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What food do you most miss from UK?

Old Mar 30th 2008, 11:52 pm
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Is it just me or is the bacon not the same.

I miss my sunday morning fry up.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 2:29 am
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Hi

The Bacon from New World isnt to bad (rindless) no fat on it, quite a nice flavour.
Cant find a nice piece of gammon though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hint of Lime Flavoured Doritos...
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bags of fresh raspberry jam donuts from Sainsburys
proper crusty french stick
fresh Sainsburys homous
real granary bread
vegetarian samosas
bourbon biscuits (at 58p or whatever)
provamel soya deserts


I miss being able to buy decent food cheaply. Cheap here means shite.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 3:03 am
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Proper chips made from freshly peeled potatoes and served with vinegar!
Fruit corner yoghurts
houmous/humous (hummus doesn't taste quite right)
Milk (always tastes & smells slightly off to me, same in Oz)
Fig rolls
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Default Re: What food do you most miss from UK?

Continental meats and cheeses.

The ability to buy more quality products for a reasonable amount extra.

Not being exorbitantly charged for things out of season - lol, how do you make a ratatouille in NZ when one week aubergines are expensive but courgettes cheap, then red peppers are cheap but not yellow ones, then the following week it's all expensive except aubergines.

Overall I just miss the choice available in supermarkets and the quality for a reasonable price.

As an aside I never thought lamb would be so expensive over here or of relatively poor quality.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 3:43 am
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Originally Posted by dreamfish
a decent curry!
oh Yes....

Chicken Madras, Pilau Rice, Bombay Potato, Saag Aloo, keema naan.... my mouth is watering just thinking about it...
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Originally Posted by Nerine
Fig rolls
O yes! We bought some the other day here but they were really quite pitiful

My dad and his wife have only been here for two weeks but have commented on not having vinegar with chips.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 4:14 am
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It's just not right without it is it.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 4:20 am
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It's the way they look horrified when you mention vinegar on chips but are happy to munch away on salt and vinegar crisps.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 4:34 am
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Originally Posted by Nerine
Milk (always tastes & smells slightly off to me, same in Oz. Fig rolls
me too. I've got the same problem - can't smell fresh nz/oz Milk.

I only drink UHT milk here (it's not good for u, either) - that's just for crap coffee in the morning anyway..
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Originally Posted by OneManAndHisDog
It's the way they look horrified when you mention vinegar on chips but are happy to munch away on salt and vinegar crisps.
Not as horrified as when you ask them for cheese on your chips!!
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Originally Posted by simonmarkellis
oh Yes....

Chicken Madras, Pilau Rice, Bombay Potato, Saag Aloo, keema naan.... my mouth is watering just thinking about it...
you can get a decent curry.. you just have to ask me nicely to make it for you...

As for me .. cheese.. nice smelly make your face sweat cheese....
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 6:26 am
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I think I'm over most things, but occasionally the voices in my head still tell me otherwise.

Jam doughnuts is a biggie, why oh why can't we get jam doughnuts?

Also Pizza Express, where are they? Surely someone is missing a nice business opportunity. Hells Pizza is good enough but doesn't quite reach the spot - they only do takeaways and I'd really like a sit down fresh out of the oven restaurant pizza, some doughballs and garlic butter, some salad and a well chilled bottle of Peroni.

Originally Posted by OneManAndHisDog
Not being exorbitantly charged for things out of season - lol, how do you make a ratatouille in NZ when one week aubergines are expensive but courgettes cheap, then red peppers are cheap but not yellow ones, then the following week it's all expensive except aubergines.
That made me because it is so true! I've been bulk buying red peppers over the past few weeks when they were really cheap, roasting them and putting them in the freezer for the winter months. I was gutted this week, I needed a fresh pepper (capsicum if you must) for a spanish omlette and they were back up to $1.49 for a tiny wizzened little thing. :curse: No more fajitas till next summer.
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Old Mar 31st 2008, 7:35 am
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There's a Pizza Hut opening up near us but won't be going anywhere near it. I used to love Pizza Express and mispent many a happy lunchtime in there with workmates and bottles of red wine .
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