1st shop at aldi never again !

David_Aston

I've posted elsewhere that Aldi Jaffa cakes are so good, they should be banned!!! Small, not too much biscuit, more chocolate and orange filling than the brand name, and Sainsbursys own. I just can't stop eating them, even using jam doughnuts and Battenburg as methadone, so to speak, hasn't worked.
Be warned!
(Really I am just trying to put people off, so there will be enough for me.)

Zoetoes

CHRISSYG wrote: »

i buy a lot of asdas value range


Why are all you Aldi shoppers insulted by others not shopping there??

No-one is having a go at you for not shopping at Sainsburys.

Zoetoes

David_Aston wrote: »

I've posted elsewhere that Aldi Jaffa cakes are so good, they should be banned!!! Small, not too much biscuit, more chocolate and orange filling than the brand name, and Sainsbursys own. I just can't stop eating them, even using jam doughnuts and Battenburg as methadone, so to speak, hasn't worked.
Be warned!
(Really I am just trying to put people off, so there will be enough for me.)

I find this with a lot of things, I think Sainsbury's cherry bakewells are much nicer than Mr Kiplings and I also prefer own brand jaffa cakes to Mcvities.

David_Aston

Yeah, and Tesco mince pies, when they re-appear Zoe. Hmmm!

MrsE_2

Aldi & Lidl have never floated my boat.

I'm actually surprised they are referred to above as premium products for standard cost, I always thought they were full of cheap stuff.

I do get what Zoe is saying about meat products, I'm the same. I like chicken breasts, steaks, lamb chops, nice joints, VLF mince, premium sausages etc. I like meat that hasn't been messed about with.

pippa_h

zoeleigh wrote: »

When I was really struggling a few years back I tried Aldi, I bought some chicken pies, I'm not sure what was in them but it certainly wasn't 'good quality' chicken breast.

I must admit, I'm intriged as to where you can buy cheap chicken pies that contain 'good quality' chicken breast. Have you actually found them elsewhere?

Personally, I wouldn't waste breast meat in a pie.

SugarSpun

I'm in Germany, and Aldi and Lidl are just supermarkets here, not astonishing cheap discount bonanza shops.

The quality is pretty much what you'd get in any other supermarket (the V-Markt closer to me is much bigger, but often poorer quality and more expensive), and the reason they seem so cheap in the UK is because everything's more expensive there anyway. The products are different to the UK products because tastes in the target market - ie continental Europe - are different. If you don't like the stuff then shop elsewhere - maybe I'm acclimatised but it really isn't that bad. I'm eating potatoes and fish from Aldi now, and they're pretty good (although I did cook them myself, which might be why).

Zoetoes

pippa_h wrote: »

I must admit, I'm intriged as to where you can buy cheap chicken pies that contain 'good quality' chicken breast. Have you actually found them elsewhere?

Personally, I wouldn't waste breast meat in a pie.

Ok, I'll rephrase it, it certainly wasn't 'good quality', which is what the Aldi shoppers are insisting Aldi products are. I'm not even sure if it was chicken, it was that bad!

Personally, if I make a pie, for example steak pie, I go through all the meat removing any fat, and if I made a chicken pie I would use chicken breast.

281273

regarding pork mince lasagne.... My huuby wont eat beef so i use pork mince in everything... including lasagne, spag bol, shepherds pies and stews.

Ive not ben to alsi for ages but i go to lidl for bits and bobs. Its great when they have the fruit and veg at 50% off

Stompa

MrsE wrote: »

I'm actually surprised they are referred to above as premium products for standard cost, I always thought they were full of cheap stuff.

That doesn't match my experience.

Stompa (who does virtually all his shopping at Aldi).