{"id":172,"date":"2023-09-06T00:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/09\/06\/aldi-deutsche-kuche-artichoke-cheese-strudel-review\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T00:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:48:39","slug":"aldi-deutsche-kuche-artichoke-cheese-strudel-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/06\/aldi-deutsche-kuche-artichoke-cheese-strudel-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi Artichoke & Cheese Strudel (Deutsche K\u00fcche) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Aldi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Author\u2019s note: I have no affiliation with Aldi<\/a>, and I wasn\u2019t compensated in any way for this review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snazzy with a chance of artichokes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I almost didn\u2019t buy this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was standing in Aldi, with a cart full of \u201cGerman Week\u201d products, and wondering if I should bother with another<\/em> mystery frozen item. Somehow, the scales of fate tipped in the favor of this Artichoke & Cheese Strudel, and it came home with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m glad it did. This is a surprisingly \u201cnice\u201d pastry, for the price. It cooked up quickly and easily, and emerged from the oven looking super-duper<\/em> snazzy. The crust is tender, flakey, and just the right combo of crisp and soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However<\/em>, I can\u2019t seem to locate much evidence of \u201cartichokes\u201d or \u201ccheese,\u201d exactly. I did find some shy little potato lumps. And, with some diligence, I excavated a sprinkling of small, nearly colorless fragments of soft artichoke bits. But, just enough to make me wistful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happily, there\u2019s a lovely b\u00e9chamel<\/a> cream sauce, which I assume is also where the \u201ccheese\u201d must be hidden. But yeah. I would describe this as a \u201cpotato and cream\u201d strudel more than an \u201cartichoke and cheese\u201d strudel. Just sayin\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Hand<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anyway. You get one<\/em> long, flat, raw, frozen strudel in a long, flat, narrow box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Raw<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oddly, the lonely strudel is not wrapped or sealed in any way. It just slides out of the box unwrapped, but miraculously unscathed by the ravages of trans-national shipment and multiple freezer locations. Fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Side<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an almost shockingly flat pastry when raw, but it puffs up after baking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Baked<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s right. Gaze upon its baked splendor. So snazzy<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m wildly impressed by how attractive these pastries look after baking. This doesn\u2019t look like budget frozen food \u2014 it looks like something artisanal and hand-made. Plus, it\u2019s so dang cronchy and fresh, right outta the oven! Mmmm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Inside<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m less impressed by how the filling<\/em> looks. If you compare this to the photo on the front of the box, there is little resemblance. The artichoke bits are few and far between. Mostly there is just colorless white goo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Aldi also sells jarred artichoke hearts. Here’s my review<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, that white goo is quite<\/em> tasty. According to the box, it\u2019s b\u00e9chamel sauce \u2014 a French cream and flour gravy. I believe it. It tastes creamy and savory with the slightest innuendo of garlic and pepper. The submerged potato lumps and precious artichoke shards are tender, and soak up the velvety flavors nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Overhead<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I baked my pastry in my air fryer toaster oven. Because the strudel was so long, and the heating elements in my toaster oven weren\u2019t that long<\/em>, part of my strudel cooked a bit more than the other part. Still good. It came out crispy and puffy and beautifully browned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in Aldi Deutsche K\u00fcche Artichoke & Cheese Strudel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Ingredients<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ingredients from the label:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n