🇩🇪 Checking out GERMAN Grocery Store LIDL (as AMERICANS) for the first time!
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We're back! And this time we are going to be trying LIDL for the FIRST time as Americans living in Germany. This German Grocery store is one of the big ones here and we wanted to see how it compared to stores back in the states. Tag along with us as we have some fun exploring the store (and ACTUALLY shopping for a few things)
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Shopping at German Lidl
13:46 Outro - บันเทิง
What's do you think the BEST German Grocery store is? Let us know in the comments!
It depends on your preferences. The cheapest option is usually Aldi, if you want a big variety of products you should rather go to Globus or Kaufland (but the size of the stores varies locally) and Tegut is known for outstanding quality control of food. Other shops like Edeka tend to be more available within short distances in rural areas.
I like Penny and Edeka but Aldi is nice,too . Erdnuss Flipps are good with a beer. Btw best bread and cake you get at the bakery around the Corner.
@@martinhuhn7813 Wonderful info! Thank you! We haven't actually heard of Tegut yet but sounds like one we would want to check out. We have seen Kaufland but not been yet and haven't been to an Edeka either. This will give us some great options to seek out!
@@ollyo25 ooo Penny is another new one to us. We appreciate the comments so much. It's really helping us navigate and find things here that we love! So far the best bread and cake has definitely been local for us, so couldn't agree more there. Maybe we should grab the Flipps to take with us to our first Bierhaus? 🙌
As far as discounters (ALDI, Lidl, Penny, Netto, Norma, etc.) are concerned, you usually just go to the one closest to you. If you need specific brands, then you would go to the generally more expensive full-range supermarkets (Edeka, Rewe, etc.) or -- if you want a big selection of non-food products as well -- to hypermarkets (Kaufland, Real, etc.) which are sort of similar to Target or Wallmart in the U.S. (albeit not quite as big). There is also a wholesale retailer in Germany (Metro) which is similar to Costco, but the rules of membership are more strict in Germany (usually only for businesses and the self-employed).
My brother and his family live in the USA, California.
And every time when they come to visit us here in Germany, his daughter wants to go to the Edeka supermarket with me. She likes good cheese, so she was especially fascinated by the cheese bar, where you can ask the shop clerks if you have a question, and even can try to eat an unknown peace of cheese....
She even wrote it in her Christmas Card, that she is looking forward to see us in summer and go to Edeka with me.
i work at Lidl, and often things like the gardening stuff (it's called Non-Food-Products) are sold out after hours, sometimes you can still get it after a week or two, but after that, they change the products again, because its only seasonal and they want people to go to the store more often. They change from gardening stuff to room decorations to toys for children to clothes and so on
They bring back similar or same gardening stuff after some time passes. Usually during certain seasonal periods. Ive seen those greenhouse layouts several times now in the span of a year or two. Most items dont even change designs, unless its a silvercrest tea kettle, they like to reinvent their designs all the time.
Haha. When you took the bread you should not open the glass. You push the bread to the side into the opening with that shovel kind of tool. Those metal barrs on the side will move to the side so the bread can be moved out of the area where you can grab it, but they only move to one side so you could not move the bread back inside.
The system is done in that kind so that you can be sure the bread you pushed out was not touched by other customers. Think about the it, the bread is not packed or wraped in a packed so you can first slice it if you want. After that you bag it yourself, so preventing customer from touching the breads is intended.
The crazy alarm is one of the ovens sounding the end of a baking cycle. The fact that it keeps going means, that they're short on staff (probably, but also very likely, one of Lidl's flaws:)) The other alarm was the checkout alarm, mostly caused by some tags in clothes, not an actual thief. It happens when people enter the store too. The cause is still unknown (and nobody of management is really bothered to find out:::))))
hahaha that makes a lot of sense. We thought they were after us! lol jk
@@CompassChronicleTravels U want to know the cause ? the RFID antennas used for theft tracking in the clothing are beeing disarmed when you buy them but they thend to get charged up by induction for example, 4you bags where famous for this perk back in the early 2k's
I work at Lidl and the Alarm was set off by opening the emergency door or an un authorized door
that darn LIDL alarm lmao they thought i was stealing once...it goes off all the time
"just do, what the machine tells you to do" - my favourite part
4:22 No they shouldn't be frozen but cold. These two bars (Pingui and Milchschnitte) are cooled down snacks best taste right out of the fridge. 😉
yummm! We will have to give those a try! Sounds delicious!
@@CompassChronicleTravels Hope you like them 😊
Knödel is a quite big round dumpling in shape of a handformed ball like a snowball ...predominantely used as side dish for meals with lots of gravy or lots of sauce...although there are Knödel variants who are a meal for themselves as well..when they are filled with something like meat or cheese for instance . There are also sweet Knödel desserts as well, filled with fresh fruits of any kind or chocolate or nougat.
Basically the term "Knödel" describes the shape/the look and not how it is actually made, that is described with the name the Knödel is called like "Semmelknödel" = "bread dumpling", "Kartoffelknödel"= potatoe dumpling, "Spinatknödel" = bread dumpling mixed with spinach which gives the dumpling a green colour, the same colour has a "Bärlauchknödel" = breaddumpling mixed with ramsom/bear´s garlic . There are simply many different types of Knödel made out of different types of dough.
Gnocci are kinda like little worm shaped potatoe dough "kinda noodles" and italian..and that´s the difference.
wow! Those dessert versions sound amazing too! It's incredible how many variations we have read about in the comments. These are definitely on our try list...maybe we will even do different varieties in the same video.
