Oh for the love of Lidl!

Just like other supermarkets which vary in quality, who here has visited multiple Lidls? Was there a vast difference between shops? Where are the most loved Lidl's located?

I've only been to one - in Pembroke Dock where I used to live in Wales. The local Lidl down here in Cornwall (Hayle) has been closed for refurbishment but reopened about 30 minutes ago!! I didn't want to be the saddest person ever by queuing up for the big opening, but I do admit that I'm kind of excited! 

But other than buying those chocolate covered, marshmallow-filled half domes resting on a wafer, I just don't find much of interest.

LOL!  you mean teacakes?! 

LOL!  you mean teacakes?! 

Noooooo! There's no jam in these puppies. I don't buy them often as I eat them*! 

*all in two days

Teacakes don't have jam.


Vicky

Really? The Sainsbury's teacakes I bought a long time ago contain a dab of strawberry jam.

Huh. I may have to try those again.

Really? The Sainsbury's teacakes I bought a long time ago contain a dab of strawberry jam.

Huh. I may have to try those again.

Buy Tunnocks.  They're in a yellow box and they're wrapped in red foil.  No jam.  I know which ones you mean though because the husband tried to buy the jam ones the other day because they were cheaper.

Teacakes don't have jam.

Not the bread variety, no.  But a chocolate teacake has a dab of jam, or "monkey blood" as we called it at school.

But a chocolate teacake has a dab of jam, or "monkey blood" as we called it at school.

Not in Scotland!

Not in Scotland!

I was JUST going to post that the other day a girl in my office brought teacakes for her birthday and they had jam in them!!

Tunnocks are the 'official'    teacake that other teacake makers usually copy, and Tunnock's dont have jam in them. 

Never seen one with jam, but i suppose it's not outwith the realm of possibility.... I only eat Tunnocks!  It would be unpatriotic to do otherwise!    

We just had pizza using the pizza kit Lidl sell. It's not too bad... had anyone else tried it? The dough is on baking paper so you just unroll it, pop the sauce (included) on, and top with what you want. It's a bit salty but that may be because some of our toppings were, too.

I think the ones I purchased a long time ago were Sainsbury's brand. But they were chocolate covered teacakes and they did contain jam.

I don't recall ever seeing the non choccy kind. Are Tunnocks bready or chocolatey?

I dont know what you mean by 'bready'?

Tunnocks tea-cakes are a moist-ish wafer, with a dome of marshmallow, covered in chocolate.   The jam addition sounds rather nice to me, but i've never had a teacake that had jam in it.

I dont know what you mean by 'bready'?

I think (although I could be wrong) that she means the kind of tea cake that you normally get toasted. Sort of like a flatter English muffin with raisins in it? Delish with lots of melty butter. But definitely no chocolate or jam.

Not the bread variety, no.  But a chocolate teacake has a dab of jam, or "monkey blood" as we called it at school.

I was just referring to the bread varieties. I thought the definition of a tea cake was just a dome covered in choccy. How wrong I was!