Yes the lentil crisps I buy at Aldi are now £1.19. They used to be 89p. Aldi still has brilliant prices on things though. I would never have dreamed of shopping there 15 years ago but they've stepped up their game hugely. Lidl on the other hand really haven't changed at all, although they still have some interesting stuff.
@@bunty4482 yes they will all be increasing concurrently but Iceland have been overpriced for a few years now. Branded items are going up faster than own brands, probably because they have a captive audience of zombies who refuse to try anything else - we all like a certain brand of something or other but there really are people out there who refuse to buy anything but branded items like Heinz beans, Cathedral City, Warburton's Bread, Lurpak, other things like branded yoghurts and crisps and even fish fingers. Manufacturers know they can milk them because they know they can already afford to pay more.
I came across this video by pure chance. We WERE lurpak eaters but changed because of, in my opinion, Lurpak jumping on the Covid bandwagon and blaming it for the rise in prices, when nobody else was upping prices like Lurpak were. So, I drove to the nearest Lidl and bought some Nordpak, and you are absolutely correct, no difference. Thank you for showing us all the truth 👍 Subscribed.
Cheers Stuart. Welcome to the channel and enjoy the videos. Yes it's too expensive isn't it. I've done some more food comparisons in my comparison playlist. All the best, Gareth.
Lurpak every time for me especially on nice fresh tiger bread, it’s the best, we tried the Nordpak and definitely tastes different especially on toast and crumpets. But I guess you buy what suites your budget and taste
You CAN taste the difference..... Lurpak is far tastier . I now don't buy either as they are far too expensive . Try butterlicious from Sainsburys although its still £1.25 for 250g (not so long ago it was 90p)
I get Lidl's butter called Danepark - same box as Aldi one, they do a Anchor type butter too, which is great and tastes better than anchor, for under 2 quid.
I would like to know the different names Aldi and Lidi have for their foods, I know this sounds odd but someone at work buys a particular type of sweet (their version of starburst) they get them in Aldi's and I would love to know what it would be in Lidi. That deep pan pizza Gareth buys from Aldi I would like to know whats it called in a Lidi. I hope one day they merge and make it easier for me!
I've tried Danepak a couple of times (Lidl) and I don't like the taste. I think it's significantly different from Lurpak. I prefer Sainsbury's/Tesco own brand spreadable, which is also cheaper than Lurpak, but not as much as Lidl or Aldi.
Thank you Gareth for doing this stream. As I previously mentioned I use to work for a large international Food Manufacturer based in UK. We use to produce food and supply all Supermarkets etc and our own brand was sold to all Supermarkets, but we also use to pack the same product into packaging for Supermarkets to sell. Different wrappers / packaging, but the same product. All food suppliers do this.
@@BaldFoodieGuy Gareth it is great you are showing people these items. You are doing a better job for the people of the country than Rishi the Chancellor 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁 Gareth I do love Biscuits and I have tried most brands of Custard creams and I must say I give the edge to the Aldi Custard creams. Maybe it's time for a Biscuitoff 👍🏻👍🏻😁 Keep up the good work.
@@andyharpist2938 They already do. It is a fact that Mcdonalds', for instance, their bread buns used for the children's meals have more sugar added so that kids like them better! Pretty disgraceful in my humble opinion.
Money is most likely the same to come by as it always was. It's the increase in the cost of absolutely everything that's changed 😫 The energy cost has stuffed everyone
I will say one thing..if we HATED ...old man SCROOGE...by the end of allthis,we might end up being like him!!!!JUST A NOTE FOR THE UP COMING FESTIVE SEASON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Lurpak! It's my go to butter, but after seeing this, I've got to try the Aldi Nordpak. Thanks Gareth, another great comparison, and all the best to you and your family ❤💙❤💙
Spot on Gareth, I use the Aldi Nordpak, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's a no Brainer. £5.00 for a tub of butter, Aldi win again. Keep up the good work.
I buy Tesco Buttery spread. 89p for 500g tub. Does the job perfectly for sandwiches and frying eggs etc. As you say its there to moisten the bread so its not too dry when eating. Once you add your ham or whatever and salad and sauces or chutney's its hardly noticeable. It is also really good on freshly baked baguettes from the oven and a decent frankfurter and onions.
I've always wondered about the Aldi one versus Lurpak.thanks for doing this. I'd have loved Aldi versus Tesco Butterpak as they've hiked up the price of that in the last 6 months
Hi mate, really enjoyed this one, down to earth and straightforward as usual. I love the fact that you try out and compare the things that the average person buys! not only useful but entertaining!
We’ve been buying the Nordpak for a while now. I love Aldi. You should consider doing a comparison between Nutella and Aldi’s Nutoka chocolate hazlenut spread. Loving the content.
I love the kerrygold irish butter in blocks full of omega 3s its meant to be good for you. I hope that hasnt gone up as well, do a review on that it tastes great !👍
Thanks for the videos, I see you from Spain (near Benidorm) and around here we have some Iceland supermarkets with products that are very different from what we usually have in Spain and watching your videos I feel more confident when buying some foods. Thank you very much and I will continue watching your videos even if it is with subtitles 😅😅
Thanks Garath so much your review was quite an insite I think we all can be guilty 😔 of being brand snobs on certain products as always your Channel helps us all so much Lynda x
I've done comparison with lurpak and country life. All my family prefer the creamier taste of country life. Hey each to there own. Another great video.