@@CompassChronicleTravelson those desert versions. One you might finde in the wild traveling around Germany every now and then (Christmas markets or some restaurants always have it) is the "Germknödel". It's a yeast dough that's filled with plumb jam and topped with vanilla sauce and poppy seed. Although i personally like my regional version without the filling more "Dampfnudel" (notice it's no longer called knödel although no clue why that is as it's kind of the same). It's the exact same thing, same dough and all, although without the filling and no Poppy seeds. It's actually really easy and quick to make and a cool meal on its own (yes, at least here not a desert, it's a whole meal on its own even though very sweet). You basically just make yeast dough, make it into Balls, cook it with milk butter and sugar in a high pan with the lidd on to steam for 20 minutes, make the vanilla sauce and serve (Got some really tasty milk crust). It's really easy, you only have to be careful with the sauce and the temperature due to the egg. Make the sauce yourself with real vanilla, it as well is pretty easy. You should have no problem finding recipes.
If you're in a pinch you can buy Dampfnudel in the store, at least here but definitely make the sauce yourself.
Gnocchi sind auch eher wie "Klöße".... Knödel haben ja eine ganz andere Konsistenz und Machart. Sehr interessant sind auch Salbei-Knödel oder Knödel mit Röstzwiebeln drin😊
@@CompassChronicleTravelsI think it's an Italian thing to give all pasta its own name, farfalle, fussili, fettuccine, etc., whereas in Germany we just say Schleifennudeln, Spiralnudeln, Bandnudeln. It's the same with Klößen in Germany (also known as Knödel in Bavaria). If it's round, it's a Kloß, regardless of whether it's made from bread, potatoes or flour (unless it's made from meat, then it's a Klops. 🤭).
Gnocchi are made from roughly equal parts potato and flour. The mouthfeel is much more pasta-like than Klöße. Klöße, no matter what they are made of, must be soft and fluffy. 😊
Btw: She was right with the bread machine. You are supposed to put the bread on the little tray and then you can easily slide the bag over it. Sure you can do it your way also.
ah-HAA! I knew it. haha! Good to know how to do it in the future though! 😆
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It's so much fun to watch you guys have an experience like this. I'd be stupid lost in an american supermarket, but you discovering things I take for granted reminds me, we can all still learn a lot :D
The non-food extras are mostly seasonal. So you would expect to find gardening stuff mainly in springtime. And Lidl and Aldi are quite similar, the two large low price store chains based in Germany.
HErmann LAue (Hela) in Arensburg near Hamburg has been a trader in spices for ages. They mix and pack a lot of different spices and herbs and put them in small sachets for butchers to flavour that varous cold meats, patés and sausages. Their spiced or curry ketchup is the market leader in Germany. I had the chance of talking to the management once. What they told me was quite interesting. Curry ketchup is used a lot for BBQs in Germany and it is the basis for currywurst sauces. But it is only one branch of their business. Curry kethup is no product that is sold worldwide and that means that the giants lime Heinz or Nestlé simply ignore them. With their financial power they could easily blow them out of the market, but why should they?
Wow how interesting!! We didn’t realize there was so much to their brand! We can’t wait to try the curry ketchup now though…makes total sense that it would be the base for a lot of those sauces. Yum!
@@CompassChronicleTravels Depending on what they have in their kettles at the moment it is a sensation to pass their factory.
@Ich Will Mod Also not that far away. Just other direction near Hamburg. A bit northwest of Hamburg.
Just to add one thing. To try this ketchup is really dangerous. Because the possibility is real to get addicted to it. I would recommend the spicy one (they held in hands) and the a bit less spicy ("delikat") with the yellow emblem with green border.
When I worked for "Hareico" in former times at events, we had buckets of Hela-ketchup to fill up the bottles for self service and for the curry-sausage (ok, I should just say "Currywurst"). 😉
@@CompassChronicleTravels just make sure to not grab the one saying "scharf" if you're not a fan of very spicy food. The most popular Hela curry ketchup has the green cap.
Omg curry ketchup!! Soooo good with sweet potato fries!
Oooo ok!! Noted to try! ✅✅ We both LOVE sweet potato fries! 😋
I use it with toasted ham cheese sandwich. Delicious 😊
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24.03. was the date on the Eggs.
A Knödel is a "dumpling".
ALDI and LIDL are very similar, as they are the biggest dicounters and competitiors.
The gardening equipment is seasonal goods, depending on the time of the year, there are clothes for snow or decoration for christmas or IT stuff or even gardening. Even note books for the school are there before the new school year starts. And both ALDI and LIDL always have very similar seasonal goods.
Great to have you here guys. Hope you enjoy it!
Hej, very welcome to germany! I love to see that you have so much fun in our country! 🤗 You launched the alarm because you touched everything without using gloves. They proviide plastic gloves near the bread cutter... 😂 No, just kidding! The sirene had other reasoms but you should wear gloves anyway when you touch food in a supermarket.. . Enjoy! 🖐😎
You never had white asparagus ? Well, you missed a lot ! The one in a glas can be used for a salad. But I recommend the fresh one in the asparagus-season (April - June). Together with cooked potatos, Sauce Hollandaise and black forest ham (row smoked ham) it is sooo delicious !
And white wine, a chardonnay, Pinot blanc, or riesling
@@pepep4727Wein zu Spargel find ich persönlich widerlich, das versaut doch komplett den Geschmack bzw Nachgeschmack des Spargels 🤔 Aber OK, Geschmäcker sind verschieden. Das ist schlicht meine Meinung und muss nicht der, Anderer entsprechen🙏🏻
Spargel aus dem Glas ist so ziemlich das ekelhaft abartigste, das es gibt - überhaupt nicht ansatzweise mit frischem Spargel zu vergleichen 😊
Hab ich ja nicht gesagt, aber für einen Salat ist es besser als nichts.@@deutsche_lyrik
Wow! That bread slicer is awesome.
I'm telling you!! I need all the gadgets they have here in our house!!
And also: Knödel and Klöße are potato-milk-flour dumplings, quite famous in central europe. You can get some with bread added to them (Semmelknödel) or just with potato (Klöße). There are also other varieties like with Liver added (Leberknödel) or as a sweet version with plums baked in. You mostly eat them with e.g. a nice sunday roast, some brown sauce and red cabbage.
yum!! We think we may have to try our hand at making these at home while we are here. There may be some attempts at cooking German dishes or dishes that are new to us in our future.
