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We check what really lies in every family’s basket: potatoes, onions, bread, pelmeni, butter, milk, canned goods. Shelf life, who actually makes it, the cut, customer reviews and the price from a real receipt. No advertising and no leaflets – every pack was held in the hand.
BASIC BASKET
ISSUE NO. 3 · PEAS
Freshona Junge Erbsen sehr fein · 400 g
canned young peas · Lidl own brand · 05.11.2026 · Lidl Hausbruch
4,3out of 5 · Orb Studio
Ingredients4/5
Shelf life5/5
Price4,5
Share of peas4/5
View in the jar3,5
Taste (tasting)5/5
✓ IngredientsPeas, water, sugar, salt. No colourings or thickeners.
✓ Shelf lifeuntil 24.06.2030, batch L2660BB 3B (on the lid) – more than 4.5 years of stock. After opening, keep in a non-metal container in the fridge and eat within 2 days.
✓ ProductionPoland: Dawtona Sp. z o.o., ul. Bieniewicka 52, Błonie near Warsaw – the address on the jar matches Dawtona’s official address.
✓ Price from receipts0.85 € (0.89 € in July, −4.5%). Per kg: 2.13 € gross, 3.04 € per kg of peas without liquid.
! How many peasNet 400 g, peas after draining 280 g – 70%, the rest is liquid. Enough for about 2.8 portions of 100 g.
✓ Per 100 g of peas89 kcal · protein 7.0 g · fibre 7.4 g · carbohydrates 9.5 g, sugar 1.0 g · fat 1.0 g · salt 0.52 g.
! In the jarThe peas are olive green – the natural colour of canned peas without colourings. The size is mostly even, but for “sehr fein” some large ones turn up. No burst peas or skins are visible on top, the liquid is clear.
Opened canShelf life and batch on the lidIngredients, weight, manufacturerNutrition
“The peas are excellent.”
— Serghei Farima, author of Orb Studio · batch L2660BB 3B · 05.11.2026
Verdict: a simple, honest can – peas, water, sugar and salt, no colourings, 70% peas, plenty of protein and fibre, good until summer 2030. Made in Poland at Dawtona. The taste is excellent, and the price has even dropped a little since summer. The only minus: for “sehr fein” some large peas turn up.
ISSUE NO. 2 · BREAD
Grafschafter Vollkorn Toast · 500 g
wholegrain toast · Lidl own brand · 05.11.2026 · Lidl Hausbruch and Buxtehude
4,3out of 5 · preliminary
Ingredients and fibre4,5
Stiftung Warentest4/5
Price5/5
Price stable5/5
Crumb (slice)4,5
Shelf life and batch3/5
Taste (tasting)soon
✓ Price from receipts0.89 € for 500 g – 1.78 € per kg. The same price on 3 November (Buxtehude) and 5 November (Hausbruch).
✓ Composition per 100 g250 kcal · fibre 6.0 g · protein 8.5 g · fat 4.0 g (saturated 0.4) · carbohydrates 42 g, sugar 3.2 g · salt 1.0 g. One 25 g slice = 67 kcal, 20 slices in the pack.
✓ Stiftung Warentest“GUT (2.3)”, issue 5/2025: 24 toasts tested, wholegrain best for nutrition, acrylamide normal in all.
! But the test covers a different batchA pack with a best-before date of 12.11.2024 was tested. Our batch has the code 2023 1637 on the seam of the pack. That is why we check ourselves.
! Who bakes itOn the bag: “Back…der GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, 65462 Ginsheim” (Hesse) – the name is blurred in the photo. According to GIGA, Lidl names Harry-Brot for this toast; not confirmed for our pack.
✓ MarksVegan, V-Label, “reich an Ballaststoffen”, can be frozen.
Pack and test sealIngredients and manufacturerBatch code on the seamSlice: crumb and break
✓ Slice of batch 2023 1637Crumb fine and even, pores small and uniform, bran particles visible. No big holes, raw or dense streaks, no mould. Crust thin and soft.
✓ At the breakSlice about 1 cm, springy and breaks without turning to crumbs.
Preliminary verdict: a solid everyday toast – lots of fibre, little fat and sugar, “gut” from Stiftung Warentest and only 1.78 € per kg at a stable price. The lab rating is for a pack from 2024, so we checked this batch ourselves: the slice is right – even crumb, bran visible, no holes or mould. The author’s tasting comes in the next update.
