Can you get the following in Oz!?
Mar 15th 2010, 4:06 am
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Can you get the following in Oz!?
Ok, I'm not fussy, and am not finding myself missing too much food/drinkwise from the UK. However there are a few things I was wondering if you could get, so here goes:
* Ready made polenta: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Image.../41/001341.jpg like this or similar?!
* Sugar free ice-pops or whatever they're called here? Can anybody recommend any brands or show me any pictures as I can't seem to find any in the supermarkets?
* Sugar free fizzy canned drinks, I've come to the realisation that I can't get anything apart from coke or pepsi in a sugar free form in the servos, but are there any nice flavoured sugar free fizzy drinks you can buy in cans or bottles in the supermarkets? This is not something I drink often I might add, but when I do fancy something fizzy, the whole coke thing is wearing very thin, YUCK!
* Chickpeas, either dried, canned or frozen?
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?
That's about all for now, your help would be greatly appreciated folks. 
* Ready made polenta: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Image.../41/001341.jpg like this or similar?!
* Sugar free ice-pops or whatever they're called here? Can anybody recommend any brands or show me any pictures as I can't seem to find any in the supermarkets?
* Sugar free fizzy canned drinks, I've come to the realisation that I can't get anything apart from coke or pepsi in a sugar free form in the servos, but are there any nice flavoured sugar free fizzy drinks you can buy in cans or bottles in the supermarkets? This is not something I drink often I might add, but when I do fancy something fizzy, the whole coke thing is wearing very thin, YUCK!
* Chickpeas, either dried, canned or frozen?
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?
Mar 15th 2010, 4:14 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Don't know about the other items as i never usually have those products anyway...
Mar 15th 2010, 4:23 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
* Sugar free fizzy canned drinks, I've come to the realisation that I can't get anything apart from coke or pepsi in a sugar free form in the servos, but are there any nice flavoured sugar free fizzy drinks you can buy in cans or bottles in the supermarkets? This is not something I drink often I might add, but when I do fancy something fizzy, the whole coke thing is wearing very thin, YUCK!
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?[/INDENT][/INDENT]That's about all for now, your help would be greatly appreciated folks.
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?
[/INDENT][/INDENT]That's about all for now, your help would be greatly appreciated folks. ) are lovely and refreshing. The beetroot in a can - we had it for the first time last week (just in case the Polish(?) picked red cabbage we got for the hot pot was disgusting)
Inside the can it was "pickled" and didn't taste too horrific (although it definitely isn't Ross's) - so I've bought a tupperware container just to put it in the fridge so I don't have to eat an entire can!
Mar 15th 2010, 4:25 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Beetroot Jen? Never seen that here, I don't think it's popular
Mar 15th 2010, 4:36 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Mar 15th 2010, 4:37 am
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Bummer, beetroots quite nice too! Aw well llol
Mar 15th 2010, 4:39 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Yep. My wife cooks with these.
Thought I saw this in Coles a few weeks ago, but don't quote me on it.
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?
Mar 15th 2010, 4:41 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Ok, I'm not fussy, and am not finding myself missing too much food/drinkwise from the UK. However there are a few things I was wondering if you could get, so here goes:
* Ready made polenta: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Image.../41/001341.jpg like this or similar?!
* Sugar free ice-pops or whatever they're called here? Can anybody recommend any brands or show me any pictures as I can't seem to find any in the supermarkets?
* Sugar free fizzy canned drinks, I've come to the realisation that I can't get anything apart from coke or pepsi in a sugar free form in the servos, but are there any nice flavoured sugar free fizzy drinks you can buy in cans or bottles in the supermarkets? This is not something I drink often I might add, but when I do fancy something fizzy, the whole coke thing is wearing very thin, YUCK!
* Chickpeas, either dried, canned or frozen?
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?That's about all for now, your help would be greatly appreciated folks.
* Ready made polenta: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Image.../41/001341.jpg like this or similar?!
* Sugar free ice-pops or whatever they're called here? Can anybody recommend any brands or show me any pictures as I can't seem to find any in the supermarkets?
* Sugar free fizzy canned drinks, I've come to the realisation that I can't get anything apart from coke or pepsi in a sugar free form in the servos, but are there any nice flavoured sugar free fizzy drinks you can buy in cans or bottles in the supermarkets? This is not something I drink often I might add, but when I do fancy something fizzy, the whole coke thing is wearing very thin, YUCK!
* Chickpeas, either dried, canned or frozen?
* Pickled beetroot, in a jar, like the stuff you'd get back home, I love it with salads, all I've seen is the stuff in the can!?
Chick peas readily available in all forms.
Can't help with polenta, icy poles or drinks as don't ever buy any of them.
Mar 15th 2010, 5:09 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Coles does pickled beetroot in a jar, is that not the same stuff as the UK?
Woolies does pickled red cabbage, but dont buy it
it has apple in it 
continential food section if you must.
Chick peas are everywhere.
Soft drinks sugared or othewise, cant abide the stuff
Woolies does pickled red cabbage, but dont buy it
it has apple in it continential food section if you must.Chick peas are everywhere.
Soft drinks sugared or othewise, cant abide the stuff
Mar 15th 2010, 5:11 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Maize/Corn Polenta is coming from Defiance/Corson in Warwick. Just about all their production though is for the trade, don't think they do retail.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Mar 15th 2010, 5:23 am
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Maize/Corn Polenta is coming from Defiance/Corson in Warwick. Just about all their production though is for the trade, don't think they do retail.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Polenta is also in coles in the pasta section, dont think its that popular as its on the top shelf, comes in boil it yourself and I thougth I saw the ready made gunk, I say gunk as we had a $35 steak in a restaurant and it was served with ready made chunk of said stuff. Like eating yellow foam mattress, however I am sure there are nicer versions
Mar 15th 2010, 5:36 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Polenta is also in coles in the pasta section, dont think its that popular as its on the top shelf, comes in boil it yourself and I thougth I saw the ready made gunk, I say gunk as we had a $35 steak in a restaurant and it was served with ready made chunk of said stuff. Like eating yellow foam mattress, however I am sure there are nicer versions
Mar 15th 2010, 5:37 am
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Re: Can you get the following in Oz!?
Maize/Corn Polenta is coming from Defiance/Corson in Warwick. Just about all their production though is for the trade, don't think they do retail.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Most modern and best chickpea plant in Oz is in Goondiwindi QLD...but all this goes for export - mostly back to M&S food producers in UK. Ward McKenzie brand from VIC/SA is not too bad though.
Kabuli-white chickpea
Desi- red chickpea
most are sold to FIJI -indian merchants
grew them for many years
there is also a spanish chickpea -used to grow it but never saw it for sale in Australia
Mar 15th 2010, 5:49 am
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Ohhhhh intriguing @ the red chickpea!? Hmmmm