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Aldi... what do you recommend?

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    #5852
    mystic86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭mystic86


    B0jangles wrote: »
    I think you're in luck!
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    The big one is called 'jam' while the little one is 'chutney' but I had a quick look and the ingredient list looked about the same :)

    Gave this a go with some wensleydale with cranberries and carr's water table crackers, the jam/chutney is quite jammy in consistency/texture so not to my liking personally, I prefer the consistency of something like Ballymaloe jalapeno relish myself. Worth trying anyway.


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    #5853
    charlietheminxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭charlietheminxx


    bigron2109 wrote: »
    Aldi have started to stock the Walls Honest Chip ship chips. They are in the chilled section where the veg is. Cost €3.75 for a bag. They were nice I have to say. Put them into the oven for about 15-20 minutes and they are as close to chip shop chips I’ve ever had. Nice treat for once a week.

    I couldn't find these yesterday... oh the disappointment!


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    #5854
    Davexirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Davexirl


    charlietheminxx wrote: »
    I couldn't find these yesterday... oh the disappointment!

    I'll be going on the hunt for these today.


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    #5855
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Gloomtastic! wrote: »
    Picked up a couple of packets of cooked Chestnuts this morning. Handy for the stuffing and roasting with the sprouts.

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    Or on an open fire


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    #5856
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    mystic86 wrote: »
    Gave this a go with some wensleydale with cranberries and carr's water table crackers, the jam/chutney is quite jammy in consistency/texture so not to my liking personally, I prefer the consistency of something like Ballymaloe jalapeno relish myself. Worth trying anyway.

    ALDI have a lovely relish, much user friendly than Ballygobackwards


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    #5857
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    No price given on that spiral cut ham.

    That’s always €19.99


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    #5858
    SozBbz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭SozBbz


    vicwatson wrote: »
    ALDI have a lovely relish, much user friendly than Ballygobackwards

    Sorry but how is a relish user friendly?


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    #5859
    bigron2109
    Registered Users Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭bigron2109


    charlietheminxx wrote: »
    I couldn't find these yesterday... oh the disappointment!

    In Wexford they were amongst the fruit and veg section. I managed to pick another bag up yesterday but there was very limited stock. This was their first week been on the shelf’s in Aldi.


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    #5860
    charlietheminxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭charlietheminxx


    bigron2109 wrote: »
    In Wexford they were amongst the fruit and veg section. I managed to pick another bag up yesterday but there was very limited stock. This was their first week been on the shelf’s in Aldi.

    I wonder did I miss them because I was looking in the wrong place then :confused: I was searching over near the side dishes, you know where the cauliflower cheese and bombay potatoes and all are, because that's where they were in mine under the "Grow with Aldi" trial.


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    #5861
    .red.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,334 ✭✭✭.red.


    I picked up a bottle of Specially Selected salted caramel sauce yesterday, on the shelves over the freezers.
    They also had a Belgian chocolate and maybe one other flavour.

    Took one taste and binned it, sickeningly sweet. I like sweet things but this was ridiculous.


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    #5862
    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    Gloomtastic! wrote: »
    Picked up a couple of packets of cooked Chestnuts this morning. Handy for the stuffing and roasting with the sprouts.

    Where did you find them? Looking all over for them!


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    #5863
    charlietheminxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭charlietheminxx


    Cheshire Cat wrote: »
    Where did you find them? Looking all over for them!

    In mine they were at the middle intersection of an aisle with some of the other Christmas special stuff, like the chutneys and pastry straws.


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    #5864
    BettePorter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭BettePorter


    SozBbz wrote: »
    Sorry but how is a relish user friendly?

    I'd say he means as in....its more palatable and child friendly to buy aldi rather than line the pockets of the notorious allen clan.


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    #5865
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Probably cheaper to go to a chipper!
    Could be, the portions are big in most chippers. They reheat brilliantly in an airfryer, sometimes come out better than they were originally.
    SozBbz wrote: »
    Sorry but how is a relish user friendly?
    I imagine its the container, maybe the ballymaloe one gets a messy lid on the squeezy bottle.

    I like those metal clippy lid jars for the chutney, you might pay more for an empty one in some homeware shop.


