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Claire Titchmarsh (X) 
Local time: 00:52
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| Marmite, definitely | Jun 16, 2006 |
Although you really need English toast with butter on, or muffins, to enjoy it properly. I tried taking some back to Italy with me but it is not the same on ciabatta.
Also, proper curry and Chinese food. Italians are so nationalist about food that even Chinese restaurants serve steamed ravioli.
| | | | Saskia Steur (X)
Local time: 00:52
Englisch > Niederländisch
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I'm Dutch, but my husband and I lived and worked in the UK for seven years, so we definitely miss a few things... some of which are:
crumpets
jelly (the children), but htankfully we have a number of friends who send is the quick-set powder jelly sachets by Rowntrees regularly
salt and vinegar crisps
a pint of directors
a ploughmans
a late night curry
hot cross buns
good cheddar
ne... See more I'm Dutch, but my husband and I lived and worked in the UK for seven years, so we definitely miss a few things... some of which are:
crumpets
jelly (the children), but htankfully we have a number of friends who send is the quick-set powder jelly sachets by Rowntrees regularly
salt and vinegar crisps
a pint of directors
a ploughmans
a late night curry
hot cross buns
good cheddar
need I go on?
I sometimes use http://www.uk-groceries.com/
Pricy, but there you are, can't have it all
Best regards,
Saskia ▲ Collapse
| | | | TonyTK
Deutsch > Englisch
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| Yes, but ... | Jun 16, 2006 |
LegalText wrote:
But why is it so hard to find proper bread in Britain? Not only ... disgusting .... nutritional value is also very limited .
Yes and yes. But it's an indispensable ingredient in proper chip butties.
Instructions:
1. Thickly butter two slices of bread
2. Place lightly salted real chips on one piece of bread
3. Add one or two squirts of brown sauce
4. Place second slice of bread on top (buttered side down).
5. Leave on plate while opening bottle of Lucozade.
6. Eat
Better than sex. And you couldn't do it with German bread - or using those powdery, tasteless, knobbly things the Germans call potatoes.
[Edited at 2006-06-16 10:00]
| | | | Simon Bruni
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 23:52
Mitglied (2009)
Spanisch > Englisch
| A Devonshire bay misses... | Jun 16, 2006 |
Mature Famrhouse Cheddar
Devon Chutney
A Pint of Ale from a Devon micro-brewery
A Pint of Cyder (with a "y")
Butcher's Pork Sausages and Mash (with home-made gravy, of course)
A Devon Pasty from the Oggy Oggy Pasty Shop in Exeter
Luscome Farm Apple Juice
Good Ham
Roast Pork, Beef and Lamb with Roast Potatoes (and gravy, of course)
A Lamb Madras with Peshwari Naan and a Pint of Lager
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| Good thing you live abroad, one could say | Jun 16, 2006 |
I have the feeling that a nutritionist would think that it is a good thing that you are all expatriats, hoping that in the countries you live in you follow a more balanced diet!
Analysing your food "dreams", it certainly seems good for your health that you don't have the chance to eat all those things but once in a while...... (except for Simon, whose diet seems quite balanced: a mix of what we think of as typical british meals)
But dreams are dreams...
... See more I have the feeling that a nutritionist would think that it is a good thing that you are all expatriats, hoping that in the countries you live in you follow a more balanced diet!
Analysing your food "dreams", it certainly seems good for your health that you don't have the chance to eat all those things but once in a while...... (except for Simon, whose diet seems quite balanced: a mix of what we think of as typical british meals)
But dreams are dreams...
It would be fun to compare food dreams of different country expats to see how much crap there is in all our nutrition...
I must say that I still think with some longing of some dishes I used to eat in Norwich during the year I studied there. For an Italian, British food is certainly not the most one could dream of, but some things were really nice.
Cheddar, certainly
(marmite: bleah)
fresh fish
those hundreds of different kinds of potatoes
some pub food
apple and/or blackberry pies
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| | | | Sheilann
Spanien
Local time: 00:52
Spanisch > Englisch
and gooseberries. Othewise we're quite lucky in Madrid, where we have an excellent English grocer who stocks everything. Unfortunately, he only has canned rhubarb and, once you've drained off the syrup, there's barely enough to make a decent-sized crumble.
| | | | juvera
Local time: 23:52
Englisch > Ungarisch
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| Bread? Cadbury's chocolate? | Jun 22, 2006 |
LegalText wrote:
But why is it so hard to find proper bread in Britain? Not only do I find this white bread disgusting, its nutritional value is also very limited . There are hundreds of different types of bread in Germany with all sorts of seeds, nuts, tomatoes and lots more.