We used to buy the Lidl copy, Danpak. Now they've raised the price so much we use the buttermilk spread (£1.75) and it's still okay. Proper hard butter we buy from Farmfoods but it's gone from 90p a brick (last year) to £3.20 for two bricks now. Madness.
i work in the factory in caerphilly wales that makes danpak we make about 200 pallets a week if you can find it it tesco try castle dairys welsh spread . very nice
I used to buy Lurpak not anymore. I have switched to Aldi's Valley spreadable at 1.99 for 500g. Use it for butties (as BFG would say. LOL} and cooking, they taste exactly the same. The big rip-off supermarkets have now twigged that shoppers are going to the likes of Aldi and Lidl to do their weekly shop. Offering an Aldi or Lidl price match to entice them back. I can't see them offering Lurpak at over £5 a pop for £1.99!!!! Well done to BFG for being at the vanguard for the consumer. There are alternative food products out that are the same at a fraction of the cost of the fatcat rip-off supermarkets. I do enjoy your comparison videos, they are Spot On 😂
@@yips_way Spot on. They are rip-off merchents during this cost of living crisis and the consumer is paying for it. The big supermarkets won't have a better price to help the consumer in any way they see them as a cash cow, they aren't fools.
If you're a proper butter/margarine enthusiast like me you taste them alone and on food. There is a big difference when you taste it alone, the Norpak is softer, and melts into oil fairly quickly, less salty as well. The Lurpak is more firm, doesn't kept as quickly in the mouth and doesn't have a less oily feeling and much more salt. Asdas version of Lurpak is the same price as Aldis, and that one genuinely does taste almost identical, and the Asda one has that firm less oily texture to it. In this video there's only a very very small amount of each spread used, so I'd imagine that's why it's hard to tell apart, there's just not as much there to work with. Lather in a good amount and see what you think.
@@BaldFoodieGuy Good move. Why eat cooking oil and chemicals when butter is something like 2 natural ingredients. There's a load of nonsense and lies talked about food. One week you're told something's unhealthy or superior, then you're told something contradictory the next. I stopped listening yrs ago. What's really annoying is the amount of food once classed as pet food or animal feed that Michelin Starred chefs try and peddle as gourmet cuisine and how obediently people go along with it. Look into a guy called Edward Bernays and his marketing techniques and how he got people to blindly buy into pork belly when it was once called "muck meat" and only deemed only suitable for pet food.
I never buy spreadable but I will say that a knob of slightly salted Lurpak here and there in my cooking is, for me, unbeatable. I find that a 250g, £2.50ish, block of Lurpak butter lasts me well over a week. Drop a knob onto the top of pasta, add it to the frying pan before boiled rice and egg yolk, let it melt on toasted bread before spreading. Small amounts but the taste, for me, is unbeatable.
My husband used to work in a vegetable oil refinery the only difference between the Band names and the supermarket ranges was that they added a bit of colouring to the cheaper labels.
Hello mate, hope you're well. I've been buying Nordpak butter for years, it's delicious and cheap as chips. £5 for a tub of butter is madness, when you can get the same thing for a couple of quid at Aldi.
I’ve tried that Norpack a good few years ago and it wasn’t very good so it may of changed We’ve been using the new one from Lidil it’s a Cornish spreadable one and it’s better than both . £1.75 for a small tub . I know you don’t have a Lidil by you Gareth but you should try it if poss . Great info on your vids though , keep it up mate
Your right, it wasn't very nice. Try it now, I couldn't believe how good it is now. I would try Lidl but it's a bit further away so tend not to bother, but may make more of effort on your recommendation.
Nordpak is bloody lovely stuff.......I really miss St Ivel Gold, such a shame it was discontinued many years ago. Nordpak is, in my own humble opinion, the best tasting spread out there.... OK it has twice the fat of the old St Ivel product but I don't care.....I find it to be a really good substitute for the old spread that I miss dearly. No grumbles with the price either, despite it constantly going up these days. Cheers for posting 👍👍👍
Morning Gareth I had a shock of my life yesterday I all ways use crisp and dry cooking oil usually get the largest 1 it's common sense cause of the price difference 2.50p for a small a 3.50 for a large went to get some yesterday from asda had a shock of my life it's gone up to £6 a bottle how the hell can they justify that unbelievable the point am making is thats the beauty of your channel your making people think more about what there buying and how much now normally a would of just pick 1 up in the trolley and of a pop just pay with all the other stuff and didn't think any more about it but now a do thanks to your channel definitely made me a more aware of what I am buying from now on that for sure thank you
Spreads don’t get a look in my kitchen, it has to be butter only with nothing except salt added. Preferably on Sourdough bread or fresh thick sliced toast
@@annwatts9884 I put my butter in my fridge to store it for the intrim period, until I require the butter to be available for spreading. It then gets transferred into my stainless steel butter dish with its own lid, which I then place adjacent to my dining table, shielded from direct sunlight by placing it into a shaded area and creating further protection by covering it all with either a thick towel or more usually a newspaper or magazine. I keep an eye on how much butter is left in the dish and put a new block in place before it runs out. I normally keep two 250 gram blocks on stand by in my fridge and whenever I drop to just one block, I add butter to my shopping list for the next shopping trip, which will usually result in me restocking my supply before I run out totally.
@@annwatts9884 Hi Ann keep it in the fridge but divide it in to quarters , that way you can leave one quarter at room temperature , that way the block of butter keeps fresher longer. Alternatively leave it in the fridge and when you want some cut off the amount you need and soften it in the microwave (it dosent do it any arm ). Block butter only because it's natural with no additives or vegetable oils .
