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Aldi... what do you recommend?

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  • #5202
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,862 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    SteM wrote: »
    Are these specials? Any idea what section they're in, would love to pick some up.

    Almost takes a detective eye but hey are where all the other lamb is.
    Box they are in also has an other kind (mediterranean) in them so you might not see them at all when they are the ones in the front
    Dont go for the (breakfast) sausages, you will not find them there.

    Seethrough package and they are quite thin. As merguez should be.


  • #5203
    Discodog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,922 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    The new chocolate digestives, made by Belmont, are excellent.


  • #5204
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,920 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    inforfun wrote: »
    Almost takes a detective eye but hey are where all the other lamb is.

    Dont go for the (breakfast) sausages, you will not find them there.

    This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

    Moral of the story, check both locations.


  • #5205
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,354 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    Dial Hard wrote: »
    This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

    Moral of the story, check both locations.
    Just saw them around (or possibly in with, I wasn't really paying attention) the super 6 stuff in the Newlands Cross store, I'm pretty sure they were in or around the same spot a couple of weeks ago when I bought them.


  • #5206
    pew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭pew


    Whoever posted about those sausages, thank you! They are absolutely gorgeous.


  • #5207
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,255 ✭✭✭✭km79


    pew wrote: »
    Whoever posted about those sausages, thank you! They are absolutely gorgeous.

    I purchased tonight and will report back tomorrow !

    How are ye cooking them ?
    I was going to do either on bbq or in airfryer


  • #5208
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,303 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?


  • #5209
    pew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭pew


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

    This package.


  • #5210
    pew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭pew


    km79 wrote: »
    I purchased tonight and will report back tomorrow !

    How are ye cooking them ?
    I was going to do either on bbq or in airfryer

    We did them in the oven.


  • #5211
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,255 ✭✭✭✭km79


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

    Very plain see through packet
    They were in the lamb section
    Took me a while to find them
    There is another flavor called Mediterranean


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  • #5212
    Ryath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,474 ✭✭✭Ryath


    km79 wrote: »
    Very plain see through packet
    They were in the lamb section
    Took me a while to find them
    There is another flavor called Mediterranean

    They were in the meat special offer section today when I got them.


  • #5213
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭SteM


    Dial Hard wrote: »
    This seems to depend on the Aldi. I got mine in Fonthill and went straight to the lamb section. No sign of them and I presumed they were sold out. But nope, spotted them a bit further down the store, nestled in with all the other sausages.

    Moral of the story, check both locations.

    Same with me yesterday, found them in with the sausages.


  • #5214
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,862 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    So to summarise: They are in the Aldi building.


  • #5215
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,705 ✭✭✭54and56


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Look for them the other day ,couldn't find them, what does the package look like?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110165006&postcount=5156


  • #5216
    Feisar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,708 ✭✭✭Feisar


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Had the tomato and sweet pepper risotto for lunch. Spent 15 minutes caressing it on the hob and then after 8 or 9 mouthfuls I put it down, it is very bland and devoid of flavour so the rest of it went in the bin shortly thereafter. A banana was my Sunday lunch instead :(

    I'm no salt fiend however sometimes some is needed to draw out flavors in things. For example a bland soup can be transformed into a flavor explosion with the right amount of seasoning.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #5217
    fin12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    Any only Fools and Horses fans out there, these are coming into Aldi on Sunday 9th June. I think they are pretty cool.


  • #5218
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Some nice tubs of hummus in Aldi at the moment.
    The one with pesto and parmesan shavings is really good. I tried a moroccan one lately as well, a bit spicy but lovely too.

    The Greek feta cheese block is really good too. Throw it in a wrap, salad or burger.

    A bit of a bug bear is how thin the salmon is in the supermarkets these days. A lot are also coming without skins - consumer demand or a lice problem in the fish farms I wonder? The skinless do seem to be dearer though. So maybe it is consumer demand.

    The sea salt crackers are lovely for snacking too.


  • #5219
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Finally got them.
    Hope they're as good as ya'll make them out to be.

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  • #5220
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Finally got them.
    Hope they're as good as ya'll make them out to be

    Meh, tbh it's a bit OK. Lots of filler.
    Not a lover.


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  • #5221
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    ***
    igCorcaigh I moved your posts in here, they were in the wrong German supermarket thread ;)


  • #5222
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,920 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Meh, tbh it's a bit OK. Lots of filler.
    Not a lover.

