Good and Bad Buying at Lidl and Aldi (***Please don't expire***)

Cornucopia

harz99 said:

Cornucopia said:

The new-ish Aldi Vegan No-Meatballs and Sausages are both very nice, and also good VFM compared to similar products.   

Both £1.19 - 300g (Sausages) and 360g (Meatballs).

Are they chilled or frozen, and what is the main ingredient please?

Frozen.   (I think there are various chilled vegan products, but I've only tried the Falafel so far).  

Main ingredient is Textured Soya Protein in both products (although they have quite a different texture from each other).

maman

Cornucopia said:

The sausages are quite herby in taste.   The pack actually says rosemary and red onion.

Thanks for that. It seems like they may be copies of the Linda McCartney's. I'll give them a try. 😊

harz99

Thank you both, I'll give them a whirl next week!

od244051

I throughly enjoyed Lidl’s Gelatelli’s Espresso Caramel ice cream. It’s one of these tubs with about 430 calories for a 450g tub. Creamy, lovely texture.

Also love the salmon with the various marinades like sweet chilli etc. Great for a meal cooked under 30 min

Pollycat

Archie_Duke said:

Pollycat said:

I buy my most of my herbs and spices from an Asian or West Indian shop, but I buy large bags.

Oregano usually comes from Greece when we go on holiday.

I've just about finished my last lot.

And this is helpful to a thread about buying in Lidl & Aldi because...?

I believe it might have been helpful to the poster who mentioned buying small jars of herbs from Aldi because they may not have thought about buying from an Asian or West Indian shop.

Yes, this thread is about Aldi and Lidl but overall, it is a money-saving website.

I'm sure if my comment contravenes MSE rules, a board guide will remove it.

bargainhunterss

This has probably already posted on this thread, but for anyone that uses Simple skincare, Aldi’s Lacura face wash and wipes are brill. They’re usually a third of the price (at least).

rhcp

Tried the breaded Southern Fried Chicken from Lidl, the flavour wasn't very strong.  The Bird's Eye ones are much better flavour wise although smaller.  Doubt if I would buy them again.

Pollycat

I tried the chilli and cheese hot X buns from Aldi.

They are really nice, I had one with a bowl of soup.

Unfortunately, they had a very short date on them, just a couple of days, not sure if they were all like that or I picked up the wrong pack.

And surprisingly, they said 'not suitable for freezing'.

But they went in the freezer anyway and tasted fine.

Rosa_Damascena

Agree with both the Lacura and Cien versions of Simple facial gel wash, 85p each and just as good. Looking forward to trying Aldi's hot cross buns in every flavour including savoury, I haven't made cheese and chilli scones for ages so maybe this will give me my baking mojo back.

od244051

Pollycat said:

I tried the chilli and cheese hot X buns from Aldi.

They are really nice, I had one with a bowl of soup.

Unfortunately, they had a very short date on them, just a couple of days, not sure if they were all like that or I picked up the wrong pack.

And surprisingly, they said 'not suitable for freezing'.

But they went in the freezer anyway and tasted fine.

Have frozen various things and noticed the do not freeze when taking them out to defrost.