Things to look out for in Lidl and Aldi

[gentlegreen]

I just had to make a detour on a hot day to buy a bottle and I'm not sure it will actually work with my cooking
First impressions are that it's heavy on the tamarind and light on the garum.
I already have a bottle of nam pla I've yet to use in anger.
I may try blending the two.

 

[a_chap]

You bought Worcestershire Sauce didn't you....?

 

[gentlegreen]

You bought Worcestershire Sauce didn't you....?

The real mccoy.

 

[Calamity1971]

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The real mccoy.

Thank fuck for that.
That must have been a tense 25min wait for a_chap

 

[gentlegreen]

My verdict :-

L&P is going to suit veggieburgers better.

I'll stick with the straight fish sauce plus soy sauce for my stirfry veggies - and not every day ...

 

[geminisnake]

Lidl deluxe stem ginger biscuits are well worth the pound and nine P.

ooh, are they all year round? I bought some months ago and thought they might be a festive line? Good if they're not

I dunno who all likes gin but Aldi do gin & tonic ice popsicles, they're 4.5%, apparently they're fine, which is Aberdonian for really yum

 

[a_chap]

Thank fuck for that.
That must have been a tense 25min wait for a_chap

Even more tense here now as I've just run out of Worcestershire sauce again

 

[Callie]

At Aldi - for once a sugar-free confection that's moreish.
I hope I don't end up with the shits.

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you could just grow your own liquorice

 

[gentlegreen]

you could just grow your own liquorice

There was a rumour it was growing wild on Avon gorge

 

[Callie]

I've never seen a wild liquorice well not to my knowledge anyway

 

[gentlegreen]

I just looked it up and although it's native to warmer places, they did actually once grow it commercially around Pontefract

 

[Calamity1971]

Even more tense here now as I've just run out of Worcestershire sauce again

You weren't going to put it on ya banana were you?

 

[Calamity1971]

I've never seen a wild liquorice

Ive seen some really mad fennel.


*Where's me coat..

 

[a_chap]

You weren't going to put it on ya banana were you?

Of course.

I mean who doesn't like bananas and Worcestershire sauce for goodness sake

 

[gentlegreen]

I just punted £14.99 on a "workmate" - couldn't resist seeing what it was like.
It's more of a toy really - Wickes do a crude, but solid one for £23 - I think I probably paid £15 for mine decades ago.
I will be mounting my mitre saw on THAT and will reserve this one for light work.
I was amazed at how strong it actually is - given I carried it home flat-packed without breaking a sweat and it's made from the skimpiest steel and held together by teeny screws.
It will be absolutely fine for light work, but I wouldn't have bothered if I was within walking distance of Wickes and will shortly either buy a proper stand for my saw or buy another Wickes one.
It is very light though if one needed to carry it around.

Rated at 100KG - so I could technically ALMOST sit on it (The same probably applies to the bike I've ridden for nearly 20 obese years as it happens !)

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Trying some Aldi freezer section whitebait tonight.

 

[Boudicca]

Bought some of the Aldi Salted Caramel/Cornish ice cream mentioned in the ice cream thread.

The woman on the till who sold it to me commented that it was very nice.

It is very nice.

 

[quiet guy]

l'm in withdrawal mode as my local Aldi is closed for redevelopment for a full week.

 

[felixthecat]

Aldi delivery. ALDI DELIVERY

OMG. That's made my day

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Aldi delivery. ALDI DELIVERY

OMG. That's made my day

What - food delivery??!!??

 

[gaijingirl]

So I visited our new Aldi finally - haven't had time since it opened ages ago. I picked up a bottle of Zig Zag wine named after the Zig Zag road up to Box Hill where I sometimes cycle. Apparently there's a vineyard there. It is very nice - very light. I might get a few more bottles for special occasions if I ever have time to get down there again.

 

[wtfftw]

It's alpenfest at lidl.

 

[maomao]

It's alpenfest at lidl.

I bought two big bags of pork schnitzels thinking they were the weiner schnitzels they had last time

 

[not-bono-ever]

For those of you into this, Mrs NBE has just called to say Lidl has a batch of cheap lobsters in again.

 

[pinkmonkey]

It's alpenfest at lidl.

Just came back from the pub and fried up some potato rosti.

 

[quiet guy]

Bought a carton of the curried sausages from Aldi. Not something I'll be buying again

 

[High Voltage]

Just came back from the pub and fried up some potato rosti.

You evil temptress - the young person who I asked where I might find this delight looked at me like I was some sort of visitor from another planet - suffice to say it's NOT IN (YET)

So I tried my local Aldi as well as they used to do a tinned version - again for their Oktoberfest type thing - Nada

 

[seeformiles]

Me and Mrs SFM each got a decent pair of walking boots in Aldi for £14.99. Comfortable, waterproof and no blisters so far.

 

[gentlegreen]

35p - bargain.
Up to now I only liked Grey Poupon - which I have to make a special trip for, but this is very mild and cheap as chips



Calorie-free condiments FTW

 

[Tankus]

I just punted £14.99 on a "workmate" - couldn't resist seeing what it was like.
It's more of a toy really - Wickes do a crude, but solid one for £23 - I think I probably paid £15 for mine decades ago.
I will be mounting my mitre saw on THAT and will reserve this one for light work.
I was amazed at how strong it actually is - given I carried it home flat-packed without breaking a sweat and it's made from the skimpiest steel and held together by teeny screws.
It will be absolutely fine for light work, but I wouldn't have bothered if I was within walking distance of Wickes and will shortly either buy a proper stand for my saw or buy another Wickes one.
It is very light though if one needed to carry it around.

Rated at 100KG - so I could technically ALMOST sit on it (The same probably applies to the bike I've ridden for nearly 20 obese years as it happens !)

screwfix https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolutio...JKVS0uS-vAUIEMmYeLhoCo2oQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

bought one last year .......rock solid
£50 a tad heavy for moving around ...

sometimes its on offer for£40 ....totally recommend