Aldi's cheese is rubbish!

tofu-eater_3

I'm a regular shopper in Aldi ,I've found that any cheese I buy from there,... isn't much cop! , that's especially including the fancy foreign ones 'gouda' ,'parmesan' ,they all taste to me like they are basic and bland imitation cheeses and have had lots of salt or other ingredients added to accelerate the aging and mimic the flavour of a proper cheese, I don't even find that their cheese is much cheaper than anywhere else quite often , I've compared to places like Asda and found their cheeses like Gouda etc have a lot more of a better flavour  

TimSynths

Lidl hasn't had any Red Leicester this year, the Tesco stuff is foul- I feel your pain.

Mr.Generous

The Liddle extra mature chedder is nice.

I always wonder if you had mature chedder and kept it a while ...

PLRFD

The Lidl version of Parmesan is bland as a bland thing on a bland background.

Rosa_Damascena

PLRFD said:

The Lidl version of Parmesan is bland as a bland thing on a bland background.

Richard Curtis would be flattered I'm sure

HillStreetBlues

I like Aldi's Wensleydale & Cranberries which is over 30% more expensive in Asda
Asda's  one also contains "Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid)"

jon81uk

HillStreetBlues said:

I like Aldi's Wensleydale & Cranberries which is over 30% more expensive in Asda
Asda's  one also contains "Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid)"

The added preservative will likely be because of the added fruit. They take wensleydale cheese, mash up up, add the fruit and squish it back together, that process means the natural maturation process is stopped so the cheese won't keep so well.
Its also possible the additives were added to the dried fruit only before mixed into the cheese.

HillStreetBlues

jon81uk said:

HillStreetBlues said:

I like Aldi's Wensleydale & Cranberries which is over 30% more expensive in Asda
Asda's  one also contains "Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid)"

The added preservative will likely be because of the added fruit. They take wensleydale cheese, mash up up, add the fruit and squish it back together, that process means the natural maturation process is stopped so the cheese won't keep so well.
Its also possible the additives were added to the dried fruit only before mixed into the cheese.

That should have shown up on the dried cranberries Ingredients, but only shows  Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower Oil with Aldi
The Asda one is best for people who like it to last longer without going mouldy, the Aldi one is best for those who rather have a  less additives and more natural taste. 

maman

Cheese doesn't last long enough to go mouldy here!

The Aldi wensleydale with apricot is delicious too. 😋