Eeeee WooooI have been in the house since last Sunday with COVID.
I am venturing out to LIDL.
Anyone have favorite stuff they get from there? I always get the same things.
If you’re an Aldi person I’d take that advice too.
rag. Gustavino BevilacquaThe first thing I check not just at Lidl, but in every supermarket, is the "next to best-before date but still good" fridge.
Usually there are good deals, 30% or more discount.
@GustavinoBevilacqua excellent suggestion. I only recently figured out that I can divide up most of my purchases into little 4oz containers and freeze most of it. For things just close to date it buys you opportunities to use the stuff. Mushrooms. Spinach. Peppers. Squash. Berries. Bread. Naan. And of course … milk. After a lifetime of waste I finally get it. :-)
Another hint: semi-hard cheese, like our Fontina¹, can be frozen without problems.
Just take it outside the freezer 24 hrs before to eat it.
I usually buy whole wheels (tens of kgs!) of cheese directly from farmers, for a very reasonable price, and keep it for many months.
@GustavinoBevilacqua oh I LOVE Fontina. Thanks for the info!
I took this photo at the Cuneo¹ weekly market last August.
Where else can you find non-industrial cheese for 7,90 €/kg?
I forgot to convert: it's 3.67 $/lb.
@GustavinoBevilacqua lol. I figured that was with VAT. 3.67 is better!
Some years ago I read an article about making grilled cheese sandwiches in which the author favored Fontina. I’ve been using it ever since.
Here we have more than 400 "official" types of cheese, but every farmer makes some "unlabeled" cheese (not enough to get a label) a bit different than that of the neighbor, because cows eat grass in different places.
Blitzen@EeeeWooo the curry frozen entrees that are dupes of Bombay chef and the ice cream bars coated in chocolate that are dupes of mini magnum pops
Also the escargot trays, but that's a bridge too far for some ppl's tastes 😅
@Waiting4Thunder I was afraid to try the Indian dishes. Your recommendation emboldens me. Thanks!!
@EeeeWooo they aren't as good as restaurant dinners, but they are extremely good for quick meals!
Rob Bantin@EeeeWooo buy lots of onions and garlic. Make a medicinal soup with them.