    How did you cook them and what did you serve them with? For me, merguez is best used like chorizo or andouille and not treated like a normal pork sausage. As in, I wouldn't just cook it and eat it in its own right in a fry or with mash and gravy, if that makes sense.


  • #5223
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,255 ✭✭✭✭km79


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Meh, tbh it's a bit OK. Lots of filler.
    Not a lover.

    Same


  • #5224
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    I had the Mediterranean ones, fried them like a normal sausage but think they'd be nicer cooked in an oven.
    Found them a bit 'meh' but my Father loved them.


  • #5225
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    I just tried the frozen specially selected falafel burgers and I won't be buying them again - I thought it was stodgy and bland :(


  • #5226
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,580 ✭✭✭bassy


    The don't even look nice or appealing to me,but thats just me.


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  • #5227
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Dial Hard wrote: »
    How did you cook them and what did you serve them with? For me, merguez is best used like chorizo or andouille and not treated like a normal pork sausage. As in, I wouldn't just cook it and eat it in its own right in a fry or with mash and gravy, if that makes sense.

    Just fried them and had with salads and bread.
    Maybe should have done them in the oven.


  • #5228
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,967 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Vegan sausage rolls are not bad at all, tastes like the kind of stuffing you get in a turkey and ham carvery, nice pastry aswell.


  • #5229
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Bought a packet of the Whirlz ice lollies recently ad just had one now. Very tasty little things, and only 49 cals each to boot. Actually nicer than HB Twisters


  • #5230
    Ben Done
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Ben Done


    dudara wrote: »
    Bought a packet of the Whirlz ice lollies recently ad just had one now. Very tasty little things, and only 49 calls each to boot. Actually nicer than HB Twisters

    The Wibbly Wobbly Wonders clones someone mentioned earlier are feckin lovely too!


  • #5231
    donegal_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,855 ✭✭✭donegal_man


    Ben Done wrote: »
    The Wibbly Wobbly Wonders clones someone mentioned earlier are feckin lovely too!

    As are their versions of Magnum and Solero. Wonder are they just rebranded boxes.


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  • #5232
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,168 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    There are lovely fruit splits in the freezer, too, most of the time.
    Lidl and Tesco do them, too and they all seem seem to be pretty much identical. Tesco much dearer though.


  • #5233
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Their "paella" is quite good, granted paella isn't a five night a week dish here that I could instantly tell you if Aldi does a muck imitation of the real thing - but it's a handy bag of rice, veg, chicken shrimp and chopped chorizo to have in the freezer.

    A tiny bit of fish stock would prob do no harm mixed in, but overall not a bad emergency meal to have on standby.


  • #5234
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,842 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Has anybody tried these?
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  • #5235
    caviardreams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,615 ✭✭✭caviardreams


    Saw them in the new brochure along with some other interesting products (the botanist tea piqued my interest!) - a bit pricey at 3.49 for 500g imo. Are they just for a week? They look a lot more calorific than they are - 137 kcals per 100g (approx 5% fat)


  • #5236
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    caviardreams wrote: »
    a bit pricey at 3.49 for 500g imo.
    yes, a typical chipper bag is 400-460g, typical portions on supermarket stuff would be way smaller, I find most chipper ones reheat very well in the oven and in an airfryer. I often prefer them reheated/cooked in the airfryer than straight from the chipper.
    caviardreams wrote: »
    They look a lot more calorific than they are - 137 kcals per 100g (approx 5% fat)
    The 5% is worrying, it is beef dripping which is a plus but still too low for me. In other threads I have said I hate the fact they seem to presume that if you want oven chips you want them to be low in fat -rather than convenience and wanting them to taste like deep fried ones.

    mc cain gastro chips are 11.9% fat https://www.mccain.co.uk/products/chips/triple-cooked-gastro-chips/

    mccain gorgeous chips with beef dripping were 12.3% fat
    https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=259777720

    Those aldi stocked ones certainly look the part uncooked but they have a facebook page and I am not impressed with the look of them actually cooked.

    Note these are the actual companies photos, which are usually suspiciously good looking.

    https://www.facebook.com/wallshonestchips/?tn-str=k*F

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    61555414_2028799187428032_3797949445669126144_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=456d203ffa4c5ff34e5c5628700230f5&oe=5D96EA18

    If I got them I would be rolling them in a bit more oil, as I do with many oven chips.


  • #5237
    mystic86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭mystic86


    Anyone see details yet of the food academy products on sale this Thursday?