Thank you Andrew and Steve, im certainly going to give suggestions a try especially dividing it up so if i forget it at least not lost the whole block. I spread mine so that you can see my teeth marks when i bite lol
I get the nordpack softest and there is a difference in taste, my wife doesn't like it on toast etc and has lurpak always, me on the other hand, sandwiches etc for work, cheap 1 all the way as soon as there's fillings etc involved price alone makes it a no brainer 👍
@@annwatts9884 Ann, in the winter I store it in the cupboard, in the summer in and out of the fridge. I cut it into a small portion (in case it does spoil), and use that, and leave the rest in the fridge. Love Debra from Melbourne Australia xxx
I've been buying Lurpak and the wife has been buying Nordpak, I've ignored the Nordpak but now I'm defo gonna try it out. Looks like I might save even more money, Cheers, BFG..!
I'm a bertolli man now. Would like to see a comparison between that and the copycat olive oil spreads. I find none of the major spreads compare to butter, but the olive oil ones are as good as I've found and extra healthy too.
The moment they churn in a 1/3rd of rapeseed oil into the butter all variations in flavour are completely wiped out. You can tell a slight difference between brands of whole butter but again(despite the ads' suggestions) the moment you cook with it it clarifies and that goes out the window too.
This is one of them reviews Gareth, my favourite, another area your excel in, comparative reviews. I don’t have a particular butter I use so any change for me would be easy. I am currently using Lurpack, however; it’s going to be one of the cheaper own brands from now on considering the massive price difference and similarity in quality. Keep up this brilliant work pal saving everyone pounds and pennies, you’re a star. All the best to you and yours.
I'll go and try that as I've switched from Lupack to Bertolli Olive Oil spread with butter ... you missed a trick there though Gareth ... see what they are like on a nice bit of crispy warm toast 😋
Great comparison, 👌. You can tell the difference if you eat the butter directly, but who does that. No difference once mixed and used as intended. I think its slightly less sorted the aldi one. Tescos own brand is even closer to the lurpak imo.
My other half generally prefers anchor butter, but I have tried these brands before....don't know why but I like a more yellow butter myself. Can't beat kerrygold but I've noticed that they're selling it in 200g pks now instead of 250g, the price is still the same though so losing out not only money wise but 50g of best butter.
In the end the taste of real butter is going to depend almost exclusively on the amount of salt added during production and that's a matter of personal taste.
Thanks for the review and agree. Can you do a review on budget sausages next. I think in the below £2.50 segment the waitrose essentials are best but would love to know your opinion.
Great video. I’ve been using nordpak for years now. Mainly for mash as I make my own butter. When my butter has run out I use nordpak on toast etc. No difference to lurpak.
The Nordpack looked more like butter as it was more yellow. If an average family get through 2 tubs a month that's a saving of over £68 a year. Definitely bargain especially when they taste the same. Well done mate.
For me that's the craziest comparison yet. Often the value product is a pale imitation of the "real thing" - it's the price difference that makes it attractive enough to take the compromise. But in this case, same ingredients, same nutritional values give or take, and less than half the price. It's a complete no-brainer!
In Denmark, where Lurpak is from, then like in this case, the cheap imitation stuff has more color than the more expensive pale butter, simply because of the more (or poorer quality) oil and the coloring they add to the cheaper products, to hide it's a lower quality. Even if the ingredients seem the same on paper, then you can clearly see and taste the difference (unless something is wrong with your eyesight and taste buds), because they use ingredients of a better quality in the good stuff. So obviously you do not get the same quality, but then again, if butter is kind of indifferent to a person, then why spend more money on it. It's a bit the same with a cheap "cardboard" pizza and a genuine Italian quality, they are both made of flour and may also have the same toping, on paper that is, but the quality of the flour and topping used, will be at a total different level, just like a tomato is not just a tomato, and a potato is not just a potato, but some are of a higher quality, and so also do not taste the exact same, just like fries and chips do not taste the exact same.
Norpak is fine for the slight difference in taste. The Tesco version called Butterpak has a weird margarine taste though. I just buy the regular Tesco spreadable butter instead. Lurpak is my favourite and until fairly recently I often bought it 2 for £5
I've used Nordpak over Lurpak for nearly a year. If there was every a difference I know longer know what. Recently I needed more but couldn't get to Aldi. The Morrison''s imitation Lurpak has identical ingredients listed. Its in the freezer now so I can't compare taste but I'd be surprised if it wasn't fine for the money.
you can freeze this stuff ? , i normally get aldis utterly buttery copy as its about £2.50 a kilo but my aldi is miles away from me but if i can freeze it .......
Had walk up massive hill for butter so treated myself to lurpak after a couple of days couldn't tell different to my usual so gone back to flora buttery 3 quid for 1 kg so give a try even better value
great mate moving over to Nordpack this week as have always used Lurpak but im afraid the are ripping us off and TWO POUNDS FIFTY IS TO FAR keep em coming mate
The way prices are going people will be using mud out of the garden to use as a spread! These companies should hang their heads in shame with their crazy prices which will now never go back down. Excellent review by the way Sir 👍🏻
The whole butter/spreads prices in all supermarkets have absolutely shot through the roof lately. Would not be surprised one bit that come December Lurpak will be not far off a tenner. Crazy times.
Needs a toast test! also an idea would to have the family rate them, they do not have to be on camera, everybody will trust the results (could be edited in at the end). Also long term tests, which can also be a "revisit review" after a few weeks. Maybe have say this butter in 2 plain tubs marked A & B for a blind test, and let the family pick the favourite after a week or so -cat is out of the bag with the colour though.
