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I love them. Especially cold the next day dipped in Branston's pickle.
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Originally Posted by bourbon-biscuit
(Post 12204859)
Hey, we don't appear to have a "yummy food/ nosh-on" sort of emoticon. What an oversight.
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MrF likes them hot with bacon and onions
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Originally Posted by MrsFychan
(Post 12205897)
MrF likes them hot with bacon and onions
Don't suppose many remember those.... After Brexit, the new reality perhaps :lol: |
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Now back in the UK cucumber prices have become an obsession along with watching Airbus A380's fly over Yorkshire and inspecting tiles in pub toilets. It's always good to have hobbies you enjoy.
Today I have indulged in all three of my new found hobbies, we had a drive through to Leeds and after spotting a few A380's fly over before calling in for a few pints and having a good scout round the lavvys we had a walk through the beautiful Victorian Market. After dropping my phone in for a quick repair a voice came bouncing off the cast iron girders, it was like God was speaking directly to me. The voice said 'Cucumbers, 3 for 50p ,get your cucumbers' said the voice again. I had the find the voice, we searched the lanes of stalls, we marched past tools stalls, fish stalls, gadget sellers, working class cafes, bread shops, stalls selling cakes, bike parts, records and one even selling something called 'falafel' which I assume is some sort of Indian head scarf. Then I heard the voice again, '2 boxes of strawberries for a pound'. It was the same voice but this time closer, we were close to discovering our treasure. As we rounded the next corner there it was, a 45 degree wall of majestically displayed fresh fruit and vegetables and sat right in the middle, cucumbers, 3 for ten bob (50p) as we say in Yorkshire. What a day to be walking the earth. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12217485)
Now back in the UK cucumber prices have become an obsession along with watching Airbus A380's fly over Yorkshire and inspecting tiles in pub toilets. It's always good to have hobbies you enjoy.
Today I have indulged in all three of my new found hobbies, we had a drive through to Leeds and after spotting a few A380's fly over before calling in for a few pints and having a good scout round the lavvys we had a walk through the beautiful Victorian Market. After dropping my phone in for a quick repair a voice came bouncing off the cast iron girders, it was like God was speaking directly to me. The voice said 'Cucumbers, 3 for 50p ,get your cucumbers' said the voice again. I had the find the voice, we searched the lanes of stalls, we marched past tools stalls, fish stalls, gadget sellers, working class cafes, bread shops, stalls selling cakes, bike parts, records and one even selling something called 'falafel' which I assume is some sort of Indian head scarf. Then I heard the voice again, '2 boxes of strawberries for a pound'. It was the same voice but this time closer, we were close to discovering our treasure. As we rounded the next corner there it was, a 45 degree wall of majestically displayed fresh fruit and vegetables and sat right in the middle, cucumbers, 3 for ten bob (50p) as we say in Yorkshire. What a day to be walking the earth. :goodpost: |
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Originally Posted by MrsFychan
(Post 12217534)
How wonderful, from your description I was walking it myself.
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I noticed yesterday that the price of telegraph cucumbers in my usual supermarket had crept back up to $4.
I suspect that is connected with the weather turning decidedly autumnal now and if it is then the prices will surely begin to climb and the people that have invested in cucumber production are on the cusp of cashing-in big-time. Keep your powder dry for now folks - $4 is good but hang on just a bit longer and $6 per cucumber is realistically achievable. This time next year we will be living in paradise! |
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Having spotted a Kumara Stuff story on my Facebook feed and reading the comments it seems the Kumara (Sweet Potato) might be the new cucumber.
9 dollars per KG in season which is 6 times the price we pay for sweet potatoes here. Has the cucumber been knocked off top spot in the expensive veg league? |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12269874)
Has the cucumber been knocked off top spot in the expensive veg league?
https://shop.countdown.co.nz/?banner...oes-red-melody |
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Good god how do we manage? Oh yes that's right, we eat salads with different veggies :blink: Heaps to choose from!
Warm roasted vegetable salad Feta Pasta Salad with Spinach recipe – All recipes Australia NZ Ripe’s raw energy salad – Recipes – Bite https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/...beetroot-salad |
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Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
(Post 12270817)
At the moment I think the tomatoes are leading the way; as much as $24.99 per kg
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I think the kumara crop was quite bad this year due to weather conditions.
