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Lidl - recommendations

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  • #2762
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,794 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121629380#Comment_121629380

    I bought a packet last week, they are nice enough, prefer the relish ones still!

    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/


  • #2763
    TheKBizzle
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 580 Mod ✭✭✭✭TheKBizzle


    I got the fig rolls that were on the app. Really weird soapy taste off them. Don’t know if they changed recipe but absolutely inedible



  • #2764
    AhhHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 419 ✭✭AhhHere


    Have Lidl stopped stocking their decaf nespresso pods? Been months without them and tried multiple stores.



  • #2765
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Very nice inexpensive French style saucisson in Lidl atm. Classic, hazelnut or Beaufort cheese.

    Only had the hazelnut one. It's delicious and only around €3.50



  • #2766
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I got this German mustard a while back (not sure if it's available now). It's very sweet, but makes for a lovely salad dressing. (I also love the label!)

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  • #2767
    Gerlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭Gerlad


    As the steak thread is closed, another vote here for the Lidl aged steak. Was always a superquinn butchers counter man but tonight’s Lidl fillet was unreal


    IMG_2868.jpeg


  • #2768
    Juran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭Juran


    I tried the Lidl Biltong today. Loved it. Great protein snack. Its around €3.50, so a bit pricey, but I will def get a few packs at my next visit. I will try a pack of their Beef Jerky as well.



  • #2769
    dmc17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,855 ✭✭✭dmc17


    Anybody know if they are still selling coconut water? Haven't seen it in there in a while and the space where it used to be in the fridge seems to be taken by something else now



  • #2770
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I like the Glensallagh corned beef, the one sold in slices. Way better than that thin and overpriced Denny stuff. Good in a sandwich with Dijon mustard.



  • #2771
    Debub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Debub


    anyone ever tried any of the Pate’s in Lidl? Any good?



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  • #2772
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,299 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122397594#Comment_122397594

    The specially selected ones are good… I like the 2 x half portions approach.

    Eg

    https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4056489134664/chicken-parfait-lidl

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #2773
    Debub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Debub


    thanks - will try that, never had chicken pate before, only Duck liver or Pork



  • #2774
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,804 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122397614#Comment_122397614

    I like that one in particular.



  • #2775
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,299 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122399548#Comment_122399548

    I should add, their Ardennes one is decent enough for the price - pork based, more strongly flavoured than branded one such as Horgans.

    But the specially selected ones are on another level.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #2776
    Fian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,205 ✭✭✭Fian


    Recommendation to avoid here. I bought a punnet of nectarines last week in my local lidl. The most tasteless nectarines I have ever eaten. Had one the first day and didn't finish it. Left them to ripen a bit more and they are now soft/mushy and remain absolutely tasteless, no sweetness whatsoever. The rest of the punnet went in the bin.

    I have noticed the quality accross some products has gone downhill a bit. One onion in the net of large brown onions is always gone off/bad. I've stopped buying them and buy the small pink onions instead. I am always particularly annoyed by the onions because it is always 1 out of three onions and almost always the centre one, it is as if they are just deliberately distributing the bad ones evenly rather than discarding them.

    Overall I find the quality in lidl is great, especially the meat, but there are the odd few products to avoid.



  • #2777
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Highly recommend the mini rice cakes they have at the minute, ideal for hummus/cheese/avocado or as an alternative to crisps, both the salted and the herb ones are good



  • #2778
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,804 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122676635#Comment_122676635

    It's a pity because the F&V was always something that they were brilliant at when they first opened here but now I'd tend to say that their pre-packaged meat is far superior to the other big supermarket brands.

    I'd still prefer the local F&V shop and butcher over all of them though but that comes at a considerable price



  • #2779
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I do like Lidl's on the vine tomatoes though. I just wish they brought back the loose roasted almonds... but the bagged nuts are still great value.



  • #2780
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,804 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677886#Comment_122677886

    Dangerous so... particularly the dry roasted ones. A particular weakness/vice of mine



  • #2781
    MacDanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,819 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122676635#Comment_122676635

    Nectarine / peach season is over for this year, I find that you get about 6-10 weeks of them being delicious during the summer and then they tail off badly



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  • #2782
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677951#Comment_122677951

    But so good for you! ( but also yes… kcals)



  • #2783
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,011 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    On nuts: generally, their nuts are good and good value but I particularly like their really cheap salted peanuts in the mostly white bag. Way nicer than KP or the slightly more expensive ones they have in.



  • #2784
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,317 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Salt’s not good for you though…..



  • #2785
    Kat1170
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122679039#Comment_122679039

    You would literally die without it



  • #2786
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Anyone notice if Lidl have pillows and duvet covers at the moment?

    My new Lidl is half an hour away and I don't want to go walking out on a wasted journey.



  • #2787
    thomil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,530 ✭✭✭thomil


    Not right now, but they'll have bedlinen and bedsheets available from the 7th, if a quick check of the Lidl Plus app is anything to go by.

    Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!



  • #2788
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122680320#Comment_122680320

    👍. I might hold out so.



  • #2789
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677951#Comment_122677951

    Oh, I've never tried their dry roasted… I tend to use nuts for cooking with / meal ingredient rather than snacking. I don't snack for some reason? But maybe with a beer or wine sounds good… I'll check them out, TY!



  • #2790
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Has anyone ever used those mattress toppers that are coming in Monday? Any good? Worth €70? Do they give a bit of extra support to the back?

    Thanks.



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  • #2791
    SourSessions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭SourSessions


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122688588#Comment_122688588

    Mine isn't lidl but I find my topper great. It doesn't say how thick they are in the leaflet but I'd recommend 4 inches/10cm.



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