tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post3940260412850719151..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: Going nativeFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-31744671878963538082009-04-06T17:39:00.000+02:002009-04-06T17:39:00.000+02:00Hello again S. How lovely to have actually lived i...Hello again S. How lovely to have actually lived in Paris. I don't know it very well but all the time we say 'we must go to Paris more often' - and we really should.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-18911490635133015542009-04-05T15:04:00.000+02:002009-04-05T15:04:00.000+02:00I lived in Paris for a little while, and when I di...I lived in Paris for a little while, and when I didn't I went there on little trips by myself about 3 times a year for several years. I loved it and definitely miss some of the products I could buy in their stores. And yes, nothing every tasted better -- fresh meats, cheeses, breads, eggs.. I'm so glad to have stumbled across your blog. you commented on someone's that I follow. Please stop by Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085490655524570481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-70845516169176107342009-04-04T14:47:00.000+02:002009-04-04T14:47:00.000+02:00Hi Jen - np about late arrivals on this blog. It's...Hi Jen - np about late arrivals on this blog. It's just nice to see you here. As for answering comments - little and often is the answer - only my little is not everyone's version of little. I just like chatting to people on here.<BR/><BR/>Hiya Katie - you reminded me how much I like the LIDL bolognaise sauce. It is almost as good as my homemade one and in fact I sometimes (very often) cheat and French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-15455080165230761102009-04-03T15:37:00.000+02:002009-04-03T15:37:00.000+02:00Good for you that you discovered Lidl! I woudl ove...Good for you that you discovered Lidl! I woudl ove to have one close by. Or a really nice Aldi. The ones here are not at all comparable to the ones in Germany or the 'Hofer' in Austria. <BR/>Regarding the additives in UK foods - standards are much stricter in continental Europe; maybe this is why all my friends (me included) gained a few kilos when moving to the UK. It is what we call the channelMetropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-35806548403703042352009-04-02T04:03:00.000+02:002009-04-02T04:03:00.000+02:00I've left you an award on my blog!I've left you an award on my blog!marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-37512197008801995492009-04-01T21:31:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:31:00.000+02:001% lager? Ooooh,tempting. Best not, with my curren...1% lager? Ooooh,tempting. Best not, with my currently limited funds I already spend too much on bottled Czech lager from the local Co-op store. Just finished my third of the evening and aready gagging for another.If Mr FF has any going spare my address is .....Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-11569177019239985752009-04-01T21:20:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:20:00.000+02:00Oh cool! I just found your blog from This Romanti...Oh cool! I just found your blog from This Romantic Life, and I think I have about ten tabs open that I'm wanting to read on your blog now. I'm an American in Berlin. It always feels really weird shopping at Lidl, and I probably can't add much from what I've been reading everyone else say in the comments. Except spaghetti sauce. I can't get over how cheap it is and still containing so few Katie @ makingthishome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720106984004009369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-28595415974552119192009-04-01T21:14:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:14:00.000+02:00FF,my dear friend, why am i coming on so late to c...FF,my dear friend, why am i coming on so late to comment on people's posts. <BR/><BR/>Have been meaning to go to a Lidell, there are a few nearby. I think they[re doing very well now what with this credit munch thing and that.<BR/><BR/>42 comments! How do you answer them all? <BR/><BR/>hope you are well. xxxxxJennysmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176560381292594341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-17804716909701361062009-04-01T18:00:00.000+02:002009-04-01T18:00:00.000+02:00Arija - it seems that stuck here in the French cou...Arija - it seems that stuck here in the French countryside we are amazingly poorly served in terms of farmers' markets. I wouldn't mind but every other person round here is a farmer but they don't really do direct sales.<BR/><BR/>Lew - hi there; we also do an online expat shop every few months and I buy lots of things in bulk, namely tea bags and chinese spices. <BR/><BR/>Phil - glad you got French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-17193241548349640872009-04-01T16:26:00.000+02:002009-04-01T16:26:00.000+02:00I have been to Lidl. Well actually I first ended u...I have been to Lidl. Well actually I first ended up at Aldi thinking that it was Lidl. Doh! Or is that ach doh! Any strasse up, undaunted, I got out my free bus pass and headed north of the city to the nearest Lidl. Yep there are some bargains there. If I lived closer I would endeavour to visit them more. I was pleased with my purchases today. I got a pack of pastrami slices for 99p and eight Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-16444620571222845352009-04-01T15:56:00.000+02:002009-04-01T15:56:00.000+02:00It is funny that we hold on so tightly to old habi...It is funny that we hold on so tightly to old habits and tastes. Kellogs still works for me (Lidl has not expanded to our corner of the USA). My wife checks out a lot of online food sites, so we have been enjoying an expanded set of foods and spices the last few years.Lewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697266305154485433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-9608459453105080182009-04-01T14:33:00.000+02:002009-04-01T14:33:00.000+02:00My daughter gave me a little book that decodes all...My daughter gave me a little book that decodes allthose numbers on the ingredients list. Since then, like Hillaire Belloc's Sara Bing, I steer clear of any lable with numbers.