@@CompassChronicleTravels But the packaged stuff in the shelf is not that great. I would take the dumplings from the refrigeration (you often have to still form them) or in the freezer section of the supermarkets/discounters. They are far better - not as good as selfmade but nearly.
@@geneviere199 Or just make them from scratch, it's really simple.
7:41 Ah, you remembered the little mnemonic for German "ei" and "ie" diphthongs! Cool beans. 😄 The phrase "so gut wie es aussieht" (pronounced ZO GOOT VEE ES OWS-ZEET) on the cat food product translates as "as good as it looks". 10:32 Also correctly remembered the pronunciation of the "Leibniz" brand (LYBE-NITS), very good! 👍
Woo-hoo! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 I got it right! It was a great way to remember it! Maybe we need to let the cats try it and see if their slogan is true 😆. And yay! We really want to learn the language so I’m glad to know we made some progress 🙏🏼💕
Frag doch am besten einen anderen Marktbesucher und Muttersprachler, wie man Dinge, Bezeichnungen oder Namen korrekt ausspricht. Jeder wird da gern helfen 🙃🙏🏻
You can get pure apple/orange/whatever juice in every grocery store. Just look out for the juices - they often come in glass bottles or tetra packs.🎉
"Knödel" are dumplings. Before potatoes came to Europe people ate them a lot, made from whatever they had from starch, flour, grits, bread that had got hard and dry. When the potatoe was introduced they would not only simply boil and eat them but use them in their traditional recipes. So you have dumplings that are made from ground potatoes or pancakes made from shredded potatoes.
It honestly sounds delicious! I think we may try them in a cooking video! 😋
Die Kartoffel, die früher "Erd-Apfel" genannt wurde, gibt es bereits seit dem frühen 16.Jahrhundert in Deutschland....zu dieser Zeit war sie allerdings ausschließlich eine Zierpflanze und anschließend reines Tierfutter, speziell Schweinefutter. Daher wurde sie als Nahrung für den Menschen nicht in Betracht gezogen....der Mensch wollte nicht essen, was sonst Schweine fressen.
Erst zur Mitte des 18.Jahrhunderts wurde die Kartoffel als Nahrung für den Menschen kultiviert 😌
Looking forward to your German Aldi experience :D
If you want to make Knödel from scratch, Semmelknödel is the one to try first. They are the most forgiving.
Take bread rolls from yesterday (!) -- fresh ones won't do. They have to be at least one day old. One bread roll yields about one Knödel.
Cut them in small cubes or thin slices. Mix these with some hot milk and let it soak,
Add one egg and season with salt, pepper and fresh, chopped parsley.
Add an onion to your taste, either raw or translucent or even beyond that.
Form balls with about 1 1/2 to 2 inch diameter, let them dry for a couple of minutes.
Put them in hot, mildly salted water that is nor more boiling -- around 200°F should do. They take about 20 minutes.
Try with one dumpling first. If it falls apart: 1. the dough is too dry, 2. the dough is too moist, 3. the water is still boiling too much. Rising bubbles cause the falling apart.
Fix: Don't worry, If you have cling foil that is ok for 100°C = 212°F, just make a roll similar to a sausage with the dough that fits horizontally in your pot and it probably will still come out good. After all, there is nothing in there that tastes bad from the very beginning.
There is plethora of videos out there to make these -- on TH-cam, Chefkoch dot de, gutekueche dot at and many more. There are even some in English, just search for authentic or German, or Bavarian, or Austrian bread dumplings. The differences are geneally neglectable for your first tries.
Some recipes are generous with eggs. The more eggs you add the less fluffy they become.
This is WONDERFUL!! Thank you! We do think we may make a video trying to make these and we will keep this detailed info and recommendation on the Semmelknödel! Sounds like the possibilities on these are endless!
At least in Bavaria and Austria you can also buy "Knödelbrot" or "Semmelwürfel" (ie. pre-diced old breadrolls). The classic recipe here is to prepare the bread/milk mix and let it soak for about half an hour (cover the bowl with a cloth so the dough doesnt get too dry).
Then whisk egg with salt, pepper, chopped parsley and optionally some nutmeg and add to the dough. Braise finely chopped onion in some butter until translucent and also add it to the mix. The butter helps to bind the dough and makes it more forgiving while cooking.
With wet hands form dumplings of about 5-7cm. If the dough is too wet (i.e. too much milk or egg) you can rescue it with a bit of flour at this stage. Then cook in (almost) boiling, salted water. Use a big pot so the dumplings have enough space (they grow a bit while cooking).
Rule of thumb: the dumplings are done, when they float to the top and "vigorously" - strange word, but you'll feel what I mean :-) - bounce back when you try to push them under water.
The garden stuff is, because it is the season to seat vegtebles at home. In the summertime in june we have a lot of office stuff for school. In october we have a lot of christmas stuff and chocolate there. It depents of wich season it is and what we can do. Most of the time is deco and home stuff there.
The baking machine bagging tray is for longer loaves. The loaf you picked you could hold with one hand and use the other to bag it. Once the sliced loaves get longer, you need two hands to hold them and lack the third hand for bagging 😄
We actually have the same Freeway cola at Lidl in the UK it's actually quite nice. I'm surprised how many of the German brands are actually available in the UK, a lot of our discount stores (B&M and Home Bargains) have Milka chocolate bars, and they also have the Pom Bear potato snacks, some Aldi stores stock those too
Knödel is a dumpling. A potato dumpling traditionally is made by grinding potatoes down pretty small and then forming a ball. Usually you do half cooked potato and half raw potato. Then put a small cruton (small cube of crunchy baked bread) in the middle. Then cook it in salt water.
A Semmelknödel is made from old bread not potato. Semmel means bread roll in bavaria.
There is also a Brezenknödel (Pretzeldumpling) made from old pretzels.
