robertsco

I am living/working in Meuse (55). It's very rural here and I am really missing some of my home comforts - foodwise.

I've seen online companies that sell and deliver food from the UK, but the P&P seem very steep.

Have you any ideas/recommendations out there?

Thanks in advance

dmu

Hi, haven't you got an Intermarché, Auchan, Géant Casino or the like nearby? Even in our back of the woods there are international food sections, although I personally only buy Marmite if no one brings any over. I thought at the beginning that I'd never survive without a lot of British foods, but it's a sign of integrating when you start not to miss them!
Welcome to the forum, by the way!

Tweedpipe

That's very true. I now love the taste of traditional Saucisse de Toulouse and other types of charcuterie that I would have turned my nose up at years ago.

Ka Ora!

Welcome to the Forum

robertsco

Thanks for all your replies. Glad I joined such a helpful forum.
The supermarkets near me are all very small and not that much choice!
I live in a departement where there are 5 cows for every inhabitant lol

Thanks davy. Had a look at site and its good. Definately gonna order stuff. Making a list now. £8.99 is not bad for p&p - I know some charge £15 or more and 25kg is a lot of goodies.

cjm

Agree with what dmu and Tweedpipe talk about. You are near the Belgium and German borders, so you likely get a far wider choice of international foods than many. Because we live in a French/Brit/Belgium/German holiday hotspot there are certainly many choices, including a UK section in the Hyper/Super U chain.
dmu a Marmy fan, well I never. I have managed to let it go and enjoy when back in UK; at one time I was a saddo and woofed it with crunchy peanut butter!!!!

dmu

Beurk!!
I must admit that, when I visit family in England, I go on a binge of English sausages, fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, and all the old-fashioned puddings you can think of, but I don't yearn for it all here in France.... (and I think I could even let Marmite go, if pushed, but it's healthy!)

This reminds me of one of my daughters' (French) pals who came to tea after school and spread Marmite on her tartine, thinking it was a strange form of Nutella. You can imagine the face she pulled upon the first bite!

cjm

This reminds me of one of my daughters' (French) pals who came to tea after school and spread Marmite on her tartine, thinking it was a strange form of Nutella. You can imagine the face she pulled upon the first bite!

That made me laugh. I know babies have a problem getting to grips with the sharp taste, so can imagine - Nutella V Marmite; now there's a debate.

Relobotomy

Here in Paris we now have an M&S of course...Chicken Jalfrezi (that British staple), sausages, back bacon, pork pies, chipsicks, cheesey tasters, percy pigs...I could go on. I love the food here in France but it's nice to have some home comforts on tap too.

dennerlymum

I think I know the site you are looking it and it is good for the basics if that is what you are missing

loy loy

I make my own curries but you can't but hot chilli's here. So I get people to bring chilli's over and I freeze them. The other things we ask people to bring is Clipper tea and oxo cubes. That's about it.

I do miss English sausages loads, still haven't quit got to grips with French sausages. There is an English shop about 20 minutes but everything costs a fortune in there, 5e for a pack of bacon! so we don't really go there any more.

We go home soon and I think the first thing I'll do is have some proper white bread toast.

djstu_d

You can get hot chillies over here, you've just got to look for them !!!

I actually produce chillies here in the south, could send you some of you pm me your address.

bacon and hp sauce are the two things i miss the most. But now make my own bacon (v.v.v.v.v.easy, will give smoking a go in the autumn) though still searching for hp

cmread

The only thing I really miss is Wensleydale cheese.

cjm

What's that you say Gromit?

dennerlymum

I have a complicated but AMAZING recipe (very very close to the real thing) for brown (hp) sauce ... it is one of my biggest sellers to french and english alike!