10 Essential Foods from UK..

[hillybilly]

As a friend of mine once said about a famous female actress/singer..........."She'll never be a true vegetarian until they invent the Quorn willy"

Trust me, it's amazing what you can create with a packet of Sosmix and a healthy imagination

[Devils Advocate]

Hilly, after you put me straight about my flu pipes I certainly trust anything you say now mate

[crazyred]

Oh yes, mange tout...why oh why can't you get them

I know!!! I may have to raise the issue with Manky D's!! I love sugar snap peas & would often buy them when I worked in Gib as an afternoon snack at my desk!!

Mowser, if I gave you my closely guarded secret family recipe for peanut butter then I would have to kill you!! Not really, I discovered this recipe one night when I really fancied a PB & jam sandwich! Packet of salted peanuts, rinsed in a collander and dried with kichen paper, tip into a food processor and blitz. It will already start to look like a thick sticky butter. Add some sugar or honey (to your taste) and then add peanut, sunflower or mild olive oil (don't use the extra virgin that you use on salad as it's too strong and will give a bitter aftertaste - I use the 'suave' one in Manky's for cake baking). Drizzle through the spout while the mixer is going until you have the consistency you like. If you like crunchy then add some more peanuts now and pulse.
For Nutella, replace the peanuts with Hazelnuts and add a teaspoon or 2 of dark cocoa powder... yummmm!!!

[BENIDORM]

Crazyred,
We can always rely on you for great ways of producing alternative food and products at home....Keep up the Good Work..

We have just arrived in UK and noticed a huge 'Eastern Products' cash and carry opening tomorrow...so we are going to check it out....I'd better take plenty of money with me, I know that my wife will want to stock up with loads of unusual spices etc...
I'll let you know how we get on....

Regards,
Gordon....

[Mowser]

crazyred

Thanks. I'll give it a go and get back to you.

[telboy]

Mine are:

PG Tips
Heinz Beans
Fray bentos Steak & Kidney Pie
Extra Mature Cheddar
Robinsons Orange Juice (concentrated)
Ginger Biscuits
Malt Loaf Soreen
Crumpets Warburtons
Sharwoods Papadoms (the type you cook yourself)
Eccles Cakes (flies cemetery)

Would have added Heinz Sausage & Beans, Shredded Wheat but not at the prices they charge here Last but not least Port LBV with a nice piece of Stilton.

Why is it that you cant get a DECENT bottle of Port in Spanish Supermarkets? Portugal is only down the road. Do Spanish and Portugese not get on together or something? If not why?

[peteroldracer]

. Do Spanish and Portugese not get on together or something? If not why?

It is a bit like Scotland and England - those north (read west) of the border envy most things about those the other side, but instead of accepting they come from an inferior country, try their best to get to live on the other side whilst going on and on about how great their culture and country is!

[Mowser]

We who come from north of the border are indeed blessed. The only downside is our dreadful neighbours to the south. Still - we can't have everything (not even the riots).

[annfoto]

So true Dave and at least we have a culture and a country to be proud of

[El Cid]

Why is it that you cant get a DECENT bottle of Port in Spanish Supermarkets?

Mainly because the Spanish don't drink it much and the market for Port has always been mainly to England.

In the early 18th century you could not buy French wines in England because of the various wars with France and Portugal signed a treaty with England where they could export Port with no duty. That made it a very popular drink in the UK and it has remained so ever since. In fact many of the traditional Port shippers are of English origin - Cockburn, Croft, Taylor and Warre to name but a few.

It's the same with Sherry - it's very difficult in Spain to find the sort of sweet sherries that have traditionally been popular in the UK. When did you ever see a bottle of Bristol Cream in Spain?

Sid

[annfoto]

Port is a fine way of getting a massive hangover.
Indeed in the 18th century the English had no other wine to drink as they were denied the fine French wine being landed at Edinburgh

[oliveview01]

Just raided the freezer of most of my bramley apples, making mincemeat for pies. Almost out of currants now and mixed peel had a hunt in Eroski and Mercadona today for currants, vanilla essence and peppermint essence, no luck! Sister is visiting next week so she is fetching vanilla and peppermint essence for me, can't ask for too much, she only has hand luggage!
Does the Iceland store sell the above mentioned items, along with suet, shredded wheat and mixed peel?
Or the British shop at Mollina? Does anyone know the Brit shop phone number please?
Thanks!

[katy]

You can buy all those things on the coast at Alcampo and Supersol.

We are going to Marbella for a party in December and if I were to take out everything I had been asked to bring I would need to bring a cabin trunk...plus a couple of days shopping. Have they not heard of the internet

[annfoto]

Mercadona have quite a reasonable selection of sultanas, currents and other dried fruit including arguably the world's finest sultanas from Malaga provence!!!!!
Goggle mixed peel recipe. You will find it is very easy to make, the ingredients are oranges, lemons, sugar and water. Both oranges and lemons are just coming into season in Andalusia.
Or go to a Brit shop it's up to you

[Chunky Monky]

So true Dave and at least we have a culture and a country to be proud of

....aah! Where would humanity be without the Deep Fried Mars Bar?

[Mowser]

....aah! Where would humanity be without the Deep Fried Mars Bar?

You're making me feel a tad peckish, Chunky!

[peteroldracer]

"at least we have a culture and a country to be proud of" says annfoto.
Not proud enough of it to tolerate actually living there though.....

[annfoto]

I lived there for 50 years. I don't think it's unreasonable to retire to a sunnier climate after all that time.

[Mowser]

I lived there for 50 years. I don't think it's unreasonable to retire to a sunnier climate after all that time.

What's Peter's excuse? Fed up with black puddings 'n' tripe? We get enough of it here!

[katy]

If you look under cooking aids at Iceland you can get all those things and more.

Probably cheaper than the spanish shops. I know the suet and sultanas are.

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