Thanks Gareth, as s recent retiree I have to consider price on all things now. It is now worth doing a monthly shop in Barrow, (from Millom.) Looking at this vlog I can save the petrol costs on butter alone. Cheers 👍👍👍
when I could afford lots of butter I used to spread it on digestive biscuits lovely, though these days digestives don't taste the same. Not a fan of rapeseed seed oil, in learning, it's bad for one's body. Thanks for the comparison but I just buy the block version. And yes I used to buy that willow butter and realized after a while it's not real butter, you have to be careful of the deceit in this world.
@@peterhartley3704 I'm pretty sure when the supermarkets open up their new line of protein insects they will be reasonably priced, We could even ask the baldy foodie guy to try them out, now that would be interesting. I wonder if the powers that be will give us Spanish fly at a reasonable price. Baldy foodie guy would love that trial I am sure. ( Spanish fly is supposed to be an aphrodisiac)
Nordpak was £1.69 a couple of months ago. Even Aldi foodstuffs are going up by 20% plus increments. Food inflation is rampant, very worrying.
Yes the lentil crisps I buy at Aldi are now £1.19. They used to be 89p. Aldi still has brilliant prices on things though. I would never have dreamed of shopping there 15 years ago but they've stepped up their game hugely. Lidl on the other hand really haven't changed at all, although they still have some interesting stuff.
The filtered milk was £1.15, it’s now £1.35. Nordpak was £1.55 not long ago. Probably only a matter of time before Aldi/Lidl aren’t the cheapest!
Red Roosters gone from £1.70 to £1.99, I will say their red potatoes have reduced a little in price but overall it’s an unnerving time
@@L1RW what makes you say that ? The other stores have all experienced increases too
@@bunty4482 yes they will all be increasing concurrently but Iceland have been overpriced for a few years now. Branded items are going up faster than own brands, probably because they have a captive audience of zombies who refuse to try anything else - we all like a certain brand of something or other but there really are people out there who refuse to buy anything but branded items like Heinz beans, Cathedral City, Warburton's Bread, Lurpak, other things like branded yoghurts and crisps and even fish fingers. Manufacturers know they can milk them because they know they can already afford to pay more.
I came across this video by pure chance. We WERE lurpak eaters but changed because of, in my opinion, Lurpak jumping on the Covid bandwagon and blaming it for the rise in prices, when nobody else was upping prices like Lurpak were. So, I drove to the nearest Lidl and bought some Nordpak, and you are absolutely correct, no difference. Thank you for showing us all the truth 👍 Subscribed.
Cheers Stuart. Welcome to the channel and enjoy the videos. Yes it's too expensive isn't it. I've done some more food comparisons in my comparison playlist. All the best, Gareth.
I've been using Nordpak for ages and love it and the savings are huge 👍
Lurpak every time for me especially on nice fresh tiger bread, it’s the best, we tried the Nordpak and definitely tastes different especially on toast and crumpets. But I guess you buy what suites your budget and taste
I agree, I've tried them all, it's Lurpak all the way, just got to bite my lip at the checkout !
@@davidevans7801 Lurpak tastes far superior IMO
You CAN taste the difference..... Lurpak is far tastier . I now don't buy either as they are far too expensive . Try butterlicious from Sainsburys although its still £1.25 for 250g (not so long ago it was 90p)
@@davidevans7801 delusional
I think butter on bread for a sandwich is pretty much anything goes. The real test is thick, on toast or in mashed potatoes
yeh totally agree got to be toast or mash
I get Lidl's butter called Danepark - same box as Aldi one, they do a Anchor type butter too, which is great and tastes better than anchor, for under 2 quid.
I would like to know the different names Aldi and Lidi have for their foods, I know this sounds odd but someone at work buys a particular type of sweet (their version of starburst) they get them in Aldi's and I would love to know what it would be in Lidi. That deep pan pizza Gareth buys from Aldi I would like to know whats it called in a Lidi. I hope one day they merge and make it easier for me!
I've tried Danepak a couple of times (Lidl) and I don't like the taste. I think it's significantly different from Lurpak. I prefer Sainsbury's/Tesco own brand spreadable, which is also cheaper than Lurpak, but not as much as Lidl or Aldi.
That lidal anchor stuff is bloody lush
You mean Danpak lol
I would have liked you to have done the toast test rather. You're definitely right, the price difference is absolutely ridiculous. Dave
I agree because then you can see how much water is in the Aldi verses the Lurpak
" I left the crusts out so they don't get involved" Love it!
Thank you Gareth for doing this stream. As I previously mentioned I use to work for a large international Food Manufacturer based in UK.
We use to produce food and supply all Supermarkets etc and our own brand was sold to all Supermarkets, but we also use to pack the same product into packaging for Supermarkets to sell.
Different wrappers / packaging, but the same product.
All food suppliers do this.
Thanks for sharing!
@@BaldFoodieGuy Gareth it is great you are showing people these items.
You are doing a better job for the people of the country than Rishi the Chancellor 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁
Gareth I do love Biscuits and I have tried most brands of Custard creams and I must say I give the edge to the Aldi Custard creams.
Maybe it's time for a Biscuitoff 👍🏻👍🏻😁
Keep up the good work.
its my feeling that makers are only a micron away from using addictive ingredients nowadays. If they could Im sure they would.
@@andyharpist2938 They already do. It is a fact that Mcdonalds', for instance, their bread buns used for the children's meals have more sugar added so that kids like them better! Pretty disgraceful in my humble opinion.
I love your comparisons. Brilliant price reduction here. Cheers for all your hard work in these difficult times where money is hard to come by.
