Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Is that a bread roll with surprise meat in it?
Things to look out for in Lidl and Aldi
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Is that a bread roll with surprise meat in it?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Yup , Its suckling pig - Leitao . Not a lot of it in them tbh but very moorish.
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
For some reason I bought a pack of miniature rums of the world in Lidl. Cost me about 6 quid.
This led to me being invited on a Ghanian stag party, eating Mexican food, getting a dance on a fire truck and ending up in an awesome club in town.
True story.
This led to me being invited on a Ghanian stag party, eating Mexican food, getting a dance on a fire truck and ending up in an awesome club in town.
True story.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
We'd failed to get to Lidl over the last couple of days, so it was good when we were out elsewhere this evening realising that there was actually a Lidl opposite - snagged 3 bottles of retsina and some of the other groceries we needed.
A lot of their stuff has gone up in price quite substantially (their packs of caramel bars - like mini mars bars - used to be 40p a pack a couple of years ago but are now a whopping £1.05 - not an essential but still fucking annoying, and the Morrison's own brand equivalent are cheaper) which is a shame, but I did have a voucher for nuts so stocked up on cashews.
I'd have liked to get some of the sistema sarnie boxes that are on offer atm but we'd already spent enough - I might pop in to a more local branch next week and see if they have any left.
A lot of their stuff has gone up in price quite substantially (their packs of caramel bars - like mini mars bars - used to be 40p a pack a couple of years ago but are now a whopping £1.05 - not an essential but still fucking annoying, and the Morrison's own brand equivalent are cheaper) which is a shame, but I did have a voucher for nuts so stocked up on cashews.
I'd have liked to get some of the sistema sarnie boxes that are on offer atm but we'd already spent enough - I might pop in to a more local branch next week and see if they have any left.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
£50 air fryers in Aldi from tomorrow apparently
I've only just spotted this thread, but I definitely echo what Danny says.
Actually edit that; he was talking about Lidl, whereas I think Aldi's oat milk is better than the rest.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Oh yes, people who like that sort of thing like it a lot. It's just as "nice" as the Costco one, I'm told. I think it's vile and disgusting, of course.Bought some gazpacho tonight in Lidl, have had it for dinner out of a pint glass
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Occasionally buy a carton of the stuff in winter but tbh making it fresh and putting vodka in it is another world in summer.Bought some gazpacho tonight in Lidl, have had it for dinner out of a pint glass
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I've only made gazpacho once. I was cooking a European-themed community meal and this was the starter. Found a recipe and wrote a shopping list of ingredients, multiplying it to make enough for 50 people.
Went shopping for these ingredients, plus some for ratatouille and cous cous, came back home. It was at this point that I actually read the recipe and found out that I needed to peel about five kilos of tomatoes by blanching them in boiling water then putting them in cold, so their skin would split and then I could peel them.
I had envisioned just bunging ingredients into a blender in batches and then giving it all a good stir. Nope.
iirc, I think it took me at least an hour just to peel all the tomatoes.
I have never made gazpacho again since.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I hate those recipes that involved peeling tomatoes despite the videos that show them slipping off. In Portugal gazpacho the ingredients are just finally chopped and served as a side dish or something to dip bread in. Dont think the agrarian classes would have gone to all that bother for something they just ate in the fields when there was a tomato, cucumber and pepper glut.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
Like the idea of that actually I dont mind a Bloody Mary but not had one in ages
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I've never peeled a tomato in my life and I am not about to start now.
It is filed alongside ironing under the heading "life's too short" and also the sub-heading "no-one will die"
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I bought a new iron three years ago and used it a couple of times, once doing a hem tape on a curtain ( until I discover Magic Lavadora which is a brill little shop that sews, washes, gets marks out of and drycleans things ) and sheets to impress some visitors. Then I bought a handheld steamer which is easier than ironing sheets and good for shirts on the rare occasion I dress up.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Yep irons are invaluable for sewing, tailoring, curtain making, t-shirt decal sticking, and many other arts and crafts.
I do none of the above (I mean I might if I had a sewing machine and then I might want an iron, but I don't have a sewing machine so it's academic. I try to buy clothes that will be ok to dry on a hanger and not need ironing)
And I do have a hand-held steam cleaner which I could use in some sort of as yet unimagined clothing-wrinkle based emergency.
WhyLikeThis
Something, something, something
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I am very sad that there is no more gazpacho in Lidl. I tried it and it was excellent. The ingredients list was like: veg, more veg, some more veg, olive oil, er that's it.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
Found the only pair of size 11s
jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
How are they? I was gonna get some for mountain biking in and spray them up. Can't be any worse quality than the 20 quid airwalks I've been using.Found the only pair of size 11s
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
English week in Portugal Aldi . Might go for the ginger nuts
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
Not the jammy dodgers ?
spudulike
Well-Known Member
English week, featuring Scottish shortbread....
Anything goes - passing off Golden Syrup as Maple Syrup
