What's hot and what's not at Aldi/Lidl/Netto Article Discussion Area

student-tightwad

In my experience everything that is branded as "luxury" food is good and inexpensive in Lidl and Aldi: Pesto, Parmesan cheese, dark chocolate.
f.i. in Lidl: Pesto, 180g, £0.84, Parmesan cheese, £9.95/kg

my favorites in Lidl:
fruit and veg if it's on offer. Look out for the HALF PRICE VEGETABLE SALE!
garlic (4 for £0.69)
tomatoes (£0.99/kg) - leave them for some days on your window sill
demerara sugar (£0.89/kg)
luxury muesli, grape juice (£0.69/ltr), multivitamin juice (£0.79/ltr)

my favorites in Aldi,
generally better for cleaning products, Moser dark chocolate, continental Plum tart (frozen) - absolutely delicious, parmesan cheese is here a bit nicer than the one from Lidl

I buy those in both shops:
parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, pesto, balsamic vinegar, virgin olive oil, ketchup

Alcoholic drinks need a bit of a trial in both shops. I had a brilliant bottle of Cremant d'Alsace for New Years eve (£4.99!!!!)

Nytehawk

We used to buy frozen boxes of Gyros in Lidl (adorable) after trying it out in Zante, but like most things in Lidl/Aldi they just disappear off the shelf never to be seen again

student-tightwad

Generally speaking everything which is branded as a luxury food in supermarkets is good and inexpensive in both shops: Pesto, Parmesan cheese, dark chocolate

My favourites in Lidl:
fruit and veg - if it's on HALF PRICE VEGETABLE SALE
tomatoes - need to ripen a bit on you window sill
garlic
demerara sugar
luxury muesli
grape juice
multivitamin juice
toilet paper (recycled)
moist toilet paper
tissues

My favourites in Aldi:
generally better for cleaning products
parmesan cheese
Moser dark chocolate
continental Plum tart (frozen) - a must try for everyone!
baked beans
dental floss

bought in both shops:
pesto, balsamic vinegar, virgin olive oil, king prawns (frozen)

ramellous1

The luxury muesli is the best I have had anywhere and is reduced this week down 50p to 99p. Loaded up with it now.

alangc

purchesed a "special" coffee maker with built in grinder and I added aldi coffee beans (also on special) so far have not been able to make 1 cup of coffee that tastes of anything like coffee, have always had a lot of praise for aldi products but just cannot get this anyone else got one and made a decent coffee with it?

haznorth

Lidl has lasagne on special for £1.49 this week. Has anyone tried this and can recommend? thanks

walks

I am gutted they have stopped selling little man bran flakes, at lidle they were the best i have ever had there new make are horried. os will have to try the muesli, untill i can find some where that sell nice bran flakes.

pip
x

karmacookie

I quite like lidl lasagne. It is my daughter's favourite, she even prefers it to homemade!

Waldir

(About Aldi's Orange & Mango smoothies (99p)) :

Sazere wrote:

Yes these are lovely, my children adore these smoothies! As nice as innocent smoothies my son says!

I concur !

albany_2

Hello
Last year I bought a greenhouse from Lidl (known as a tomatoe house). It was quite large, cost around £49. I was just wondering if anyone knew the name of the manufacturers so that I could order the plastic sheeting which covers it - it looks like a large polytunnel.
Thanks very much.
J