Two things I don't understand.
One: bread in England.
My local Waitrose, where I buy the bulk of the food we eat, has so many type of bread, that if you pick one piece of each, you can fill a big trolley. A number of English, Welsh, French, Polish, Indian, German, Dutch, Italian, - just ciabatta, they must have at least six different varieties... Different flours, mixes, seeds, dried tomatoes, cheesy breads, caraway seed loafs, variety of milk loafs, raisin loafs, olive loafs in half a dozen different variety. They bake about 6-8 varieties on the premises, like french bread, so it is as fresh as over there.
The other:
Cadbury's chocolate. Who would miss it in Europe, where nearly any chocolate is better than that?
| | | | Marion Lurf
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 23:52
Englisch > Deutsch
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| What about ale? | Jun 25, 2006 |
Fun topic, Mark, and thanks for the credit
So, did you get everything you wanted in Shanghai?
Of course everyone misses certain things from his or her home country - I, for one, usually bring loads of Manner-Schnitten, Milka chocolate, d'arbo apricot jam, Käsekrainer (sausages), Estragon-Senf (mustard), etc. from Austria (or have friends/family members bring them when they come to Scotland for a visit). ... See more Fun topic, Mark, and thanks for the credit
So, did you get everything you wanted in Shanghai?
Of course everyone misses certain things from his or her home country - I, for one, usually bring loads of Manner-Schnitten, Milka chocolate, d'arbo apricot jam, Käsekrainer (sausages), Estragon-Senf (mustard), etc. from Austria (or have friends/family members bring them when they come to Scotland for a visit).
But there's one thing I particularly miss when I'm not in Britian: ALE! Ok, it's not quite "food" as such, but still very nutritional My favourite is Caley 80, and I don't think you can get it anywhere in Austria.
By the way, juvera, I fully support your point regarding Cadbury's, but have to disagree about the bread. It IS possible to get nice bread here (for about 2 Pounds a loaf!), but the choice is far more limited compared to other countries...but it seems like you're lucky with your local shop!
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Fan Gao
Australien
Local time: 08:52
Englisch > Chinesisch
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Hi Marion, thanks for your reply and thank you to everyone else who took time out of their busy schedules to post a reply.
Actually I'm a bit embarrassed as after starting this whole thread about food and me saying I'm off to Shanghai to stock up...I didn't go:(
It's a whole big visa / passport story I won't bore you with but I have rescheduled and I'll be going to Shanghai in the next couple of weeks:)
Absolutely agree with you about the ale although now t... See more Hi Marion, thanks for your reply and thank you to everyone else who took time out of their busy schedules to post a reply.
Actually I'm a bit embarrassed as after starting this whole thread about food and me saying I'm off to Shanghai to stock up...I didn't go:(
It's a whole big visa / passport story I won't bore you with but I have rescheduled and I'll be going to Shanghai in the next couple of weeks:)
Absolutely agree with you about the ale although now that I've been here so long I must admit I've grown accustomed to the local Jinling ale here. Partly due to the fact that it's better than nothing but mostly due to the fact that it's only 20 British pence for a large 630ml bottle:)
You did remind me though how much I miss cider. The summers here are ferocious and oh how sometimes I would just love to sit down with a nice cool pint of scrumpy.
That's another item for my list....thank you:)
Best wishes,
Mark ▲ Collapse
| | | | Marion Lurf
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 23:52
Englisch > Deutsch
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| Cider = international | Jun 26, 2006 |
Hi Mark,
At least cider won't be that much of a problem, since you can get it in Irish pubs all over the world...
As for your cheap (let's call it great value) Chinese beer you got used to, I also have to admit that I disliked this brownish, flat liquid called ale for a long time (1 1/2 years?), until a friend of mine once bought me a pin... See more Hi Mark,
At least cider won't be that much of a problem, since you can get it in Irish pubs all over the world...
As for your cheap (let's call it great value) Chinese beer you got used to, I also have to admit that I disliked this brownish, flat liquid called ale for a long time (1 1/2 years?), until a friend of mine once bought me a pint by mistake, so I "had to" drink it. My friends back in Austria still don't understand why I prefer ale to lager!
Hope you'll manage to go shopping in Shanghai soon, all the best,
Marion ▲ Collapse
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