Aldi... what do you recommend?

caviardreams · 07-03-2019 7:54pm

LiamaDelta wrote: »

Gete thee to the credit union, then go buy the Linwoods:D

In fairness it's not that much more expensive €6 for 475g (almost double the amount of the aldi bag iirc) in Holland & Barrett (and also BOGO half price at the moment) if anyone is stuck.

gooner99 · 07-03-2019 8:17pm

leahyl wrote: »

I thought they falafel ones were very tasty too!

Were those the frozen specially selected burgers?

donnacha · 07-03-2019 9:19pm

Tried the specially selected tortilla chips - manchego & green olive, best tortilla chips I've had.

Also picked up a jar of tapenade on one of those middle specials aisles. Agúpe is the brand and it's a sun-dried tomato, free feta and kalamata olive tapenade produced in Greece. Really, really good and only cost €1.49.

RhubarbCrumble · 07-03-2019 10:01pm

The frozen raspberries are excellent. Cheaper than Tesco and a bigger bag, but what I really liked was that it was whole raspberries to the bottom of the bag whereas the Tesco ones turned into dust.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 08-03-2019 5:06am

The pizza/pasta flour they sometimes have is really great. It's the same company that make the Cotswold Crunch flour. I was making pizza with it for a while and noticed the dough came together much easier and was far less sticky than it normally was. When it had proved it felt much softer too.
Ran out over the weekend and had to go back to the other brand I get in a health food shop and had to add a fair bit of extra flour to stop it sticking to my hands and wrists.

Youdunnit · 10-03-2019 9:58pm

I got some lean mince beef ,it's brutal stuff

I normally get the butcher or the svalu packet stuff will do

This takes it down to a new level , throwing the frozen one out

Odelay · 10-03-2019 10:08pm

Youdunnit wrote: »

I got some lean mince beef ,it's brutal stuff

I normally get the butcher or the svalu packet stuff will do

This takes it down to a new level , throwing the frozen one out

I usually find their mince to be grand. Lasts well too.

Youdunnit · 10-03-2019 10:10pm

Odelay wrote: »

I usually find their mince to be grand. Lasts well too.

Must be a bad batch it's dirt and I like a lot of aldi stuff

caviardreams · 10-03-2019 10:21pm

Odelay wrote: »

I usually find their mince to be grand. Lasts well too.

The Black Angus Lean one is good - not out of this world or anything but it's decent mince, no complaints

Youdunnit · 10-03-2019 10:31pm

I buy a lot of mince

Butcher and Packaged and I'm not anti aldi but I could tell it was wrong after it hit the pan

It looked like pork except it was beef mince

SozBbz · 11-03-2019 1:34pm

Yeah I find aldi great for mince. I've bought their standard less than 5%, their lean steak mince and their organic lean mince and have had no issues whatsoever. I've always been very happy with the standard of their product.

Youdunnit · 11-03-2019 1:40pm

Ok I wasn't accurate about the mince,I checked the one in the freezer

It's lean and bean mince ,mince and cooked haricot beans

It's says it's a new product on the packet,. It sucks anyhow

Looks the exact same as other pre packed minced beef,I didn't even notice it wasn't beef mince proper

ASOT · 11-03-2019 1:48pm

Youdunnit wrote: »

Ok I wasn't accurate about the mince,I checked the one in the freezer

It's lean and bean mince ,mince and cooked haricot beans

It's says it's a new product on the packet,. It sucks anyhow

Looks the exact same as other pre packed minced beef,I didn't even notice it wasn't beef mince proper

I got stung like that with the mince and red lentils

Youdunnit · 11-03-2019 1:56pm

ASOT wrote: »

I got stung like that with the mince and red lentils

In fairness it's cheaper but visually I just looked at the mince and didn't notice the description

Tasteless though in spaghetti Bolognese

n!ghtmancometh · 11-03-2019 10:15pm

They've switched the (lovely) little plastic packets of peeper sauce found in the meat fridge, for a manky Hartley's version which comes in a small plastic sachet. It's about 50% more watery, flavourless and not nearly as handy to heat up either.

sillysocks · 11-03-2019 10:27pm

n!ghtmancometh wrote: »

They've switched the (lovely) little plastic packets of peeper sauce found in the meat fridge, for a manky Hartley's version which comes in a small plastic sachet. It's about 50% more watery, flavourless and not nearly as handy to heat up either.

