Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

dandelionclock30

Whats Mackerel sauce? I thought they came in oil.

Feral_Moon

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

Whats Mackerel sauce? I thought they came in oil.

Sorry, meant to say tomato sauce

sillyme673

I thought I was only person who brought them. I buy mackerel in oil and tomato sauce. And sardines in tomato sauce. OH likes to eat them as snack with brown bread.:)

nwc389

Aldi :-
Gooseberry fruit fool - lovely
Cauliflower , peppers , pears , onions - all nice and fresh and have lasted well
Cream cheese
Large frozen prawns - at £2.99 for a large bag excellent value and delicious.
The fresh free range chicken - beautiful and an utter snip at £4.99

Wasn't so keen on the bag of bistro salad though

Been for my second shop there and we were gobsmacked at the total, I think we are 'converted' :j

Cornucopia

I find the tinned Mackerel a little more fishy than similar products elsewhere. Although it is significantly cheaper. (58p last time I bought it).

meritaten

my local Aldi had the mackerel in Tomato sauce yesterday- but no mackerel in oil! The grandgirls love it, although they refer to it as 'Stinky fish'!

Stompa

A._Badger wrote: »

As I've commented before, Aldi's sour dough white bloomer is head and shoulders above most supermarket bread - and it lasts very well. It's also extremely well priced (around £1 ISTR).

Sadly I've never seen it in our store.

Ook_Lil

The fresh lasagne at Aldi is very nice at £2.69p. I dont eat huge amounts so cut it into 3 and freeze 2 portions for another time. I get it out the freezer and totally defrost before putting it in the oven to warm.

The breaded ham is nice too, 5 slices for 89p.

2 fresh salmon fillets are really lovely and the chicken breasts are nice too.

cutestkids

Just noticed this thread seems to have been put back in the Gone Off section, I wonder why as it is updated just about daily ?

Eliza_2

Oh dear, normally I sing Aldi's praises, esp the meat. However yesterday I bought a small fresh chicken ready for my visitors arriving tomorrow for the week so we can have salad and sandwiches during their stay. Cooking it now and instead of the usual gorgeous roast chicken smell pervading the house I don't really know how to describe it. Wet dog maybe? It's awful. The chicken isn't completely cooked yet and it looks pretty normal, but I think it's egg mayo sandwiches (my own bantam eggs) for the next week. Not sure what to do. It was £3 or thereabouts which is quite a lot of money for me. I can't go back to Aldi with a cooked and prodded chicken in a bag can I? Anyway, I won't get the chance with visitors. The wrapper in the bin says Aug 14th so it should've been fine. Such a disappointment.

Liz