brasso

Just thought I would let you all know...(no doubt everyone knows already) I was in the High Street In Caloundra today and went into a shop called "The Fudge Kitchen"..... wow! English londoners have bought it and are selling loads of english chocolate, cadbury, thorntons...(havnt had thorntons in 3 years.... yummy!)Wotsits crisps and others... i spent over $120 on just chocolate and crisps... thats my christmas goodies bought for the kids(and me), I know where I will be visiting again!!!... oh yes and got english mustartd and HP fruity sauce but to name a few...I know i am sad, but certainly mad me happy....easily pleased.... just needed some nice cheap alchohol and i wouldnt have left the shop at all......

Pollyana

Do they have Sandwich Spread? Weird yearning of the month. Have satisfied my Polo craving, only to have it replaced with a need for Sandwich Spread. The Bloke keeps suggesting things he thinks may be similar, but I could be in for a long wait till February to get some.

Glasgowlass

Have you tried little continental shops for the sandwhich spread? I found some in one, unfortunately it didn't live up to my memories!

GaryKristensen

They are selling Thorntons in our local supermarkets and they have HP sauce in more than one place too.

Cadburys chocolate is everywhere round here (Toowoomba, QLD).

To be honest, we've been able to find just about everything we used to eat in the UK, and it has also been great fun trying local produce too.

Machiavelli

The British shop in Comino's arcade Redcliffe, are also selling Thorntons.

Worth the visit to speak to the lovely lady who runs the teashop.

My kids love her, and her husband.

Shop all now nicely dec'd out for Christmas. They must be doing a roaring trade, taking over shop next door.

We've had some lovely lunches there.

Pollyana

But is it English cadburys?The Aussie cadburys is different - more cocoa so it doesn't melt so quick. And even then there are subtle differences between Tas/Vic/Qld cadburys - no, I'm no expert, but I went out with a guy who worked in production at Hobart Cadburys, and was also told when I did the tour there.

Machiavelli

My Australian friend told me that Australia has different "laws" as regards ingredients, that's why chocolate etc. doesn't taste the same.

brasso

Defo difference in the chocolate... the packet of minstrals was yummy... had to eat the 3 packets i bought... I know... yes real pig!!! My 11 year old remembered the Wotsits crisps and couldnt eat them quick enough... Remember the cadbury chocolate fingers... they havnt lasted long either and they were meant for xmas...ooopppssss!!!! Better not go to Caloundra too often, wont fit into my swimmers otherwise...

Nerine

Any British foodie places this far south in QLD? it'd be fun to get some treats in for Chrissy.

The Bevs

Hello
They have sandwich spread at our local IGA supermarket.
Sue

TsukinoDeynatsu

Yes, but I don't remember!!!

If you come up to Brissy, there's one in the Myer centre (Chocolate Boulevard, just off the food court), One in Anzac Square (Sweet Station, i think, on the way to the tunnel to the train station) and one in Garden City (top floor, in the middle, called Candy Station or something similar).

All of these sell UK, NZ, US and AUS sweets/chocolates and aren't as good as the ones up north (not enough poms here!) but

there used to be an english supermarket in Holland Park run by an english couple, they used to sell frozen yorkshire pudding! Holland Park's a pain to get to unless you live in the area (Brisbane public transport is like the Roman Empire: All roads lead to the centre, so screw you if you want to go next door) which I think is one of the reasons they shut down before I got there

If there's anything else Southside - or Hinterland - tell me, please

Pollyana

Frozen Yorkshire Puddings - try Aldi

Pollyana

Long way from Brisbane though

chopsface

Does anyone know if you can get steak and kidney puddings anywhere? I'd love a chippy tea!!

Nu-Shooz

I popped into a UK selling sweet shop not far from me the last week. Me and the kids bought bags full of Cadbury choc's, crisps, nuts...the only problem was, was that most of the stuff was out of date, especially the Prawn crisps, one year over
We spent $30 on the stuff too.