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Honestly, It's Not That Spicy - Lidl Vitasia Gochujang Paste Review

7/15/2025

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It seems to be Korean season at Lidl and I'm here for it! Besides trying Shin Red Korean Instant Ramen, we picked up this squeeze pouch of Gochujang paste. 

This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Americans in Portugal
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Vitasia Korean Style Gochujang Paste

What is Gochujang?
Gochujang is a Korean fermented chili paste. It is a versatile ingredient that adds depth with its sweet-spicy, umami flavor, giving Korean flair to your cooking! 

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Vitasia Gochujang Paste | Lidl Portugal


​Vitasia Korean Style Gochujang Paste Ingredients & Nutrition Facts
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Most often you get Gochujang in a tub like this, but this squeeze pouch is actually easy to use so it's pretty convenient! 

Here you can check out the nutrition facts and ingredients in Lidl Gochujang paste which looks to be primarily water, sugar, red chili pepper, fermented soy paste, garlic, wheat. 
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Lidl Gochujang Ingredients

How to Use Gochujang Paste


I decided to use the Gochujang paste in a ground beef and vegetable stirfry mixed with some left over rice.

​It was a simple, unimpressive operation - Just bought some ground beef at Lidl as well as their frozen asian vegetable mix and cooked them up in our stainless steel pan along with the bit of leftover white rice that was hanging out in the fridge. 

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How To Use Gochujang Paste? Beef & Asian Vegetable Stirfy In-Progress

Added some generous squeezes of the Gochujang paste to the mix and tossed into a bowl. I actually didn't find it too spicy so I added a little extra swirl in my bowl. 
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Korean Gochujang Bowl - Rice, Beef, Veggies | Lidl Cook-Along

I enjoyed this little Korean culinary diversion. I think it's really fun that Lidl brings such a wide range of internationally inspired products throughout the year. So even if you can't travel, you can always travel through food. ;) 
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Order Gochujang Paste on Amazon


​More Lidl Vitasia Reviews:


​More Lidl Finds: 


​Portugal Grocery Reviews: 
  • Better than Betty Crocker? Lidl Chocolate Rainbow Cookie Mix Bake-Along
  • Americans Try Honey BBQ Wings from Lidl 
  • The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches At Lidl?!
  • Lidl Portugal Finds - June 2025 - Korean Food! 
  • Pineapple Coconut Lassi + Mango Lassi Vitasia Lidl
  • Korean Kimchi Gyoza from Lidl Portugal
  • Vitasia Chinese Dimsum Lidl Grocery Review​
  • Vitasia Frozen Chicken Wing Review - Asia Curry Flavor
  • ​Lidl Finds - July 2025
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It's not betty crocker, but i'll take it - Lidl Belbake Rainbow Chocolate Cookies Baking Mix Review

7/15/2025

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You know when you go through your pantry and realize you have had something forever and need to use it up? Yeah... well, that's what happened with this Lidl cookie mix. 
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​This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Americans in Portugal
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Belbake Rainbow Chocolate Cookies Baking Mix

In America baking aisles go on for almost an eternity with mixes for cakes, cookies, brownies, breads, and all manner of goodies. You have store brands, classics like Betty Crocker, premium baking mixes like Ghirardelli, speciality gluten free, allergen free cookie mixes and the list goes on.. 
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In Portugal it's not quite like that and local pastelarias don't generally have great cookies. I grabbed this chocolate cookie mix with (knock off) m&ms for some day when I wanted cookies but didn't have the time to bother making them from scratch. 

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Rainbow Chocolate Cookie Baking Mix | Lidl Portugal

Based on most cookies I've had here, which are usually dry probably due to over baking combined with a lack of enough fat, my expectations were not super high and that's probably why it took me so long to make them.

Belbake Rainbow CHocolate COokie Mix Ingredients, Nutrition Facts, and Baking Instructions

The preparation and baking instructions are buried at the bottom of each language's ingredient list. 

