Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

brightonman123

aldi- square chocolate gateaux, around £1.30 four very good portions, maybe more if not a greedy pup like me :-)


delish with some cream.

~Chameleon~

bylromarha wrote: »

Yes.

Not tried it myself, but it's definitely on the shelf next to the olive oil.

Thanks. Yes, I found it this evening. I thought I'd seen some there before but couldn't be sure.

VfM4meplse

I'd recommend the Lidl balsamic dressing - sort of like a concentrated, sticky vinegar - artfully squeezed over salad leaves. Bags of Florette + 50% selling for 79p atm.

Bargain_Bunny

I'd recommend Aldi hot cross buns and pork sausages will be buying them again

BB

teddysmum

I bought what looked like a lovely cooked ham joint (barely any fat) from Aldi, but it was not very pleasant, having the consistency of rubber and little flavour. I thought we could use it for a couple of salads and for my husband's sandwiches, but we don't like it, so poor economy.

mcculloch29

The Aldi balsamic vinegar is great, I've also got the balsamic dressing, but if you can't find any that's because it's a Specialbuy, it does come around regularly - roughly every 4-6 months.

The ready-grated Italian hard cheese is also usually on offer with it, can recommend this and their risotto rice - in fact all Aldi rice is good.

When I run out of the ready grated Italian hard cheese, I find their wedges of Specially Selected Parmesan very good, though obviously it works out more pricey.

I found the ready cooked ham joint slightly rubbery too. I ended up disguising most of it shredded into a risotto or curry iirc.

~Chameleon~

I'm finding more and more things to love about Aldi and I'm finding myself in there almost every time I'm over in that town (usually 3-4 times a week) buying various stuff :j

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There's not many things in Aldi I don't like but one of the things is the Muller rice equivalents, the texture of the rice is too hard..

System

bylromarha wrote: »

Yes.

Not tried it myself, but it's definitely on the shelf next to the olive oil.

The Aldis around me are laid out the same, so I presume its the same as your store. Its on the shelves above the freezers ready meals/pizzas area. Go to the milk section and its opposite there.

TravellingAbuela

Deleted_User wrote: »

There's not many things in Aldi I don't like but one of the things is the Muller rice equivalents, the texture of the rice is too hard..

And DH is quite partial to these, strange how everyone's taste buds differ. He's also partial to the duo pots with the choc hoops and balls you tip in. Half the price of the Muller equivalent. I'm a good girl myself and stick to their FF vanilla yogurt, which I enjoy over their SF raspberry jelly and summer fruits.