went to aldis. shouldn't of bothered.

anotheruser

cattom said:

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

But they are irrelevant in todays world.

There are so many other cakes that unless you take a slight interest in baking, many these days wouldn't know what a Victoria sponge is.  Try asking them for a plain cake or similar and I should think they will have a bit more of a clue what you're looking for.

I'm approaching middle age and I don't even know what Steak and Kidney Pudding is.  Heard of it but... what... is it just a different name for a pie?  Laugh if you wish but people these days (even some old timers) wouldn't know what it is as it's just not common at all any more.

Remember, since the 80s and 90s of worldly foods being available, those traditional English foods are dying out.  It's all about burgers, pizza and nandos these days.
If you choose not to evolve with the language (and it's evolution is a lot quicker these days), then you can't complain when you get left behind.

Rosa_Damascena

anotheruser said:

cattom said:

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

But they are irrelevant in todays world.

There are so many other cakes that unless you take a slight interest in baking, many these days wouldn't know what a Victoria sponge is.  Try asking them for a plain cake or similar and I should think they will have a bit more of a clue what you're looking for.

I'm approaching middle age and I don't even know what Steak and Kidney Pudding is.  Heard of it but... what... is it just a different name for a pie?  Laugh if you wish but people these days (even some old timers) wouldn't know what it is as it's just not common at all any more.

Remember, since the 80s and 90s of worldly foods being available, those traditional English foods are dying out.  It's all about burgers, pizza and nandos these days.
If you choose not to evolve with the language (and it's evolution is a lot quicker these days), then you can't complain when you get left behind.

Harsh. Plenty of people enjoy eating old-skool food (I just can't name any).

GaleSF63

I love steak and kidney pudding! But it is difficult to find - Frey Bentos seems to be around mostly but I don't think that is very nice. 
For the uninitiated it is made with a sealed suet crust in a "Christmas Pudding" shape.

Anyone brought up on a Be-ro book knows what a Victoria sponge is.  Maybe that's old-fashioned -  I don't know what people use to teach their children about baking these days but I don't think they could go wrong with a Be-ro book still.

Farway

GaleSF63 said:

I love steak and kidney pudding! But it is difficult to find - Frey Bentos seems to be around mostly but I don't think that is very nice. 
For the uninitiated it is made with a sealed suet crust in a "Christmas Pudding" shape.

So do I,

Mark's, Waitrose and Hollands from Tesco list them but not tried them but agree the one to avoid is the FB one

Depending on where you live some butchers make / sell their own

GaleSF63

Farway said:

GaleSF63 said:

I love steak and kidney pudding! But it is difficult to find - Frey Bentos seems to be around mostly but I don't think that is very nice. 
For the uninitiated it is made with a sealed suet crust in a "Christmas Pudding" shape.

So do I,

Mark's, Waitrose and Hollands from Tesco list them but not tried them but agree the one to avoid is the FB one

Depending on where you live some butchers make / sell their own

I used to get Waitrose own brand which were good, but although they are still listed "generally" on their website, when it comes to being specific to the branch I get deliveries from they don't seem to have them any more. 

MysteryMe

I love steak and kidney pudding as well, especially in winter. It's still around, never went away really, a lot of traditional foods have made a come back including pie and mash.  The nicest victoria sponge from a main retailer I have found is the Marks & Spencer one. 

cattom

anotheruser said:

cattom said:

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

But they are irrelevant in todays world.

There are so many other cakes that unless you take a slight interest in baking, many these days wouldn't know what a Victoria sponge is.  Try asking them for a plain cake or similar and I should think they will have a bit more of a clue what you're looking for.

I'm approaching middle age and I don't even know what Steak and Kidney Pudding is.  Heard of it but... what... is it just a different name for a pie?  Laugh if you wish but people these days (even some old timers) wouldn't know what it is as it's just not common at all any more.

Remember, since the 80s and 90s of worldly foods being available, those traditional English foods are dying out.  It's all about burgers, pizza and nandos these days.
If you choose not to evolve with the language (and it's evolution is a lot quicker these days), then you can't complain when you get left behind.

well they are not irrelevant in my world. you can keep burgers pizzas and nandos, don't ask me what the last one is!. talking about this earlier to a friend, and apparently if these proper english foods die out, I can buy all the ingredients from aldis, and make my own!

Rosa_Damascena

cattom said:

anotheruser said:

cattom said:

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

But they are irrelevant in todays world.

There are so many other cakes that unless you take a slight interest in baking, many these days wouldn't know what a Victoria sponge is.  Try asking them for a plain cake or similar and I should think they will have a bit more of a clue what you're looking for.

I'm approaching middle age and I don't even know what Steak and Kidney Pudding is.  Heard of it but... what... is it just a different name for a pie?  Laugh if you wish but people these days (even some old timers) wouldn't know what it is as it's just not common at all any more.

Remember, since the 80s and 90s of worldly foods being available, those traditional English foods are dying out.  It's all about burgers, pizza and nandos these days.
If you choose not to evolve with the language (and it's evolution is a lot quicker these days), then you can't complain when you get left behind.

well they are not irrelevant in my world. you can keep burgers pizzas and nandos, don't ask me what the last one is!. talking about this earlier to a friend, and apparently if these proper english foods die out, I can buy all the ingredients from aldis, and make my own!

They sell kidney in Aldi? 

LippyDoodle

cattom said:

Dont normally use aldi's, but just wanted a few things for myself and a old guy up the road. he wanted a victoria sponge, went to the cake section, they dont sell victoria sponge believe it or not. wanted some fly spray, no sorry dont keep that. and a young girl there trying to manoeuvre a pallet of tinned goods, which looked like it weighed 1/2 a ton, didn't know what a steak and kidney pudding is. 
I knew there was a reason I don't use aldi, and this morning reminded me what it is.

Don't think it's just Aldi. My local Tesco's have been a bit hit and miss with some products I buy over the past month or so and that's a Tesco Extra. I think it will only get worse before it gets better. 

Cornucopia

LippyDoodle said:

Don't think it's just Aldi. My local Tesco's have been a bit hit and miss with some products I buy over the past month or so and that's a Tesco Extra. I think it will only get worse before it gets better. 

I think the OP is querying the normal, standard range of Aldi rather than temporary shortages.

If my local Aldi is anything to go by, they seem to be less prone to "shelf gaps" and arbitrary shortages than the bigger supermarkets, and that might mean that their distribution process is already flexible and effective...

... or it could be that the regional Aldi depot is just down the road.