Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

PLRFD

Chris25 wrote: »

should that be scrummy?

Yes it should

Alisha2008

An update to recommend everyone NOT to buy frozen peas.. they are abstolutely horrible!

eagle_eye

Alisha2008 wrote: »

An update to recommend everyone NOT to buy frozen peas.. they are abstolutely horrible!

Aldi or Lidl? And if they are horrible who is eating them?

PLRFD

Lord Nelson mint tea gets a good review from people.

Sassy0ne

I am so glad i found this post, We have an Aldi's here but i never shopped there due to the dirty conditions

Alisha2008

eagle_eye wrote: »

Aldi or Lidl? And if they are horrible who is eating them?

Sorry, Aldi. No idea who's eating them, not me!! We tried them boiled and they were disgusting, I used the rest to make a soup and it wasn't much better.. don't understand how they can sell them!

Sassyone, I buy most of my shopping @ Aldi and some things are very good quality, and half the price than any other supermarket.. I've never found the shop particulary dirty...

roseanglaise

I agree re the peas in Aldi: they were very starchy, used the rest in soup & thought this was ok. That's all I would buy them for in the future. However there are lots of other good things there. Their tinned Sweet Harvest tomatoes are the best. I think their wines are good quality for the price, especially the Macon Villages white ( a white Burgundy for £4..99 ! lovely). I also bought the Rosso Italiano (£2.99) for cooking & ended up drinking it...... was really nice & excellent value. Cheese is also good value. Cereals are also good value / quality & their Fruit & Fibre seems much less sweet than the Sains / Tesco varieties.
I think Aldi is like everywhere else, you have to try things & also look at quantity / quality v price.
Hope this helps, interested to see other comments / recommendations.

Stompa

Alisha2008 wrote: »

Sorry, Aldi. No idea who's eating them, not me!! We tried them boiled and they were disgusting, I used the rest to make a soup and it wasn't much better.. don't understand how they can sell them!

Which ones were they? (they now do two different types)

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/product_range_3516.htm

and

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/product_range_28893.htm

We always have the former, and switched to them because they were pretty much indistinguishable from Birds Eye peas. I've not tried the latter, and I don't really understand why they have them since they're only about 1% cheaper.

salthepal

Alisha2008 wrote: »

An update to recommend everyone NOT to buy frozen peas.. they are abstolutely horrible!

I always buy Lidl frozen peas. They are small, tender and consistently good.

bcl999

My local has started stocking a lot more "Specially Selected" items. Among these is a range of Scottish cheeses and I can recommend the Carnegie Brie for those who like French Brie de Meaux. It's not a really a bargain at £1.75 for 250g compared to 99p for their standard brie but it is worth it.