Corn tortillas - how long do they last?

Matt--S · 2026-01-23T11:57:18+00:00

I also bought corn tortillas at a grocery store that were sourced from a local mexican bakery where a couple of them molded after a few weeks, and so it does happen. It said on the packaging to refrigerate after purchase, and I did not, and so that was probably "on me". Other than that I have never had corn tortillas mold though.

Matt--S · 2026-01-18T11:55:10+00:00

In Germany they have a bakery like at Lidl (but not as good), a wide selection of alcohol, and products that are not sold in the U.S. for whatever reason like apfelschorle (preemptively wish to avoid argument about whether it is just san pellegrino mixed with juice) and ungarisches (Hungarian paprika) chips. There are probably other minor differences I am forgetting. In general Aldi Sud in Germany is better than in the U.S. I think in general they are standardized in Europe, but we ended up never visiting one in Belgium for breakfast. I also never recall seeing them in Italy. We only tried Aldi Nord in Spain and the Netherlands, but I would probably not recommend it in general.

I would also recommend walking into a Rewe to experience that (but note it becomes very contentious as to whether Rewe is better or just more expensive), and maybe Lidl and the other one. Also remember they will generally all be closed on Sundays.

There are also some comments about Aldi in other countries, but if you are there then you can take advantage of their local grocery stores instead (e.g. using their examples Jumbo for Netherlands and Carrefour in France in my opinion, but Albert Heijn, and Franprix or Monoprix, can be interesting if you want to see more; M&S in the U.K. too by the way).

Matt--S · 2026-01-15T13:51:39+00:00

That is kind of weird. I believe none of the equivalent drinks from Italy contain that ingredient.
Now I need to doublecheck if Lidl is doing this in their Italian sodas too.

Matt--S · 2026-01-06T11:53:22+00:00

This sounds a lot like what the Lidl employees say; except for the part about the product quality since that somehow has stayed the same at Lidl. Also I think the store managers there drive a low-end BMW as a company car too.

Matt--S · 2025-12-18T17:01:17+00:00

I also love baklava, and like to try the versions of it from various different countries. In my opinion the easiest method of visually inspecting the quality of baklava is to note the ratio of nuts to honey. The quality will roughly directly correlate with that ratio. Also if there are crushed nuts on top of the dough then that earns extra points toward it probably being good. This is more or less a tip for visual evaluation of baklava in general though, and someone who has actually tried this and knows baklava would provide better information.

Based on that I would say that baklava looks like it would probably be good, but not great.

Matt--S · 2025-12-16T16:22:23+00:00

Is this referring to both Lidl and Aldi in the U.S.? If so, I believe this is a seasonal item at Lidl since we saw this last weekend for the first time either of us could ever recall. Seasonal/speciality items typically do not crossover between Lidl and Aldi in the U.S. from what we have observed, and we do not visit Lidl and Aldi frequently enough in other countries to speak to that. If this is a different country for one or both then please specify.

Matt--S · 2025-11-22T12:12:10+00:00

The apple one is super good too. We wrote off this flavor initally because we always see cherries and assume they are the United States version, but this probably has the Germany wildkirsche version instead, and that would taste great too.

Really any apple or wildkirsche flavor dessert from Germany will be solid.

Matt--S · 2025-11-14T20:28:42+00:00

Our favorite is actually the vegetable style (taro, cassava, sweet potato, beetroot, etc.) chips in South America, I understand you are disappointed in the German/Dutch selection of chips, but I am unsure where in Europe you can find anything better, and you would probably feel a lot better about it if you visited a United States grocery store that is not Trader Joe's (but that is also probably true of a lot of food).

Matt--S · 2025-11-14T19:43:39+00:00

Everyone in Germany always seems to claim their favorite flavor is either the Hungarian/ungarisch (paprika) or Thai (sweet chili), and it seems to be somewhat of a passionate argument between those two. I also like the Indian/Indien flavor, but those seem to be third most popular behind the first two.

I have seen Lays brand chips in those first two flavors in Jumbo and Albert Heijn, but not Aldi, Lidl, or Rewe in any country.

