Archive for the ‘food’ Category

Chianti Salami – Food Review – ALDI

01/16/2015
Chianti Salami ALDI

Chianti Salami
ALDI

One of the things that always interests people is, who actually makes store brands?  Here’s a product where we can probably find an answer.

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Bellavitano Gold Cheese – Sartori – Food Review – ALDI

01/08/2015
Sartori Bellavitano Gold Cheese

Sartori
Bellavitano
Gold Cheese

This is one of those odd, seemingly out-of-place, things that pops up at the local ALDI for some unknown reason.

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L’Oven English Muffins – Food Review – ALDI

01/07/2015

English_Muffins_ALDIThey really do come six in a package.

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Simply Nature Organic Corn Tortilla Chips – Food Review – ALDI

12/29/2014
Simply Nature Organic Corn Tortilla Chips ALDI - front

Simply Nature
Organic Corn
Tortilla Chips
ALDI – front

Ask and ye will have.

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Belmont Pumpkin Pie – Food Review – ALDI

12/23/2014
ALDI - Belmont Pumpkin Pie

ALDI – Belmont
Pumpkin Pie

Well, originally, I wasn’t going to review this.  It’s such a mundane thing.  But then I thought, what are future generations going to do when they face the same problem we did this year –  What to bring to the family Thanksgiving dinner?  We were assigned the pies.

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Deutsche Kuche Liqueur Cake Bites – Food Review – ALDI

12/17/2014
ALDI - Liqueur Cake Bites - 1

ALDI – Liqueur Cake Bites – 1

High expectations were met.

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Barissimo Donut Store Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – ALDI

12/16/2014
ALDI Donut Store Whole Bean Coffee

ALDI
Donut Store
Whole Bean
Coffee

On the theory that a whole bean coffee will be better than an equivalent ground coffee, I took this $3.99 journey.  It’s sad to say that the journey disproved the theory.  This coffee ranks down near the bottom of our coffee ratings with its brothers and sisters on the ALDI coffee shelves.

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U.S.A. GMO Issues – December, 2014 – One Grocer’s Thoughts

12/12/2014

Several readers have posted comments inquiring about the GMO status of various products reviewed on this blog.  A recent comment on our favorite tortilla chip prompted me to ask the grocer via email what the GMO content was for the tortilla chips specifically and their GMO policy in general.  The reply appeared well thought out and further briefly explained specific U.S.A. (United States of America) regulations (and non-regulations) which affect the food grown and consumed in the U.S.A.  As the grocer points out below, these regulations affect many other retail grocers in the same way.

So hopefully without me getting in the middle of the GMO debate, here is one retail grocer’s take on the status of GMO products in the U.S.A.  Note also the reference to USDA National Organic Standards mentioned in the reply (linked here).  Hope this helps you find the product(s) you want.

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Landshut Riesling – 2013 – Wine Review – ALDI

12/09/2014
Landshut Riesling

Landshut Riesling

Everyone needs one of these if for no other reason than the electric blue bottle.

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Grifone Chianti Riserva – DOCG – 2010 – Trader Joe’s

12/07/2014
Grifone Chianti Riserva 2010

Grifone Chianti Riserva 2010

For $1.50 more and a couple of years more aging I was expecting great things from this wine in comparison to its IGT little brother recently tasted (Grifone Sangiovese IGT 2013).  What I got was at least $1.50 better wine.  But that’s not a bad thing, and just points out how good little brother is.

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