  • #5238
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,685 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    Maybe it's just me, but 7 euro per kilo of chips is outrageous price, especially when I have to cook them meself. I rather go to the chippers ;)


  • #5239
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    will the Aldi Seasoned Lamb burgers ever come back ? I normally like making this sort of stuff myself, but I couldnt get them as nice as these were.


  • #5240
    yogibear77
    Registered Users Posts: 349 ✭✭yogibear77


    RobAMerc wrote: »
    will the Aldi Seasoned Lamb burgers ever come back ? I normally like making this sort of stuff myself, but I couldnt get them as nice as these were.

    Not sure if these are the ones you are looking for but I got Mediterranean style lamb burgers at the weekend, havent tried them yet. There was another type in the box cant remember what they were.


  • #5241
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,487 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    yogibear77 wrote: »
    Not sure if these are the ones you are looking for but I got Mediterranean style lamb burgers at the weekend, havent tried them yet. There was another type in the box cant remember what they were.
    Had the Mediterranean ones yesterday on the barbecue, very nice. I think the other one was Moroccan style or something.


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  • #5242
    lassykk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,603 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Had a vegan one pot Brazillian stew (in the fridge with the pre cut fruit and the sushi in my local aldi) at the weekend and it was top notch. Black bean, quinoa, cashew nut and jalapeno.

    I'm not able for significant amounts of chili heat but this was just nice and warm.

    I'm a meat lover but I said I'd give it a go as I do love black bean dishes.

    It also has coriander leaf listed as an ingredient but at less than 1% I couldn't taste it. I despise coriander and anyone else who has the gene that makes it taste so bad will understand that it's a relevant consideration before buying anything!

    They have other varieties too which I will give a shot as well. (http://www.theskinnydoll.com/2019/05/aldi-one-pots.html)


  • #5243
    Cazale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Cazale


    Johnny Dogs wrote:
    Their "paella" is quite good, granted paella isn't a five night a week dish here that I could instantly tell you if Aldi does a muck imitation of the real thing - but it's a handy bag of rice, veg, chicken shrimp and chopped chorizo to have in the freezer.

    Tried this today and will be getting it again. Very nice!


  • #5244
    jk23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 877 ✭✭✭jk23


    fin12 wrote: »
    Any only Fools and Horses fans out there, these are coming into Aldi on Sunday 9th June. I think they are pretty cool.

    Hi, do you know if all aldis get an amount of stock or are they generally given to the bigger stores? These OFOH toys look great


  • #5245
    fin12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    jk23 wrote: »
    Hi, do you know if all aldis get an amount of stock or are they generally given to the bigger stores? These OFOH toys look great

    I’m not sure but if I really want to get something that’s a special coming in, I’d go in early on the day they come in just to make sure. I say they will go into all Aldis.


  • #5246
    jk23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 877 ✭✭✭jk23


    fin12 wrote: »
    I’m not sure but if I really want to get something that’s a special coming in, I’d go in early on the day they come in just to make sure. I say they will go into all Aldis.

    That's great to know, thanks for the reply. I know its greedy but I would like to get the 3 of them if I could. I am a huge fan of the series.


  • #5247
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    They've a new assortment of icecreams - 15 for 2.99 and it's actually a really good mix - normally there's one or two nice ones and then a load of plain icepops.

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    The mint carnival one is extremely good and I don't usually even like mint ice cream :o


  • #5248
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    About those icecreams - They are quite dinky, but that suits me perfectly because then I can have two of them :p


  • #5249
    SozBbz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭SozBbz


    Just been up to Aldi and did a bit of a random shop.

    I got a few essentials (protein milk, mature cheddar, berries, etc) but I also got 2 bottles of my current favorite vino plonko - Animus from Portugal for 7.49. Its veeeery nice.

    I also bought a basket for the front of my bike for €9.99. Its detachable and has a handle so you can carry it like a little shopping basket so should be handy to take to the shops for a few items. They also have ones for the that fit to the rack on the back of a bike, but I like to keep stuff up front where i can see it! Presumably they're a special buy so if anyone wants one I'd suggest moving fast.


  • #5250
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,548 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    That Animus has gone up in the last while then. Was 6.49 last time I bought it! And yes, it's very nice indeed!!


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  • #5251
    SozBbz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭SozBbz


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    That Animus has gone up in the last while then. Was 6.49 last time I bought it! And yes, it's very nice indeed!!

    Its the red one I'm talking about. It was 7.69 last year (the 7.49 is marked as a discount! :rolleyes:)

    I think the white is still under €7 but I've only bought that once.

    I should try more from their range but I just keep buying Animus because its so solid for that price.


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