Cheers pal
Money is most likely the same to come by as it always was. It's the increase in the cost of absolutely everything that's changed 😫 The energy cost has stuffed everyone
I will say one thing..if we HATED ...old man SCROOGE...by the end of allthis,we might end up being like him!!!!JUST A NOTE FOR THE UP COMING FESTIVE SEASON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought the Aldi one my wife said it was awful so we are now back on the Lurpak😄 But we both prefer real butter and it's cheaper than Lurpak.
I actually prefer the Aldi one to Lurpack, which I find rather bland. All down to personal taste as much as price.
I love Lurpak! It's my go to butter, but after seeing this, I've got to try the Aldi Nordpak. Thanks Gareth, another great comparison, and all the best to you and your family ❤💙❤💙
My pleasure!
Try Lidl’s Danpak too it’s the same at £2
Spot on Gareth, I use the Aldi Nordpak, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's a no Brainer. £5.00 for a tub of butter, Aldi win again. Keep up the good work.
Totally agree
it deffinately doesnt taste the same.
I buy Tesco Buttery spread. 89p for 500g tub. Does the job perfectly for sandwiches and frying eggs etc. As you say its there to moisten the bread so its not too dry when eating. Once you add your ham or whatever and salad and sauces or chutney's its hardly noticeable. It is also really good on freshly baked baguettes from the oven and a decent frankfurter and onions.
thanks Trevor sounds good.
Get the Polish Franks in Tesco. They have the highest and best quality meat content. 80% pork shoulder.
Problem is that they contain palm oil and trans fats. That’s why they are cheaper.
Been using it for years....saved a packet.Good review,anything that saves people money im up for!
I've always wondered about the Aldi one versus Lurpak.thanks for doing this.
I'd have loved Aldi versus Tesco Butterpak as they've hiked up the price of that in the last 6 months
I love this video so much...even the comparisons videos...I am starting to love watching your food videos...You are my definitely number 1 CZcamsr! 😆😋
Lurpak spreadable all the way! 😆👍
Glad you like them!
My dad has nordpak as he was fed up with paying over the odds for lurpack he has never looked back
brilliant Roger
Hi mate, really enjoyed this one, down to earth and straightforward as usual. I love the fact that you try out and compare the things that the average person buys! not only useful but entertaining!
Much appreciated!
@@BaldFoodieGuy I agree. You compare everyday things that we all buy, that's why I like your channel
I’ve tried the Nordpak and it’s just as good. Great review Gareth 👍
We’ve been buying the Nordpak for a while now. I love Aldi. You should consider doing a comparison between Nutella and Aldi’s Nutoka chocolate hazlenut spread. Loving the content.
Thank you x
Annoyingly my local Aldi hasn't had Nutoka in stock for a couple of months, which is a shame as I prefer it over Nutella.
I love the kerrygold irish butter in blocks full of omega 3s its meant to be good for you. I hope that hasnt gone up as well, do a review on that it tastes great !👍
The best, it is made from grass fed cows milk so healthier.
Yeah, I think Lurpak and Kerrygold are considered the best when it comes to butter.
Thanks for the videos, I see you from Spain (near Benidorm) and around here we have some Iceland supermarkets with products that are very different from what we usually have in Spain and watching your videos I feel more confident when buying some foods.
Thank you very much and I will continue watching your videos even if it is with subtitles 😅😅
You're welcome 😊
Thanks Garath so much
your review was quite an insite I think we all can be
guilty 😔 of being brand
snobs on certain products
as always your Channel
helps us all so much
Lynda x
Loving the channel..I use Lidls version of the spreadable butter and its very similar to Lurpak
I refuse to pay £5 for Lurpak spreadable!!
thanks 😊
Lidl danepak, I think it is vastly inferior to lurpak and nordpak, I prefer aldi's taste!
I am convinced lurpak price will fall! Consumer resistance will dictate
@@johnoneill4483 Will give that a try!!
ITS MARG
I switched from Lurpak to Nordpak a couple of yrs ago, mainly because of the price. Tastes just as good to me.
I've done comparison with lurpak and country life. All my family prefer the creamier taste of country life. Hey each to there own. Another great video.
Looked at it in Aldis today, wondered what it would be like. As I trust your opinion will buy next Monday. Thanks.
We used to buy the Lidl copy, Danpak. Now they've raised the price so much we use the buttermilk spread (£1.75) and it's still okay. Proper hard butter we buy from Farmfoods but it's gone from 90p a brick (last year) to £3.20 for two bricks now. Madness.
i work in the factory in caerphilly wales that makes danpak we make about 200 pallets a week if you can find it it tesco try castle dairys welsh spread . very nice
Does your factory make spreadable butter for any other supermarkets?@@welshcpl2004
Big brands = Big prices. Since watching your vlogs I have changed to supermarket own brands Thank you Gareth.
My pleasure!
Great review again pal I hope you realise what a difference your making to families who are on a budget in these difficult times
Someone else told me this last week, and I live in East Kent. Great vid!
Thank you 👌👌
@@BaldFoodieGuy You are very welcome.
New sub, cheers for the good advice, looking at more videos now, cheers 👍👍👍
Thanks and welcome to the channel please enjoy
I used to buy Lurpak not anymore.
I have switched to Aldi's Valley spreadable at 1.99 for 500g.
Use it for butties (as BFG would say. LOL} and cooking, they taste exactly the same.
The big rip-off supermarkets have now twigged that shoppers are going to the likes of Aldi and Lidl to do their weekly shop.
Offering an Aldi or Lidl price match to entice them back. I can't see them offering Lurpak at over £5 a pop for £1.99!!!!
Well done to BFG for being at the vanguard for the consumer.
There are alternative food products out that are the same at a fraction of the cost of the fatcat rip-off supermarkets.
