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are oxo cubes in THAT much of a demand from expats in Calgary?

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Why, are you in the exporting of oxo cubes business? ;):rofl:

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Hey Paul
Don't know about the OXO cubes but I do miss my PG Tigs ;) and cheese & Onion crisps :fingerscrossed:
Sam

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I'm getting low on OXO cubes, need a new shipment:(

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i just may have a few spare kg in my suitcase, so was seeing what profit i could make by bringing some over!

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You can get PG Tips from the Walmart in Shawnessy.

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Hey Triumphguy - Thanks for the Tips :rofl:

Walmart Okotoks did have some but apparently an english lady went and purchased the whole pallet :cry_smile:

I'm going past Shawnessy today, I'll pop in and grab some.

On another note the Dollar Store in Okotoks has just started selling english chocolate and they have crisps coming in September. :thumbsup:

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Be careful. According to Customs when my Sister in Law came over, chicken flavour oxo cubes are ok to bring in, but there are fines for bringing in beef flavour oxo cubes - can't recall the amount of teh fines but they did seem to be prety big

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Cobbs in Sylvan Lake allegedly have oxo cubes. Dont know if its true but I have been told lol

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Wow really? Why?

Whenever anyone comes over I get beef, lamb, chicken and veg oxo's (as well as instant Bisto mmmm). Cubes are much better than the pathetic sachets they sell here.

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Hi Sam - Superstore has just started selling PC brand Aged Cheddar and Onion crisps. Bought some at the weekend as DH is (was!) a huge Walkers Cheese and Onion fan .... they passed the test although he said they could have been a little bit more oniony. As someone who can take them or leave them I thought they were closer than anything else I have tasted here.

J :)

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Have you tried the new Bisto Best granules ... my son bought some over this summer for me to try - wow they make some yummy gravy!!! Thank goodness MIL is coming over in a couple of weeks and she can bring some more.

J :)

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Has anyone tried making real gravy. It's terribly popular in most places around the globe, apart from the UK. Might even catch on one day there?
Till then little cubes of brown salty shit or tubs of chemicals containing mostly E numbers and wiff of bull will suffice.

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I do make real gravy when i'm cooking a roast, and i add an oxo cube to it! Tastes so much better. I like gravy on fries and find that Bisto is very convenient.

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Really??

I consider myself quite well travelled and have noticed a distinct lack of "gravy" in lots of countries.
U.S "country gravy" just isnt.
Most countries will have a sauce or ju but it is not gravy.
Again I make my own gravy using cubes to enhance the flavour. I do not use granules but know plenty of people who do.
In the UK, I think it is a bit of a North/South thing too.
When my southern niece came to stay, she had never heard of a pie dinner with gravy lol. And no that is not a Northern staple diet.:blink::blink:

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Cool-Aid pickles would work well with that dish.

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Are you even British?
And only then qualified to comment on gravy??

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Yes and ?

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And nothing!!

Enjoy your cool aid pickles cos Ive got some proper English ones.

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Have a nice day dear :lol:

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Thank you I am and bless, you have brightened it a little:thumbsup:

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I think it was due to it being some sort of beef extract

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Hi J

Well I went to Nofrills in Okotoks (small version of the Superstore) to look for these crisps and they didn't have any :thumbdown:

But they had chicken and beef oxo cubes :thumbsup:

Next time I visit the Superstore I'll give these crisps a go

Sam

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they sell english things in a shop in black diamond in the pharmacy on the corner we went there yesturday got some branston pickle and english musturd they have quite alot of stuff if you ask me may beable to remember what they had they have bisto gravey hula hoops english chocolate

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I love pies, and my favourite nursery rhyme is Simple Simon, because it contains several references to pies. Yum. :thumbup:

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You sure? - I remember about meeting a pie man, but not any actual pies.

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How about Insane Clown Posse's song Piggy Pie?

I would've posted the youtube clip but I fear it might contravene Rule #2.

Good song though, very old skool. :)