growinspain

I thought PG Tips claim to fame were their pyramid tea bags but the ones I just purchased from Mercadona are square... Still better than Typhoo though...

Rosemary

Yes, I was surprised when I opened the box. Not seen square ones for many years.

Rosemary

bobd22

I recently got some Typhoo and was disappointed as seemed weak tea to me. I prefer very strong tea and tend to stick with either PG Tips or Tetley's

astera

Could definitely do with a M&S food store here. Until then part of my suitcase when traveling to the UK is reserved for their tea...

spouse of scouse

Wot, no reserved space for biscuits and pork pies?

I liked the variety of teas in the UK, now we're back in Oz we drink Twinings english breakfast (extra strong), or good old Yorkshire tea.

Retired in Euskadi

We're going to Alicante for a week mid April with Inmserso. Might miss some of their day trips, such as Ontinyent, Denia & go to Benidorm for the day.
Would the Iceland there sell things like pork pies?
No British shops anywhere here.

bobd22

I recently bought a walls pork pie from an English shop here in Spain . It was awful the texture of the meat just wasn't right and we ended up throwing it away. Not sure if that was because it had been frozen but I certainly wouldn't get one again. I only bought it as it was larger size than the smaller 4 pack ones I can get fairly easily they taste fine no problem with their content texture but they aren't Walls. Being a Yorkshireman I enjoy a nice pork pie but will definitely avoid Walls ones in future .

Jerseygirl

Being a Yorkshirelass, I cannot stand pork pie.

Finknottle

That's interesting - is that because pork pies are a Leicestershire thing?

Jerseygirl

Maybe that’s the reason I do not like them…that and the horrid chopped up, lumpy meat and jelly.

Give me a Yorkshire pudding any day of the week

bobd22

When I was a lad growing up in the West Riding they would clear the concert room in the working men's club when the steward announced the pies are on in the foyer . Lovely hot pork pies out of the oven mushy peas and mint sauce top notch grub lol
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bobd22

Melton Mowbray pork pies are Leicestershire but I believe main difference with them is shape? Standard pork pies are made and sold all over England . In Yorkshire one difference was we liked them baked in the oven delicious. Mind I do like a good Melton Mowbray pork pie .

bobd22

[QUOTE=Jerseygirl;13245869
Give me a Yorkshire pudding any day of the week [/QUOTE]
Can't beat Yorkshire Pudding on its own with gravy fill thisen up and eat less meat lol
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bobd22

Quite rare to get jelly in a pork pie these days, I didn't like the jelly in.cold Pork pie but when warmed in the oven it was melted and seemed to add flavour. Mind I used to like tripe and onions but wouldn't eat it now 🤣

mikelincs

Big problem I've found here in the UK with PG tea bags is that they split, since they stopped using an plastic in the bags they are weaker and more likely to split, progress Eh? I stopped worrying and just buy Yorkshire, at one time I did compare prices but not any more.