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    #5866
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    SozBbz wrote: »
    Sorry but how is a relish user friendly?

    Well, I used the term to illustrate there are better relishes out there imo that don’t carry the baggage of ballymaloe


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    #5867
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,867 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    The chicken thigh fillets are I think better in chicken chasseur \ casserole type fishes than chicken breasts.
    ALDI have them for 400g for €2.99.

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



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    #5868
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,641 ✭✭✭54and56


    Had the venison steaks for dinner this evening. Marinated them for a few hours, cooked them rare on a very hot griddle and let them rest for 10 minutes before slicing thin.

    Tender, juicy and full of flavour.


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    #5869
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    54and56 wrote: »
    Had the venison steaks for dinner this evening. Marinated them for a few hours, cooked them rare on a very hot griddle and let them rest for 10 minutes before slicing thin.

    Tender, juicy and full of flavour.

    where abouts are the in aldi?,are the with the around the normal steak area in aldi ?.


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    #5870
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,641 ✭✭✭54and56


    bassy wrote: »
    where abouts are the in aldi?,are the with the around the normal steak area in aldi ?.

    I found them on the top shelf in with the sausages and bacon in the Sandyford store.


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    #5871
    Carrie6OD
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Carrie6OD


    The Moser Roth White chocolate is absolutely divine. I wouldn’t usually choose white chocolate but this is knock out. So creamy 😋


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    #5872
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,418 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    They have some nice rice in the centre aisle specials at the moment, Brown Basmati and Wild Rice, and Thai Brown, Black and Red Rice.


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    #5873
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,865 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Carrie6OD wrote: »
    The Moser Roth White chocolate is absolutely divine. I wouldn’t usually choose white chocolate but this is knock out. So creamy ��
    I could build a house out of the amount of that Ive eaten since Aldi brought it in, its amazing, I keep it in the freezer.


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    #5874
    what the hell!
    Registered Users Posts: 822 ✭✭✭what the hell!


    I know you can't eat them but does anyone know what the story is with the fresh Christmas trees? Do they get some new ones every few days-checked around yesterday and couldn't see any. And I'm assuming they come wrapped so you can't see what they look like?


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    #5875
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users Posts: 8,313 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    what the hell! wrote: »
    I know you can't eat them but does anyone know what the story is with the fresh Christmas trees? Do they get some new ones every few days-checked around yesterday and couldn't see any. And I'm assuming they come wrapped so you can't see what they look like?

    Not checking out a Christmas tree before buying it, especially one of the smaller ones like Aldi have, would be madness in my opinion. I suppose you could bring it back with their no quibble guarantee.


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    #5876
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    I picked up their cheap little brown soda loaf (only 47c) and its actually very tasty with a nice texture :) I got it to use as part of a nutroast recipe but instead I'm just eating it with butter.
    Gloomtastic! wrote: »
    Picked up a couple of packets of cooked Chestnuts this morning. Handy for the stuffing and roasting with the sprouts.

    We got a load of these too - very good value compared to the same sort of thing in Tesco, and I'm fecked if I ever roast and peel chestnuts again; last time I did that my nails hurt for days afterwards :(


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    #5877
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭harr


    Quick question, looking for a Christmas pudding anyone know if ones in ALDI are decent .. do they do luxury ones.


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    #5878
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    harr wrote: »
    Quick question, looking for a Christmas pudding anyone know if ones in ALDI are decent .. do they do luxury ones.

    The standard 4.99 holly Lane one is an absolutely excellent classic-style Christmas pudding.


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    #5879
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    That chipotle chilli relish/jam is amazing!!! Must stock up or I'll be lost without it with my nightly cheese attack.
    Noticed those fresh chips are above the grated packs of cheese, near the pate in our store (Leitrim, obv :D) so they can be anywhere!


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    #5880
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,641 ✭✭✭54and56


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    No price given on that spiral cut ham.

    €19.99, picked one up this evening. Not sure when I'll cook it though.


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    #5881
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭harr


    B0jangles wrote: »
    The standard 4.99 holly Lane one is an absolutely excellent classic-style Christmas pudding.
    Ok thanks , will pick up a couple at weekend .I am the only one here that likes Christmas pudding .


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