Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

clarryd

Aldi do : honey and mustard, white wine, carbanara, curry sauces etc all about 79p

bylromarha

Aldi Lemon and Coriander cous cous

Had it last night.

Don't go there...grim stuff.

~Chameleon~

bylromarha wrote: »

Aldi Lemon and Coriander cous cous

Had it last night.

Don't go there...grim stuff.

Their microwave rices are pretty grim too. Have a strange taste to them.

But, the unsmoked gammon steaks were excellent value for money and very tender too.

mcculloch29

That's odd, Bylromarha, it's one of our favourites... I love all Aldi couscous. I sometimes add a chicken or veggie stock cube to the water for a bit of extra flavour
So is Aldi or Lidl better... well...
When I lived in Germany Aldi were always better than Lidl, Lidl over there isn't as big a discounter as it is here. I would have gone under without Aldi to shop in.
I find Aldi better over here too, I used to prefer Lidl as they had more German stuff - Aldi was too British for me - but now Aldi have caught on and realised that there is a big demand for continental grub.

skitler

took the faulty cctv camera back to day for my 50 quid back:j




the quails where nice but a bit fiddly, but glad I tried them.


roularde was top notch.

PenguinOfDeath

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Same here. The fresh spinach is bagged and with the bagged salads in the chiller. I've never seen it with the fresh veg. That's probably why you haven't seen it, it's not sold in 'bunches'. It is very good though.

I've never seen spinach in the chillers, it's always with the fresh stuff near the tomatoes etc, if in stock

~Chameleon~

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

I've never seen spinach in the chillers, it's always with the fresh stuff near the tomatoes etc, if in stock

It was in the chiller alongside the bagged salad leaves and ready-prepped veggies in the store I visited.

terra_ferma

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

I've never seen spinach in the chillers, it's always with the fresh stuff near the tomatoes etc, if in stock

I've seen both, I bought some from the veg aisle, allegedly washed and ready to eat but it was all full of dirt, OH had an unexpectedly crunchy salad that day... However another time I went I saw them in the chiller.

skitler

vpb23 wrote: »

All the fruit and veg have PLU code, its so we can enter it into the till as they don't have barcodes. We have to learn them all off by heart.

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

It was in the chiller alongside the bagged salad leaves and ready-prepped veggies in the store I visited.

are you sure you where in aldi?


there is no PLU code, and there is a bar-code.

terra_ferma

skitler wrote: »

are you sure you where in aldi?


there is no PLU code, and there is a bar-code.

you think they might have wandered into the Waitrose next door and didn't realise..? It's even on MS.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/aldi-price-comparison/Salads_And_Cut_Vegetables/Fresh_Leaf_Tender_Baby_Spinach_200g.html