Lidl - recommendations

Debub

Hi - anyone try these? any good?
thanks

Baggly

Not yet. I will do by this weekend. Well played Lidl. Well played.

Debub

No sign of Wild Boar / Venison / Ostrich steaks in the 2 Lidls that we go to

RhubarbCrumble

Debub wrote: »

Hi - anyone try these? any good?
thanks

Haven't tried those ones but generally Lidl ice cream is excellent. The dark chocolate one in the rectangular tub is amazing. I think about €3ish? Less than half the price and twice the size of Ben & Jerry's.

odyssey06

Debub wrote: »

No sign of Wild Boar / Venison / Ostrich steaks in the 2 Lidls that we go to

Just noticed fresh Venison steaks in my local LIDL D3.

No sign or sticker for Wild Boar, and the 'three game roast' seems to come in and been sold out (there was a sticker for it).

Reputable Rog

Wild boar is beside the carvers my lamb

Muahahaha

Was in Lidl yesterday but still no sign of the wild boar steaks. They did have fresh venison steaks though, 9.99 for 400g

odyssey06

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Wild boar is beside the carvers my lamb

Yeah I've been keeping an eye on that spot, it also has 3 game roast.
But no sign of wild boar

Dial Hard

odyssey06 wrote: »

Just noticed fresh Venison steaks in my local LIDL D3.

They weren't due in til next week according to the mag.

igCorcaigh

Are the frozen pork schnitzels still available? I remember buying them before, but it might have been during a German week.

dball

what are the wild boar like?, sausage taste?

zerosugarbuzz

odyssey06 wrote: »

Yeah I've been keeping an eye on that spot, it also has 3 game roast.
But no sign of wild boar

Could they really be Wild Boar though? Where do wild boar roam in the quantities that would be needed to stock all the Lidl's, and who hunts them down?

wonski

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

Could they really be Wild Boar though? Where do wild boar roam in the quantities that would be needed to stock all the Lidl's, and who hunts them down?

If it is called wild boar then that's what it is.

Not sure which country this comes from, though.

There are quantities being shot down in some places as they are overpopulated in there.

EverythingGood

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

Could they really be Wild Boar though? Where do wild boar roam in the quantities that would be needed to stock all the Lidl's, and who hunts them down?

Poland? They have them.

Cheshire Cat

EverythingGood wrote: »

Poland? They have them.

Plenty in Germany too. They are a real pest in some areas.

igCorcaigh

They shoot them??

Cheshire Cat

igCorcaigh wrote: »

They shoot them??

Yes. And they are eaten too.

wonski

igCorcaigh wrote: »

They shoot them??

Yes.

igCorcaigh

wonski wrote: »

Yes.

Seems unnecessarily cruel. Thought they would use more humane measures. Anyway, I'd love to try boar. Is it like pork? Richer?

Thargor

Ive seen plenty of pics in the cycling forum of peoples wild boar encounters in Wicklow over the years. Without wolves to cull them they turn into a massive pest species.

Dial Hard

igCorcaigh wrote: »

They shoot them??

All game is shot.

SmallTeapot

Not a food item, but thought I’d post anyhow...

Lidl have lovely Christmas bed linen sets in atm, made from brushed cotton. (Link: https://www.lidl.ie/en/leaflet/lidl-ie-leaflet-wk50-dec-2019-mon-9th-sun-15th/view/flyer/page/24)

I got the red one (which is reversible...win!) and it’s quite nice quality. I bought a similar set from Anthony Ryan’s last year for a more expensive price and they were very coarse. The Lidl ones are very decent for the price (especially given that they won’t be on the bed that long).


Apologies for the slight offer topic recommendation.....


Back on topic, the honey roasted cashew and peanut nut mix are dangerously addictive. Perfect combination of sweet and salty

odyssey06

I got the wild boar rustic pate... no sign of the steaks or salami. They need to shoot some more!

Muahahaha

Debub wrote: »

No sign of Wild Boar / Venison / Ostrich steaks in the 2 Lidls that we go to

yeah Ive been to three Lidls now over the last two weeks and still no wild boar. Looks like they had very limited quantities so only a minority of stores got them. Shame really.

If anyone wants them check out the stockists here https://wildirishgame.ie/stockists/ You would likely have to pre-order as not all butchers carry it. This is their brochure, they sell everything from woodcocks to crocodile and are the main processor for wild game in Wicklow https://wildirishgame.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WildIrishGame-Brochure2015.pdf

vicwatson

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

Could they really be Wild Boar though? Where do wild boar roam in the quantities that would be needed to stock all the Lidl's, and who hunts them down?

Hasn’t Ireland got wild boar now

Ronanc1

Boar salami is available in Lidl Bray picked some up during the week. It is tucked away near in fridge near the bakery beside the cheeses.

Dial Hard

Ronanc1 wrote: »

Boar salami is available in Lidl Bray picked some up during the week. It is tucked away near in fridge near the bakery beside the cheeses.

There's no shortage of the salami, it's the steaks we all wanted to get our hands on.

lenscap

Regarding "wild boar", there is a breed of pig called Iron Age pigs which are from a wild boar and usually a Tamworth gilt/sow.

The meat from the Iron Age pig is very similar to wild pig, it has a very gamey flavour.

From a production point of view, this means you can rear "wild boar" flavoured meat in a similar way to traditional outdoor pig rearing.

No need to hunt and shoot.

Kat1170

Personally I'd rather my meat have had a free life than be reared on a farm if possible.

Lady Haywire

Boar are a serious issue in a lot of tillage areas, so if you would like your grain uneaten (whether it be in liquid or solid form) they have to be gotten rid of.
It's a big thing in Poland, I think,heading over for a game shoot.