What food do you most miss from UK?
Mar 31st 2008, 12:36 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
PAXO!!!!!!
Mar 31st 2008, 1:17 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
did you not know that???!!!!!
Mar 31st 2008, 1:43 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
(Recently) I even feel Pataks Curry sauce.co.uk doesn't taste quite right ...:curse:
apart from Pataks, other curry sauce at supermarkets (in NZ) you can get they are utter rubbish
hence I don't eat curry lately - means I don't cook curry at home. strictly speaking I don't know how to make proper Indian curry from scratch!........
think we've been to every Indian Curry place in Wellington while Paul was here (for 2 years). Because he is mad about Thai and Curry
Great India Restaurant was best
apart from Pataks, other curry sauce at supermarkets (in NZ) you can get they are utter rubbish
hence I don't eat curry lately - means I don't cook curry at home. strictly speaking I don't know how to make proper Indian curry from scratch!........
think we've been to every Indian Curry place in Wellington while Paul was here (for 2 years). Because he is mad about Thai and Curry
Great India Restaurant was best
Apr 1st 2008, 3:30 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
two fat indians in christchurch is good. Go in tell them that you are english.. or curry and there you go! easy. I've found (rash generalisation time) the kiwis like the idea of spicy food, as long as it isn't spicy.. Saying that I think most of the curry in the UK is crap.. but I've been to india 
Apr 1st 2008, 4:12 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
A friend in the Uk mentioned that they had been to Frankie & Benny's & I had a sudden urge to go 
A decent Chinese & crispy aromatic duck.
A decent Chinese & crispy aromatic duck.
Apr 1st 2008, 6:45 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
My favourites are the banana leaf thalis with a mountain of rice and about a dozen different curries and pickled something-or-rathers. Breakfast of champions are roti canai and dhal dip and giant lava hot coffees for the caffeine fix.
Apr 1st 2008, 6:55 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
We found this dish, normally called something like 'house special' that was a three curry thing on one plate. Red, yellow and green curries from mild to spicy. Bloody great it was too! no idea what was in it tho.. .
Apr 1st 2008, 10:56 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
Decent Pastries.
Better bread choice.
Decent Fruit cake.
Lots of other bakery products.
Better tasting fresh salmon.
Jaffa Cakes.
Choice of Fresh prepared Microwave Meals.
Better Jams and Marmalades.
More choice of fat free products inc dairy.
More choice on lots of items.
Marmite, Sandwich Spread, Matzos, Twiglets, Crunchies, twix.
Better bread choice.
Decent Fruit cake.
Lots of other bakery products.
Better tasting fresh salmon.
Jaffa Cakes.
Choice of Fresh prepared Microwave Meals.
Better Jams and Marmalades.
More choice of fat free products inc dairy.
More choice on lots of items.
Marmite, Sandwich Spread, Matzos, Twiglets, Crunchies, twix.
Apr 1st 2008, 11:07 am
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
and Hula Hoops.
Apr 1st 2008, 10:16 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
two fat indians in christchurch is good. Go in tell them that you are english.. or curry and there you go! easy. I've found (rash generalisation time) the kiwis like the idea of spicy food, as long as it isn't spicy.. Saying that I think most of the curry in the UK is crap.. but I've been to india
Apr 1st 2008, 10:31 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
) for you (if you ask) but they will charge you more. why not? surely no one would believe I am British :curse:
Apr 1st 2008, 11:16 pm
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Re: What food do you most miss from UK?
In the same vein as the Indian, I miss good Mexican food, the stuff I have had here has been a bit tex-mex (see Sweet Mothers Kitchen) or not bad (Flying Burritos on a good day!) but nothing fantastic! We had 2 or 3 great Mexicans in Edinburgh and I miss them!!!