These three usually are eaten with gravy dishes and as side dish. Old just means a couple of days when it has gotten too hard to eat. For a pretzel that might even mean the next day.
There is also a Leberknödel (Liverdumpling) which is also pretty good in like a broth as appetizer in restaurants.
There is Königsberger Klopse ( i think in the north of germany they use Klopse instead of the word Knödel) which is also a kind of famous i think meat dumpling, but i dont like this one.
Im sure there are some more, but these are the most common ones.
Wow how interesting! Didn’t realize there were so many in this sort of category. We will definitely be trying these!! We may even attempt to cook them at some point! Sounds like they could be really yummy!
Those prices seem a bit higher than here! I loved the video though! So fun! Makes me feel like I’m there with you❤
Haha awe! Love that! Wish y’all were here 🫶🏼. A lot of stuff is way cheaper but it depends what it is. Some things are definitely more expensive but I actually think eating fresh foods without so many GMOs is much more affordable. It’s a nice change! Plus we didn’t even have a trader joes or anything like that the last few years and I missed that so much! Crazy how much more accessible fresh, whole foods are here. 😍😍
Liked your Pun about the Trashbags next to the Candles.
I keep recommending that they put Axes, Saws and Shovels into that Isle too, but they still Refuse xD
The Red Candles though, are so called "Gravecandles". You put them on Graves of Loved ones at the Cemetary.
About the Knockoffs:
Sondey is Lidl´s "House Brand".
They´re at least as good, if sometimes not even better then the Originals.
And you would be surprised how many of those House Brands are coming from the same Factory as the Original Brands.
haha thank you so much! I can't believe they're for Graves though! Now I feel bad for joking about it! lol. Can't figure out why they haven't taken you up on your suggestion yet haha.
And we will definitely try the knock offs in a video too...we have had a lot of positive responses about them being pretty good. That'll be fun!
If you have troubles with rabbits in your garden depends a bit, how rural and how fenced your garden is, but many people i know have severe problems with slugs and burrowing mice (Arvicolinae), the first going for the leafy stuff, the second für all kinds of roots. The raised beds are great, with the lids on you can even grow spinach in winter.
Hello you two . Another nice video. So the best-known grocery stores are ALDI, LIDL, REWE, KAUFLAND, and EDEKA. Edeka is a bit more expensive, but has a little bit more quality. Otherwise you get more choice at Kaufland. Aldi is relatively cheap, as is Lidl. Have fun and greetings from Aachen NRW
Awe thank you! We have seen Edeka pop up a few times now so we are definitely going to make a priority to check that out - and Kaufland too! We have seen Kaufland but didn’t realize they had groceries! 😍
@@CompassChronicleTravels Kaufland and Globus both remind me of Wal-Mart. As an older transplant, I find both tend to be too frantic with shoppers for me, especially Kaufland.
We get Kaufland products here in the world foods section. I have had the dumplings and some noodles. They are good quality. As for curry catsup, you put it on sausage or fries even. Try it on meatloaf.
I regularly shop at Lidl. The bakery is very good for a grocery store and I always pick up the farmers bread and soft pretzels. The produce section is very good too. It is a good idea to look for specials on meat.
yes, we have noticed meat can be more expensive here. But my goodness has the food been amazing! We feel totally spoiled by the quality compared to back home. 😍
The Google Translate app has a feature to translate on the fly via camera. Just point your phone camera at a label or sign and it will show the translation. Might help as long as you're still unsure what you're looking at in the supermarket and elsewhere.
Yes!! We have used this quite a few times at restaurants and it is a LIFESAVER. It’s been a bit buggy for me lately but it’s such a great tool! Definitely will be using it for future supermarket trips!
Noch besser ist es, die Landessprache zu lernen 😌🙏🏻
😂😂😂 so Funny to watch ya guys❤
The extra stuff changes. In spring they have a lot of gardening stuff, in summer they have coal and in winter they have fire wood.
Please note that Lidl, Penny, Aldi etc. are discount markets with low prices but also limited product range. If you need more special products or wider range you usually visit a supermarket in germany (edeka, rewe, kaufland etc...)
LIDL and Kaufland belong together, with Kaufland being much larger, but prices are comparable.
That bread / brot slicer would be nice in my local lidl in Wales.
First time I have seen one of the larger Lidl's. Here we mostly have the smaller versions, with less choices. Especially the weekly non food merchandise. Re those Peanut Puffs, I have yet to see Cheese Puffs here in Germany. You will find the Peanut ones everywhere, they are a very popular snack, next to Paprika Chips. I really like the Curry Ketchup on Bockwurst. Even the so called Scharf is not really that hot, as far as American tastes go.
Interesting that they are usually smaller! That's something we didn't know. Definitely will try the peanut puffs and curry ketchup. Funny that you mentioned the heat not being that hot by American standards....we had actually wondered about that as we have heard spice levels differ here. Guess it's just another reason to try both! haha
"Hela" Ketchup with the Green Bottle Cap. Thats the one! You could say its the "Classic". If you want to try the "Nordsee" Brötchen, buy the "Thomy Remoulade" for it. Thats Remoulade which is mostly getting used for the Classic Fischbrötchen. If it is about Snacks, Erdnussflips, "Apfelringe" Wine Gums, "Wunderbar" is a great Peanut Bar and the most Nostalgic Snack for Germans is the "Überraschungsei". If you want to try Ice go to a EDEKA Store. I can recommend the Bum-Bum Ice.
This Woman Looks soooooo American! Never would you ever See a grown Up german Younger than 60 wearing so much Makeup and such funny glasses. I am excited to See her after maybe a year here
just have seen your video, hope you enjoy your adventure of germany.
Let me explain the concept of german grocery stores.
1. Lidl, ALDI and so on are, as we call it, discounters, they´re as more doing their turnover by selling quanities as quality. Regular forms are REWE or Edeka, they are much more service orientated are brand sellers. This means Lidl, ALDI an so on mainly sells second label stuff which is manufactured mostly by the same producers as the main brand stuff but in little variation of recipes and sizes, like your knoppers thing. I´m sure, it also comes from Storck but in a variation to the original knoppers.
