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Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by EllBee
(Post 10793252)
Yay for doritoes! As for twisties, I've tried them before and they are okay, also had those cone shaped ones which I can't remember the name of. Oh, and burger rings. They were odd!!
Cherry tomatoes are all good! As long as they're not $10 a box ;) Burger rings, you're right they are weird, can't be doing them. Shall have to go and open my last precious packet of Walkers when I get home in the morning, got a desperate need for crisps now :D |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree
(Post 10786927)
I wondered about this as OXO cubes still available and on checking they contain no beef. :thumbdown:
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Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 10793259)
Thought you'd be familiar with Twisties :sneaky:
Burger rings, you're right they are weird, can't be doing them. Shall have to go and open my last precious packet of Walkers when I get home in the morning, got a desperate need for crisps now :D |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Bevred
(Post 10784636)
Is anyone missing things from home they can't get over here? Whats the best way to get them sent over without costing the Earth? I've been living abroad for a couple of years and sometimes really miss homemade things from my Mum (mostly her cakes ; ) ), but it's so expensive to get things sent over. Does anyone have the same cravings that can't be cured until a friend comes out to visit and brings over some English goodies?
How about you?? Come back and let us know what else you miss ... we don't bite honest ... well unless you were covered in chocolate and then some of us might :D http://images.clipartof.com/small/16...-Open-Arms.jpg |
Re: Missing things from home
Good news, Topic's located and being eaten!
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Re: Missing things from home
My daughter craves Hula Hoops- you can't get them outside specialist shops that charge $3 for one tiny bag.
Hoummous is fine as are most dips- make them yourself though as they are much better. Chicken is suprisingly expensive here, but the beef is much better. For set yoghurts, make your own- buy a yoghurt making thermos, (Easiyo- about $20) and a mix to start with, then save a bit of the live culture for future use. Then you can make a litre of yoghurt for less than $4 if you buy the packet mix, or about $1.50 if you make your own from scratch. |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by mikelincs
(Post 10793261)
OXO, and Bovril (in Australia) contain no beef, just a yeast extract, Bovril in the UK DOES contain beef.
Still makes a cracking stock though. |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by carolinephillips
(Post 10794126)
My daughter craves Hula Hoops- you can't get them outside specialist shops that charge $3 for one tiny bag.
Hoummous is fine as are most dips- make them yourself though as they are much better. Chicken is suprisingly expensive here, but the beef is much better. For set yoghurts, make your own- buy a yoghurt making thermos, (Easiyo- about $20) and a mix to start with, then save a bit of the live culture for future use. Then you can make a litre of yoghurt for less than $4 if you buy the packet mix, or about $1.50 if you make your own from scratch. |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree
(Post 10794149)
Is the UK shop at Warringah Mall still there? Haven't visited the rellies there for a couple of years but I would stock up on Tizer, dandelion and burdock, double decker bars etc.
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Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree
(Post 10794147)
Blame the mad cows. At the time, Caerphilly and Wensleydale and Sage Derby and all the other wonderful things disappeared off Australian shelves as well. However OXO returned after a while and when I looked at the ingredients, sure enough it was now beef free. :thumbdown:
Still makes a cracking stock though. |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by mikelincs
(Post 10794351)
OXO has always been beef free, always been a yeast extract..
http://www.oxo.co.uk/products/stock-cubes/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxo_%28food%29 |
Re: Missing things from home
Canadian / USA version has beef, but made in Canada:
Ingredients: Wheat Flour Salt Yeast Extract Maize Starch Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate) Colour (Ammonia Caramel) Beef Fat Flavourings Dried Beef Bonestock Sugar Lactic Acid I always assumed that the UK version had beef but what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over :p |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree
(Post 10794377)
Canadian / USA version has beef, but made in Canada:
Ingredients: Wheat Flour Salt Yeast Extract Maize Starch Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Guanylate) Colour (Ammonia Caramel) Beef Fat Flavourings Dried Beef Bonestock Sugar Lactic Acid I always assumed that the UK version had beef but what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over :p |
Re: Missing things from home
beaten to the post.
I'd venture that the beef free version was formulated (edit: for export markets) to overcome the BSE import restrictions on anything cattle-derived out of the UK. Checking my box of OXO the current lot out of the UK is still vegetarian ... help, only one left... must shop tomorrow. must shop. must shop. |
Re: Missing things from home
Originally Posted by Mike at Taree
(Post 10794381)
beaten to the post.
I'd venture that the beef free version was formulated to overcome the BSE export restrictions on anything cattle-derived out of the UK. Checking my box of OXO the current lot out of the UK is still vegetarian ... help, only one left... must shop tomorrow. must shop. must shop. |
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