meh, very tough and flavourless, despite me cooking them for almost an hour on indirect heat.

    Think I'll stick to my local butcher next time, or even Aldi, as both their stuff is streets ahead of what Lidl has to offer.

    Would agree, Aldi's rib-eye steaks are nicer at the moment, and better value.
    Local store reopened, thankfully.
    Side ripped out to extend it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭awanderer


    Not sure if I post at the right place.

    A couple of weeks ago, I thought I had bought a jar of red cabbage from Lidl but when arriving home I realised that I had bought a jar of "braised beetroot with roasted onions" instead. It appears to be from their Polish brand. Does anyone know how I could use it?


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,801 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    awanderer wrote: »
    Not sure if I post at the right place.

    A couple of weeks ago, I thought I had bought a jar of red cabbage from Lidl but when arriving home I realised that I had bought a jar of "braised beetroot with roasted onions" instead. It appears to be from their Polish brand. Does anyone know how I could use it?

    I had it cold, but it would be good hot. Use as a vegetable side dish, along with the rest of your meal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,062 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    I have two major issues with Lidl's bagged salads at the moment:

    1) They go bad pretty much within a day of opening them, regardless of the actual best-before date. Not sure if there's still a shortage of certain gases worldwide, because they are packaged with a specific air mix to keep them fresh.

    2) The mixed ones seem to be about 70% rocket lately. Or fcuking rocket, to give it its correct name. If I wanted a bag of fcuking rocket (and I don't, I abhor the stuff) I'd just buy one, thanks very much.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Technique wrote: »
    The cans of Perlenbacher wheat beer are very nice. Good value too at €2 a can.

    Had a few of these, they were decent.

    Anyone know if Lidl have discontinued regular Perlenbacher lager in 500ml cans? Im not in Lidl that often but it wasnt there on the last few visits. Its still there is 6 packs of 500ml bottles alright but have they discontinued it in cans?


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