Things to avoid at Aldi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The brands you trust here in the US would be suspicious to foreigners and vice versa. Aldi is a full fledged grocery store, not an aggregator of leftovers like TJ Max or Ross or Marshall’s. Please educate yourself better to make better financial decisions not based on advertising.

I'll will take my chances on food from the US vs mexico and china and several other countries that have weak policies, labeling and oversight on their agriculture (vegetables, livestock, fruit, seafood, grain, etc.). I am willing to pay a little extra for Alaskan salmon vs salmon farmed in Ecuador.

[Anonymous]

I prefer to make my food from scratch, but if it's one of those days where I just need something quick, I like:

Buttermilk Biscuits--Better than Pillsbury
Thick Cut Bacon-- Better than Wegmans
Uncured Hot Dogs-- Decent
Buffalo Wings-- Surprisingly good. Better than Tysons or Purdue
Boardwalk Style Crabcakes--To die for!
Spinach and Cheese Ravioli-- Not bad for the price
Marinated Tex-Mex (raw) carne asada--Delicious!
Raw chicken wings--Good Quality
Raw Baby Back Ribs--Very meaty. Good price
Nacho Cheese sauce (jarred) --Great, but their tortilla chips are salty as hell!
Rolled Oats, Raisins, Pecans, Walnuts (aka my homemade granola ingredients)--good price.

I avoid their juices, hummus, and a lot of their produce with the exception being their grapes, mushrooms, and $1 bag of baby spinach.

[Anonymous]

A store associate told me to return any item I wasn't happy with but everything has been fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer to make my food from scratch, but if it's one of those days where I just need something quick, I like:

Buttermilk Biscuits--Better than Pillsbury
Thick Cut Bacon-- Better than Wegmans
Uncured Hot Dogs-- Decent
Buffalo Wings-- Surprisingly good. Better than Tysons or Purdue
Boardwalk Style Crabcakes--To die for!
Spinach and Cheese Ravioli-- Not bad for the price
Marinated Tex-Mex (raw) carne asada--Delicious!
Raw chicken wings--Good Quality
Raw Baby Back Ribs--Very meaty. Good price
Nacho Cheese sauce (jarred) --Great, but their tortilla chips are salty as hell!
Rolled Oats, Raisins, Pecans, Walnuts (aka my homemade granola ingredients)--good price.

I avoid their juices, hummus, and a lot of their produce with the exception being their grapes, mushrooms, and $1 bag of baby spinach.

To me, this is not grocery shopping, I would never buy this even at Giant or Safeway, just sounds gross (sorry, pp, I am not trying to be mean - my point is that Aldi's food just seems gross!).

[Anonymous]

We do all of our shopping at Aldi, with the exception of coffee because We didn’t like their options and pork because it tasted weird.

As a PP said, the shepherd’s pie is great. We buy the organic grass fed ground beef and use it for tacos. We like all of the Casa Mamita Mexican products. We love the German sausages and European cheeses. Naan and focaccia. Good ice cream. Good almond milk. Plus we love the European chocolate and seasonal/holiday items!

We get most of our produce delivered by Hungry Harvest but sometimes pick up items at Aldi as well if it looks fresh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Avoid Aldi

+1000000

[Anonymous]

To buy:
Irish cheddar
Kerrygold brand butter (they do have some brand names there)
Cashew milk
Sourdough bread
Haribo gummies
Girl scout knockoff cookies

I haven't tried that many other things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer what to buy there, absolutely their tart cherries in a jar. Now available, best thing in the world. Not that nasty cheery pie sugary crap that people put in pies normally. Once you ate these, you will never think that regular, sugar over the top, cherry pie is tasty. Also, their 40 calories bread, DD loves it. Also fresh pastries some Aldis have, and some fresh meats, their ribs are good, chickens are good, in fact their bread and butter pickles are better than any store brand, Wegmans even. Their regular past is good, my kids love some of their pasta sauces, all in all it is generally good. But, we are from Europe. Their wasabi almonds are beyond addictive.

I just found a jar of these cherries PP. What do you do with them? Thanks.

I make a phyllo dough pie like desert with them or make them into a tart cherry cake. Or regular cherry pie.
http://www.olgamassov.com/2010/08/hungarian-sour-cherry-cake/[url]
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/classic-sour-cherry-pie-with-lattice-crust-242514[/url]
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/simple-cherry-pastry-pies/[url]

Thank you!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer what to buy there, absolutely their tart cherries in a jar. Now available, best thing in the world. Not that nasty cheery pie sugary crap that people put in pies normally. Once you ate these, you will never think that regular, sugar over the top, cherry pie is tasty. Also, their 40 calories bread, DD loves it. Also fresh pastries some Aldis have, and some fresh meats, their ribs are good, chickens are good, in fact their bread and butter pickles are better than any store brand, Wegmans even. Their regular past is good, my kids love some of their pasta sauces, all in all it is generally good. But, we are from Europe. Their wasabi almonds are beyond addictive.

I just found a jar of these cherries PP. What do you do with them? Thanks.

I mix 1 can of their cherry pie filling (no artificial colors and not as cloying sweet as other brands with a jar of drained tart cherries and make a crisp. So delicious!

Thank you!!