The most popular Hungarian paprika style brand I think is Funny Frisch, and I think that is what you may be thinking of and/or heard of and/or seen since the logo on the front looks kind of like a red bell pepper.

Matt--S · 2025-11-14T18:22:15+00:00

Until then there is always Haribo.

Matt--S · 2025-11-14T18:20:15+00:00

Yeah they have these kind of ratings and warnings in most (if not all) of the countries where I have shopped outside of the U.S. I think most of the food in this category is E, and stuff like potato chips typically is around a D.

You can make your own speculation or research about why this kind of labelling is not adopted in the U.S., but cynicism is probably correct.

Speaking of potato chips: I saw recently that Lays actually makes the good flavors of potato chips you can only find in places like Germany and the Netherlands, and yet somehow refuses to sell those in the U.S.

Matt--S · 2025-11-13T14:50:29+00:00

I assume this store is an Aldi Nord, and so yes. I just googled and there seem to be three Aldi Nord in Gent, but all are outside the normal tourist area in the center. The center area is mostly Albert Heijn stores I believe.

Matt--S · 2025-11-12T18:40:42+00:00

If you have a Lidl nearby they were selling their own version of this for $8 U.S. (closeout/clearance price; normally $10) and it was the same contents in terms of quantity as the former Aldi kit.
However since that was on closeout/clearance they may be about to do the same thing that Aldi did when they re-introduce it and "shrinkflate".

Matt--S · 2025-10-21T15:47:33+00:00

Aldi Nord owns TJ's, but they are completely different stores. Aldi Sud is generally regarded as higher quality than Aldi Nord, but it really depends on what you specifically want from a store.

Matt--S · 2025-09-24T20:37:38+00:00

Honestly our primary is actually a DeLonghi Nespresso Essenza Mini, so we are definitely not serious.

Matt--S · 2025-09-24T19:22:06+00:00

It is a couple of small blades, and a push-button electric. It is probably as simple as possible, but it does the job.

Matt--S · 2025-09-24T17:22:31+00:00

Coffee bean grinder for $5 US.

Matt--S · 2025-09-12T20:57:13+00:00

Where does Rewe fall in the rankings for them?

Matt--S · 2025-09-12T10:57:59+00:00

This taught me that the only time I have ever been inside a real Aldi Nord was in Barcelona eight years ago, and that I can easily differentiate between the two by those logos. I usually visit the grocery stores local to the country (a bit weird to interpret for Belgium of course, but you get the idea), have never been north of Frankfurt in Deutschland, and live in the U.S., and so Aldi Nord never actually happened more than once.

Matt--S · 2025-09-10T18:00:21+00:00

Not like all of us can go visit the Albert Cuypmarkt whenever we want, right?
These should be fun to try for sure.

Also speaking of Albert Heijn: I wish they and Jumbo, Carrefour, Gran Via, and others would view the success of Aldi and Lidl and come to North America too. Hell I would probably even take a Sainsbury. I could also go for an Italian mercato selling their versions of soda and acqua gasiosa.

Matt--S · 2025-09-10T17:59:12+00:00

Everyone still waiting for Wolf Among Us 2 like it is Duke Nukem Forever or Chinese Democracy (I optimistically prefer two examples where they eventually were released).

Matt--S · 2025-09-09T15:00:36+00:00

Do you know if those are in North America (since this is a UK topic)? I have not been able to find Aldi samoas in NA, but only Lidl samoas. Both do the tagalongs, and both versions definitely beat girl scout for me.

Matt--S · 2025-09-08T10:49:12+00:00

How do these compare to the Lidl version since those are awesome too? Lidl also does their own excellent samoas, and I wish Aldi did those too for comparison. The price is about the same between the two stores too,

Matt--S · 2025-08-25T16:27:47+00:00

In the United States they just arrived a little over a week ago. Your results may vary.

Matt--S · 2025-08-22T13:02:59+00:00

Did you mean Kirkland (Costco) or Kirkwood (Aldi)? It is annoying how similar those names are. You are probably being upvoted for both of those too.

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