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Aldi... what do you recommend?

Zelda247

i have just moved into an area where there is an Aldi, i am not really familiar with the store, what do you recommend of their products.

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dudara

We had a bottle of Meadowhawk old vine Zinfandel from Contra Costa county in California tonight. €12 and great value at that price

Dial Hard

Alun wrote: »

The Wild Venison steaks are back.

Huzzah!!!! I was only bemoaning their absence the other day.

Alun

The Wild Venison steaks are back.

robbe

Hi -anyone know what the Aldi red wine was that Tomas Clancy recommended recently in the Sunday Business Post?

Thanks!

Frank Grimes

dixxiestickks wrote: »

Does anyone know if any of the South/West Dublin branches are stocking the Triple Sec Cocktail Liqueur? Tried nutgrove and Terenure but no luck &#55357;&#56866;

None in Newlands Cross as of 20 minutes ago, the label is on the shelf but no bottles.

Gloomtastic!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

The "sweetie grapefruit" they have in at the moment are lovely. They look like a normal grapefruit but are green and have a lovely sweet citrus taste off them. The segments are a bit smaller in them though so there's a fair bit of chewy pith between them. I'd recommend segmenting them.

+1. Get rid of the pith, it’s bitter and twisted!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The "sweetie grapefruit" they have in at the moment are lovely. They look like a normal grapefruit but are green and have a lovely sweet citrus taste off them. The segments are a bit smaller in them though so there's a fair bit of chewy pith between them. I'd recommend segmenting them.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Re the farmed salmon I was reading that there have been major problems off Scotland with the fish farms having a serious sea lice problem affecting output and quality.

Norway least affected and Ireland not as bad as Scotland.

Reading how they deal with it you can see why humans are building up resistance to antibiotics.

I would imagine the sale of wild salmon is extremely rare now.

Fishing in rivers for salmon is seasonal, depending on the river it runs from Jan/Feb through to Sept. There are a few people granted a license to catch wild Atlantic salmon with nets, usually May to August and the methods and numbers are strictly controlled.

So proper wild caught salmon is available to buy but you'd need to know exactly who has a license and where it's being caught to be sure.

Farm stock also seriously effect native wild stocks, along with other industries and climate change etc. etc. so the future is probably looking bleak for wild caught salmon.

Tigerandahalf

Re the farmed salmon I was reading that there have been major problems off Scotland with the fish farms having a serious sea lice problem affecting output and quality.

Norway least affected and Ireland not as bad as Scotland.

Reading how they deal with it you can see why humans are building up resistance to antibiotics.

I would imagine the sale of wild salmon is extremely rare now.

fmul9798

Specially selected gingerbread topped mince pies were poor, both taste and value IMO.

[Deleted User]

Thanks to whoever recommended the Thai style frozen veg! Really tasty and so handy!

wonski

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I know. I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm saying they market them to look like local producers and, as someone already mentioned, a lot of shoppers wouldn't even think about fish being farmed in the same way as beef or chicken.

They market them like that all the time.

Hand made, home grown etc with pictures of farmers and growers

It's just marketing, nothing else.

Food these days is really well labelled, and while I still don't believe 100% is true, at least there is a legislation in place and a lot of effort goes into making it correct at all times.

There is a new mushrooms selection pack where oyster and another one is listed as 4% per pack each. The rest are just sliced chestnut mushrooms...

Do the math and you will quickly realise how expensive it is.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

wonski wrote: »

Don't care about the brand.

It is written on the packaging where it comes from and how it was caught

I know. I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm saying they market them to look like local producers and, as someone already mentioned, a lot of shoppers wouldn't even think about fish being farmed in the same way as beef or chicken.

wonski

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

A lot of them have different brands names that make them look like they come from smaller scale companies but would all actually come from the likes of Marine Harvest.

Don't care about the brand.

It is written on the packaging where it comes from and how it was caught

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

wonski wrote: »

Most of them are farmed in Norway.

They are always labelled as such so just check the packaging before buying.

All I have seen in supermarkets is farmed. Just the way it is.

A lot of them have different brands names that make them look like they come from smaller scale companies but would all actually come from the likes of Marine Harvest.

wonski

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

We normally try to get a salmon dinner once a week.

However the the fillets of the normal salmon have become so thin a fish finger would be wider. I also found the taste gone very poor and a fatty quality to them.

Lately I have been buying the specially selected organic ones. They are dear at nearly €6 but are very nice.

I do notice the fillets come now without the skin.
I wonder is it a sea lice issue on the fish farms?

They sell skinned and normal ones.

No issue there.

wonski

Most of them are farmed in Norway.

They are always labelled as such so just check the packaging before buying.

All I have seen in supermarkets is farmed. Just the way it is.

fin12

Is most salmon in Ireland comes from Farms? I always eat free range chicken and eggs but didn’t think to think about Salmon? Is the salmon sold at markets like theEnglish market in Cork places where you are guaranteed wild salmon? I love hot smoked salmon but I suppose there is a good chance that this salmon is from salmon farms.

.red.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I have visited farms to inspect them and they're not that different from a battery hen farm.

Which is why I would never google a battery hen farm!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

.red. wrote: »

Whatever you do, DO NOT google farmed salmon. You'll probably never eat it again.

I have visited farms to inspect them and they're not that different from a battery hen farm.

.red.

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I do notice the fillets come now without the skin.
I wonder is it a sea lice issue on the fish farms?

Whatever you do, DO NOT google farmed salmon. You'll probably never eat it again.

RhubarbCrumble

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Sausage (skinned), black pud, chopped onion and tomato (as this keeps the whole thing from coming too dry), season and a bit of egg on the pastry. Yum

I put a few spoons of mango chutney in mine.

dixxiestickks

Does anyone know if any of the South/West Dublin branches are stocking the Triple Sec Cocktail Liqueur? Tried nutgrove and Terenure but no luck ðŸ˜¢

Tigerandahalf

We normally try to get a salmon dinner once a week.

However the the fillets of the normal salmon have become so thin a fish finger would be wider. I also found the taste gone very poor and a fatty quality to them.

Lately I have been buying the specially selected organic ones. They are dear at nearly €6 but are very nice.

I do notice the fillets come now without the skin.
I wonder is it a sea lice issue on the fish farms?

Alun

.red. wrote: »

I've seen the clonakilty ones but never tried them, must keep an eye out for the aldi ones.

They have two types of Specially Selected "winter sausages" on the top shelf where the other sausages are. One is the black pudding one and the other is stout and leek I think.

Harry Palmr

.red. wrote: »

Mix in some black pudding with the sausage meat and you won't look back.
Had it at a wedding last year and make them every few weeks now as a treat.

Sausage (skinned), black pud, chopped onion and tomato (as this keeps the whole thing from coming too dry), season and a bit of egg on the pastry. Yum

.red.

Alun wrote: »

Talking of which, they have some sausages with black pudding in them which are quite nice IMO.

I've seen the clonakilty ones but never tried them, must keep an eye out for the aldi ones.

Alun

.red. wrote: »

Mix in some black pudding with the sausage meat and you won't look back.

Talking of which, they have some sausages with black pudding in them which are quite nice IMO.

.red.

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

It's about 89c I think. I often buy it to make sausage rolls with. The jus-rol is about €3 in Tesco for the same size!

Mix in some black pudding with the sausage meat and you won't look back.
Had it at a wedding last year and make them every few weeks now as a treat.

dastardly00

Bassfish wrote: »

There's a new Hazelnut Gelato in stock and it's gorgeous.

Oooh must give that a try!!