Is that the ones that used to be in the small rectangular containers almost like McDonalds bbq sauce etc? They were lovely, and so handy!

fin12 · 12-03-2019 7:49pm

I got these today in Aldi. The onion and mango ones were lovely. Have to go back n get more cause I say they are a special buy.

nlrkjos · 12-03-2019 7:51pm

Korean hot sauce is brilliant in chicken stir fry...just ate a bowlful there, lovely.

The Cool · 12-03-2019 11:04pm

Think it's a recent addition - cod nuggets in the fresh fish section, delicious!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 12-03-2019 11:31pm

Do Aldi do frozen spinach?

SteelyDanJalapeno · 12-03-2019 11:42pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Do Aldi do frozen spinach?

I think so, I even saw frozen avocado halves in their today

Odyssey 2005 · 12-03-2019 11:49pm

The Cool wrote: »

Think it's a recent addition - cod nuggets in the fresh fish section, delicious!

Agreed,although their nothing on the breaded cod in Lidl.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 12-03-2019 11:53pm

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

I think so, I even saw frozen avocado halves in their today

We, not sure about frozen avocados. I see the frozen spinach being used as an alternative to fresh stuff in a lot of recipes these days. Been meaning to give it a go. Must keep an eye out so.

The Cool · 13-03-2019 1:47am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

We, not sure about frozen avocados. I see the frozen spinach being used as an alternative to fresh stuff in a lot of recipes these days. Been meaning to give it a go. Must keep an eye out so.

I think frozen avocado is only good for smoothies, low carb baking, etc. Dont think youd eat it uncooked on the side of anything.
Definitely have seen bagged cubes of frozen spinach before, though not looked for it in ages.

charlietheminxx · 13-03-2019 11:10am

The Cool wrote: »

I think frozen avocado is only good for smoothies, low carb baking, etc. Dont think youd eat it uncooked on the side of anything.
Definitely have seen bagged cubes of frozen spinach before, though not looked for it in ages.

I've used the strong roots frozen avocado halves to make guacamole before and it came out lovely. Just let it defrost and then mash it up with some lime juice, red onion, coriander and a dash of tabasco. Handy to have in the freezer!

freshpopcorn · 13-03-2019 9:27pm

Very disappointed with the garlic butter. It tastes and smells musty.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 13-03-2019 10:01pm

The pesto flavoured hummus is excellent!

fmul9798 · 13-03-2019 10:06pm

Yes, that's a pretty accurate description.
Some kind of veg oil spread not butter. Much prefer an actual butter.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Very disappointed with there garlic butter. It tastes and smells musty.

freshpopcorn · 13-03-2019 10:08pm

fmul9798 wrote: »

Yes, that's a pretty accurate description.
Some kind of veg oil spread not butter. Much prefer an actual butter.

Yes, I've bought garlic butter's and spreads in the past but it's the first time I've got a musty one.

MuffinTop86 · 13-03-2019 10:14pm

I’ve been looking for the Specially Selected Strawberry and clotted cream swiss roll for a while now and no joy. I hope to SUGAR it’s not discontinued.

Thargor · 13-03-2019 11:44pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Very disappointed with the garlic butter. It tastes and smells musty.

Is that the black and gold little pot? Agree theres something not right, doesnt work right when you try it in mashed potato/chicken etc either.

freshpopcorn · 14-03-2019 12:20am

Thargor wrote: »

Is that the black and gold little pot? Agree theres something not right, doesnt work right when you try it in mashed potato/chicken etc either.

That's the one.

Anonymagician · 14-03-2019 3:27pm

Thargor wrote: »

Is that the black and gold little pot? Agree theres something not right, doesnt work right when you try it in mashed potato/chicken etc either.

Is that not a "garlic spread" rather than a butter? They have an actual garlic butter in a cylinder shape that's lovely and strong. The spread doesn't have a lot of flavour but I use it on bagels, or with crackers and cheese.

Ryath · 15-03-2019 9:41pm

Had the Butchers selection Irish BBQ Pulled pork tonight. Really good and handy to have in fridge as it has a long date.

wonski · 15-03-2019 9:50pm

Noticed organic easy peelers were 50% off so tried them. Now know why they were not selling.