I do enjoy your comparison videos, they are Spot On 😂
@@yips_way Spot on. They are rip-off merchents during this cost of living crisis and the consumer is paying for it.
The big supermarkets won't have a better price to help the consumer in any way they see them as a cash cow, they aren't fools.
Fab review!!! But you can’t beat Kerry gold for me - the best butter by a million miles……😊
If you're a proper butter/margarine enthusiast like me you taste them alone and on food. There is a big difference when you taste it alone, the Norpak is softer, and melts into oil fairly quickly, less salty as well. The Lurpak is more firm, doesn't kept as quickly in the mouth and doesn't have a less oily feeling and much more salt.
Asdas version of Lurpak is the same price as Aldis, and that one genuinely does taste almost identical, and the Asda one has that firm less oily texture to it.
In this video there's only a very very small amount of each spread used, so I'd imagine that's why it's hard to tell apart, there's just not as much there to work with. Lather in a good amount and see what you think.
good one, I eat butter now
@@BaldFoodieGuy Good move. Why eat cooking oil and chemicals when butter is something like 2 natural ingredients. There's a load of nonsense and lies talked about food. One week you're told something's unhealthy or superior, then you're told something contradictory the next. I stopped listening yrs ago. What's really annoying is the amount of food once classed as pet food or animal feed that Michelin Starred chefs try and peddle as gourmet cuisine and how obediently people go along with it. Look into a guy called Edward Bernays and his marketing techniques and how he got people to blindly buy into pork belly when it was once called "muck meat" and only deemed only suitable for pet food.
christ, obi-wan, is english your third language
I never buy spreadable but I will say that a knob of slightly salted Lurpak here and there in my cooking is, for me, unbeatable. I find that a 250g, £2.50ish, block of Lurpak butter lasts me well over a week. Drop a knob onto the top of pasta, add it to the frying pan before boiled rice and egg yolk, let it melt on toasted bread before spreading. Small amounts but the taste, for me, is unbeatable.
If you buy M&S Spreadable Butter, it is All Butter without added Oil. They say it is Whipped so it will spread.
good if you can afford it
My husband used to work in a vegetable oil refinery the only difference between the Band names and the supermarket ranges was that they added a bit of colouring to the cheaper labels.
Cheers Helen
26% rapeseed oil!
I am a label snob but I have already been seduced by Aldi quality so I will give it a go, thanks
I'm intrigued as an avid Lurpack user. I'm going to get some Nordpak tomorrow to try!
Just buy pure Butter.
Tastes better and you won't use as much as the added shat won't just melt into yer toast .
Get forrad like eh marra
lol
@@delukxy leave it out for a bit
Hello mate, hope you're well.
I've been buying Nordpak butter for years, it's delicious and cheap as chips.
£5 for a tub of butter is madness, when you can get the same thing for a couple of quid at Aldi.
crazy isnt it
So glad you noted it's not proper butter!
Blooming heck what a difference, it pays to shop around, this certainly is a right butter up xx
I’ve tried that Norpack a good few years ago and it wasn’t very good so it may of changed We’ve been using the new one from Lidil it’s a Cornish spreadable one and it’s better than both . £1.75 for a small tub . I know you don’t have a Lidil by you Gareth but you should try it if poss . Great info on your vids though , keep it up mate
Cheers can't I'm sorry we don't have a lidl near me unfortunately
Your right, it wasn't very nice. Try it now, I couldn't believe how good it is now. I would try Lidl but it's a bit further away so tend not to bother, but may make more of effort on your recommendation.
@@twelfth7211 thanks for the info I’ll defo give it another go
Yes it's really nice.
Lurpak is now £6 a tub in ASDA, and they've started putting security tags on them!
Unbelievable isn't it.
Currently £3.75 for 500 grams in my local Sainsbury.. I stock up and freeze it.
Hi Garath, great review, an everyday staple, Lidl Danpak is my favorite, exactly the same but £1.98, perfect 👍
Very interesting as always. I always use Clover and noticed ALDI do a brand o clone of it . Must give it a shot.
Enjoy
Nordpak is bloody lovely stuff.......I really miss St Ivel Gold, such a shame it was discontinued many years ago.
Nordpak is, in my own humble opinion, the best tasting spread out there.... OK it has twice the fat of the old St Ivel product but I don't care.....I find it to be a really good substitute for the old spread that I miss dearly.
No grumbles with the price either, despite it constantly going up these days.
Cheers for posting 👍👍👍
You're welcome
I used to buy CLOVER until I tried ALDI's MEADOW FLOWER. Tastes just the same ....and cheaper !
Thank you so much for posting this. We also did the taste test and like you could tell no difference whatsoever. I am a Nordpack convert. 💕
Cheers Denise save a few quid.
Morning Gareth I had a shock of my life yesterday I all ways use crisp and dry cooking oil usually get the largest 1 it's common sense cause of the price difference 2.50p for a small a 3.50 for a large went to get some yesterday from asda had a shock of my life it's gone up to £6 a bottle how the hell can they justify that unbelievable the point am making is thats the beauty of your channel your making people think more about what there buying and how much now normally a would of just pick 1 up in the trolley and of a pop just pay with all the other stuff and didn't think any more about it but now a do thanks to your channel definitely made me a more aware of what I am buying from now on that for sure thank you
How much Dick Turpin wore a mask at least wow
Spreads don’t get a look in my kitchen, it has to be butter only with nothing except salt added. Preferably on Sourdough bread or fresh thick sliced toast
I would love to use the normal lurpak block all the time but its too hard to spread straight from fridge. How do you store yours please?
