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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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Mervyn Skidmore

This might be an odd one but I bought the Aldi mousturising face wash recently, probably didn't look at the label when I bought it. I'm a tight arse and I buy my shower gel, shampoo, and face wash (my entire grooming kit apart from shavers) in the budget supermarkets. My wife, who spends a small fortune on creams etc asked me what I'm using as my skin has gotten much better.

Bahanaman

Had a Thai chicken soup for lunch today. Got it last night doin a bit of hungry shopping. I was meant to get 3 bottles of milk! Anyway it was really nice. Very thick and tasty. Much better than I was expecting.

Feisar

The wife had orgasms over a spice bag mix they had. I bunged the whole lot into an acti-fry and let it off for an hour.

.red.

RobAMerc wrote: »

what are the frozen lamb shanks like does anyone know. I am a BIG fan of lamb shanks but worried serving up Sunday lunch with something I've never tried before.

If it's the frozen ones with 2 in a box their very good. The gravy/sauce is really nice.

They can be very fatty, or have very little fat. That turned me off them a little. If you get a nice one, their as nice as you'd get in a half decent restaurant. Get a fatty one and and you'll end up hungry.

RobAMerc

what are the frozen lamb shanks like does anyone know. I am a BIG fan of lamb shanks but worried serving up Sunday lunch with something I've never tried before.

bonzodog2

"Cullen's" Cloudy Lemon Irish Cider is very nice, even at 1.49 a can.

Dizzyblonde

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Normally we'd remove such a large photo from a quote, but I'm just happy to have another look at Dónal's lovely assistant

Debub

Dónal wrote: »

Tried the battered soy and chilli calamari from the freezer in Aldi, really tasty as a treat!

Visible in the bin beside my lovely assistant.

thanks - picked up a bag y'day with a pack of Butchers Choice Pork Ribs smoked

igCorcaigh

54and56 wrote: »

If you love that you'll love this!!

I regularly have it as a weekend breakfast treat with Serano ham or Anchovies on top.

Yes I can vouch for this. Made it recently with the best tomatoes available (Caroline's Cork people).

Will definitely try it with anchovies though. Love anchovies.

conor_ie

The Club Sandwich and Chocolate Digestives... Deeelish!

54and56

Dial Hard wrote: »

Dunnes sell Irish-grown garlic, which tends to be far, far stronger than the Spanish stuff we generally get. Definitely recommend it if you fancy a good garlic hit off something! I love it rubbed directly onto toasted ciabatta, with a drizzle of good olive oil and a grind of sea salt.

I've literally just had my lunch and I'm making myself hungry again here.

If you love that you'll love this!!

I regularly have it as a weekend breakfast treat with Serano ham or Anchovies on top.

anewme

Friend gave me some she d grown in her allotment.
Amazing flavour.

No comparison against shop bought.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

rubadub wrote: »

A lot of the normal garlic is fairly tasteless these days too. If I knew of a shop that consistently had decent flavoursome stuff I would buy it. Now I just resort to buying garlic granules or paste, which is pretty consistent.

I find most garlic you buy these days go off very quickly. Half the time they've started sprouting ready and you only get a couple of decent cloves out of a bulb. As someone else mentioned I've started buying they squeezy stuff until I can find a more reliable source. (Planning on planting some myself in the next few weeks but they wont be ready to use until next summer)

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Tried the battered soy and chilli calamari from the freezer in Aldi, really tasty as a treat!

Visible in the bin beside my lovely assistant.

the beer revolu

Dial Hard wrote: »

I stand corrected so. Still maintain that the single-bulb stuff is a tasteless gimmick.

Don't bother trying the actual elephant garlic, in that case. Tastes even less of garlic than the single clove stuff.

Dial Hard

rubadub wrote: »

A lot of the normal garlic is fairly tasteless these days too. If I knew of a shop that consistently had decent flavoursome stuff I would buy it. Now I just resort to buying garlic granules or paste, which is pretty consistent.

Dunnes sell Irish-grown garlic, which tends to be far, far stronger than the Spanish stuff we generally get. Definitely recommend it if you fancy a good garlic hit off something! I love it rubbed directly onto toasted ciabatta, with a drizzle of good olive oil and a grind of sea salt.

I've literally just had my lunch and I'm making myself hungry again here.

rubadub

Dial Hard wrote: »

I stand corrected so. Still maintain that the single-bulb stuff is a tasteless gimmick.

