{
  "rubric": "Quality · Price · Lidl",
  "page": "https://orbstudio.org/quality",
  "about": "Hands-on checks of everyday Lidl basket products in Hamburg (potatoes, onions, bread, pelmeni, butter, milk) by Orb Studio author Serghei Farima, Google Maps Local Guide level 7: best-before date, batch number, real producer from the EU oval code, cut photos, taste test, public customer reviews with links, price from a real receipt. Personal observation, not a lab test.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Serghei Farima",
    "google_maps_local_guide_level": 7,
    "profile": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/100791061408284352186"
  },
  "basket": [
    "potatoes",
    "onions",
    "bread",
    "pelmeni",
    "butter",
    "milk"
  ],
  "issues": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "date": "2026-11-01",
      "product": "pelmeni",
      "brand": "DOVGAN",
      "name": "Taschki Pelmeni",
      "size_g": 1000,
      "store": "Lidl, Hamburg",
      "best_before": "2027-09-25",
      "batch": "26395",
      "producer_country": "LV",
      "eu_oval_code": "LV A003563 EK",
      "distributor": "DOVGAN GmbH, Zinkhüttenweg 6, 22113 Hamburg",
      "score": 3.5,
      "scores": {
        "shelf_life_packaging": 5,
        "dough": 4,
        "taste_author": 4.5,
        "filling_cut": 2.5,
        "filling_online_reviews": 1.5,
        "consistency": 2,
        "price": 4
      },
      "cut": "Cooked through, no pink; dough did not burst; no gristle, cartilage or bone visible. Filling very fine and uniform, almost paste-like, pale, with air pockets; filling is about a third of the dumpling.",
      "taste": {
        "ru": "Попробовал со сметаной и немножко уксуса — очень приятный вкус, очень вкусно получилось. Судя по всему, качество зависит от партии, поэтому за каждой партией нужно следить.",
        "en": "Tried with sour cream and a little vinegar — very pleasant taste, turned out very tasty. Quality seems to depend on the batch, so each batch should be tracked."
      },
      "online_reviews": {
        "summary": "Main complaint on Trustpilot and Supermarktcheck: fatty, sinewy, 'slimy' filling, 'used to be better'; mydealz users report quality varying between batches after a production change.",
        "sources": [
          "https://nl-be.trustpilot.com/review/www.dovgan.de",
          "https://www.supermarktcheck.de/product/56639-dovgan-taschki-pelmeni",
          "https://www.mydealz.de/deals/kaufland-dovgan-taschki-pelmeni-teigtaschen-2502743"
        ]
      },
      "verdict": "Batch 26395 is a good one: cooked through, no slime or gristle, tasty with sour cream. Small, fine filling. Online complaints likely concern other batches; quality varies, so Orb Studio records each batch separately.",
      "supply_chain": [
        {
          "step": "Factory in Latvia",
          "status": "confirmed by EU oval code LV A003563 EK; exact plant not yet confirmed (candidate: Maag Latvija / Rīgas Miesnieks, Jelgava — hypothesis)"
        },
        {
          "step": "Frozen transport −18 °C",
          "status": "typical route, not tracked"
        },
        {
          "step": "DOVGAN GmbH, Hamburg",
          "status": "on the pack (distributor)"
        },
        {
          "step": "Lidl distribution centre → shelf",
          "status": "typical"
        }
      ],
      "photos": [
        "https://orbstudio.org/media/pelmeni-cut-section.jpg",
        "https://orbstudio.org/media/pelmeni-cut-filling.jpg"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "queue": [
    "potatoes",
    "onions",
    "bread",
    "butter",
    "milk"
  ],
  "note": "Product checks by the Orb Studio author. Mention batch number and date; quality can differ between batches.",
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      "url": "/go/starlink?from=api-quality",
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  }
}