happynz

Great Mexican food in Scotland? Who'd've thunk it?

Cool!

crap coffee

Why can't we get Cerole seasoning in NZ??!! Cr*p

I've found home made Mexican foods taste much nicer. well......Mexican food isn't for me..... however I enjoy making decent Jambalaya, Burritos, Enchiladas, Nachos and Tacos etc now and then

lol made Beef Enchiladas with salads for tea yesterday. it was awesome. (just tried one bite~)

We've been to a Mexcan cafe on Cuba St in 2006 - don't remember what's called. I reluctantly agreed to go there :curse: .... (couldn't refuse...) as Paul wanted to have Mexican and try something new. sorry it was hoooooooooorrible! just ended up drinking Corona

While we traveled the States, had some fantastic Mexican dishes (El Coyote Cafe) in LA. far better than Edinburgh.

irnbru14

Some of the worst Mexican I've had, apart from here, was in the States actually, none as good as Viva Mexico or Tijuana Yacht Club (sadly shut down now) back in Edinburgh

Maybe I'll open my own restaurant here

crap coffee

I would be grateful, sir

karonious

I miss the chinese curry powder you used to get in my local butchers. It came in a 2 pint packet and was made by Youngs.............
I can live without it but that's what I miss most.

whitesand

Choice! I long for more choice and more variety of foods. Different types of supermarkets and more European foods. Decent bread which is like French bread - all crusty on the outside and tasty inside. Real Italian cappuccino -not the heavy milky type with sour-tasting coffee which is the order of the day in many cafes here. Good, mature cheese which is not overly expensive, tasty cakes with marizipan and royal icing which are not poplar here. Chocolate gingers which taste fresh and newly made, not stale and discoloured. M & S and their exciting new ideas for meals.

Basically, I miss all that European food offers. Would also like to see good Mexican foods as well.

Margaret Parkinson

My son in law has a butchers shop in Papamoa and he sells gammon also unsmoked bacon

www.mysausages.com

Nerine

I never knew you couldn't get creole seasoning!

May be a business opportunity for someone?

http://www.gumbopages.com/food/creole.html

crap coffee

u hit the nail on the head mate

That's why/what I call Crap Coffee here frankly I hate the stuff! :curse: heavy greasy milky frothy type coffee in NZ! Capuccino, Latte etc Yuuuuuuuuck!

I never go and ask my coffee at a cafe in NZ. (am I weird? or Monster? ) At (work) lunch time I eat foods but no thanks for crap coffee

I don't drink unless i make my own coffee in a Cafetiere

just pass! and half asleep all day

crap coffee

hey thanks a lot, however I already know how to make Creole seasoning. so I actually don't need to buy the stuff. BUt if I can get original Louisiana Creole seasoning here, it would be great otherwise I make the mixture - No problem I am good.

saritabear

I know I'm not there yet but when I lived in Spain I missed tea, proper bread, marmalade, marmite, bitter and flavoured crisps. Ooooh and chocolate. Mmmm.

(I'm sure there's an easter egg left somewhere. Four more days till ww weigh in so am sure will not show up on scales!!!)

southerner

We went back for a holiday about a year ago. Was greatly looking forward to reuniting myself with various tastes.

Must admit the anticipation was better than the actual experience. In some ways the general convenience and range of buying from M&S or Tesco Express was the highlight.

BEVS

I know. I am patiently waiting for him to open a branch down this neck of the woods or to figure out how to mail the stuff to us.

Would love a blummin' good sausage, some unsmoked rashers - bliss, or a heavenly gammon joint.

edit .. and a proper pork pie.

edit again.. and wot about some quality sausage meat so I can make some decent scotch eggs.

snakajack

Hey there

Just to let you know, to satisfy those cravings! at "Pak' n' Save" in Sylvia Park, Auckland, they have an aisle dedicatated to british foods!

Jaffa cakes, walkers crisps, refreshers, dib-dabs,curly-wurly's to name but a few!!..........

Steve and Julie

Thanks for that

I dont think Tauranga`s Pak n Save do, I will investigate tomoz