​How to bake Belbake Rainbow Chocolate Cookies:
  • Simply add 30g of butter and 1.5 soup spoons of water (lol) 
  • Bake for approximately 10 minutes at 180C or 160C for convention ovens.  
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Belbake Chocolate Cookie Mix Ingredients, Nutrition, and Baking Instructions

Lidl Rainbow Chocolate Cookies Before Baking: 

The cookie mix made a perfect quarter sheet tray of half a dozen cookies. 

I used a cookie scoop to divide the dough and rounded the dough between my palms before placing the unbaked cookie dough on a sprayed cookie sheet. 

Get Yourself a Cookie Scoop!
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Baking Cookies on Nordicware Quarter Sheet

Lidl Rainbow Chocolate Cookies After Baking: ​

About 10 minutes later I had an adorable perfect-for-two batch of 6 cookies!
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Delicious Chocolate Cookies with M&Ms | Lidl Portugal Review Blog
The Best Baking Sheets


​Belbake Rainbow Chocolate COokie Baking Mix Review:


From low expectations to elation, these cookies were actually delicious! If you're careful not to over bake them, you will have a delightfully fudgy, soft cookie with a gentle crisp where it rested against the baking sheet. The rainbow candy pieces will make you smile like a kid. :) 

We ate these so fast that I didn't even take any more pictures and I had to declare them dangerous to have on hand at all times. :p 

These are easy cookies to make and enjoy. If you see the mix at Lidl Portugal, go ahead and grab a bag! 
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More Lidl Product Reviews:

More Lidl Portugal Reviews: 

Check out these posts: 
  • Americans Try Honey BBQ Wings from Lidl 
  • The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches At Lidl?!
  • Lidl Portugal Finds - June 2025 - Korean Food! 
  • Pineapple Coconut Lassi + Mango Lassi Vitasia Lidl
  • Korean Kimchi Gyoza from Lidl Portugal
  • Vitasia Chinese Dimsum Lidl Grocery Review​
  • Vitasia Frozen Chicken Wing Review - Asia Curry Flavor
  • ​Lidl Finds - July 2025
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Lidl Mcennedy Honey BBQ Chicken Wings Review - Easy Air Fryer Cooking

7/14/2025

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As Americans, we always find it amusing when traveling abroad to see the idea the rest of the world has about American food and culture - no, we don't actually put hot dogs in our pizza crust! lolololol 

The Mcennedy American Way brand name from Lidl gives us a chuckle, but they aren't wrong that Honey BBQ wings are beloved in the States. 
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This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Expats in Portugal
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American Style Honey BBQ Chicken Wings at Lidl Portugal

McEnnedy Honey BBQ Chicken Wings Ingredients


If you'd like to see the ingredients on these frozen honey bbq chicken wings from Lidl Portugal, tap the photo below to enlarge. The ingredients list is available in 4 languages!  

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Mcennedy American Way Chicken Wings Ingredients - Honey Barbecue Flavor

How To Cook Lidl Frozen BBQ Chicken Wings


The cooking instructions for frozen chicken wings are on the back of the bag and offers instructions in 4 languages.

how to cook frozen wings in a standard oven: 
200 C for 30-35 minutes

how to deep fry wings:
160 C for approximately 5 minutes
 
how to cook wings in a pan:
12 minutes in heated oil
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Frozen Chicken Wing Cooking Instructions

How to make honey bbq wings in the air fryer

Much like the Asia Curry Frozen Chicken Wings, we opted to test out the air fryer for the Mccenedy Honey BBQ wings. 
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Put Frozen Chicken Wings In Air Fryer!

​We heated the air fryer to 200C (~400F) and began to check the chicken wings at 15 minutes, using our instant read meat thermometer to ensure a safe temperature for cooking chicken was reached (btw thats 73.9C or 165F) . 


