Great 'What's Hot and What's not at Aldi, Lidl & Netto' Hunt revisted

heidipar

Aldi
I LOVE IT

top buys:
tomato and mascapone cheese, pouch pasta sauce (love it more than big stores)
Frickadelen either burgers or meat balls
Nuts are fantastic value
Creamy coleslaw (brill)
Opti fruit yoghurt drinks
fresh pasta
cakes and biscuits generally good
fruit andveg very good value
fruit gums
stock cubes
gravy granules
stone base pizza- incl fish one- excellent
chicken kievs-brill
lamb
12 pack bottled water very good value
lemonade vey good
wine
their equivalent to cinzano/vermouth- excellent, makes a great summer drink
packet cheese sauce
fruit jam
cereal good but can be cheaper elsewhere because of box sizes

NOT TO BUY
Baken beans- make my boys gag!

Titch28

Lidl recommend
Lime Marmalade
Sliced Roast ham
The make/roll your own pizza with sauce my boys loved it
Fruit and veg
Piccalli
Own brand Branston pickle
Chocolate mouse with cream on top apparently cheaper and much nicer than Tesco's
Vintage cheese
Black forest ham
Chicken & Mince beef

laticsforlife

I'm not going to fill the page with loads of items, just a couple of what I consider the best value and taste.

Aldi;

Luxury Fruit Muesli - Harvest Morn, 750g, £1.49. Has 50% fruit (and no nuts)

Olives - they have at least 4 varieties as specials, like Spanish, Greek, Mixed, Garlic, Almond, Chilli, and all around 99p per jar.

PS Where have the mint imperials gone, haven't seen any locally for weeks now.

Lidl

Mango chutney, cheap and tasty.

Jillus_2

For a really special occasion the ALDI frozen Beef Wellingtons with port wine gravy are great. £8.99 for two but excellent, better than M&S.
Also love:
Aldi frozen Lamb Shanks
Shofferhoffer German Beer
Pesto Sauces in jars

garyhanton

"Castello" brand shortbread at Lidl - it is the world-famous "Walkers" brand in disguise - I should know, my wife works in the factory :rotfl:

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hovism

We used to use Morrisons own washing tabs. We've switched to Lidl's "Formil 2in1 tabs with Aloe vera"

Detergent and fabric conditioner in one. 36 tabs for £1.58. Says 2 tabs per wash but we usually only need 1.

Wash is great and smells lovely.

Browntoa

Aldi

Vacuum packed filled pasta at 75p
dishwasher tablets
Plain pasta sauce (not the one with mushroom , its nasty)
mars/twix clones whoose names elude me
Olive Oil
Real Blocks of parmesan
All their frozen fish is good quality and value
Frozen chips

laticsforlife

Oh forgot to add that Aldi washing-up liquid came 2nd in a Which magazine test, only beaten by Fairy liquid, which I think is around 30p more.

donns2

Aldi
Nappies - have just started using them and so far they are great (no leakages!) and a good bit cheaper than Tescos own brand. Friends swear by them.
Weatabix
Jam (conserve- the small square jars) - not cheap cheap (i think about 75p) but good quality and verging on as good as home made jam - the strawberry anyway!.
dishwasher tablets and general cleaning products/cloths
Frozen pizza

that's the main things I go in for that I can think of at the moment.

allanmc

Aldi:
Red grape juice in cartons (their white grape juice is not quite as good)
Orange juice with bits, in plastic bottles (in the fridge).
Benefit breakfast cereal (better than Tesco's own Special Flakes and even the mighty Special K).
Pesto - various types, but all very good.
Their beer & wine are normally excellent value, but cider is a bit tasteless.
Sliced meats.
Jams (normally 50% fruit)

Lidl:
Chocolate is fabulous, particularly their Bellarom milk chocolate Fruit and Nut (no almonds, only chestnuts).
Jams (normally 50% fruit)