Typically British things? Ideas?
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Typically British things? Ideas?
Hi
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by sydney
Hi
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
PG Tips
Mushy Peas
Lard
Fish'n'chips
Balti Pies
Powdered gravy
Frozen TV dinners
Frozen oven chips
Hideous tasting ground coffee made of floor sweepings and snot
Rich.
Mushy Peas
Lard
Fish'n'chips
Balti Pies
Powdered gravy
Frozen TV dinners
Frozen oven chips
Hideous tasting ground coffee made of floor sweepings and snot
Rich.
Last edited by Rich_007; Dec 22nd 2006 at 7:50 pm.
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by sydney
Hi
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
Proper piccallili; Branston pickle; Marmite; real bread; Horlicks; Ovaltine; a couple of bags of Barker & Dobson sweets - any kind, they're all good; I don't s'pose chip shop chips would keep, would they.....nah, you'd eat them before you packed them........why is it we always think of food!
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by sydney
Hi
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
I am putting together a small gift for a couple of Canadian friends and I wanted to get a few typically British items for them. So far I have come up with shortbread, mince pies, christmas cake, crumpets and pork pie.
Do any of you have any other ideas that I can include? Are there any typically British drinks/chocolates you can think of?
Now Pork Pies they are a different matter. I've seen and tasted them on Vancouver Island available at the Coombs Market just west of Parksville. They were great and very much enjoyed. Haven't seen them anywhere else. Mind given the fat content it's a good thing I haven't.
Cheers
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Badly cooked vegetables.
Sweet corn (in anything and everything).
Stale sandwiches in wasteful plastic containers.
Soggy, limp, overfatty chips.
Offal.
Ready meals.
Pot Noodles.
Salad cream.
Hula Hoops.
Quorn.
Sweet corn (in anything and everything).
Stale sandwiches in wasteful plastic containers.
Soggy, limp, overfatty chips.
Offal.
Ready meals.
Pot Noodles.
Salad cream.
Hula Hoops.
Quorn.
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by pint princess
Offal.
Only eaten by rough northern types, natch.
Rich. [pukes]
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by Rich_007
...brawn, pigs trotters, chitlings, sheeps knackers, cow stomach, ox tails, etc.
Only eaten by rough northern types, natch.
Rich. [pukes]
Only eaten by rough northern types, natch.
Rich. [pukes]
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by pint princess
Quorn.
Rich.
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
I used to have a regular consumption of Black Pudding for my lunch in the 'Koffee Pot', when I worked in Edinburgh.
For those who aren't familiar with it, here is a snapshot.
Hungry Yet?
For those who aren't familiar with it, here is a snapshot.
Hungry Yet?
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by pint princess
Badly cooked vegetables.
Sweet corn (in anything and everything).
Stale sandwiches in wasteful plastic containers.
Soggy, limp, overfatty chips.
Offal.
Ready meals.
Pot Noodles.
Salad cream.
Hula Hoops.
Quorn.
Sweet corn (in anything and everything).
Stale sandwiches in wasteful plastic containers.
Soggy, limp, overfatty chips.
Offal.
Ready meals.
Pot Noodles.
Salad cream.
Hula Hoops.
Quorn.
Put them all together and make a nice stew.
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
I have to tell you, chocolate is not the same here. You can buy Cadbury's chocolate here - the same name - say fruit and nut - but it's totally different. I don't care for Canadian chocolate. To me its kind of gooey in your throat. But the same chocolate bar in England is much, much better. Once you have tasted English chocolate you won't like the Canadian stuff. People have discussed this many times on here and some are skeptical - but it really is true!
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Thanks everyone, your list of goodies help me out as we are moving to NS in Jan and I was going to put a box of goodies in with my shipment. Already had planned to take gravy granules, oxo cubes and English mustard and a good amount of chocolate
As Nova Scotia seems more Scottish than Scotland, can somebody tell me if I can easily buy shortbread, oatcakes, pickled beetroot and porridge oats. Can I expect to be able to purchase a haggis for Burns Night (Jan 25th)?
Can you buy HP brown sauce in Canada? Any tips on anything else we take for granted over here but is not available in Canada would be gratefully received Thanks
As Nova Scotia seems more Scottish than Scotland, can somebody tell me if I can easily buy shortbread, oatcakes, pickled beetroot and porridge oats. Can I expect to be able to purchase a haggis for Burns Night (Jan 25th)?
Can you buy HP brown sauce in Canada? Any tips on anything else we take for granted over here but is not available in Canada would be gratefully received Thanks
Last edited by Cookie; Dec 22nd 2006 at 9:27 pm. Reason: Forgot about haggis!
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Re: Typically British things? Ideas?
Originally Posted by lizwil98
Once you have tasted English chocolate you won't like the Canadian stuff. People have discussed this many times on here and some are skeptical - but it really is true!