Side Note: If you don't already have a meat thermometer,  can I just urge you to take the plunge and buy one? You only have to buy it once and it will save you from overcooking your meat and having to chew through rubber or undercooking it and needing an expensive ER visit with food poisoning. 
Get A Meat Thermometer Here! You'll Thank Me Later :)

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Cook Honey BBQ Chicken Wings In Air Fryer | Lidl Grocery Review
More Air Fryer Cooking

Lidl Mcennedy honey bbq frozen chicken wing review


Once again, like the Vitasia Curry Wings, these made for easy protein in a hurry. They cooked up well in the air fryer, getting a little crispy while maintaining some sticky glaze. 

which is better - Curry Wings or Honey BBQ Wings at Lidl?


It's a draw!

​One of us preferred the curry wings while the other preferred the bbq. You'll have to give them a try and let us know which you prefer! 


Reviewing Chicken Wings At Lidl Grocery Store In Portugal

  • Vitasia Frozen Chicken Wing Review - Asia Curry Flavor
  • Original Lidl Frozen Chicken Wings
  • Fresh Chicken Wings - Lidl Portugal
New Category: Chicken Wings

More Lidl PortuGal Reviews

Check out these posts: 
  • The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches At Lidl?!
  • Lidl Portugal Finds - June 2025 - Korean Food! 
  • Pineapple Coconut Lassi + Mango Lassi Vitasia Lidl
  • Korean Kimchi Gyoza from Lidl Portugal
  • Vitasia Chiniese Dimsum Lidl Grocery Review​
  • ​Lidl Finds - July 2025

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Lidl Portugal Grocery Finds - June 2025

7/14/2025

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This review covers products we picked up in Lidl Portugal in the month of June 2025. Some may still be on shelves, others are limited time, but don't worry - they'll probably be back next year and you'll be ready! ;) 
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See Also: ​Lidl Review Blog

lidl Korean Finds


Nongshim Shin Ramyun Red Super Spicy

First Impressions: These Korean Instant Noodles are famously spicy and we had to try them to see if they were worth the hype. 

Spoiler Alert: When they say super spicy they are not kidding... 

Full Review & Cook Along: It is SO SO SO Spicy - Would You Try It?

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Buy On Amazon US
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Can You Handle Shin Red Super Spicy Noodles?

Lidl Gochujang Paste

Korean Finds were all over Lidl in June, so it was a great opportunity to pick up a squeeze pouch of Gochujang Paste. 

First Impressions: Convenient packaging, easy way to add flavor to a simple meal like a beef and veggie bowl. 

Review & Dinner Idea using Gochujang: Stir Fry With Me Here!
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Try Gochujang Paste: US SHoppers
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Gochujang Paste at Lidl Portugal

Lidl Frozen Chicken Wings


With new access to an air fryer, chicken wings were an obvious choice to test out an air fryer! 
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Vitasia Chicken Wings - Asia Curry 


​First Impressions: Convenient way to get some protein in with an asian twist and little effort. 

Full Review and Pics: Asian Curry Frozen Chicken Wing Review

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Air Fryer for Chicken Wings
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Air Frying Asian Curry Chicken Wings

Mcennedy Chicken Wings - Honey BBQ Flavor


As Americans in Portugal, how could we not pick up the Honey BBQ wings? 

​Full Mcennedy (lol)  Honey BBQ Wing Review Here
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Available in USA: Gluten Free Plant Chicken Wings
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'American' Style Honey BBQ Wings in Portugal

Lidl Meal Ideas

Anniversary Blueberry Pancake + Mimosa Brunch


​We picked up ingredients for our 16th wedding anniversary at Lidl and enjoyed a fabulous blueberry pancake, mimosa, and more brunch! 

​Delivering all your lazy-girl brunch inspo here. 
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Order 100% Natural Maple Syrup
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Anniversary Pancake + Mimosa Brunch

Easy Air Fryer MeatloaF Dinner Idea


Special event or Monday Meatloaf? Either way, we've got balanced, simple meal ideas for you. 

​Meat Loaf Cook Along For Your Enjoyment
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Just Add Quinoa!
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Meatloaf Dinner Idea with Lidl

Gelatelli Choco COokie Ice Cream Sandwich


​These super hot 40c+ Algarve summer weather days call for ice cream treats. 