<BR/>I hardly buy anything in the supermarket these days, it is either home grown, from the local farmers' market or from a Greek grocer in a huge shed where you can get restaurant quantities of flour, sugar or anything elseArijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-53575026992197099162009-04-01T12:05:00.000+02:002009-04-01T12:05:00.000+02:00TAF - now now :)Blu - ooo - perhaps you could poin...TAF - now now :)<BR/><BR/>Blu - ooo - perhaps you could point me in new Lidl directions<BR/><BR/>Stone - I bet you get all the first class stuff in Lidl's native land and all the seconds come to France(or maybe to Moannie's shop in Kent)<BR/><BR/>ASD - yes, that is the downside - the lack of tills and sometimes I do have to wait in line for longer than in most other supermarkets. If I were in theFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-19911446301377613592009-04-01T11:46:00.000+02:002009-04-01T11:46:00.000+02:00Ich muss dorthin gehen!Look at me, Mr Foodie and g...Ich muss dorthin gehen!<BR/><BR/>Look at me, Mr Foodie and game for a giggle and I haven't been to Lidl. Today is the day. I will report back later this afternoon.Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-42440302631336954522009-04-01T11:43:00.000+02:002009-04-01T11:43:00.000+02:00Thanks for letting me know about Arija's link. Hav...Thanks for letting me know about Arija's link. Have fixed it now ....david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-51263068489026882562009-04-01T07:18:00.000+02:002009-04-01T07:18:00.000+02:00Hello FF, never heard of Lidl but good for you, ex...Hello FF, never heard of Lidl but good for you, experimenting. I used to bring suitcase loads of my fave food back here but soon got fed up with that. I always loved and ate kellogs bran flakes in the UK, Vanni made me buy Tesco's own brand once, false economy coz I think the box would have been tastier and they went in the bin yuck. hugs, Kathy.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560097220928952579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-31347234503041720622009-04-01T05:45:00.000+02:002009-04-01T05:45:00.000+02:00I buy honey from local manufacturer (by this i mea...I buy honey from local manufacturer (by this i mean manufactured in my <I>city</I>). I always experienced a a good value for money.<BR/><BR/>In India, most of us buy vegetables from smaller stores, since such stores have small inventory and good inventory control which keeps the vegetables fresh.Malloc Internalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871980063385252995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-29102254118954690622009-04-01T00:09:00.000+02:002009-04-01T00:09:00.000+02:00Good heavens, I simply can't believe that you woul...Good heavens, I simply can't believe that you would degrade yourself in such a thoroughgoing manner. In the Thames Valley, it is Waitrose or nothing and this evening on Channel Four, a brazen woman presented an hour-long programme about penises. During the discourse, she revealed that Durex Silky Menthol Lube is now available at all branches. Some people might be grateful for this information.Mrs Pouncerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750280825519545045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-18424065545562031892009-03-31T23:32:00.000+02:002009-03-31T23:32:00.000+02:00I bet that's a hard thing to get used to. I know ...I bet that's a hard thing to get used to. I know just moving from Utah to Massachusetts I had to rethink my shopping. Most of the brands I was used to buying for 2o years were suddenly nowhere to be found. I can't imagine the shocking change you'd find when you switch countries!nikkicrumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127473424859610429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-5122308390112550512009-03-31T22:55:00.000+02:002009-03-31T22:55:00.000+02:00I've heard great stuff about Lidl but there isn't ...I've heard great stuff about Lidl but there isn't one near us.<BR/><BR/>Great on your latest score I'm sure you fully merited.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW -I'm ashamed to admit that I only discovered about Ada L vry recently.Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-6854814739989071072009-03-31T22:26:00.000+02:002009-03-31T22:26:00.000+02:00Hi, I've been to Lidl once but there is only one t...Hi, I've been to Lidl once but there is only one till open and the queue was so long and the trolleys were full of stuff. I gave up and I went to vintage clothing shop next door instead!! When it comes to shopping, I don't like supermarket, I prefer traditional market in the open air or like the one in Kensington (London) or Stroud (near Gloucester), they sell the best food and vegetable! No A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-33153945623106420582009-03-31T21:30:00.000+02:002009-03-31T21:30:00.000+02:00**ah, from the horse's mouth it's good to know tha...**ah, from the horse's mouth it's good to know that the Lidl veg is organic.**<BR/><BR/>Careful! The foods have to be labeled *organic* (or 'biologisch' in German) - if they don't have said label, they're not (necessarily) organic.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Lidl has a fantastic black chocolate...and (here in Germany at least) Dallmayer coffee pads...they're the best in my book :-)Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301234318248590991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-64982449540900120262009-03-31T21:10:00.000+02:002009-03-31T21:10:00.000+02:00French Fancy.....what has taken you so long..I dis...French Fancy.....what has taken you so long..I discovered Lidl many years back in Dorset, we had very few stores to shop for food. So when Lidl arrived in a nearby town I couldnt wait to try it out!<BR/><BR/>It has become a major supplier for various foods and booze in this house.Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-30415374830126935472009-03-31T20:14:00.000+02:002009-03-31T20:14:00.000+02:00Stale veg and sweat? Yummilicious!Stale veg and sweat? Yummilicious!The Accidental Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970315855759659754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-46422091252444084142009-03-31T19:24:00.000+02:002009-03-31T19:24:00.000+02:00RTBC - I used to love dear Linda - what a shame, e...RTBC - I used to love dear Linda - what a shame, eh. No fear of any Pocohantas's in our neck of the bois - although I have to say it, the customers in Lidl that make me cringe are the British - you wouldn't believe how much some of them stand out by shouting at each other or bickering in public.<BR/><BR/>Lane - busy female writers with a family never need explain about any shortcuts to make the French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com