Would be easier to peel a pineapple without a knife. Juice all over, these are not easy peelers at all

Worst clementines I tried in a while. Taste was OK. But not worth it at all.

2forjoy · 16-03-2019 7:50pm

Aldi 99c double orange concentrate price wont be beaten and it tastes same as branded types.

McMurphy · 19-03-2019 10:59pm

I was pleasantly surprised to see they have started to restock the beer "Rossini" again (only noticed it this evening, so no idea when they actually got it back in)

This was lovely stuff back when I used to buy the odd bottle, I'm guessing it's the same beer again, but haven't drunk any yet, these are in s differently designed bottle by the looks of things, and it's only 500ml as opposed to the 660ml one they sold s few years ago.

This is sold as an Italian beer, and it's pretty obvious that it's a direct competitor to Peroni.

I will have to be forced to drink some and report back on its taste.

The things I do for you lot......

donnacha · 20-03-2019 4:53pm

The fish burgers are back. They had both the buttermilk and Southern fried. Same branding (the tasty catch co) but boxes seem a bit smaller.

toonarmy1 · 20-03-2019 6:05pm

is the mexican bean soup gone ?

Conor Bourke · 20-03-2019 9:14pm

toonarmy1 wrote: »

is the mexican bean soup gone ?

Looks like, none to be found this week and the spicy sweet potato one hasn’t been there for a good few weeks

toonarmy1 · 20-03-2019 10:14pm

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Looks like, none to be found this week and the spicy sweet potato one hasn’t been there for a good few weeks

i was so disappointed with the lack of Mexican bean soup i forgot to check for the spicy sweat potato one

the beer revolu · 21-03-2019 12:01pm

Anyone know if the butter beans are back?
There were none of them for weeks.

McMurphy · 21-03-2019 12:26pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Anyone know if the butter beans are back?
There were none of them for weeks.

Yeah 110% noticed them last night in Blessington branch.

caviardreams · 21-03-2019 8:58pm

Anyone know when Aldi officially launch their easter food range? I know they have had some eggs in store for a while now but there is nothing online unlike LIDL.

wonski · 22-03-2019 12:23am

Tried those Picanha steaks in piri piri glazing.

Normally don't buy meat already seasoned, but love piri piri so why not

Very nice, 4 rather tiny steaks with relatively lot of fat cover on the sides at 4.99, but quick to cook and very nice for a quick mini steak dinner.

wonski · 22-03-2019 12:27am

toonarmy1 wrote: »

i was so disappointed with the lack of Mexican bean soup i forgot to check for the spicy sweat potato one

And I would be worried if I were you as very often when some of their products return they aren't the same any more.
Thats my main issue with supermarket own label products, not just Aldi.

Even worse when they return with this "new improved recipe"

This usually means new supplier, new price. Not necessarily better to us.

yogibear77 · 23-03-2019 9:58pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I was pleasantly surprised to see they have started to restock the beer "Rossini" again (only noticed it this evening, so no idea when they actually got it back in)

This was lovely stuff back when I used to buy the odd bottle, I'm guessing it's the same beer again, but haven't drunk any yet, these are in s differently designed bottle by the looks of things, and it's only 500ml as opposed to the 660ml one they sold s few years ago.

This is sold as an Italian beer, and it's pretty obvious that it's a direct competitor to Peroni.

I will have to be forced to drink some and report back on its taste.

The things I do for you lot......

My OH loved this and was gutted when they stopped stocking it. Would loved to know if its still the same.

sicknotexi · 23-03-2019 10:34pm

Some nice Specially Selected pies in the frozen food section, 2 in a pack. The Steak and Merlot are decent but the Chicken with white wine and pancetta are even nicer.

UsedToWait · 24-03-2019 7:55pm

They've got Crispy Vegetable Fries in the frozen section - a mix of carrot, parsnip and sweet potato, french fry style.

Lovely from the Airfryer.

Thargor · 24-03-2019 10:25pm

UsedToWait wrote: »

They've got Crispy Vegetable Fries in the frozen section - a mix of carrot, parsnip and sweet potato, french fry style.

Lovely from the Airfryer.

Are they good for you or just as bad as oven chips?

Aldi... what do you recommend?

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