First Impressions: BUY IT WHILE YOU CAN!

Full Lidl Gelatelli Ice Cream Choco Cookie Sandwich review is waiting for your sweet tooth here. 
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Ice Cream Sandwiches Near Me
Order a Dupe In the US Here
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Best Lidl Ice Cream Sandwiches

Belbake Rainbow Chocolate Cookies Baking Mix


​If you dare turn on your oven this summer, I can recommend the Rainbow Chocolate Cookies Baking Mix from Belbake by Lidl. 

First Impressions: Perfect 6 cookie package for small households or forced self control. :p 

Fully Baked: Chocolate Cookie with M&Ms Bake Along With Pics
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Best 6 Cookie Baking Sheet
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Cookie Baking Mix at Lidl

Lidl Portugal reviews

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  • Easy Pasta Dinner with Ingredient List
  • Lidl Mango Lassi Review
  • Vitasia Dim Sum Lidl Frozen Food Review
  • Can You Get Donuts In Portugal?


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Gelatelli Choco Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Review - Could This Be The Best Ice Cream Treat At Lidl?

7/14/2025

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Summer in Algarve is hot. And I mean really hot. FYI, unless you're staying at a holiday (vacation) rental, most homes and apartments in Portugal do not have air conditioning. Even in the Algarve. 

This makes ice cream basically a necessity for your health and well being. If you're going to survive summer in Algarve you need a steady supply of cold treats. We are working on trying every Ice Cream at Lidl and other Portuguese Grocery Stores so we can help you pick the very best treats to cool you down! 
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This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Expats in Portugal


​Gelatelli Choco Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich | Lidl Portugal
Gelatelli is a brand of frozen treats sold at European grocery chain Lidl. We picked these up at Lidl in Portugal. 

There are 4 Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies in each box. 
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Gelatelli Choco COokie Ice Cream Sandwich Ingredients

The ingredients are available in at least 5 languages, including English! 
Tap the photo below to read the ingredients. 
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Gelatelli Choco Cookie Ice Cream Ingredients

Gelatelli Choco COokie Ice Cream Sandwich Nutrition Information

Americans in Portugal will notice a difference in Nutrition Information on packaging in Europe.

​Typically there is always a column showing the nutritional information for 100 grams worth of the item. Sometimes there is a second column showing the nutrition facts for a single serving of the item next to it. 

I guess the idea is to make it easy to compare how nutritious two items are to one another - 100g of ice cream sandwich vs 100g of bbq chicken wings, for example. 
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Nutrition Facts: Lidl Choco Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

A closer look at the Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich


​Judging by the Choco Cookie box, this looks to be vanilla ice cream with some tiny chocolate chips sandwiched between two chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips. 

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This Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Looks Better Than The Box!

​Do you think the cookie photo on the box is an accurate representation of the ice cream sandwich in real life? Personally, I think in real life it looks even better than on the box and that's rare for advertising!

Try a Similar Product in USA
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Stay Cool In Portugal With Ice Cream Sandwiches From Lidl Grocery Store!

At the side view, you can see that this cookie ice cream sandwich has some nice heft to it! And sure enough, there are those little chocolate specks all around. 

After taking a bite, I'd say they put forth special effort to ensure the outside has plenty of chocolate pieces whereas there are not nearly as many inside.  Nevertheless, what did we think of these cookie ice cream sandwiches?

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Gelatelli Ice Cream Sandwich | Lidl Review Blog

​Is this the best ice cream sandwich in portugal?


​I had relatively low expectations for these  ice cream sandwiches  only because novelty ice creams usually sound like a great idea, but after you eat them they are kind of ... meh. 
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So I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the Gelatelli Choco Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches! The ice cream itself was just okay, but the two chocolate cookies making the "bun" of this sweet treat sandwich were really the stars of the show! 