2. In Germany the shops are much smaller, they are specialised to food and non food but you will also get some non food stuff in a grovcery shop, but not regular and more or less fitted to the saisonal needs like your garden stuff experience. They more or less sell the daily consumer needs. Some shops doing both, like real or kaufland...they have a larger offer of food and non food stuff, like clothing, electronics and so on.
go on and explore, hope you doing well here
Aldi and Lidl are Discounters and follow the same style of shop. Rewe and Edeka are real grocery stores, often with a butcher included.
Knödel are dumplings made out of potatoes, sometimes with old bread added.
I wondered if Aldi and Lidl are owned by the same people? Can't wait to try Edeka. Keep hearing great reviews about it! And we are DEF trying the Knödel as well!
Aldi was owned by Brothers Albrecht back in the days - until they died... Now there is still Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord (in the US: Trader Joes) , one for each brother... Lidl, Kaufland and Handelshof are owned by Schwarz OHG...
Please do the comparison with Sondys :D I bet it's the same stuff in a different package!
you should know that many products are from one maufacturer but packed in different designs as low budged product.
if you are going to aldi prepare to be fast at the check out. sort your stuff at the check out. unbreakable first - put the stuff back in the cart after it has been scanned and pack at the desk behind the check out or at your car. and bring your own bags ;)
If you want to try the HELA Gewürz Ketchup, look for the "delikat" version, it's the classic and imo the best one :)
Definetly try the Kinder Pinguin and Milchschnitte and Curry Ketchup (I recommend putting it on fries next to Mayonaise), but not the hot one, the normal one ;) (you picked up the hot one, it says "scharf")
if u are doing things like this, i recommend to find a nearby german follower to have some more information :)
and regarding the best grocery store in german: there none. every single one has reasons to go into.
netto, lidl and aldi are on the same "tier" for me.
rewe is mostly "nearby" but quite more expensive, there may be a globus, which is in between, but one has to drive more to get to one. gardening stuff is usually bought in a hardware store. most stuff can be bought in aldi and lidl, but some good things are on "their" stores only.
and i prefer buying meat at the butchers instead of from the discounter. bread and rolls from a bakery or i make that myself... but after some practicing, one will find out easily how it works ^^
"for a Dollar more" :D funny, I totally understand this. ;)
Hi! With Aldi the two brothers who own the Aldi brand have one to the South of Germany Aldi Sud And the other is to the North, Aldi Nord, the Aldi in the US is probably Aldi Nord, as in the UK.
You should go to a German butcher shop. Not in the meat departments of supermarkets.
Our friends from the USA were always very enthusiastic about this and were amazed when they came to visit us from Tennessee.
That would be really cool to do! We will definitely add it to a list for future videos!
Es ist generell immer besser, regional ansässige Geschäfte, wie Fleischer, Bäcker oder Bauernhofgeschäfte zu besuchen.
Einfach um sie zu unterstützen und nicht konsequent Großkonzerne zu nähren, denn diese zerstören die Preise der Erzeuger und nach und nach werden die kleinen Geschäfte aufgeben
I feel about here I need to say that the most popular flavour of chips (/crisps) in the Netherlands is... Paprika.
Basicly in herbs & spices our country is Chinese five spices (from Indonesia), nutmeg and first and foremost paprika.
So I think the paprika has spread to Germany, but originally Dutch. Remember that.
7:44 IE is the same in Dutch. For next time you're in the Efteling or something.
Hi there, dont be to shy to ask even you cant speak german. Lots speak english as well and even most of germans look grumpy they try to help. Most young people speak english as well. Try the different types of bread. Most of them are very delicious. I slice my bread at home by myself so it doesnt dry out so fast. Well, asparagus season is coming soon. You can buy peeled asparagus in different quality and prices. In glases in case you miss the fresh after Johannistag (24th of june in 2023). I only use Hela cetchup, the very hot once. You also can find Heinz in others shops. As the german behavior of grocery shopping is different to the US (we have similar COSCO like METRO but entrance only for certain people) Germany do grocey shopping once a week, mainly on saturdays but also do it additionally 2-3 a week either at Aldi, Lidl, Marktkauf, Kaufland. Aldi and Lidl are the discounter and for certain products cheaper. Try both, the Kartoffelknödel and the Semmelknödel(which is well known bavarian style). Its sort of dumpling and used to replace potatoes as the side dish when you have some meat and Sauerkraut or Rotkohl. The boiling instruction is printed on the back.
As a German I endured nearly 3 decades of desperation in the US, suffering the consumption of American "bread" which has a compression ratio of a 2-stroke engine, the flavor of cardboard and the mouthfeel of overcooked soggy pasta. But finally the gods of sustenance took pity on me and a LIDL opened their doors 3 miles down the road from my house. Now there is bread with a crust on the outside and soft yet still a texture on the inside, free of high fructose corn syrup, unpronounceable additives, and squeezing does not cause volume reduction by 12.5 : 1.
A simple German Mischbrot that stands it's ground on so many levels.
First question when my daughters come to visit: Dad did you get the German bread?
You should try the bread in Germany in local bakery stores...lots and lots of different sizes and tastes.
@@elipa3
When still living in Germany for the first 30 years of my life I did exactly that, but to take a plane ride for 1500 bucks to go to a family run Baeckerei for a bread is a bit out of my financial prowess..:o)
May I also recommend "Schwarzer Kipferl" in Regensburg (my alma mater). I usually do not like Caraway but these Kipferl are just out of the world, especially early (used to open at 6:00 am) in the morning at the little booth on Domplatz with a pair of Nuernberger Rostbratwuerstel... mmmh, maybe I have to spend the 15 G after all but in the meantime Lidl down in Glassboro has to do.
I think Lidl bread tastes terrible! Aldi now has bread from regional bakeries and it tastes much better.
