What foods do you miss from home?
Jun 17th 2004, 8:38 am
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What foods do you miss from home?
Hi all! We are new members so go easy with us and break us in gently!! We are planning on emigrating later this year (Perth probably) and amidst all the planning our little nephew said 'do they have quavers in Australia?' .We don't know but it got us to thinking about what foods we might miss when we get there from old Blighty! So we thought we'd check out what foods we should bring with us to keep those homesick feelings at bay when we arrive! Any thoughts? Obviously we can't bring a Bernie Matthews Butterball Turkey with us but a few essentials would be good!
Jun 17th 2004, 9:32 am
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Re: What foods do you miss from home?
Originally posted by salvador
Hi all! We are new members so go easy with us and break us in gently!! We are planning on emigrating later this year (Perth probably) and amidst all the planning our little nephew said 'do they have quavers in Australia?' .We don't know but it got us to thinking about what foods we might miss when we get there from old Blighty! So we thought we'd check out what foods we should bring with us to keep those homesick feelings at bay when we arrive! Any thoughts? Obviously we can't bring a Bernie Matthews Butterball Turkey with us but a few essentials would be good!
Hi all! We are new members so go easy with us and break us in gently!! We are planning on emigrating later this year (Perth probably) and amidst all the planning our little nephew said 'do they have quavers in Australia?' .We don't know but it got us to thinking about what foods we might miss when we get there from old Blighty! So we thought we'd check out what foods we should bring with us to keep those homesick feelings at bay when we arrive! Any thoughts? Obviously we can't bring a Bernie Matthews Butterball Turkey with us but a few essentials would be good!
Mushy Peas with my fish and chips, talking of chips, proper chips not frozen ones.
Jun 17th 2004, 9:50 am
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Robinsons Orange and Pineapple cordial, Frazzles and Jelly Tots - I am really, REALLY missing them after 4 months of cold turkey - even more so at the moment because my Mum *thinks* my sister remembered to get me some as she is currently in the air en route from the UK back to NZ - find out Friday!!! Can't wait!!!
Jun 17th 2004, 9:55 am
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Hi, and welcome to the forums
Chocolate seems to be a recurring one, in as much as the Australian choccy tastes different, and people from the UK miss chocolate as it used to be 'back home'
Marko
Chocolate seems to be a recurring one, in as much as the Australian choccy tastes different, and people from the UK miss chocolate as it used to be 'back home'
Marko
Jun 17th 2004, 9:57 am
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Malt Loaf from Safeways ! I only started thinking about it yesterday.
You do get used to the Australian Chocolate
You do get used to the Australian Chocolate
Jun 17th 2004, 10:09 am
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Welcome!
It comes up again and again (there's even a current thread on it): Marmite! You'll find Vegemite and something that calls itself Marmite but isn't, and a few other clones, but unless you live in Brisbane you won't find the real stuff (and even in Brissie there's only one reported sighting).
Of course you'll probably find a lot of wonderful things that you can't get here, so it evens out. Some people swear by Tim-Tams (sort of choccie biccie I think, not my kind of thing).
Other perennial favourites to lament are decent English-style beer (the Aussie ones are much paler) and cider (Aussie cider is, well, mostly awful). On the plus side the wine's much cheaper!
It comes up again and again (there's even a current thread on it): Marmite! You'll find Vegemite and something that calls itself Marmite but isn't, and a few other clones, but unless you live in Brisbane you won't find the real stuff (and even in Brissie there's only one reported sighting).
Of course you'll probably find a lot of wonderful things that you can't get here, so it evens out. Some people swear by Tim-Tams (sort of choccie biccie I think, not my kind of thing).
Other perennial favourites to lament are decent English-style beer (the Aussie ones are much paler) and cider (Aussie cider is, well, mostly awful). On the plus side the wine's much cheaper!
Jun 17th 2004, 10:37 am
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Don't start me thinking about beer again.......
Jun 17th 2004, 10:40 am
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Originally posted by phyonics
Don't start me thinking about beer again.......
