It’s not homemade, but it ain’t bad either. And unfortunately, it’s better than some we’ve had in restaurants.
March 31, 2016
In the box is a plastic cooking tray of sliced eggplant covered with a mildly tasty tomato sauce and a good amount of mozzarella and romano cheeses. The plastic cooking tray serves double duty for heating either in the oven or the microwave (used for this review). The eggplant is sliced in circles (as opposed to slicing the eggplant the long way). The heated eggplant is not overly mushy, and not bitter as some eggplant can be. The main problem is that the eggplant are not layered very well in the tray. Some slices will overlay others and where the overlay occurs there is an absence of sauce and cheese. This is easily corrected by spooning some of the extra sauce and cheese in the box over the bare places.
While the presentation may leave something to be desired, the overall eating experience is fine. For something that is mass-produced, this is surprisingly good. For me, the best parts are the sort of burnt pieces of sauce and cheese that form in the corners of the tray. If you have pets in the house, you’re going to need to fight them to lick the tray.
This is a big box of eggplant – 1 pound 14 ounces big (851g sounds even bigger). Make sure you really like eggplant or have an even bigger family than the box. There are four servings claimed per box. As a main course that might be stretching things. As a side dish, you’ll be able to eke out an extra 1 or 2 more servings.
Tags: aldi, calories, eggplant, eggplant parmigiana, food, italian, priano, price, review
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02/26/2021 at 19:36 |
Really good product. Best after my home made when I don’t want to go through all of the work!
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01/08/2020 at 13:21 |
I wish that Aldi’s would have the Eggplant Parmigiana arouund all year.I absolutely love it!!!
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06/22/2019 at 14:22 |
I had the same experience as several others. The flavor of the sauce was very good, but the eggplant was as tough as old shoe leather. I couldn’t cut through it even with a steak knife. It was also too heavy on the breading. I wouldn’t buy it again.
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06/13/2019 at 15:27 |
Not good. Couldn’t cut the eggplant it was so tough. Won’t buy again.
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02/05/2022 at 11:49 |
How can this be ordered and shipped?
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02/05/2022 at 13:57
I don’t think Aldi has a general order and ship service from a central location. However individual stores generally work with local delivery services. If you have a local Aldi, try giving them a call and see if they can help you.
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02/05/2022 at 13:58
Thanks for adding your experience. If you’d like to contact Aldi directly, here’s a link to their website. Down near the bottom of the linked page you’ll find a place to send an email or regular mail.
https://www.aldi.us/en/about-aldi/contact-us/
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06/11/2018 at 10:42 |
This was fantastic. I felt like I had gone to a good restaurant.
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06/11/2018 at 11:29 |
Thanks for adding your thoughts. Glad you liked it!
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12/01/2017 at 16:16 |
The product looks nothing like the cover photo. There is no mozzarella cheese on top whatsoever. I would have put my own cheese on it if I had had some on hand. Big disappointment. 😦
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11/28/2017 at 20:12 |
Nasty. Eggplant was rubbery and bitter. Most of the weight was due to the very heavy coating. Very little sauce. What cheese? I can eat almost anything but I fed this to the local raccoons. The lot number is 27817
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11/28/2017 at 23:16 |
Sorry you had a bad experience. Here’s the ALDI customer contact URL, if you’d like to write them directly.
https://www.aldi.us/en/contact-us/
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02/23/2017 at 16:46 |
I must have gotten a bad one cause the eggplant was like rubber . Couldn’t eat it had to throw it away
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02/23/2017 at 18:35 |
Thanks for adding your comment. Sorry you had a bad experience.
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04/21/2016 at 16:52 |
Eggplant Parmigiana is my favorite. Wonder if I can find this anywhere around here!
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04/21/2016 at 21:39 |
If there’s an ALDI nearby, there’s a chance. But they don’t have it all the time. ALDI is a strange store. Good luck.
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04/21/2016 at 21:45 |
What’s that saying about real men don’t need tripods? The camera was on the hood of my car (engine off). The reflection came off the hood. In fact, in the very foreground, that’s the color of the car.
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04/11/2016 at 00:25 |
I just discovered this and I LOVE it!It’s better than I can get at ANY Italian restaurant in the area.I tried this last week and drove back to grab as many as I could get..only 4 left at the store!
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04/11/2016 at 01:44 |
Great! ALDI needs a way to send an email reminder when things like this are available in the future. I know I’ve missed some of my favorites, like the liqueur cakes, that are only available a couple of times a year. I’ve also seen these in smaller individual sized boxes.
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