Good cookies are hard to come by in Portugal (American style cookies), and I actually thought these frozen cookies were legitimately good. Idk if I will lose credibility for saying that, but I stand by it! :) 
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This is the best ice cream sandwich I have had so far at Lidl and I wouldn't hesitate to grab a box if you're an ice cream sandwich kinda person. Remember, it's for your health. ;) 

​Stay cool! 
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In The US?
​Try These Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich Dupes!


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More Portugal Grocery Store Ice Cream REviews:

  • Gelatelli Pistachio Ice Cream with Pistachio Pieces in Milk Chocolate - Coming soon!
  • Continente Mini Magnifico Pistacio Framboesa Mini Ice Creams (Pistachio and Strawberry Ice Cream Coated in White CHocolate with Pistachio Pieces) - Coming soon!
  • Mucci Praline Sticks (Hazelnut) - Coming soon!
  • Mucci My Moments Vanilla Pistachio with Chocolate Swirl - Coming soon!
  • Snickers Ice Cream Bars - Coming soon!
  • Twix Ice Cream Bars - Coming soon!
  • Mangum Star Caramelo & Pipoca (Caramel and Popcorn) - Coming soon!
  • Continente Magnificos Pipoca & Caramelo (Popcorn and Caramel) - Coming soon!

More Lidl Portugal Reviews

Check out these posts: 
  • Lidl Portugal Finds - June 2025 - Korean Food! 
  • Pineapple Coconut Lassi + Mango Lassi Vitasia Lidl
  • Korean Kimchi Gyoza from Lidl Portugal
  • Vitasia Chiniese Dimsum Lidl Grocery Review​
  • ​Lidl Finds - July 2025
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Lidl Vitasia Curry chicken Wings - Worth The Hype?

7/13/2025

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In this Lidl Review we are featuring Vitasia Chicken Wings in the Asia Curry flavor. 
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This post is part of a series: June 2025 Lidl Grocery Store Finds • Expats in Portugal
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Asia Curry Chicken Wings from Vitasia - Lidl Portugal Review

​These Asia Curry Chicken Wings were purchased in Lidl Portugal in the freezer aisle. 

Vitasia Chicken Wings Ingredients - Asia Curry Flavor

The ingredients are listed in Spanish (ES) and Portuguese (PT) on the top left side of the packaging. Tap the image to read all of the ingredients. 

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Vitasia Asian Curry Chicken Wing Ingredients

How to cook Vitasia Frozen Chicken Wings


You can cook these frozen chicken wings from Lidl in at least 3 ways. The package recommends the following:
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  • Oven at 200C or 180C for convention - 30-35 minutes
  • Frying pan with oil for approximately 12 minutes
  • Deep fryer at 160C for approximately 5 minutes
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We opted to do our own thing and use the air fryer. 
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Cooking Instructions - Vitasia Chicken Wings

How to cook frozen chicken wings in the air fryer

Can you cook frozen chicken wings in the air fryer?  Of course you can! 

We just used the convection oven temperature recommendation of 180C (~350F) and started checking them after 15 minutes. 

​At that time we temped them using an instant read meat thermometer and flipped them over for a few more minutes. 

How many chicken wings fit in an air fryer?

In our air fryer, 10 wings fit comfortably at a time. 
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Chicken Wings in Air Fryer Basket

Lidl Vitasia Asian Curry Chicken WIngs Review


For an easy midweek meal or late night snack, frozen wings can be a great choice to get some protein in. Making them in the air fryer is easy and healthier than deep frying. 

Overall we thought these were good, but occasionally found 'weird bits' or broken bones which we didn't love.

​The curry flavor is nice to shake things up a bit. 10 wings is a decent amount, but not quite enough for 2 people. Maybe I could have crammed some more in, but I wanted to leave room for the air to circulate and get some color and crisp. 

Pro Tip: Cook one round of chicken wings in the air fryer, then after you plate them, toss a second round in. They'll be cooked right when you're wishing you had more! ;) 

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Asia Curry Flavored Chicken Wing Dings

More Lidl Chicken Wing Reviews:

  • Mcennedy Chicken Wings - Honey BBQ Flavor
  • Original Lidl Frozen Chicken Wings
  • Fresh Chicken Wings - Lidl Portugal

What Grocery Store Carries Vitasia Brand?