@@stefwiwiesbaden298 not in the US
@@stefwiwiesbaden298 zur klarstellung: bei aldi us gibt es nur abgepacktes "brot". Lidl backt im laden, zweimal am Tag, und die zweite Ladung korrespondiert mit meinem dienstschluss, alles gut.
Supermarkets abroad are really adventurous at the beginning, even if you don't know the language properly.I moved to Finland only 3 months ago without knowing a word of Finnish.Without my translation app, I would have been helpless very often.Personally, I have always preferred shopping to LIDL rather than ALDI.This is where I did my daily shopping. For the larger weekly shopping I always went to Kaufland.I always bought fresh products such as bread, meat, vegetables, etc. at the farmer's market or at small local shops.
This sounds very similar to what we see ourselves doing. So far we definitely prefer the fresh produce from local markets, but really do enjoy places like Lidl, Aldi (if it's similar to the ones in the states), and even Globus for other odds and ends. We haven't checked out Kaufland yet for that so we need to! And we totally agree on the translation app. It has helped us many a time...very handy tool!
Kaufland is Lidl.
11:30 These are Lidl's in-house brands. Interesting fact - not always but usually made by the original brands :) Only the packaging is different.
And the name.
6:22 That noise is the bakery ovens.
You should try Balisto… its a chocolate bar and comes with several flavors
They installed similar cutting machine in our local Norma supermarket here in Czechia, it's like something from StarTrek. 😀
lol isn't it?? It's so cool and fancy! It makes me want to buy bread even when I already have it at home!
@@CompassChronicleTravels it's that fancy that people are afraid to touch it 😀
We already had bread cutting machines, but it mostly didn't work or it was too complicated to use, this is the first machine which actually works. 🙂
@@bambergerbimmelbahnbube I know, and they sell the same moldy overpriced shit as our local shops becuase this is not Germany, so they can. 😀
The best-known supermarket group with the most well-known branded items is probably “Edeka”. Edeka offers a large selection of manufacturers' brands, but also its own house brands under "Gut & Günstig ("Good and Cheap"). Here, however, the size of the EDEKA markets can differ considerably. The newer EDEKA stores are sometimes huger and their selection is much larger. The selection can then be 3 times more. Also from the same manufacturers. Or higher quality goods are also available there. There could be goods or food from organic companies or producers in the local area. Or specialties from other European countries. More selection of fresh items such as wine, beers from small breweries, various European cheeses, fruits and vegetables. Also from smaller companies and non-industrially manufactured items. You could say that Edeka is a mixture of a branded supermarket and a discounter. But generally the price is also a lot more expensive than the discounters like Aldi, Lidl, Penny, Norma, Netto.
We keeping hearing about Edeka but have yet to go! I think we may do a video on this soon! Sounds like there are a lot of great options at Edeka!
Hi, that's how we Germans also walk around in your supermarkets in the USA. Nice to see that it's the same way! Greetings Hans-Jürgen
Aldi, Lidl, Penny all have small stores. Kind of a neighborhood grocery. Therefore people can find them within walking distance. A competition to the mom and pop stores in the food sector. And therefore there are a lot of stores. Not just one supercenter in a 50milescircle. So stores in already built-up areas were used. Or lots where old small houses stood. They never wanted to become a department store. Just catering to the daily needs. The concept was not based on using an automobile to stock up for the coming month. Just shopping bags or a "Rentner-Mercedes" (shopping bag on wheels).
They have typically a house brand and a name brand product in their selection. In the olden days (60s-70s) they took in pallets from their warehouse and put them in the stores as is. As they still do for basic articles like sugar and flour. That way no handling except manoeuvering the pallets was necessary. And only packaged goods which needed no care like vegetables and cooled or refridgerated goods. Only H-Milch was offered, no fresh milk.
And the advantage of having a very limited number of items was that the cashier knew the price and typed it right in at an unbelievable speed. Faster than today's scanners which are a quite lame affair in comparison. So Aldi was pretty late in the game of scanner checkouts. And it bogged them down because a false scan or even double didn't happen.
Every Lidl has common items and products seen between each other, but not all lidls are made equal, even in the same country, despite them all having a similar-ish layout. Every country also sells local brands in them on top of general lidl ones. Also Lidl constantly changes their general item products each two weeks or so, but most of the sought after items get sold out within a day or two. This is why tracking Lidl store events and certain sales through their app is important if you want to get the items you want, or plan purchases ahead. Its one of the better organized markets across Europe, most local ones (especially if you dont live in Western Europe) vary in quality, services, prices and features. The one thing I dont like about their stores is how much parking space they take and how they have no greenery in their lots ( tree or two would not kill them), and how they specifically build store buildings for their uses, often visually clashing with surrounding neighborhood layouts. Bringing an outlet building design to dense city areas.
Hey welcome to Germany ,i hope you like IT ❤
I only had a problem with pidgeons shitting all over the balcony...You deep clean and after 2 days everything was covered...Took me 2 days to train all of them to stay away...Maybe the method wasnt actually a good choice, but it worked (automatic airsoft rifle)...Moved out 6 years ago and they still dont dare again^^
I have a Lidl store near me in the states. Only been a few times.
That's so cool! Do they have the bread machines in the states too? That's the best part! haha
Get ready for the check-out sprint. Aldi, Lidl, Penny, all have insanely fast check-out that, as you've probably noticed by now, you have to either bag yourself, or, much more conveniently put back into your shopping cart and slowly, comfortably bag behind the check-out. Most have at least one, if not more tables which have been placed there to give customers the time they need to bag their own groceries.
you are not lying! It is DEFINITELY a sprint. It's like we get a whole HIIT workout every time we check out 😂😂
@@CompassChronicleTravels sorry, I had to interrupt watching the video. In answer to your bakery aisle question.
Dinkel = spelt. Another one of the grass seed/ grains family used in making flour. A fairly old grain, with fewer kernels per stalk than wheat. It's not very easy to genetically modify which may be the reason why it's seen such a resurgence in Germany due to the high resistance of Germans to most GMOs.
