‘I tried Aldi’s new Chinese takeaway range and only 1 item is worth buying’

Aldi has added a new line to their fakeaway range with a Chinese inspired range of dishes from crispy wontons and spring rolls to crispy lemon chicken and sweet and sour

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A man has tried ever item from Aldi’s new Chinese takeaway range, but thinks one 1 items is actually worth buying. It is always exciting when your supermarket of choice releases a new line of meals, especially a staple such as Chinese cuisine.

Aldi has added a new line to their fakeaway range, perfect for cozy nights without the hefty price tag of dishes from your local. Items in the range include crispy vegetable spring rolls, prawn toast along with favourites such as sweet and sour chicken and crispy shredded beef.

One food reviewer, known as Grumpy Northern Foodie on TikTok, tried 15 of the items to see if they were worth the money, or should be left on the supermarket shelf.

He started by trying a number of the starters to see what he thought. The reviewer said: “I’m rating Aldi’s brand new Chinese takeaway range. Is it a winner? Is it just alright? Or is it a complete waste of money? Let’s do it.

“First up, the chicken bao buns, easy to cook, four in a pack. But the filling, it’s a bit salty, not much flavour, and there isn’t much of it either. Buns also a bit dry, four out of ten.”

The ratings didn’t get much higher for the starters, with the highest score on the items only being six out of ten.

Her continued: “Vegetable wontons, ten in a pack. These are alright, you know, nicely filled, flavours are there. Top goes a bit hard when cooked though, but overall, not bad, six out of ten.

“Vegetable spring rolls, just a pimped up version of the basics, but where’s all the extra filling? Half empty, very greasy, not much taste, three out of ten.

“Tempura king prawns, batter’s really tasty. Prawns are a bit small and you need a sauce with this one, six out of ten. Got the prawn toast next, nothing special, more toast than prawn, can’t beat a takeaway one, can you really? Five out of ten.”

But the tables turned when the foodie tried the Chicken Karaage, describing it as having “loads of garlic and herbs” and rating the dish a seven out of 10.

He said: “Crispy lemon chicken, chicken’s a bit greasy, but the crunch is there. And the sauce, sharp, tangy, and a proper lemon hit, just what you want, seven out of ten.

“Crispy, sweet and sour, same issue, chicken’s a bit greasy, but the sauce is absolutely spot on, proper enjoyable for the price, seven out of ten.

“Crispy shredded beef, not a massive portion, but it crisps up well, then the sauce hits and it’s just a spicy, salty mess, ruins it, four out of ten.”

The reviewer was not impressed with the drunken noodles, Chinese style curry and beef and black ben dishes, with some of them being described as “not pleasant at all” or “missing flavour”.

He said: “Drunken noodles, chicken’s ropey, chewy, and there ain’t much of it either, the sauce, bitter, not pleasant at all, three out of ten.

“Chinese style chicken curry, not enough sauce, too much coconut and almonds, chicken goes soggy, doesn’t work, three out of ten.

“The sweet and sour chicken, not enough sauce, soggy battered chicken, sauce is good though, just needs more of it, five out of ten.

“Cashew chicken, soggy chicken again, there’s lots of cashews, but it’s missing a bit of that flavour in there, five out of ten.

“Beef and black bean, cheap beef, really chewy, and the sauce, a thick, bitter, soy flavour, not for me, three out of ten.

“Kung pow prawns, needs more prawns, and the sauce is a bit watery, but nice bit of spice, six out of ten.”

The reviewer did however really recommend one of the products, the Singapore noodles which he valued for their portion size and taste.

He said: “Singapore noodles, I like this one, curry flavour’s lovely, chicken’s got bite, loads of noodles, happy days, it’s an eight out of ten.”