Vitasia is a brand carried by Lidl Grocery Store. Since we love asian food and asian-inspired foods, we have loads of reviews for Vitasia products primarily from Lidl Portugal.  

Check out these posts: 
  • Summer Must Have: Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches!
    Lidl Portugal Finds - June 2025 - Korean Food! 
  • Pineapple Coconut Lassi + Mango Lassi Vitasia Lidl
  • Korean Kimchi Gyoza from Lidl Portugal
  • Vitasia Chiniese Dimsum Lidl Grocery Review​

Most Recent Lidl Portugal Reviews:

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Easy Dinner Idea With Lidl Italiamo Tagliatelle + Chopped Tomatoes with Peppers & Chili

1/26/2025

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This is a quick little review of Lidl's brand Italiamo Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta and Chopped Tomatoes with Peppers and Chili. 

See Also: ​Lidl Review Blog

Nothing screams quick weeknight dinner quite like pasta and jarred sauce, but unfortunately the results are often underwhelming despite doing the job of filling the household bellies. :) 
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Italiamo Brand Tagliatelle + Chopped Tomatoes with Peppers and Chili from Lidl Portugal

With little additional effort, you may be able to elevate your easy weeknight dinner idea and if that's the case, why wouldn't you give it a shot?! 

The swap out for fresh tagliatelle pasta and a quick homemade meat sauce made all the difference over here. Fortunately in Portugal fresh pasta at grocery stores like Lidl is very affordable. This package was 85 euro cents and served 2 of us perfectly.
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Home Made Tagliatelle Ragu Recipe

Easy Tagliatelle with Meat sauce "Recipe":

Ingredients to make this at home:

Tagliatelle Pasta • Tomato Arrabbiata • Ground Beef or alternative • Tomato Paste • Olive Oil

​In a well heated frying pan primed with oil, simply fry up your ground meat with some salt and pepper. Add a squeeze of tomato paste (the tubes are the best!!) and cook it through before adding the can of chopped tomatoes. This particular can included peppers and chili which added a nice little kick. 

The fresh tagliatelle pasta needs just 3 minutes in boiling water to cook and guys, that is literally it. I did not even toss the two together, I just piled this super easy meat sauce on top of the fresh pasta, drizzled with olive oil, a little grind of crushed red pepper, a festive shake of the garlic powder and dinner was served! 
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Easy Weeknight Dinner - Tagliatelle with Meat Sauce + Colorful Salad

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But if you are wondering what goes well with fresh pasta and meat sauce, a salad I always a great choice.

Our colorful side salad was loaded with a combination of arugula, spinach, and iceberg with chopped red and green peppers, cucumbers, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, and feta cheese crumbled on top. Simply dressed with olive oil and lemon juice for a light, bright touch! 
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COST:
Tagliatelle .85 EURO
Tomate Arrabiata .99 euro
Ground Beef 2.40 euro


WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU TRY making this at home?
​DO YOU THINK it was A GOOD VALUE?


​The ingredients for this easy pasta dish were purchased at Lidl, a grocery store in Portugal. If you're looking for information on current Cost of Living in Portugal  including grocery store reviews check out these posts: ​
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Lidl Portugal Reviews:

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  • ​Cost of Donuts in Portugal
  • Grocery Store Costs in Portugal - Dim Sum 
  • Kimchi Gyoza Lidl Review
  • Trying Grocery Store Indian Mango Lassi in Portugal
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Mango Lassi + Pineapple Coconut Lassi Vitasia - Lidl Review

1/25/2025

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If you have never had a Mango Lassi before, what are you waiting for?!  Lidl is carrying ready to drink Lassis in two flavors - Mango and Pineapple-Coconut. 
Mango Lassi
Pineapple Coconut Lassi
Shown above: Vitasia Indian Style Lassi Manga + Vitasia Indian Style Lassi Piña/Ananás & Coco 

Learn Portuguese

Mango in Portuguese is manga
Pineapple in Portuguese is ananás or abacaxi. Piña is Spanish for pineapple lol.
​Coconut in Portuguese is Coco.  