Other grains are Einkorn, Emmer, and obviously Roggen/rye.
The tray at the slicing machine is used for longer loaves that you can't pick up easily with one hand. To get it into bag in a kina loaf shape all at once you grab all the slices from the machine with both hands, put lengthwise on the tray, then slide the bag over the whole tray, so the loaf is inside the bag. Slip the whole loaf inside the bag off the tray together with the bag. Voila, long sliced loaf in bag. But obviously for a short loaf it's easier to just dump it in the bag all in one go.
@@RustyDust101 That is GREAT info on the spelt. I knew I had seen and looked up that word a few times since being here. We try and avoid GMOs when at all possible (much more difficult in the US, sadly). Maybe we will opt for Dinkel based breads from now on. And haha yes! That loaf machine is so cool...makes sense how to bag it. We will be experts in no time!
@@CompassChronicleTravels
For the best bread, you can get, you had to look for a little bakery which belongs to an owner (bakerman)
who works in the same house.
The Quality is much better than at Lidl,Aldi or the others. Especially at "Dinkel-Bread"
It's a higher prize, but it' s very good.
The Knödel are Dumplings formed to a size of a Tennis ball (about) put in boiling water for the recommended time on the paggage and serve them hot with any sort of gravy. Yummie 🤤
oooo interesting! I don't think either of us have had dumplings in YEARS! Maybe that's something we should try to make at home...see how we do at that! 😋
@@CompassChronicleTravels Basicaly Knödel are a side dish for meat or something but gravy is important for them. They also can be a main corse with cream mushroom gravy for example. Otherwise a leftover Knödel from a day before is good when you cut them in patties, fry them nice golden in a pan and have them dry with salad or something (experiment with them😉) Important for leftover Knödel fry is that these are Semmelknödel (bread dumplings) because Kartoffelknödel (potato dumpling) are not good this way but that is only my opinion maybe you like it 😊
@@Humpelstilzchen mmm so many ways we can try these! Definitely excited to do some experimenting now! 😋
@@CompassChronicleTravels I hope you let us be part of it 😉
@@CompassChronicleTravels - it’s even less complicated, once "die Knödel" is elevating to the water surface you can take them out of the simmering water. So no, there isn’t a "recommended" time bc it depends on the size of the Knödel. HTH
Lidl, Aldi, Netto = Small sized cheap stores (Discounter). Real/Kaufland = Big stores that have everything. Edeka, Rewe = Medium sized Stores with local and more expensive stuff.
Sondey is actually pretty good. It's a brand owned by Lidl ☺
Zuckerschoten, that you thought are beans are actually "snow peas" in english. Dinkel is spelt and a very popular grain in Germany
Ahhhh I did wonder about peas possibly too after the fact. Makes sense! And we have noticed lots of spelt here. Someone mentioned it being hard to modify which was something too we didn’t know. We have been trying quite a bit of the spelt products now and they’ve all been really good. We are fans!
3:10 it's made from peanuts and maize corn, pretty salty
3:30 garlic and pepper. I would use an app to translate the label, when it contains words, I can't remember
4:46 The Gewürz Ketchup Curry from Hela with Green Cap is the common one. The red cap is little bit Spicy.
black cap = extra hot. 😛
haha uh-oh! Guess we will just have to try both and see if we can handle the heat! lol
if you have problems with what is written on the labels, you can use a translation app and use the camera. just need to find a good app
Aldi,Lidl,Netto,Penny and Norma are Grocery Discounters they smaller in size and have less Items than a regular Supermarket and they have lower prices,also the check you out speedy.
Schnitzel or the good old Bratwurst are very nice with Curry Ketchup! :) In my opinion Curry Ketchup is a whole lot better than normal Ketchup. And well...when it comes to Milchschnitte, just try it. :) You might like it. But no, it's not icecream.
We will definitely try some curry ketchup on some of the cuisine! Casey is more adventurous with food, but we will make sure we both try it on something...I LOVE curry and ketchup as well, so I have a feeling I will be a fan. And we will def try the Milchschnitte in the future as well! I feel like we will never run out of amazing things to try here!
@@CompassChronicleTravelshela Curry Ketchup beste
Hi, really nice video. I am a little bit late, but still would like to recommend some things:
1) Curry-Ketchup: iconic, but not not everybodys favorite as a home made curry Ketchup is always better. Try it with every kind of german sausage you can fry/roast (Bratwurst, Rindswurst, Nürnberger) or for a quick snack with a cold Wiener Würstchen or Frankfurter Würstchen. Dip some Pommes in it. Might even replace some sweet-chily dip for chicken wings.
2) Weißer Spargel: PLEASE, do not buy the pickled one! Wait for april and try fresch. If money is not an issue, I would recommend to go to a restaurant for the full experience as Spargel can be tricky to cook. There are some classics: Spargel with butter, ham and boiled potatoes or with Schnitzel, boiled potatoes and Sauce Hollandaise.
3) brands in Lidl, Aldi: in the beginning they did not sell the big brands. instead they selled "copies" with oen branding which were much cheaper. Some of these "Hausmarke" are even produced by the original brand! So it might be intereseting to try the "cheap" brand and see if it can replace the expensive brand product. I´ve done it over the years for a lot of staples.
4) It is really recommended to check Aldi and Lidl brochures on their websides for their weekly changing additional seasonal products. Especially if you want to buy household or gardening items. Be aware that some products could be sold out in a few hours.
5) BTW: Trader Joe´s = Aldi Nord
6) we love our small supermarkets and discount markets. Big Cash&Carry are more for business owners like restaurants etc.
7) Gardening: yes, we do. Check out your local gardening store. Also check out the "Schrebergarten" culture in Germany
Thanks for this video. I did subscribe and will for sure watch
your older videos.