A lot of the normal garlic is fairly tasteless these days too. If I knew of a shop that consistently had decent flavoursome stuff I would buy it. Now I just resort to buying garlic granules or paste, which is pretty consistent.

Dial Hard

I stand corrected so. Still maintain that the single-bulb stuff is a tasteless gimmick.

the beer revolu

Dial Hard wrote: »

Also known as Elephant garlic. I think it's a bit of a gimmick, tbh. It's far too mild.

No. That's the giant garlic, it's still made up of multiple cloves and is actually a type of leek.
Different to the single clove garlic.

Feisar

Dial Hard wrote: »

Also known as Elephant garlic. I think it's a bit of a gimmick, tbh. It's far too mild.

Seperate note and for peoples amusement I once put three bulbs of regular garlic into a dish as opposed to three cloves.

Mental when you think about it however in my defense I was starting off cooking in college and we would have been a bacon and cabbage house.

Dial Hard

Also known as Elephant garlic. I think it's a bit of a gimmick, tbh. It's far too mild.

Purgative

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

What's a one clove garlic?

They're grown as single cloves. Bigger than a ordinary clove and not in a bulb.

I'm floundering aren't I.

Oh wait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_garlic

McMurphy

Purgative wrote: »

Just picked up their one clove garlic today _ previously only in Lidl but not for a while now.

Oh and Asparagus 1.39 a bundle - gotta love it.

What's a one clove garlic?

yellow hen

L1011 wrote: »

It primarily relates to specials, yes. You basically have a retailer with a presence in every town in the country that acts as if we're still part of the UK and assumes they can use the UKs bloody awful consumer laws. There are other retailers that are as bad but we don't have one in every medium sized town!

As for my local store, the staff wouldn't survive a week working for another supermarket - they'd be sacked, as would the management. Cesspool. Effectively the customer is an irritance and they have random misinterpreted UK legislation they've been told is "the law" to quote back at you if you have any problems. Same chain 5km away and it doesn't happen!

I think from other posts that we live in the same town (beginning with m?) and I have to say I find the staff very friendly. Have you been there recently? I wonder has there been a staff/management change lately? Genuinely my experiences are the polar opposite.

Anyway just to ensure I stay on topic, I love the jars of basil passata.

yellow hen

L1011 wrote: »

It primarily relates to specials, yes. You basically have a retailer with a presence in every town in the country that acts as if we're still part of the UK and assumes they can use the UKs bloody awful consumer laws. There are other retailers that are as bad but we don't have one in every medium sized town!

As for my local store, the staff wouldn't survive a week working for another supermarket - they'd be sacked, as would the management. Cesspool. Effectively the customer is an irritance and they have random misinterpreted UK legislation they've been told is "the law" to quote back at you if you have any problems. Same chain 5km away and it doesn't happen!

I think from other posts that we live in the same town (beginning with m?) and I have to say I find the staff very friendly. Have you been there recently? I wonder has there been a staff/management change but genuinely my experiences are the polar opposite.

Anyway just to ensure I stay on topic, I love the jars of basil passata.

Purgative

Just picked up their one clove garlic today _ previously only in Lidl but not for a while now.

Oh and Asparagus 1.39 a bundle - gotta love it.

wonski

robwen wrote: »

Went to Aldi today looking for these Walls Honest Chips couldn't find asked & they said they were a SuperValu product so off to SuperValu couldn't find again so asked & was told they were an Aldi product??

They are no supermarket brand.

Like Haribo or Kellogs.

Poor form, but maybe misunderstanding.

robwen

charlietheminxx wrote: »

Those chips were amazing if they're the ones I'm thinking of!

EDIT: Yes they are, the Walls Honest Chips - they were amazing.

Went to Aldi today looking for these Walls Honest Chips couldn't find asked & they said they were a SuperValu product so off to SuperValu couldn't find again so asked & was told they were an Aldi product??

lassykk

The staff in my local aldi are top notch and the security guard is sound out too and always says hello. Best thing about the staff is the speed at the till by the operators. I pick up some non-Aldi bits in a Supervalu where they don't have self scan and the difference in speed is unbelievable.

thenightman

They upgraded the Newlands Cross shop about a year ago (old store wasn't even that old considering it was the second iteration after first one was destroyed by fire in late 2000's) and added the fresh bakery, new signage etc. Can't say I noticed any negative. It's probably just the change that has startled the poster complaining about nutgrove. People are always far more creatures of habit than they realise!

Ditto for the person complaining about staff, I've never had a negative experience with any of the staff in my Aldi. Always friendly and quick, unlike Tesco/Dunnes etc.