Baked Beans
 

Is it true that you can't buy Hinz baked beans in Canada?

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no you can buy them they just do not taste the same. Sauce is different somehow. Maybe a bit thicker. Personally I think the UK version is nicer.

Mark

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Here in Edmonton we are lucky enough to have a British Shop that stocks UK Heinz baked beans.
We have been told that Heinz beans in Canada have molasses in, which is why it tastes so different.

I think it's the same with spaghetti.

Linda

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Oh so thats why the sauce seems to be darker and have that gloopy syrupy look.
Horrible :p :p

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What is the problem with not being able to buy Heinz Beans in Canada? They changed the frickin Recipe (along with 99% of there other products) about 18 months ago and you're still buying the damn things. :D

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Hi Linda, can you tell me where in Ed we can find this Brit shop? Does it sell Pataks Balti paste also :D
Thanks,
Jaycee

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Now thats important!!!!! :D

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Case of life and death for us :rolleyes:

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apparently English Baked Beans don't contain enough beans for the Canada market. Hence stog here. there is more on this in another thread.

We hate heniz here and buy a brand call Clarkes.


As for Pataks there is loads in of that brands product in the local superstore along with tons of other Indian and Far eastern products.

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Jaycee - you can buy Pataks in the Easthill Save on, i'm sure i've seen balti paste in there as well as other stuff, just not packaged quite the same way. MIL is comming in a couple of weeks what do you need? Oh and safeway had some recognisable stuff too. :D

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Hey JC, how you doing? there is a british shop in West Ed Mall, I think its somewhere near the Bay on the second floor (hardley narrows it down in west ed I know!) its only small but it has all the essentials...walkers crisps, Hula hoops, marmite,PG Tips, proper chocolate bars etc, etc, and even a frozen section with black pud'n and aunt bessie's yorkshire puds. Didn't really stick around long enough to look for the pataks stuff but you never know you might be in luck. I know we went on a misssion for some naan bread on our last visit in Jan and scoured the length and breadth of Beaumont Extra Foods only to come to the sad realization that Curry Nghts might never be the same again... :( ...oh well, whats that sleemans stuff you always rave about??? I'm pretty sure that'll take the pain away! :beer:

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Hi Ralstne....thanks for the info on that Brit shop, that's as good excuse as any to drag hubs up to Edmonton to West Ed Mall :D I checked out the link Linda P sent me on Pataks.ca and it's no surprise to see that the Balti paste doesn't show up in their paste section - only in the canned sauces (which is naff compared to the paste). I've sent them an email asking them if they plan on introducing the Balti to Canada and if it is here already, where I can buy it from....fingers crossed - will let you all know my reply :D

Sleemans do a cracking range of ales and lagers but for me it has to be the Honey...mmmm :beer: Got a nice sweetness to it. I was a definite lager'n'lime fan "back home" but don't need to bother with the old Roses now - and at nearly $5 a bottle anyway, jeez I had to find an alternative!! LOL

Tonight, I'm on hubby's homebrew Cabernet Sauvignon and it tastes superb :beer:

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:D Hiya Piff....and I was in Save-on Easthill last night too :rolleyes:
I'm seeing the Madras, Mild, Vinda, Rogan & Biryani's, oh and the Tandoori but have resigned myself to not seeing my beloved Balti (for all you Balti addicts, try making it using fresh skinned tomatoes and adding a small carton of fresh cream and chopped, fresh coriander at the end....I swear it is HEAVEN :D ) Like I just said to Ralstne, I've sent Pataks.ca an email to see what the crack is for us here in AB - I promise, you will be the first to know what they say

Hope you enjoyed Okotoks, be in touch this week
:) Jaycee :)

Okotoks????
 

Piff how could you??

Firstly you live in Red Deer (OMG)
Secondly you visit Okotoks of all places (OMGx2)
Thirdly you dont even call in to see us (phew that was close ;) )

Butch

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LOL the beans thing is funny - used to hate them when I first came here. Then when I went back to the UK and had the 'old' version, I found them SO bland by comparison. It's the molasses that does it! Darwin's theory is true, I think! :D


Beans, beans, the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot
The more you toot, the better you feel,
so eat them every meal!