Lidl - recommendations

Reputable Rog

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Hopefully not the usual lidl chorizo?
I didn't like that so much.

What's the second one you mentioned?

Portuguese sparkling wine. I forgot I was in Portugal.

woodchuck

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Hopefully not the usual lidl chorizo?
I didn't like that so much.

I actually quite like their usual chorizo! I don't like it too spicy though, which is part of what I like about it.

Thargor

Theres a pack of 5 Fin Carre chocolate bars at the tills, they're disgusting, cant even finish one, its just bad artificial sweetener taste.

rubadub

There is a premium (but cheap) ice cream which is "bourbon vanilla and blueberry" which is nice.

At first glance I thought it meant whiskey like some sort of rum & raisin thing!, but it is just a type. I think I have seen the term before but am noticing it a lot more now.

The majority of the world's vanilla is the V. planifolia species, more commonly known as Bourbon vanilla (after the former name of Rion, e Bourbon) or Madagascar vanilla,

OwlsZat

rireland wrote: »

The pop chips I recommend, except for the new salt n vinegar ones that taste like cardboard. 440 calories for the full bag (100g).

Only complaint is consistency. Some bags can be really flavorsome and then others are just plain and tbh inedible.

Gas I bought these. Though the salt and vinegar were actually better than the sour cream and chive. Which had no real discernable flavour. The Greek style yogurt with honey is also a decent shout. Comparable to products X5 the price. Even though the consistency is a little stiff.

Reputable Rog

€1.15 on special at the moment, found it at the till beside the Fin Carre. The Fin Carre version of the Nestle Crunch is very good for 55c

rireland

OwlsZat wrote: »

Gas I bought these. Though the salt and vinegar were actually better than the sour cream and chive. Which had no real discernable flavour. The Greek style yogurt with honey is also a decent shout. Comparable to products X5 the price. Even though the consistency is a little stiff.

You must have picked up a bag that was not flavoured properly. It's about 50/50 whether you get a bag that is nice or not. You never know what you're gonna get, they can be full of flavour and fluffy some days and then another they can be solid and thin with no flavour.

B0jangles

Anyone seen the harvest basket homestyle chips lately? (the ones in the green bag for 1.19) They've been out of stock in my lidl for the last week or so and we're running dangerously low.

MB05

B0jangles wrote: »

Anyone seen the harvest basket homestyle chips lately? (the ones in the green bag for 1.19) They've been out of stock in my lidl for the last week or so and we're running dangerously low.

I bought a bag of them about 10 days ago in the Coolock branch. They were fully stocked when I did. I know it might not answer your question as you probably got your last pack around then too but hopefully it is just a temporary outage if you are having trouble getting them. The Jumbo Fries in the brown bag are quite good too, similar to the Mc Cann Home Fries. Same price just a thicker cut (about chipper chip width).

what the hell!

No sign of sweet potato chips today? Hopefully they’re not gone. They’re half the price of the Aldi ones.

extra gravy

Has anyone seen the big Bellarom white chocolate bars lately? Was my fave choc for a while. Got a craving for one lately but they don't seem to stock them any more.

fin12

Has anyone tried the fish and chips in a bag in the freezer. It’s €4.99 I think. I think it says battered white fish with chips.

freshpopcorn

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the fish and chips in a bag in the freezer. It’s €4.99 I think. I think it says battered white fish with chips.

I got this a few years ago and it wasn't liked. The fish wasn't great and the hips were tainted of the fish.

It might be better now tough.

anewme

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres twp flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme

Tried the bags of Alesto mixed nuts Mediterranean style.Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

McMurphy

Must try these nuts, I'd say they'd be wicked with a nice glass of wine.

Cheshire Cat

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Must try these nuts, I'd say they'd be wicked with a nice glass of wine.

They are lovely indeed. I love the Olive variety with a G&T.

Lady Haywire

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres twp flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of Alesto mixed nuts Mediterranean style.Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

How many glasses of wine?

anewme

Lady Haywire wrote: »

How many glasses of wine?

None....I’m off drink unfortunately. The Samsung tablet always posts things numerous times. They are delicious though.

McMurphy

anewme wrote: »

None....I’m off drink unfortunately. The Samsung tablet always posts things numerous times. They are delicious though.

Not difficult to swallow? Wine helps wash them down I assume?







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B0jangles

I was just looking at the website for the upcoming veg offers, and is it just me or is the image they chose for the fresh spinach bizarrely bad:

https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/super-savers/baby-leaf-spinach/p21605

Like, who prefers squashed spinach?

waxmelts2000

Have not been to lidl for awhile but I see price increases on 2 things I bought this morning. Butter croissant used to .49 now .59 and ready salted potato sticks used to be .57 now .67 . I wonder what else has increased !!

Dial Hard

B0jangles wrote:

I was just looking at the website for the upcoming veg offers, and is it just me or is the image they chose for the fresh spinach bizarrely bad:

Thought that myself when I was flicking through the mag. Mind you, it's pretty indicative of the quality of their spinach lately...

fin12

I got their beef Aberdeen Angus mince meat, not nice. Even with pasta suase mixed it to it was a weird taste of it. Had to throw it in the bin.

vicwatson

Valyawl wrote: »

Have not been to lidl for awhile but I see price increases on 2 things I bought this morning. Butter croissant used to .49 now .59 and ready salted potato sticks used to be .57 now .67 . I wonder what else has increased !!

Fresh soups from 1.29 to 1.39 (same in ALDI)

B0jangles

Dial Hard wrote: »

Thought that myself when I was flicking through the mag. Mind you, it's pretty indicative of the quality of their spinach lately...

Drives me nuts when you're trying to get a decent bag of spinach and every bag in the box looks like someone sat on it :mad: I get mine in aldi/tesco/lidl depending on whose is the least mangled.

whiskeyman

A recommendation to avoid. Local Aldi was out of brioche buns, so popped into Lidl. They are so heavy and nowhere near as nice as the Aldi ones. Didn't think you could do a bad bun!

Robert McGrath

The salted caramel Lidl brand ice cream cones are absolutely gorgeous. Cheap as chips too - I think it’s €1.99 for a box of 6. Highly recommended

Postgrad10

whiskeyman wrote: »

A recommendation to avoid. Local Aldi was out of brioche buns, so popped into Lidl. They are so heavy and nowhere near as nice as the Aldi ones. Didn't think you could do a bad bun!

The brioche burger buns ? They don’t even hold together for the burger.