They are very nice indeed. Very dense. I simmer them first then brown in the pan

Sausages. Why are they so expensive? More than joints of beef.

Avoid supermarket bread, period.

Buy bread from your local bakery.

Ex: In Vancouver, this is where I pick up bread: http://fratellibakery.com/

Agreed. As lf1 mentioned, the bread from Cobs is very good. I always get their higher fibre loaf. One time the girl behind the counter commented she didn't like the higher fibre because it wasn't sweet enough, heh. It's also a franchise so it's likely that there will be one near you.

Only downside is it's $4 a loaf. I do miss the 70p loafs of bread from Lidl, but what can you do.

Is it just here that supermarkets sell bread from local bakers then?

Some people must spend a lot of time shopping.

Good advice. And home bake when you can, it really is not hard or time consuming once you have a recipe you know and like.

If you want cheap ones then I'd suggest President's Choice. They're a bit fatty so I'd suggest limiting your consumption. The 'gourmet' ones are quite expensive and tbh some of the combination of ingredients/flavors suggest some psychological issues, but are much better quality.

Now with sausage rolls, it’s really by trial. There seems to be little correlation between price and quality.

So, we've covered bread and sausages....dare I ask whether there is such a thing as a nice, crumbley mature cheddar? *runs away and covers ears*

There is, in Toronto anyway.

Yes, but like bread and sausages, you're not going to find it at a supermarket.

Would you care to pass the secret on please? I/we miss crumbley.....yummy....extra mature cheddar on water biscuits. Or nice, white crusty bread......or on toast......or just cut from the block and scoffed down in one.....yum......slurp....

My favourite is The Cheese Boutique
http://www.cheeseboutique.com/about

There is also a small chain called Alex Farms who have a unit in St.Lawrence Market where there a number of cheese vendors.

I dont think i've eaten any bread since I got here!

Or cheese. It all has the texture of plasticine and tastes even worse.