​Vitasia Indian Style Lassi Ingredients and Nutrition Information

Tap an image below to enlarge it if you want to read the ingredients or nutrition information for the Mango Lassi or the Pineapple Coconut Lassi. 
When you peel back the foil lid of the lassi containers you reveal a plastic seal with an opening to drink out of! This design worked great!

To recycle this package you remove the outer cardboard layer which is the label of this product and put it in the blue recycling bin, then you can put the plastic cup along with the foil lid in the yellow recycling bin which is for plastic and metal. :) 
mango Lassi

Make it at home:

Order Fresh Mango • Fresh Coconut • Fresh Pineapple  • Yogurt • NinjaFit Personal Blender


​Vitasia Indian Style Lassi Review

We loved these Lassis! The flavor and texture were great on both, nice and creamy, and if you have never had a lassi before and don't plan to visit an Indian restaurant to order one, I think these are a solid introduction. Mango Lassi is very traditional and we did prefer it over the pineapple coconut edition. ​

Still, if you love Piña coladas you'll love the pineapple-coconut lassi too! The coconut flavor is prominent so you must love coconut to enjoy this beverage. 

Lassis are a yogurt based beverage popular in India so if you're feeling exotic why not swing by your local  Lidl and see if you can still nab one of these delights?! 
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Mango Lassi with Salmon Salad

COST: .99 EURO

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU TRY a lassi?
​DO YOU THINK THEY WERE A GOOD VALUE?


These lassi beverages were purchased at Lidl, a grocery store in Portugal. If you're looking for information on current Cost of Living in Portugal and opinions of Americans in Portugal, check out these posts: 
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Lidl Portuguese Grocery Reviews:

  • ​Cost of Donuts in Portugal
  • Grocery Store Costs in Portugal - Dim Sum 
  • Kimchi Gyoza Lidl Review
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Lidl Donut Taste Test

1/23/2025

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We've decided to try all the donuts at Lidl. We will refresh this post as new donuts become available... It's a trial, but we are willing to do it for you ;) 
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Glazed Donut .39 

Let's start with the classic glazed donut. The Glazed Donut at Lidl is called an "argola". Well, all the donuts I saw today were called argolas. Other stores call them "dots", for example. :) 
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Learn Portuguese: Argola is a Portuguese word meaning "ring". ​

Quick take on the glazed donut:  "I liked it."

How would you describe it? "Good fluffy texture, nice fried donut-y taste. The glaze wasn't too sticky. It was a good price - pretty good for a donut I think!" 

Tap here if you want to try making donuts at home
Glazed Donut as seen from the top
Glazed Donut side view with a bite taken out
I would tend to agree. To be honest there are a lot of really tasty donuts in America and during our time in Portugal not every donut has been in the game, but I think they are steadily improving. The glazed donut was fluffy and the glaze had just the right thin-shell sweet sturdiness that you're looking for. Flavorful, but not overly greasy. A nice sweet treat that you don't regret afterward! 

Sprinkle Donut .59

Sprinkle Donut seen from the top
Tap for sprinkles!
Quick take on the sprinkle donut:  "Less good (compared to the glazed), a little gummier. The donut taste wasn't as good as the glazed. Maybe the sprinkles detract, I'm not sure. Just get the glazed." 

Did you dislike it? "No."

So ​overall decent, just not as good as the glazed? "Exactly." 
Coming in at a whopping 20 euro-cents more than the plain glazed, the sprinkle donut may not be the best bang for your buck, however listen... when you want a sprinkle donut, you want a sprinkle donut. I tried the sprinkle donut first and I was like "Wow this is a good Portugal donut!"  

When I followed up with the first bite of the glazed donut I was surprised how airy it was, as you could see in the photo. The donut sprung back up whereas with the sprinkle donut it stayed squished down, hence the "gummier" description. I assumed the base donut experience would be identical on these, but actually no! 

