What Foods Do You Miss From The UK?
 

Hi all,

just wondering if there are any foods that you really miss that you had in the UK? Do you find it hard to get hold of these in Canada?

Thanks in advance
Tony:)

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This has been done before. You can search for the previous threads for all the answers.

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Everyone will say bacon and decent cheese.

Like Auld Yin say's it's been covered loads of times before! :)

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Nothing :thumbup:

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Cheese and bacon

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Angel Delight and Mr Kiplings Cherry Bakewells. :)

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I am over in the UK for 3 weeks and have just had some fab chippy chips :thumbsup:

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You will find "proper" bacon at Canadian Superstore :).

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Walmart (if you can brave it that place gets a bad rep!) has instant pudding mix (the butterscotch one is lovely) - it's not angel delight but it's almost as good!

Mr Kiplings cherry bakewells... I *love* those... and haven't found anything similar.

Do you mean the Wiltsure bacon that's over $6 a packet? I've tried that and it's still not the same... :D

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Whelks

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Proper picked onions in malt vinegar. Same with picked eggs.

Mostly though you can work around stuff, but the big thing l miss is the huge selection of things you get in UK supermarkets compared to the narrow range in Canadian ones.

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Just a word of warning for those in Albertaland, Angel delight doesn't work so well here - OH's Mum brought some for OH a few years ago and it just didn't set right, stayed a bit runny:( Y'know for those of you that have just remembered Angel Delight and was thinking of getting some sent over;)

And as Alan says it's the selection we miss more than anything oh and proper cream cakes, my sister would love to tell you all about my meltdown in Tescos this year:rofl:

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Do you mean the Wiltsure bacon that's over $6 a packet? I've tried that and it's still not the same... :D[/QUOTE]

If you can recommend any alternative then I'm all ears!

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A fried egg, fried sausage, and bacon all served in a French bread from a cam-opened van on a side road in an industrial estate. Or a meat pie in a foil tin that has gloops of white fat when you eat it cold.

Stuff of the Gods.

Otherwise I have never had any problem buying anything I want to eat.

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[/QUOTE]If you can recommend any alternative then I'm all ears![/QUOTE]

I can't - that's the problem. I got all excited when I found the stuff you are talking about... until I cooked it... I mean I don't get it - pigs are pigs right? :blink:;)

Saying that Alberta beef makes up for it :);)

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Best eaten at any English footy match, on a cold wet Saturday afternoon. :thumbsup:

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Cheese and onion crisps, baked beans, bistro, m and s sandwiches, cheese, bread, fruit veg......And square pie.... Decent chicken and mushroom pie!

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[QUOTE=Geordie Lass;10223647]Walmart (if you can brave it that place gets a bad rep!) has instant pudding mix (the butterscotch one is lovely) - it's not angel delight but it's almost as good!

Mr Kiplings cherry bakewells... I *love* those... and haven't found anything similar.

I've got my supply of Angel Delight and cherry bakewells arriving on Saturday!!! ;)

I do, on occasion, make my own version of cherry bakewells when the craving gets too much! LOL I'll have to make you some when I see you!! :D

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Sounds like you need to get yourself on the Fortnum & Mason export register. ;)

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Actually - I've not had a pork pie for ages :(

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Jacksons down 4th In kits :thumbup:

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Don't eat them myself, but I'm told that these guys do a good one if you're ever over the border in Buffalo:

http://www.englishporkpiecompany.com/

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scotch eggs and JS Taste the difference creamy coleslaw. perfect convenience snacks.

a decent shish kebab as well. not found anywhere that does one like I used to be able to get back in the UK.

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yes if you like meat that's pumped full of hormones that were banned in the UK 20 years ago.

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Better than quorn tho innit? ;)

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And why is British Beef banned from Canada ? :lol:

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Proper Chinese and Indian food.................it's just not the same here.

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oh I miss Cherry Bakewells too, I could fight someone for a box of those right now. And a box of French Fancies!
And a nice crispy duck! (not together)

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Anything savoury from Greggs :)

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With a user name like yours are you sure its not sausages :lol:

Hollands steak puddings and pies.

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im groaning already about the lack of decent gravy powder ( my family loves the stuff and ive tried all the ones without garlic in that we found in canada and they just dont add up)

small price to pay tho...:thumbsup:

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is there a punch line here?

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There is. It's called Mad Cow disease !

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Isn't Canada 20 years behind the UK with that disease as well?:p

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Oh no. We are at least 25 years behind, or so I'm told ! :p

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I've bought British spec Bisto gravy powder in Metro in Toronto. I've also bought what I think must be a north american variant made by the same company which is paler (still makes the gravy nice and brown though) and it certainly doesn't have garlic powder in it.

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the only one i could find at save on, the beef one was ok but the chicken did have garlic in it Blergh! ( im allergic) its more that its powdered and i cant make it from powder, i have to get the blender out every time, i know im useless! but i love granules. truly lazy way of doing it...

and i cant bring any in cos it has beef render in it. :huh:

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We took a load of bisto over when we went out in May - are you saying it's not allowed?! Didn't have any probs through immigration!

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i asked and was told its not allowed, but looking on the pack i cant see anything contentious... wish id known id have booked more luggage ;)