a serious question about australia...
Mar 16th 2004, 11:05 am
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Originally posted by badgersmount
I had a Creme Egg the other week. It was the first time I'd noticed after almost 15 months that Chocolate does taste different over here.
Tim Tams taste better than Penguins. And they come in more varieties other than 'plain', like double choc, caramel etc.
The good thing about Cadburys over here is that there are more varieties it seems eg Snack, Honeycomb Crisp etc
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I had a Creme Egg the other week. It was the first time I'd noticed after almost 15 months that Chocolate does taste different over here.
Tim Tams taste better than Penguins. And they come in more varieties other than 'plain', like double choc, caramel etc.
The good thing about Cadburys over here is that there are more varieties it seems eg Snack, Honeycomb Crisp etc
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Mar 16th 2004, 11:08 am
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Originally posted by badgersmount
Tim Tams taste better than Penguins. And they come in more varieties other than 'plain', like double choc, caramel etc.
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Tim Tams taste better than Penguins. And they come in more varieties other than 'plain', like double choc, caramel etc.
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Mar 16th 2004, 11:23 am
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My sister showed me the way to eat Tim Tams:
You nibble off two opposite corners, dip one of these corners in your coffe and suck coffee through the other nibbled corner, only very briefly then scoff the Tim Tam before it disintegrates!
Very nice... anyone else do this? Her Aussie friend showed her so I wasn't sure if it's an Aussie thing or just an individual quirk.
Elaine M
You nibble off two opposite corners, dip one of these corners in your coffe and suck coffee through the other nibbled corner, only very briefly then scoff the Tim Tam before it disintegrates!
Very nice... anyone else do this? Her Aussie friend showed her so I wasn't sure if it's an Aussie thing or just an individual quirk.
Elaine M
Mar 16th 2004, 11:26 am
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I think the last time that the chocolate thing came up, the consensus was that the different taste was due to the use of Cane sugar, rather than the refined sugar in the UK.
You do get used to it though, but you need to persevere and make sure you are eating some every day.
You do get used to it though, but you need to persevere and make sure you are eating some every day.
Mar 16th 2004, 11:31 am
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Originally posted by Elaine M
My sister showed me the way to eat Tim Tams:
You nibble off two opposite corners, dip one of these corners in your coffe and suck coffee through the other nibbled corner, only very briefly then scoff the Tim Tam before it disintegrates!
Very nice... anyone else do this? Her Aussie friend showed her so I wasn't sure if it's an Aussie thing or just an individual quirk.
Elaine M
My sister showed me the way to eat Tim Tams:
You nibble off two opposite corners, dip one of these corners in your coffe and suck coffee through the other nibbled corner, only very briefly then scoff the Tim Tam before it disintegrates!
Very nice... anyone else do this? Her Aussie friend showed her so I wasn't sure if it's an Aussie thing or just an individual quirk.
Elaine M
Mar 16th 2004, 11:34 am
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Originally posted by scutterUK
i saw natalie unbruglia (or however it's spelt) on graham norton doing that too!! a bit messy if you ask me....
i saw natalie unbruglia (or however it's spelt) on graham norton doing that too!! a bit messy if you ask me....
I have to say I think the originals are better for this than the Tia Maria ones.
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Mar 16th 2004, 12:36 pm
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Must be an aussie thing Elaine, lots of people over here do it .
Someone promised to bring me some chocolate from the UK because they thought I had led a deprived life because I hadnt had any *decent* chocolate (ie UK chocolate). Unfortunately I have NO clue who it was that said they would bring it, so I cant even go around & harrass them for it
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. Someone promised to bring me some chocolate from the UK because they thought I had led a deprived life because I hadnt had any *decent* chocolate (ie UK chocolate). Unfortunately I have NO clue who it was that said they would bring it, so I cant even go around & harrass them for it
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Mar 16th 2004, 1:01 pm
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I think Aussie chocolate is probably better than UK and certainly much more variety
Mar 16th 2004, 1:20 pm
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Originally posted by jayr
I think Aussie chocolate is probably better than UK and certainly much more variety
I think Aussie chocolate is probably better than UK and certainly much more variety
Mar 16th 2004, 1:21 pm
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Originally posted by scutterUK
...ah bugger. that puts me in a right position then *scoffing those creme eggs*
what could i by in the uk for a die hard chocoholic that she can't get in aus?
any ideas?
...ah bugger. that puts me in a right position then *scoffing those creme eggs*
what could i by in the uk for a die hard chocoholic that she can't get in aus?
any ideas?
Your friend still might appreciate English Cadburys chocolate. They use the same advert on the telly as last years in the UK.Jane
Mar 16th 2004, 1:25 pm
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Someone promised to bring me some chocolate from the UK because they thought I had led a deprived life because I hadnt had any *decent* chocolate (ie UK chocolate). Unfortunately I have NO clue who it was that said they would bring it, so I cant even go around & harrass them for it .
Someone promised to bring me some chocolate from the UK because they thought I had led a deprived life because I hadnt had any *decent* chocolate (ie UK chocolate). Unfortunately I have NO clue who it was that said they would bring it, so I cant even go around & harrass them for it
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I didn't say you were deprived 
, just that English Cadbury's tastes better. My mother sent me some last week and its still in the fridge. I'll bring some on Sunday. Not all UK chocolate is decent (or better than Oz chocolate!), but UK Cadburys is. Jane
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Mar 16th 2004, 1:42 pm
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
I bet you like vegemite aswell
I bet you like vegemite aswell
I don't like Mar or Vege mite (bleeuhhh!)
Mar 16th 2004, 2:22 pm
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Originally posted by JaneandJim
It was me! I didn't say you were deprived , just that English Cadbury's tastes better. My mother sent me some last week and its still in the fridge. I'll bring some on Sunday. Not all UK chocolate is decent (or better than Oz chocolate!), but UK Cadburys is.
Jane
It was me!
I didn't say you were deprived , just that English Cadbury's tastes better. My mother sent me some last week and its still in the fridge. I'll bring some on Sunday. Not all UK chocolate is decent (or better than Oz chocolate!), but UK Cadburys is. Jane
. I have to admit, I dont eat very much chocolate, but if I do, its almost always Cadburys Dairy Milk (Aussie version of course), so it will interesting to see if I can taste the difference.I had some really nice handmade chocolates that Dagboy bought me for my birthday (or something) a while back, ohhhhh now they were nice!! After eating those, Cadburys tasted like sawdust!
Mar 16th 2004, 3:31 pm
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I was expecting the Cadbury's to taste different here but it doesn't - and a couple of expat peeps agree - why teh difference between Oz and NZ do you think?
I would have thought they would have been in the same distribution area for Cadburys
I would have thought they would have been in the same distribution area for Cadburys
Mar 16th 2004, 5:08 pm
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Originally posted by Pollster
I was expecting the Cadbury's to taste different here but it doesn't - and a couple of expat peeps agree - why teh difference between Oz and NZ do you think?
I would have thought they would have been in the same distribution area for Cadburys
I was expecting the Cadbury's to taste different here but it doesn't - and a couple of expat peeps agree - why teh difference between Oz and NZ do you think?
I would have thought they would have been in the same distribution area for Cadburys
Jane