As always...we buy what's in season and cheaper. Big pot of pumpkin ($1.50) and carrot ($1.50 a bag) soup made the other day...yummy stuff. Our kumara may be pricey but we do at least have a functioning government :lol: |
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I see peppers are making a push for a Champions League place at 5 times the price, peppers are the vegetable equivalent of Arsenal.
Anyway back to the king of rip off vege, I spotted this funny cucumber story the other day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37014050 |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12270976)
I see peppers are making a push for a Champions League place at 5 times the price, peppers are the vegetable equivalent of Arsenal.
Anyway back to the king of rip off vege, I spotted this funny cucumber story the other day. Tesco customer finds a worm in his cucumber and his complaint goes viral - BBC News Just picked the last of my homegrown peppers today :cry_smile:, they are one of my favourite vegetables and we have a couple in stir-fries at least twice per week. Back to paying silly prices for a few months :thumbdown:. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12270976)
I see peppers are making a push for a Champions League place at 5 times the price, peppers are the vegetable equivalent of Arsenal.
Anyway back to the king of rip off vege, I spotted this funny cucumber story the other day. Tesco customer finds a worm in his cucumber and his complaint goes viral - BBC News |
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Documentary that shows why Europe has lower fruit & veg prices.
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Originally Posted by LoCarb
(Post 12275839)
Documentary that shows why Europe has lower fruit & veg prices.
Facebook used to recruit illegal migrant workers | Radio New Zealand News |
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Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
(Post 12275999)
Of course we have none of that dodgy stuff going on here, eh? :lol:
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Is there still a place for the noble farmer, living the good life and making a living from the land?
"Let the wealthy and great roll in splendour and and state, I envy them not I declare it, I eat my own lamb, my own chicken and ham, I shear my own fleece and I wear it, I have gardens, I have bow'rs, I have fruit and I have flowers, The lark is my morning alarmer, So come on boys now, Let God speed the plough! A long life and success for the farmer." :nod: |
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It's not just us that drop our jaws at the price of fruit and veggies in NZ:
'Rip off alright!' Kiwis in Aussie shocked at New Zealand food prices - NZ Herald |
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Supermarkets sewn up between too few major retailers that control both distribution and retail store channels. Bit like internet Telecom/Chorus prior to unbundling.
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Guess what the only raw vegetable our little boy doesn't refuse to eat is? He's a chip off the old block that lad is!
I see Countdown have cucumbers on the website at $5.49, I'm guessing in the Dunedin branch they're pushing $7 or maybe even more. Someone pop down Andy Bay Road and put me out of my misery will you. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307141)
Guess what the only raw vegetable our little boy doesn't refuse to eat is? He's a chip off the old block that lad is!
I see Countdown have cucumbers on the website at $5.49, I'm guessing in the Dunedin branch they're pushing $7 or maybe even more. Someone pop down Andy Bay Road and put me out of my misery will you. |
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Originally Posted by Kotare
(Post 12307148)
Must be right boring in Yorkshire if you are still fixated on NZ cucumber prices - obviously you are still pining for NZ. Still with a bit of luck you will convince a few more forum readers to return to UK thus reversing the migration flow :)
Cucumber News is a life long commitment, it wasn't joint winner of the best thread of 2016 for nothing coming top with the US presidential election thread. Cucumbers won't start wars with North Korea or build pointless walls. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307157)
Cucumbers won't start wars with North Korea or build pointless walls.
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307157)
More people are moving this way, it's the cucumber effect.
Cucumber News is a life long commitment, it wasn't joint winner of the best thread of 2016 for nothing coming top with the US presidential election thread. Cucumbers won't start wars with North Korea or build pointless walls. |
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Originally Posted by Kotare
(Post 12307209)
Net UK migration to NZ (2016) 4400 - and only a slack handful (incl yourself) returning to UK :( would you SHOUT louder please.
That's the real reason why Cucumber News is the success story it is. Carry on biting* like a typical kiwi Kotare, it's very amusing. *(don't keep biting cucumbers though, you'll end up bankrupt) I'm off on holiday for the next month now so I'll be out there doing cucumber research, ahh the stuff you can afford to do when you're not forced to pay 3 and half quid for a cucumber!!!! |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307372)
I love how you take Cucumber News so personally not realising it's a piss take.