@@annwatts9884 I put my butter in my fridge to store it for the intrim period, until I require the butter to be available for spreading. It then gets transferred into my stainless steel butter dish with its own lid, which I then place adjacent to my dining table, shielded from direct sunlight by placing it into a shaded area and creating further protection by covering it all with either a thick towel or more usually a newspaper or magazine. I keep an eye on how much butter is left in the dish and put a new block in place before it runs out. I normally keep two 250 gram blocks on stand by in my fridge and whenever I drop to just one block, I add butter to my shopping list for the next shopping trip, which will usually result in me restocking my supply before I run out totally.
@@annwatts9884
Hi Ann keep it in the fridge but divide it in to quarters , that way you can leave one quarter at room temperature , that way the block of butter keeps fresher longer. Alternatively leave it in the fridge and when you want some cut off the amount you need and soften it in the microwave (it dosent do it any arm ).
Block butter only because it's natural with no additives or vegetable oils .
Thank you Andrew and Steve, im certainly going to give suggestions a try especially dividing it up so if i forget it at least not lost the whole block. I spread mine so that you can see my teeth marks when i bite lol
Have you tried Aldi part baked sourdough baguettes? Yum!
Norpak is the same I agree 👍
All I can say is thank you showing me the way to save on my food shop👍🏻
I always use flora light. £3 for a 1kg tub in most places. Does the job.
I get the nordpack softest and there is a difference in taste, my wife doesn't like it on toast etc and has lurpak always, me on the other hand, sandwiches etc for work, cheap 1 all the way as soon as there's fillings etc involved price alone makes it a no brainer 👍
Cheers Chris
Hi Gareth, I use butter, the real deal. I know people use margarine for spreadabality. But I won't touch margarine, very unhealthy. Cheers Debra xxx
How do you store yours so it can be spread straight away without, discolouring or melting please?
@@annwatts9884 Ann, in the winter I store it in the cupboard, in the summer in and out of the fridge. I cut it into a small portion (in case it does spoil), and use that, and leave the rest in the fridge. Love Debra from Melbourne Australia xxx
I am now a Nordpack convert thank you G, have not tasted the 2 side by side on a spoon but on bread or toast I did not notice any difference tbh.
you're welcome big savings
I've been buying Lurpak and the wife has been buying Nordpak, I've ignored the Nordpak but now I'm defo gonna try it out. Looks like I might save even more money, Cheers, BFG..!
I'm a bertolli man now. Would like to see a comparison between that and the copycat olive oil spreads.
I find none of the major spreads compare to butter, but the olive oil ones are as good as I've found and extra healthy too.
Good suggestion Ben
Problem with the cheap butter is the longer you have it the more it turns into a marge consistency. Tried most of them but end up going back to Lurpak
The moment they churn in a 1/3rd of rapeseed oil into the butter all variations in flavour are completely wiped out. You can tell a slight difference between brands of whole butter but again(despite the ads' suggestions) the moment you cook with it it clarifies and that goes out the window too.
Thank you very much. Your uploads are the tops because what you present is fun, honest, practical, and very useful.👍👍👍🙂
thanks Paul 😊
Love Lurpak. It's the best spreadable butter, but the price is so expensive these days that I'll be going for the Aldi or Lidl one now
You won't be disappointed, it's the exact same product barring a different emulsifier and slight process tweak.
Dont take notice of this butter scientist it's not the same as lurpak this guy got no taste buds
This is one of them reviews Gareth, my favourite, another area your excel in, comparative reviews. I don’t have a particular butter I use so any change for me would be easy. I am currently using Lurpack, however; it’s going to be one of the cheaper own brands from now on considering the massive price difference and similarity in quality.
Keep up this brilliant work pal saving everyone pounds and pennies, you’re a star. All the best to you and yours.
thanks John hope all Is well mate 👍
I'll go and try that as I've switched from Lupack to Bertolli Olive Oil spread with butter ... you missed a trick there though Gareth ... see what they are like on a nice bit of crispy warm toast 😋
Great comparison, 👌. You can tell the difference if you eat the butter directly, but who does that. No difference once mixed and used as intended. I think its slightly less sorted the aldi one. Tescos own brand is even closer to the lurpak imo.
My other half generally prefers anchor butter, but I have tried these brands before....don't know why but I like a more yellow butter myself. Can't beat kerrygold but I've noticed that they're selling it in 200g pks now instead of 250g, the price is still the same though so losing out not only money wise but 50g of best butter.
hi James, yes i was brought up eating anchor, tasted better when I was a kid.
@@BaldFoodieGuy I think everything did, even sausages had a better taste 😋
In the end the taste of real butter is going to depend almost exclusively on the amount of salt added during production and that's a matter of personal taste.
Nah there’s a lot of factors that determines the tastes. What the cow was fed and where the cow came from makes a big difference in taste.
Happy New year Bud ,you are very entertaining..🎉
Another great video Gareth, another win for the working man.
Thanks 👍
Wow !! What a good review ! We are Lurpak fans but are shocked at how much it’s gone up lately so are going to try the Aldi brand and give it a go 👍
Our pleasure!
Lurpy was always the go to spready butter in our house but no longer - Norpy is the future folks, a fraction of the price.
Haha..The perfect no nonsense review channel 4sure. You made me smile today Brotha!lol😁
I appreciate that thank you.
@@BaldFoodieGuy Re: Sure-thing my brotha. Blessings
Thanks for the review and agree. Can you do a review on budget sausages next. I think in the below £2.50 segment the waitrose essentials are best but would love to know your opinion.
cheers done a sausage comparison in my playlist
Real butter for me
I prefer Danpak. I can definitely taste the difference between Lurpak and Nordpak, but Danpak is honestly the same.
