British groceries in toronto
#1
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Hey there, anyone know of any stores that sells british food in Torono, downtown or North York region. I miss walkers crisps and such sooo much. Hope someone can help!
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#2
What flavours are you looking for? I thought lay's were pretty much the same as walkers. Watch out for the dill pickle flavour though, its sickening.
ps. is toronto better than grimsby?
ps. is toronto better than grimsby?
#3
Loblaws. Various stores in the St. Lawrence Market. The Nutty Chocolatier chain. iirc they have Walker's behind the bar at the Feathers and at branches of the Elephant and Castle chain.
I don't go to North York because it's scary.
#4
I'll dive in before dbd33. St Lawrence market should offer practically anything you could ever want from a food perspective. Believe me, living in the outer reaches of Canada I'd kill for that kind of range and pricing of food.
Specifically for English food I can't help but suggest you do a search as this has been discussed before. Also, I'm not sure what the big difference between Walkers crisps and Lays/Ruffles/Whatever chips are? They are both deep fried spud and seem interchangeable to me. Is it not being able to get those peculiarly British flavours such as Prawn Cocktail?
DANG. Too slow. I know I should have taken the time to spell check peculiarly
Specifically for English food I can't help but suggest you do a search as this has been discussed before. Also, I'm not sure what the big difference between Walkers crisps and Lays/Ruffles/Whatever chips are? They are both deep fried spud and seem interchangeable to me. Is it not being able to get those peculiarly British flavours such as Prawn Cocktail?
DANG. Too slow. I know I should have taken the time to spell check peculiarly
#6
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Yeah its the prawn cocktail and cheese and onion i want. Proper heinz beans would be nice, the ones i found here arent quite the same for some reason!!
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Toronto is loads better than Grimsby, the UK one anyways haha!! I live in North York, its not so scary. Whats loblaws?
#8
Don't you have gangs and drivebys and all that in North York?
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Ohhh ill have to try there then. No drive bys or gangs that iv seen so far, maybe its a quiet period for them all up here lol!!
#10
http://www.thenuttychocolatier.com/locations.php
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Woo hoo! thanks a lot, gona get my roomate to take me on pay day! i cant wait! lol
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http://www.abitofhome.ca/
and Loblaws Forest Hill (bathurst and St Clair) has a lot of ENglish stuff, although ive only ever seen Walkers Crisps at the tobacco shop at Bay Dundas Centre (next to Eaton Centre) and at the abitofhome store.
Where in St Lawrence Market are you seeing walkers crisps? they have a stall for english stuff but its all baked goods and overpriced ones at that?
#13
Anyone looking for a good old chippy? found one on Hwy7 & Kennedy – absolutely terrific, just like going in the ‘local’ back in the UK, does mushy peas, a nice cuppa and a butty too.
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those peculiarly British flavours such as Prawn Cocktail?
prawn cocktail. brings back memories of my youth.yum!
prawn cocktail. brings back memories of my youth.yum!
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