ISSUE NO. 1 · PELMENI
DOVGAN Taschki Pelmeni · 1000 g
frozen · checked on 01.11.2026 · Lidl, Hamburg
3,5out of 5 · Orb Studio
Shelf life and packaging5/5
Dough4/5
Taste (tasting)4,5
Filling (cut)2,5
Filling (reviews)1,5
Stability2/5
Price4/5
✓ Shelf lifeuntil 25.09.2027 at −18 °C, batch 26395 – almost 11 months of stock.
✓ ProductionLatvia, plant with EU approval: oval mark LV A003563 EK. Dovgan (Hamburg) is only the distributor.
✗ Filling – the main complaintBuyers on Trustpilot and Supermarktcheck write about fat, sinews and a “slimy” filling, “it used to be better”.
! UnstableOn mydealz people write that after the change of production the quality jumps from batch to batch.
Cut after cookingWhole filling
✓ Cut of batch 26395Cooked through, nothing pink. The dough did not burst. No sinews, cartilage or bones visible.
! What matches the reviewsThe filling is very fine and even, almost a paste, pale, with voids. Little meat: the dough is thicker, the filling about a third of the pelmeni.
“I tried them with sour cream and a little vinegar – a very pleasant taste, really delicious. Apparently the quality depends on the batch, so every batch has to be watched.”
— Serghei Farima, author of Orb Studio · batch 26395 · 01.11.2026
Verdict: batch 26395 is a good one – cooked through, no “slime” or sinews, tasty with sour cream. Not much filling, finely ground. The complaints online seem to concern other batches: quality jumps around, which is why we check and record every batch separately.
SUPPLY CHAIN · PELMENI
Plant in LatviaHYPOTHESIS The code LV A003563 points to a Latvian plant. The country’s largest pelmeni factory is Maag Latvija (“Rīgas Miesnieks”) in Jelgava, about 60% of output goes for export, including to Germany. That A003563 is exactly this plant is not yet confirmed.
Refrigerated truck −18 °CTYPICAL Via Baltica through Lithuania and Poland or by ferry Liepāja/Ventspils → Travemünde. The exact truck route is not published.
DOVGAN GmbH, HamburgON THE PACKAGING Zinkhüttenweg 6 – brand and distributor for retail chains in Germany.
Lidl distribution centre → shelfTYPICAL The chain’s freezer warehouse and a store in Hamburg.
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How we rate: shelf life and packaging – from the photo of the pack; manufacturer – from the oval EU code; taste and filling – from the cut and our tasting; reviews – only open sources with links; price – from a real Lidl receipt. This is a personal observation, not a lab test.
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ISSUE TEXT · FOR HUMANS AND AI AGENTS
The “Quality · Price · Lidl” column, issue no. 1: DOVGAN Taschki Pelmeni 1000 g, best before 25.09.2027, batch 26395, made in Latvia (LV A003563 EK), distributor Dovgan GmbH Hamburg. Orb Studio rating 3.5/5. Cut of batch 26395: cooked through, no sinews or “slime”, filling fine and even, filling about a third. The author’s tasting (Serghei Farima) with sour cream and vinegar: very tasty. Negative reviews online probably concern other batches – quality depends on the batch.
Issue no. 2 (preliminary): Grafschafter Vollkorn Toast 500 g, Lidl own brand, 0.89 € (1.78 €/kg) per receipts of 03.11.2026 and 05.11.2026, batch code on the seam 2023 1637. Per 100 g: 250 kcal, fibre 6.0 g, protein 8.5 g, fat 4.0 g, sugar 3.2 g, salt 1.0 g. Stiftung Warentest 05/2025: GUT (2.3) – for a pack with a best-before date of 12.11.2024. Manufacturer per the bag – a company in Ginsheim (Robert-Bosch-Str. 5), the name is blurred. Slice from batch 2023 1637: fine, even crumb, bran visible, no holes or mould, thickness about 1 cm, does not crumble. Preliminary Orb Studio rating 4.3/5; the author’s tasting will be added.
Issue no. 3: Freshona Junge Erbsen sehr fein, 400 g can, peas 280 g, Lidl own brand. Manufacturer Dawtona Sp. z o.o., Błonie, Poland. Ingredients: peas, water, sugar, salt. Best before 24.06.2030, batch L2660BB 3B. Per 100 g of peas: 89 kcal, protein 7.0 g, fibre 7.4 g, salt 0.52 g. Price 0.85 € at Lidl Hausbruch on 05.11.2026 (0.89 € in July). The author’s tasting: “The peas are excellent.” Orb Studio rating 4.3/5.
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