Is that the Lidl version?
@@jamesmiller393 yes it is lidl’s & I agree it’s bang on!
@@jamesmiller393 Yeah
Thank you Gareth great review, I used lurpack, will definitely tried norpack such a different in price. ❤👍
No worries
Great video. I’ve been using nordpak for years now. Mainly for mash as I make my own butter. When my butter has run out I use nordpak on toast etc. No difference to lurpak.
The Nordpack looked more like butter as it was more yellow. If an average family get through 2 tubs a month that's a saving of over £68 a year. Definitely bargain especially when they taste the same. Well done mate.
Nordpack tastes noyhing like Lurpack to me, it tates like cheap British butter, a bit lardy.
For me that's the craziest comparison yet. Often the value product is a pale imitation of the "real thing" - it's the price difference that makes it attractive enough to take the compromise. But in this case, same ingredients, same nutritional values give or take, and less than half the price. It's a complete no-brainer!
Cheers pal
In Denmark, where Lurpak is from, then like in this case, the cheap imitation stuff has more color than the more expensive pale butter, simply because of the more (or poorer quality) oil and the coloring they add to the cheaper products, to hide it's a lower quality. Even if the ingredients seem the same on paper, then you can clearly see and taste the difference (unless something is wrong with your eyesight and taste buds), because they use ingredients of a better quality in the good stuff. So obviously you do not get the same quality, but then again, if butter is kind of indifferent to a person, then why spend more money on it. It's a bit the same with a cheap "cardboard" pizza and a genuine Italian quality, they are both made of flour and may also have the same toping, on paper that is, but the quality of the flour and topping used, will be at a total different level, just like a tomato is not just a tomato, and a potato is not just a potato, but some are of a higher quality, and so also do not taste the exact same, just like fries and chips do not taste the exact same.
Your a good man that's why people like you it's not the content we would listen to you reading the news personality as is big as your smile 😉😉
what a lovely thing to say, you made me smile now, thank you very much 😊 😀 ☺
Great review Gareth, never use butter always have Flora have for 20yrs plus now, better for the old cholesterol for us older guys.👍
cheers Brian
Norpak is fine for the slight difference in taste. The Tesco version called Butterpak has a weird margarine taste though. I just buy the regular Tesco spreadable butter instead. Lurpak is my favourite and until fairly recently I often bought it 2 for £5
Good call Mark, I've noticed the Tesco, morrisons and Asda all have a bit less butter. 56% vs 64% the last time I checked before the pandemic.
I've used Nordpak over Lurpak for nearly a year. If there was every a difference I know longer know what. Recently I needed more but couldn't get to Aldi. The Morrison''s imitation Lurpak has identical ingredients listed. Its in the freezer now so I can't compare taste but I'd be surprised if it wasn't fine for the money.
you can freeze this stuff ? , i normally get aldis utterly buttery copy as its about £2.50 a kilo but my aldi is miles away from me but if i can freeze it .......
I have no idea why I watch these videos, but I do and really enjoy them. I don't even live in the UK!
Another great comparison vid. Gareth. No contest re. price and taste. Thanks man.
Cheers pal
You are very welcome.@@BaldFoodieGuy
Aldi proving once again that its own brand is superior
Should have been tested on crumpets IMO.
Had walk up massive hill for butter so treated myself to lurpak after a couple of days couldn't tell different to my usual so gone back to flora buttery 3 quid for 1 kg so give a try even better value
great mate moving over to Nordpack this week as have always used Lurpak but im afraid the are ripping us off and TWO POUNDS FIFTY IS TO FAR keep em coming mate
Cheers pal
The way prices are going people will be using mud out of the garden to use as a spread! These companies should hang their heads in shame with their crazy prices which will now never go back down. Excellent review by the way Sir 👍🏻
Cheers
The whole butter/spreads prices in all supermarkets have absolutely shot through the roof lately. Would not be surprised one bit that come December Lurpak will be not far off a tenner. Crazy times.
Needs a toast test! also an idea would to have the family rate them, they do not have to be on camera, everybody will trust the results (could be edited in at the end). Also long term tests, which can also be a "revisit review" after a few weeks. Maybe have say this butter in 2 plain tubs marked A & B for a blind test, and let the family pick the favourite after a week or so -cat is out of the bag with the colour though.
Thanks Gareth, as s recent retiree I have to consider price on all things now. It is now worth doing a monthly shop in Barrow, (from Millom.)
Looking at this vlog I can save the petrol costs on butter alone.
Cheers 👍👍👍
thanks 😊
no way is either of them going to be a match for proper butter!
when I could afford lots of butter I used to spread it on digestive biscuits lovely, though these days digestives don't taste the same. Not a fan of rapeseed seed oil, in learning, it's bad for one's body. Thanks for the comparison but I just buy the block version. And yes I used to buy that willow butter and realized after a while it's not real butter, you have to be careful of the deceit in this world.
Cheers pal
Talking of digestives. Aldi ones went from 31p a few months ago to 39p and now are 45p. 50% increase. It's rampant.
@@peterhartley3704 I'm pretty sure when the supermarkets open up their new line of protein insects they will be reasonably priced, We could even ask the baldy foodie guy to try them out, now that would be interesting. I wonder if the powers that be will give us Spanish fly at a reasonable price. Baldy foodie guy would love that trial I am sure. ( Spanish fly is supposed to be an aphrodisiac)
Wow, £5 for tub lurpak. I usually get the anchor when it's on offer, but not often, good reviews, Dean says hello😊😊
Hi we are new to Aldi and bought the Norpak yesterday so thank you for the video
Your welcome