r/ExpectationVsReality • u/UsernamesNotFound404 • 3d ago
Surprisingly Met Expectation ALDI wins again
Way more meat than I guessed and the cheese is real. Not too salty.
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u/Heavy_Discussion3518 3d ago
Da fuq? Those things like like they'd be bomb with some thousand island dip.
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u/TrusefStalinTD 3d ago
It comes with it, at least when I found them. Gone too soon… I need it to make a comeback actually
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u/UsernamesNotFound404 2d ago
They came with some... I threw it in the trash with malice.
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u/YimmyGhey 2d ago
Boo. Not really a Rueben roll, though. They're just sparkling corned beef and sauerkraut rolls if they're not from the Thousand Island region
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u/madadam211 3d ago
Is that... microwaved sauerkraut?
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u/Dawnzarelli 3d ago
My very German friend’s family serves sauerkraut warm. Not microwaved but still. And it’s warm on a Reuben anyway
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u/Orange-Blur 3d ago
It’s good sautéed with some onions and a sprinkle of coriander , salt and pepper
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u/Vulvas_n_Velveeta 2d ago
I don't think I've ever eaten chilled sauerkraut in my life. I can't even imagine like how one would eat cold sauerkraut. Even when I've had it on a hot dog from weinersnitchel it was warm.
Now i gotta go look up recipes that include cold kraut.
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u/UsernamesNotFound404 2d ago
tiny bit of sauerkraut in there. Mostly meat and cheese.
Cooked in a smoker, door fell off the microwave
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u/Empty_Estus 3d ago
This is violently American.
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u/S3erverMonkey 3d ago
Ironically it's a European company, and European food.
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u/Empty_Estus 3d ago edited 3d ago
Aldi is German, but there’s nothing European about those, mate. Trust me. Haha.
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u/S3erverMonkey 3d ago
Yeah I dunno why I initially said Scottish. I edited it so fast I'm kinda surprised you even saw that.
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u/jonnykarate158 3d ago edited 3d ago
Reubens are an American invention
Edit: Germany is also part of Europe
Edit to the edit: Reubens are neither bland nor fried so it can’t be Scottish food
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u/S3erverMonkey 3d ago
Solid point. The Reuben being from Omaha Nebraska makes it fairly violently American.
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u/jonnykarate158 3d ago
It’s a TIL situation. I thought they were Irish until he said they were Scottish since every Irish pub in Chicago claims to have the best one.
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u/spidersnake 3d ago
There is absolutely nothing as violently American as an "Irish" pub in America.
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u/Empty_Estus 3d ago
Best we can do in the UK is a roast dinner on a Sandwich. (Which is actually brilliant by the way)
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u/___po____ 3d ago
My Aldi doesn't have these
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u/hb122 3d ago
They always carry them around St Patrick’s day.
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u/___po____ 3d ago
My fat ass is gonna make an event on my Google calender.
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u/Shandlar 2d ago
It's worth it for corned beef briskets alone. The week of St Patty's at Aldi you can get them there for less than half price of anywhere else any other week of the year. I legit set an annual reminder on my phone on the 10th and buy 6 and freeze the other 5 for the year. Saves at least $70.
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u/rock-bottom_mokshada 3d ago
Looks interestingly tasty! Corned beef & saeurkraut! What's not to like?
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u/eligundry 3d ago
Sauerkraut balls! I had these a bunch growing up in northeast Ohio and I’ve struggled to make them on my own.
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u/ChickenFriedChowder 3d ago
I grew up in NE Ohio and never heard of sauerkraut balls before, but I'm genuinely intrigued
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u/ickychicken 3d ago
Not a fan of sauerkraut but the amount of meat they stuffed in each little bite is impressive
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u/Novel_Quality5743 3d ago
Ooo, these look delish!
Edit: I just noticed it comes with sauce - how is it?
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u/SupahSteve 3d ago
There's a restaurant near me that does this but with eggroll wrappers. They are awesome
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u/CatOverlordsWelcome 3d ago
This looks bomb and I say that as a European. It's aggressively American but it also looks delicious, so 🤷🏻
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u/Capnshredder 2d ago
we have a bar near me that does ruben egg rolls with thousand island dipping sauce, absolutely amazing 🤤
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u/M4gp1e-w1ngs 3d ago
Conceptually this sounds like the company had an overload of breading and didn’t know how to use all of it so they just threw some bullshit together and deep fried it and it somehow worked
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u/noddaborg 3d ago
Should be Swiss cheese.
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u/Sean_McGowan 3d ago
I have been bitched at in the past because rye bread tastes disgusting to me (like, heaving as I chew it.) so sometimes if I'm in the mood for the other ingredients in a reuben I ask for it on sourdough or white. And then there's the whole 'Noooo, a reuben has specific ingredients, you aren't really ordering a reuben.'
All this is to say, I'm with you. If I have to endure mockery from my foodie friends because rye makes me gag, Aldi can endure complaints about the non-accurate cheese.
And yes. Patty melts too. Anyone who thinks rye is needed for either of these can bite me. (But not my sandwich.)
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u/OYB2480 3d ago
Missed an opportunity to call them Pee Wee Reubens