Don't start me thinking about beer again.......
Sorry meant to ask for it not type it!
Jun 17th 2004, 10:41 am
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Re: What foods do you miss from home?
Originally posted by ScuntoBris
Welcome
Mushy Peas with my fish and chips, talking of chips, proper chips not frozen ones.
Welcome
Mushy Peas with my fish and chips, talking of chips, proper chips not frozen ones.
In Perth there is a fantastic fish and chip shop. It's just by where you catch the ferries (at least it was there a couple of years ago!) Best fish & chips I've had in years!!!
I know this doesn't help you ScuntoBris, but it might help others who are moving to Perth, and if ever you're there on holiday.....
Jun 17th 2004, 10:45 am
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Re: What foods do you miss from home?
Originally posted by Salli
In Perth there is a fantastic fish and chip shop. It's just by where you catch the ferries (at least it was there a couple of years ago!) Best fish & chips I've had in years!!!
I know this doesn't help you ScuntoBris, but it might help others who are moving to Perth, and if ever you're there on holiday.....
In Perth there is a fantastic fish and chip shop. It's just by where you catch the ferries (at least it was there a couple of years ago!) Best fish & chips I've had in years!!!
I know this doesn't help you ScuntoBris, but it might help others who are moving to Perth, and if ever you're there on holiday.....
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Jun 17th 2004, 10:54 am
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Re: What foods do you miss from home?
Originally posted by salvador
Hi all! We are new members so go easy with us and break us in gently!! We are planning on emigrating later this year (Perth probably) and amidst all the planning our little nephew said 'do they have quavers in Australia?' .We don't know but it got us to thinking about what foods we might miss when we get there from old Blighty! So we thought we'd check out what foods we should bring with us to keep those homesick feelings at bay when we arrive! Any thoughts? Obviously we can't bring a Bernie Matthews Butterball Turkey with us but a few essentials would be good!
Hi all! We are new members so go easy with us and break us in gently!! We are planning on emigrating later this year (Perth probably) and amidst all the planning our little nephew said 'do they have quavers in Australia?' .We don't know but it got us to thinking about what foods we might miss when we get there from old Blighty! So we thought we'd check out what foods we should bring with us to keep those homesick feelings at bay when we arrive! Any thoughts? Obviously we can't bring a Bernie Matthews Butterball Turkey with us but a few essentials would be good!
At the moment I'm far to busy enjoying being able to get all the things I missed when I was in Europe to worry about stuff from the UK that I cant get.I am however starting to worry about not being able to proper german (Maggi) Huhner Boullion. You can get maggi chicken stock here but its just not the same. Next month could be emergency red cross parcel time!!
5 years in Germany helped me to find alternatives to MOST of the food items I was missing from the UK.
If things get really desparate for you, try this website http://www.hungryexpats.com/ Expensive but worth it when the cravings get too much
Jun 17th 2004, 11:36 am
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I think we'll also miss M&S food! M&S isnt over there is it??
Jun 17th 2004, 1:53 pm
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I don't miss UK food because there is so much other better stuff. If I feel like I want something we can make it.
Next trip back to Europe I will be getting a cheese platter of the smelliest mouldiest stuff going and stick it on a fiery vindy. Don't think the Mrs would want to share a bed with me after that though.
Next trip back to Europe I will be getting a cheese platter of the smelliest mouldiest stuff going and stick it on a fiery vindy. Don't think the Mrs would want to share a bed with me after that though.
Jun 17th 2004, 2:18 pm
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Originally posted by salvador
I think we'll also miss M&S food! M&S isnt over there is it??
I think we'll also miss M&S food! M&S isnt over there is it??
Jun 17th 2004, 2:20 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
I don't miss UK food because there is so much other better stuff. If I feel like I want something we can make it.
I don't miss UK food because there is so much other better stuff. If I feel like I want something we can make it.
I'm with BP. I don't miss any pommie food when I'm in Oz - I just replace it with all the things I like in Oz. However, I do miss decent sushi here in the UK.