couldnt agree more, i have had both and i prefer Brendans, each to his own

I know it has been a long time since you put this on, i stay in morjim can you tell me if you can still get english sausage, bacon. many thanks

do you have details of the other man who sells them

Hi Sue

I can't answer I'm afraid - I always take my own out every year and keep some in the freezer.
But I just wanted to say welcome to BE as I see you are a new poster. Hope you enjoy the forum.

Dread - x

It may seem an impertinent question, but why on earth do you want to take English food with you when you go to Goa?????? Why not just eat it in England.
(For those full-time abroad I can understand nostalgia for such things).
Also how does it survive the journey?

I can tell you an amusing story about an old acquaintance of mine from Bob's Inn in Candolim, who every year, despite being married to Goa women who could really cook fabulous indian food, would bring in his own sausages and bacon after the Monsoon break in the UK.He used to fly Emirates like clockwork because at the time they had no excess luggage policy.So he would regularly bring in 20 kilos of bacon and sausages to fill the freezer in his rented flat. That was until one sunny October day at Gatwick, he was pulled up for excess baggage and charged nearly £200......we had a laugh in Bobs Inn calculating how much an individual sausage and rasher was worth and it came to around 50 pence, so a full English for him in Goa must have have cost around £2.00 and this was 15 years ago !For the old timers on this forum his name was Paul and he was from Birmingham.Sadly he died this July from cancer. I still laugh though at his refusal to eat Indian food despite living in India on and off for over 30 years.....

... and they were good!

AndyD 8-)#

We've brought casings (sausage skins) with us this time - never tried making them before - it could be interesting, and messy!!! <g>

AndyD 8-)#

Have fun!

There seemed to be a problem with getting Brendan`s sausages at the end of last season but they seem to be available again now.

It is an impertinent question but as you clearlyt feel the need to ask it........


I am there for several months at a time and .... ER I like those foods !!!!
So why should that be a problem for you?

Dread - x

Hilarious.

A mate of mine who has been going to Goa for eons once paid 4 quid for can of baked beans at Anjuna Market in the days when it was a proper flea market of folks selling off stuff before they went back home. And it was a half sized can at that ! She has never lived it down and now every Christmas someone keeps up the standing joke and sends her a can.

I don't quite match this guy in sausage and bacon quantity. I take a few packets of each, then two or three times during my visit I invite my Brit friends who live there all year round to mine and make bacon and sausage butties. It becomes the start of a great day.

I have to confess I also take some large packs of decent strong cheddar - I find the cheese out there minging !!!! There are those who would of course frown upon this but I don't actually give a txss !!!!!

Love that tale PJ - thanks for making me PMSL

Dread - x

Apologies Dread, not a problem for me. But in a general way (not yourself) it puzzles me sometimes why some people put up with so much hassle and stress to go to India, with visa and flight and property problems etc and then to do the same things there that they do at home and create a little England. I wish I could convince others of all that there is to appreciate in multiple Indian cuisines and ways of life.

I totally agree if someone is going for a two week holiday, but if someone is going for several months, then taking a few of their favourite foods does not necessarily mean they don't partake in the full range of local cuisines. I am all for "a little of what you fancy does you good".
Then again some people I know absolutely love Goa and India but have to limit the amount of spicy foods they eat because they get stomach upsets and bad indigestion. Another person I know loves Goa but is badly allergic to all forms of pepper including chilli. Shouldn't disbar them from going there though.
Then again I am sure you will think I am a complete heathen for my next confession. Apart from Goa and European locations, I have always taken a pot of Marmite, salted nuts and a fruit cake with me when travelling - and I have been very glad of them in some of the places I have found myself in (Mozambique in the middle of nowhere springs to mind for one !).

Dread - x

Yes you are quite right, in fact we often take a Christmas cake (for rels.) and a few 'wraps'; quicker than chapattis when in a hurry. (OH keen on low fat).
Once had a disaster trying to take Easter eggs; ended up a liquid mess.
We usually bring back to UK tins of a particular mango pulp from Ankola, useful in the cupboard for a quick dessert with some shortbread. (Our taxi-man gets it from the factory when he has a fare there.) Heavy in the suitcase though.
What do others take back to UK???

My mum LOVES India, unfortunately, Indian food is not to her taste. She does not like spices. This is why she hunts down anything English and takes as much as she can back with her.

She's just an old fashioned girl !