Things to look out for in Lidl and Aldi

[Epona]

Just had Aldi no-chicken kievs, and can recommend them. Nice coating and filling, sufficiently chickeny 'meat', good with rice and veg and proper garlicky.

Oh fantastic, no Aldi near here but if I am going past one any other time (there is one near my parents) I will pick some of those up for OH.
Cheap supermarket chicken kyivs is one of my guilty pleasures and a decent meat free version for him is appealing.

 

[The39thStep]

With a bit of bread, a salad and a glass of wine it’s a decent cheap meal.

Right up my street tbh it’s been scorching here 34c and puts me off eating a big meal

 

[The39thStep]

I went in for literally two items, £60 later and a huge struggle with a self operating til that apparently was checking the weight added to the scale via dialup after every single item I was still relieved I managed to leave without having picked up the chiminea or fire pit since I am supposed to be making one out of a old tumbledrier drum, if I can get the damned thing apart.

Did notice some things were going through at prices that I was sure were not what they were listed at but I'd had enough by then. Done online shopping for so long I was not remotely prepared for fucking about trying to find things and people being in the way lol.

I went in for the suckling pig bread rolls they do in the bakery, some coconut water and a couple of mangos and very nearly bought a hammock . It’s 70 euros so I might , might get it next time .

 

[TopCat]

I went in for the suckling pig bread rolls they do in the bakery, some coconut water and a couple of mangos and very nearly bought a hammock . It’s 70 euros so I might , might get it next time .

Was that hammock with a frame?

 

[The39thStep]

Was that hammock with a frame?

Yes but no awning above

 

[newme]

Oh fantastic, no Aldi near here but if I am going past one any other time (there is one near my parents) I will pick some of those up for OH.
Cheap supermarket chicken kyivs is one of my guilty pleasures and a decent meat free version for him is appealing.

Mini Kievs in a demi baguette, whole pack!

Yes but no awning above

How much?

 

[Epona]

Mini Kievs in a demi baguette, whole pack!

I feel sure this sort of thing came up on the double carbs thread or some other thread recently, now I fancy one of the chicken kyiv burgers I was talking about Maybe over the weekend

 

[newme]

I feel sure this sort of thing came up on the double carbs thread or some other thread recently, now I fancy one of the chicken kyiv burgers I was talking about Maybe over the weekend

Bah double carbs, chicken is protein and that garlic sauce isn't fat free lol. Neither is the baguette after I stick cornish butter on it.

 

[The39thStep]

Mini Kievs in a demi baguette, whole pack!

How much?

It was in the nearest Aldi I’ll have to nip in tomoz and see exactly what it was I was glancing at . I was over in another town and went into their Aldi but they didn’t have any .

 

[Epona]

Bah double carbs, chicken is protein and that garlic sauce isn't fat free lol. Neither is the baguette after I stick cornish butter on it.

Yeah I think my double carbs thing came up because chips with it

Anyway, the way the garlic butter all melts into whatever bread you've gone for is lovely, highly recommended

 

[Saffy]

I stocked up on Lidl frozen churros today and they do really well in the air fryer.
So both and .

 

[Epona]

It's Greek Week at Lidl (from yesterday til next Thursday) - I know I am not the only one here who is a fan of their offerings.
Will probably pop over there to get a couple of bottles of retsina

 

[Skim]

I went to a Lidl in Portugal this week and it was brilliant: excellent bread, weigh-your-own seafood and cheap Vinho Verde. Also… Bimbo baps!

 

[Skim]

It's Greek Week at Lidl (from yesterday til next Thursday) - I know I am not the only one here who is a fan of their offerings.
Will probably pop over there to get a couple of bottles of retsina

I was curious to know whether European Lidls have such a thing as a British Week and found out that Switzerland does indeed have a British Week, with frozen fish and chip meals and… brown sauce

 

[Epona]

I was curious to know whether European Lidls have such a thing as a British Week and found out that Switzerland does indeed have a British Week, with frozen fish and chip meals and… brown sauce

I have to say I am a bit dubious about frozen fish and chip meals - I mean no frozen battered fish that I have ever had is even a patch on a bit of freshly battered and deep fried fish from the chippy.
Brown sauce I can imagine being a bit of a treat, I mean we all get the stuff out of a bottle from the supermarket anyway, so I imagine that translates well.

 

[Epona]

Oh another thing that could work well for a "British Week" would be Yorkshires/Toad - Yorkshire pud tends to freeze very well both in a pre-cooked and post-cooked ready to be reheated state, so that is something where if done well might actually work OK.

Treacle pudding and custard also. Treacle tart. Bakewell tart.

 

[maomao]

I was curious to know whether European Lidls have such a thing as a British Week and found out that Switzerland does indeed have a British Week, with frozen fish and chip meals and… brown sauce

It's all Guinness steak sauce and fudge apparently.

 

[Epona]

I do like fudge tbf, and Lidl fudge is good.

Guinness sauce tho

 

[The39thStep]

I was curious to know whether European Lidls have such a thing as a British Week and found out that Switzerland does indeed have a British Week, with frozen fish and chip meals and… brown sauce

Never seen a British week in Lidl over here but that might be because the nearest is a bit of a drive. Have seen in Aldi or Lidl odd one off things for example Gingernuts, African Guinness, Goblin beer, alcoholic ginger beer and other bits and bobs but never a promotion.

 

[newme]

I do like fudge tbf, and Lidl fudge is good.

Guinness sauce tho

it looks like fudge in a jar tho? How on earth does that work?

 

[Epona]

it looks like fudge in a jar tho? How on earth does that work?

?

This is the fudge, it's in cardboard packs



EDIT: Oh the possible confusion is because Lidl puts the price label ABOVE the item on the shelves, rather than below

 

[farmerbarleymow]

EDIT: Oh the possible confusion is because Lidl puts the price label ABOVE the item on the shelves, rather than below

That puts me off going immediately - wtf is wrong with them?

Price labels should always be below the items.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'm quite annoyed now. Went into Lidl earlier and they had shelf tickets both above and below the items in different parts of the shop. If they insist on putting labels above the items they should at least be consistently wrong throughout the whole shop.

 

[dessiato]

Our local lidl has both whole, but cleaned, squid and small octopus tentacles. Mrs D does excellent tentacles, and we're going to do squid a la plancha

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

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This is the fudge, it's in cardboard packs

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EDIT: Oh the possible confusion is because Lidl puts the price label ABOVE the item on the shelves, rather than below

As a staunch Aldi man, and occasional Lidl shopper, this often catches me out. What's sort of philistine puts prices above? Designed to confuse.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

As a staunch Aldi man, and occasional Lidl shopper, this often catches me out. What's sort of philistine puts prices above? Designed to confuse.

We should send a sternly worded complaint to show them the error of their ways, in the appropriate ink colour.

Yours, disgusted of Tunbridge Wells

 

[shakespearegirl]

I went in for the suckling pig bread rolls they do in the bakery, some coconut water and a couple of mangos and very nearly bought a hammock . It’s 70 euros so I might , might get it next time .

Suckling pigs bread rolls? What country are you in? I thought Portugal but I’ve never seen these

 

[The39thStep]

Suckling pigs bread rolls? What country are you in? I thought Portugal but I’ve never seen these

Yes Portugal . Pao com Leitao

 

[RubyToogood]

The bechamel is back! It must have been Italian week last week or something.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

We should send a sternly worded complaint to show them the error of their ways, in the appropriate ink colour.

Yours, disgusted of Tunbridge Wells

Agreed. I AM DISCUSTARD!