Unfortunately I missed a cross section pic of the sprinkle donut (or "argola party" as the sign says in Portuguese lol) so this can only mean one thing: I will have to try another one and add the photo so you can see the difference ;) 
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More donuts to come. Stay tuned! ;) 

More Lidl Reviews:

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  • Chinese Style Dim Sum with Meat and Ginger Review - Vitasia Lidl​
  • Indian Lassi Yogurt Drinks at Lidl Portugal

​These Donuts were purchased at 
Lidl, a grocery store in Portugal. If you're looking for information on current Cost of Living in Portugal and opinions of Americans in Portugal, check out some of the posts above! 
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Vitasia Chinese Style Dim Sum With Meat And Ginger - Lidl Review

1/23/2025

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Lidl Review: Vitasia Chinese Style Dim Sum with Meat and Ginger

This week there were loads of interesting Asian foods in the local Lidl so we decided to try a few including this package of Dim Sum, frozen Gyoza, and Indian Lassi.
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Cooking Instructions: VITASIA CHINESE STYLE DIM SUM WITH MEAT AND GINGER

You have 3 options 
  • In a pan - cook with plenty of salted water for 4 minutes under low heat, turning them carefully. Drain and serve with the sauce of your choice. 
  • In a steamer - Steam for 5-6 minutes, drain and serve with sauce of your choice. 
  • In a frying pan - Fry the dim sum in hot oil for 1-2 minutes. Drain and serve with sauce to taste. 


​Tap the photo below for nutritional information of Lidl's Dim Sum.
Dim Sum Package
Ingredients List on Back of Dim Sum Package

Modo de PREPARAÇÃO 

  • Na panela: cozer o produto em água abundante com sal durante 4 minutos em lume brando, virando cuidadosamente. Escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.
  • Na panela a vapor: cozer o produto durante 5-6 minutos. Escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.
  • Na frigideira: fritar o produto em óleo quente durante 1-2 minutos, escorrer e servir com um molho a gosto.

​We opted to prepare them via the first method and then I wanted to fry them off a bit after they were cooked with some toasted sesame oil. I quickly aborted that mission as they were sticking to the pan I was using (whoops, forgot to let it get back up to temp first - rookie move) and proceeded to plate. 
Lidl Dim Sum  Prepared
Dim Sum from Lidl Close Up

I really wasn't sure what molho (sauce) I would want with "meat and ginger" Dim Sum, so besides the toasted sesame oil, we had a splash of soy sauce. 


What did you think of the Dim Sum we had the other night? 
"They were mediocre, I guess." 

How would you describe them?
"Soft, meaty - there was some sort of filling in there. I don't know what it was..." 

I think that about sums it up.

​No pun intended. Seriously. :p 


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Tramontina Pan
The filling was very smooth and processed and made for a lack of variety in texture imo. If you could deep fry these puppies maybe it would be better. I was impressed by how gingery they were, though.  

For us, these were a pass. They were fine, it was an easy little snack after a midweek meeting, but nothing I would seek out again. 
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VITASIA CHINESE STYLE DIM SUM WITH MEAT AND GINGER Ingredients

The Dim Sum contained 60% filling which was a combination of beef and pork meat along with onion, carrot, rosemary, garlic, nutmeg, salt, and wine. The filling also contained potato, mozzarella cheese (what?!) .6% ginger, and pepper. The other 40% was the dough made of wheat flour and water. 
​

Cost: 1.99 euro

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU TRY THESE DIM SUM?
​DO YOU THINK THEY WERE A GOOD VALUE?



​These Dim Sum were purchased at Lidl, a grocery store in Portugal. If you're looking for information on current Cost of Living in Portugal and opinions of Americans in Portugal, check out these posts: 

More Lidl Reviews:

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  • Kimchi Gyoza Grocery Store Frozen Food Review 
  • Lidl Portugal Mango Lassi Price


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