That's the real reason why Cucumber News is the success story it is. Carry on biting* like a typical kiwi Kotare, it's very amusing. *(don't keep biting cucumbers though, you'll end up bankrupt) I'm off on holiday for the next month now so I'll be out there doing cucumber research, ahh the stuff you can afford to do when you're not forced to pay 3 and half quid for a cucumber!!!! |
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Originally Posted by Kotare
(Post 12307378)
Glad I am a typical Kiwi (despite being born in Dorset) imagine admitting to Barnsley. Even my Yorkshire wife (Richmond) wouldn't admit to that. It would be funnier if you came up with something slightly original even if it was only regional variations on cucumber sandwiches (I guess up north you leave the crusts on and don't peel the cucumber)?
Unoriginal and unfunny but I love how you keep biting. CHOMP But can you keep this thread on topic please, if you want to be all snobby and unfunny go do it on a non award winning thread please. I'll await you creating hysterically funny and interesting threads about your wonderful life in NZ. |
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I've just made a cucumber sandwich (pic attached). I always leave the wrapper on, apparently shandy loving southerners not only take the wrapper off but they also peel the cucumber and slice it up. Hardly surprising from a place where it's completely normal to have a splash of lemonade in the top of a pint! Show us your cucumber sandwiches pictures. |
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I've dug out a picture of a typical cucumber sandwich I used to make myself in Dunedin.
(Just so certain people know the above is a lie, I've just done it in my kitchen for comedy purposes) |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307385)
Is that the best you've got Kotare, just some snobbery, how very sad?
Unoriginal and unfunny but I love how you keep biting. CHOMP But can you keep this thread on topic please, if you want to be all snobby and unfunny go do it on a non award winning thread please. I'll await you creating hysterically funny and interesting threads about your wonderful life in NZ. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307414)
I've dug out a picture of a typical cucumber sandwich I used to make myself in Dunedin.
(Just so certain people know the above is a lie, I've just done it in my kitchen for comedy purposes) :lol: I cannot show you any sandwich as this is far, far beyond my means at the present time. When on special offer I do tend to salt season said bountiful fresh cucumber slices by placing on me eyelids for a minute or two first to enhance the taste when then placed,sliver thin, in a soggy asparagus white sliced bread roll. I took this pic a few days back . Saw them and thought of you & your refreshing humour BarnsleyMatt. Attachment 128203 Me The real deal . Dorset. |
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Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12307432)
:lol:
I cannot show you any sandwich as this is far, far beyond my means at the present time. When on special offer I do tend to salt season said bountiful fresh cucumber slices by placing on me eyelids for a minute or two first to enhance the taste when then placed,sliver thin, in a soggy asparagus white sliced bread roll. I took this pic a few days back . Saw them and thought of you & your refreshing humour BarnsleyMatt. Attachment 128203 Me The real deal . Dorset. FIVE NINETY BLOODY NINE!!!! As we are heading away today I've just emptied the fridge out and me n the boy have been up to the farm in our village and fed the pigs roughly the equivalent of $NZ53 of salad including the cucumber pictured above. That right there is hard hitting up to date international Cucumber News. Back to the studio. |
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Originally Posted by barnsleymat
(Post 12307393)
Back on topic
I've just made a cucumber sandwich (pic attached). I always leave the wrapper on, apparently shandy loving southerners not only take the wrapper off but they also peel the cucumber and slice it up. Hardly surprising from a place where it's completely normal to have a splash of lemonade in the top of a pint! Show us your cucumber sandwiches pictures. Juxtapose this to NZ where cucumbers are like gold, it wouldn't surprise me to find used slices of cucumber up for sale on Trademe. :rofl: |
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Fill your boots! Cucumbers are now $2!
This message appeared in my email today. Salad and summer go hand in hand. Right now the taste of summer costs a whole lot less because it's $2 Week at Countdown! Don't miss huge savings all week, including deals on salad must-haves like NZ Wrapped Iceberg Lettuce and NZ Telegraph Cucumbers, now $2 each. For a salad-friendly light dinner or lunch idea, this Chia, Beetroot & Broccoli Tart will keep friends and family happy, followed by our sweet Tarte Tatin, both made with Edmonds Block Pastry now only $2 each. For stacks more $2 specials, check out our latest mailer! See you soon, |
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Don't fill your boots with cucumbers, put them in the fridge.
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Just for a change they're $2 each in Pak n Save - provided of course that you require two of them at the same time. :rofl: Otherwise $2.99 for one.
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Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
(Post 12349660)
Just for a change they're $2 each in Pak n Save - provided of course that you require two of them at the same time. :rofl: Otherwise $2.99 for one.
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