So much great info! 👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much!! We will definitely try curry ketchup (both from the store and we will try to make it), and we will hold off on the Spargel. Definitely planning a direct comparison video for the knock off snacks as well. It makes sense that they could actually be 100% the same on a lot of them. So happy about the gardening culture and going to run back in the next couple of days hoping we didn’t miss those items 😍🙏🏼
@@CompassChronicleTravels There will be a lot of gardening items in the upcomming months. Maybe not every week at one store but at another one as they all compete. So do not rush to the expensive garden center, if not absolutely urgent (although it is a loooot of fun to sneak a peek... or two, or three ☺)
Hi. I just found you and the video about Lidl. When do you come to Germany and will you stay here for longer? Greetings and a warm welcome!
thank you so much! We very much appreciate the warm welcome! We have actually moved here! We know for sure we will be here for years but open to the possibility of longer term depending on the path our lives go. We really love it here so far!
hehe, sweets are always possible, there are so many delicious things👍👌
Our thoughts exactly 🤣👏🏼. Guess we will have to try more sweets. It’s a burden, but someone’s got to do it.
It was a pleasure watching your video, then you should also make a video when you visit Kaufland or try German sweets, it will definitely be very entertaining. All the best, are you on Instagram too?
Well Lidl is a special thing, they do things different then other grosery stores!
However being to different european contries, there is a Lidl in every country im been too!
I belive they use this 80/20% concept, get those items that 80% of customers buy, establish at cheap places, with a lot of people living there and dont need cars for there daily/weekly shoping! And then they top up with local brands that people is used to!
Dont compare Lidl with Aldi, its another concept and there is two Aldis in Germany, the other Aldi in USA is cald Trader Joe!
We have them in the uk I took my granddaughter shopping there last week.
That’s awesome! We really enjoyed it and seeing the different foods and snacks we haven’t seen before. I think I may have to go back for that gardening stuff though while it’s there. 🧐. Shhh…don’t tell Casey 🤣
Hey, the infamous curry ketchup is the tube with light green cap.
Perfect! Yes, we heard this was a spicy one so we will try both and look for the famous green cap!
@@CompassChronicleTravels It tastes good on noodles and fries, but it's super sweet. Have fun!
The other brands of Knoppers or Leibniz cookies are the own brands of the discounters, they just cant use the same brand name. But the products are produced at the same place, mostly in the same way. Just try them, you wont see a difference.
Nein, der Herstellungsprozess ist ein anderer. Es wird zwar im selben Werk produziert, jedoch werden die Mischungen verändert....genau gesagt wird an den Zutaten gespart.
Im direkten Vergleich ist das auch absolut schmeckbar 😊
3:48 baked fish and fish burgers.
You have to go to EDEKA an REWE! :-)
Sondey is actually a brand from Lidl, they only offer knockoffs, it’s the same in every German grocerie store, all of them have their own brands, for example edeka has gut & günstig and Rewe has ja.
Das sind keine nachgemachten Produkte, sondern Originale unter anderem Namen, niedrigem Preis und in einer anderen Verpackung.
Die Herstellerfirma (und Vertragspartner des Discounters) kann damit der echten(!) Konkurrenz entgegenwirken.
@@kpperichtig, allerdings ist dies halt nicht bei jeder „nachgemachten“ Marke gekennzeichnet, man weiß also nicht woher das genau kommt, stimmt aber natürlich, hergestellt wird es meist immernoch von den Marken, nur selten ist es aus einer eigenen Fabrik
4:35 Curry seasoned ketchup, good for chicken and bratwurst.
Sondey is the shop brand of Lidl
Funny the non food promo is the same allover Europe...we sell the same stuff right now! Weird to see this on youtube in real time:)
oh wow! Yes, we are hoping to go back the next couple of days and see if maybe there is still some of the gardening stuff left. Hoping we didn't miss the window!
7:51 candles and trash bags next to each other for when the romance goes bad.... the red candles you see on the vid are tomb-candles, so you better don't use it on a date 🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha I know! Someone else said that and we were like…WHOOPS!! 🙈🙈🙈 Such a funny little blunder we didn’t even know about 🤣🤣
in german grocery stores, the price listed is the price to be paid, no extra taxes german greetings
I would say the fresh baked section is second to none for a none high-end store.
that's wonderful! Truly, we feel like all bread here is better! The only bread we had at home that loved anywhere close to as much as the bread here, was the bread we made from scratch.
Maybe the alarm is on because he took the bread out of the window instead of the right way - just moving it to the middle gate with the spoon xD
09:30 Lidl is not known for gardening Stuff, Lidl and Aldi and Netto and so on have every week a apecial Week, u was there in the gardening Week, maybe 2 times a year there is a garden Week, Next time there will be a Bathroomweek, and so on. You can get that special Stuff only for short time.
we will have to keep an eye on the specials for sure! Hoping we are lucky and can still snag the gardening stuff. Thank you for the great info!
@@CompassChronicleTravels u can get Aldi an Lidl i think for writing an Whatsapp than u will get every week the new Prospect for there new Stuff for the next week. Or u can get the Apps from the shops on Your Phone to save Money collecting points or getting good deals, or free products, Lidl has a App.
Let's be honest, everywhere else in the world the prices are reasonable compared with the US 😉
We have both Lidl and Aldi in the UK.
I have to go to Aldi again. They have good stuff that you don't see everywhere.
yes, definitely! We think all the grocery stores have something a little different to offer so it's really fun checking them all out!
Hi
I think
Rewe and Edeka ar the best if they are bigger.
And also some "Hofladen" more in th countryside are very good .
We have been to Rewe just super briefly to grab something quick but haven't had a chance to really explore it yet and haven't tried Edeka either so we will have to do that! And yes! The Hofladen we have been to (we have one nearby) is incredible! We would love to do a video exploring just these!
Yes please try the Nordsee Fast Food chain. Its Germanys biggest own Fast Food chain
Die Fisch-Brötchen mag ich nicht. Aber die warmen Gerichte (auf Tellern und im Nordsee-Bistro zu essen) schmecken mir meistens sehr gut.