Own Brand/Liddel tinned Mackerel Vs John West - Quality Difference?

Under_Graduate

I'm super curious about this.

First off, you guys should try this.

A slice of toasted bread, streaked with American/spicy mustard, the mackerel fish on that, and topped with sliced pickles.

You haven't lived 'till you try it.
Easy, high protein snack.


Secondly - cause I have it quite a bit - I used to go for John West brand but what...
It's like, 2 euro a can.
That's pretty steep for a snack.

Where as, own brands are half that.

And "Liddel" brands, are half that again, at about 50 cents.

Liddel taste just as good.

But, I'm curious.
Is it loaded with additives, bulking agents, pumped with water, protein gum etc??

There's gotta be a legit reason for a price difference like that, no?

Anyone have the inside scoop?


Seems as it's produced in Europe (Liddel is German, innit?), it's gotta be reasonably above board, right?

Sheep Lover

The John West is cat food.
The Lidl one is actual cat.

tony 2 tone

That's all well and good, but have you ever broken your knob before?

Figbiscuithead

A new Lidl (not "Liddel, OP) supermarket opened up a 5 minute walk from my house and I've been 3 times today. The sardines in tomato sauce blow every other brand of sardines OUT OF THE GODDAMN WATERRRRRRR!!!


Everything in there is brilliant - everything!

FixdePitchmark

I think you must need the mega Lidl bottle of mouth wash in your house if you take that a bit ?

mad muffin

I suppose Lidles are the John West rejects.

kneemos

Got food poisoning from a can of John West Mackeral Fillets.They were in the cuboard for a number of years,don't think they were out of date though.Damn near freaking killed me..

Peppered Mackeral Fillets in those vacuum packets are also the bees knees on toast.

Fr_Dougal

You're not the boss of me.

mynameis905

Tesco mackerel in spicy tomato sauce is my favourite. There's a very faint aniseed taste to it and it's utterly delicious. I can devour several tins at once.

Under_Graduate

So - John West is just an expensive con-job, is what you guys seem to be saying...?

Azalea

Think it's the same thing, just without the branding, so that reduces the price.

It's kinda the food produce equivalent of generic drugs - e.g. ibuprofen tablets which do the exact same thing as Nurofen but aren't called Nurofen, so they're cheaper.

As far as I know anyway.

The Moldy Gowl

What is this? 2008?

Everyone is well aware lidl and aldi products are lovely.

And liddel. Dafuq

Smidge

Is this what we have come to on a Saturday night?
*hangs head on behalf of us all in shame*

Under_Graduate

^^ Fock that.

It's rag week next week.

I'm saving myself for some drunk college girl ready to make some bad choices.

Under_Graduate

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Sir Osis of Liver.

Knowing Lidl,its a slightly inferior product with a very similar name.

Is it called Fred Wests Tinned Mackerel by any chance?

Figbiscuithead

Figbiscuithead wrote: »

A new Lidl (not "Liddel, OP) supermarket opened up a 5 minute walk from my house and I've been 3 times today. The sardines in tomato sauce blow every other brand of sardines OUT OF THE GODDAMN WATERRRRRRR!!!

Well of course they're out of the water, how else would they get them in the tins.

Hammer89

Under_Graduate wrote: »

So - John West is just an expensive con-job, is what you guys seem to be saying...?

If it's anything like the tuna, then there's no con involved. John West just do a much better product. Tuna from Tesco and Lidl looks like it was shot up with an uzi before being tinned, whereas the John West tuna is chunky, delicious and there's minimum draining involved.

maudgonner

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Knowing Lidl,its a slightly inferior product with a very similar name.

Is it called Fred Wests Tinned Mackerel by any chance?

:eek: Is it seasoned with Rosemary?!


(Bang up to date reference, eh? :pac:)

gctest50

Dolphin-friendly tuna is yet another really damaging scam from a bloody "non-profit" shower of c*** - the type of dolphins that were involved were not scarce

One old way to catch tuna : follow the dolphins since they swim with the tuna

New "dolphin-friendly way" ~ put a large solid object in the water and all sorts of fish will crowd around it

One saved dolphin costs :
25,824 small tuna,
382 mahi-mahi
188 wahoo
82 yellowtail and other large fish
27 sharks and rays
1 billfish
1,193 triggerfish and other small fish

http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=6539

http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/dolphins-whales/the-disturbing-facts-about-dolphin-safe-tuna/4298

gctest50

Dolphin-friendly tuna is yet another really damaging scam from a bloody "non-profit" shower of c*** - the type of dolphins that were involved were not scarce

One old way to catch tuna : follow the dolphins since they swim with the tuna

New "dolphin-friendly way" ~ put a large solid object in the water and all sorts of fish will crowd around it

One saved dolphin costs :

25,824 small tuna,
382 mahi-mahi
188 wahoo
82 yellowtail and other large fish
27 sharks and rays
1 billfish
1,193 triggerfish and other small fish

http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=6539

http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/dolphins-whales/the-disturbing-facts-about-dolphin-safe-tuna/4298

Sir Osis of Liver.

maudgonner wrote: »

:eek: Is it seasoned with Rosemary?!


(Bang up to date reference, eh? :pac:)

Lovely with their Ted Bundys Burger Buns.

Fr_Dougal

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Lovely with their Ted Bundys Burger Buns.

And a pint of Larry Murphys stout.

rainbowtrout

I tried Lidl tuna once. It was manky. I gave it to my dogs and they refused to eat it. Since they are walking rubbish bins, it's not a good sign.

LETHAL LADY

I love fish, but I don't live near enough to the sea so I'd choose the vacuum packed ****e over tinned any day. Tinned food tastes like tin.

dxhound2005

I'm just going out to buy a tin of tinned tin to compare the taste with my tin of tinned peaches. I will report back.

Capt'n Midnight

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I'm just going out to buy a tin of tinned tin

Be warned that tinned tin is probably a scam.

If it's anything like the Lidl tin foil it's probably made from from aluminium :eek:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Oceansea produce the Lidl brand.

They are higher in Fats and Sodium than John West and lower in Protein. But taste is what matters, right?

Minderbinder

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I love fish, but I don't live near enough to the sea

So you don't live in Ireland then?

Was in Newbridge the other day and got a kilo of shrimp. Fried it up in a sweet ginger sauce and devoured the lot.

Obviously it was frozen during shipping from Ecuador but it smelled like it was just out of the water and tasted like it too.

longshanks

How does someone manage to get the spelling of Lidl wrong?

Guy:Incognito

Sheep Lover wrote: »

The John West is cat food.
The Lidl one is actual cat.

But if the cat was fed on the John West stuff, you're getting the actual John West tuna at the Lidl price.

make it rain with the cash you save.