smudge Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Hi, does anyone know of a good site that isnt too expensive with delivery to get food from the Uk, even perhaps a good shop in Brisbane or on the Sunshine Coast, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 You have Britain on the Bayside and on the same complex is the English fish and chips and the English Indian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Also some people order food off eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommysheila Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Hi Coles have been doing an English Section I only saw it a few weeks ago so they haven't got it standing out. But this week I saw Traditional English Sausages made in Oz BEEF AND BACON I never remembered these but anyway I gave them a go yesterday around 11pm I was throwing up in the kitchen feel as sick as a dog this morning AUSSY FOOD IS OKAY SO LONG AS THEY DON'T TRY TO MAE ENGLISH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 What is it you are after exactly? I find good or better alternatives without problems or I embrace the local produce. I will really miss the fantastic range of Asian foods if I return to UK, although I am sure they can be got at specialist shops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 A lot of the cheapest Coles biscuits are made in the UK, such as bourbons etc.. They're not the good chocolaty M+S or Waitrose ones though, they're the cheap, nasty and tasteless homebrand stuff like you'd get at Tesco or Sainsbury's. Mr Kiplings UK-made cakes and the UK-made Cadbury mini-rolls are always in Coles mixed in with the local stuff. There will be a lot more of this as the £ drops, and hopefully at better prices than the usual international sections in the supermarkets. I tried some British bacon recently and paid about $8, it shrivelled up into nothing. Much prefer the Aussie stuff now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, pommysheila said: Hi Coles have been doing an English Section I only saw it a few weeks ago so they haven't got it standing out. But this week I saw Traditional English Sausages made in Oz BEEF AND BACON I never remembered these but anyway I gave them a go yesterday around 11pm I was throwing up in the kitchen feel as sick as a dog this morning AUSSY FOOD IS OKAY SO LONG AS THEY DON'T TRY TO MAE ENGLISH If you got sick from eating sausages then it would be because they were not properly cooked. Any processed meat can make you ill if it is not heated right through. Edited April 1, 2017 by Gbye grey sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Thanks for replies, we've been here 10 years now so pretty happy with most food its just certain things I miss, all the unhealthy stuff like crisps, chocolate, biscuits, Ready Brek lol. Looked on some sites but postage is so expensive. Probably a good thing really!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommysheila Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 22 hours ago, Gbye grey sky said: If you got sick from eating sausages then it would be because they were not properly cooked. Any processed meat can make you ill if it is not heated right through. I think after 70 years on this planet I no how to cook a sausage I like it done to a moment of it's life VERY BROWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 On 2/04/2017 at 1:12 AM, The Pom Queen said: You have Britain on the Bayside and on the same complex is the English fish and chips and the English Indian. Britain on the bayside has closed down! though there is a one in Cleveland and another at Victoria point as well as another English fish and chip shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 25 minutes ago, pommysheila said: I think after 70 years on this planet I no how to cook a sausage I like it done to a moment of it's life VERY BROWN Well, you may be 70 but believing it is the colour on the outside rather than the temperature on the inside is a mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 22 hours ago, smudge said: Thanks for replies, we've been here 10 years now so pretty happy with most food its just certain things I miss, all the unhealthy stuff like crisps, chocolate, biscuits, Ready Brek lol. Looked on some sites but postage is so expensive. Probably a good thing really!! The supermarkets sell digestives and hobnobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommysheila Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 On 3/04/2017 at 8:19 AM, Gbye grey sky said: Well, you may be 70 but believing it is the colour on the outside rather than the temperature on the inside is a mistake. I think I will let you have the last word your making my head hurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff74 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 We have just used up our supply of crisps The kids are missing all the chocolate and snacks loads. The chocolate just isn't the same is it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubter Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I was trying to remember where I went back in 2010.I was literally like a kid in a sweetshop and I think we had only been away from the UK couple of months. I lived in Pacific Pines so the shop wasn't that far away sure it was Coomera. Am I right and is it still there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 18 hours ago, Jeff74 said: We have just used up our supply of crisps The kids are missing all the chocolate and snacks loads. The chocolate just isn't the same is it! Agree that the chocolate is not the same. But I find the silver lining is that I then don't eat so much of it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 18 hours ago, Jeff74 said: We have just used up our supply of crisps The kids are missing all the chocolate and snacks loads. The chocolate just isn't the same is it! I've found after 4 years here it doesn't really notice anymore. You forget how it tasted in the UK and after a while, eating the Aus stuff isn't a big deal. I tend to buy Green and Blacks mostly as I like better quality chocolate over Cadbury and the like. Maltesers and things are fine. I just ate some Cadbury choc eggs and didn't pull a face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbourneTractor Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, snifter said: I've found after 4 years here it doesn't really notice anymore. You forget how it tasted in the UK and after a while, eating the Aus stuff isn't a big deal. I tend to buy Green and Blacks mostly as I like better quality chocolate over Cadbury and the like. Maltesers and things are fine. I just ate some Cadbury choc eggs and didn't pull a face. Lindt Dark Chocolate and Chilli is the same in both countries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 8 hours ago, snifter said: I've found after 4 years here it doesn't really notice anymore. You forget how it tasted in the UK and after a while, eating the Aus stuff isn't a big deal. Also, the UK brands are changing their recipes all the time anyway, so what you remember doesn't always exist anymore anyway. Kraft's tinkering with Cadbury to squeeze every last penny out of a bar of chocolate is to it's detriment, they're only interested in packing every supermarket shelf and i just don't buy the stuff anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 On 03/04/2017 at 10:00 AM, The Pom Queen said: The supermarkets sell digestives and hobnobs I used to like chocolate digestives and hobnobs but I find them too sickly sweet now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think maybe the Australian sugar is fresh from the sugar cane fields so it tastes better than sugar beets common in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I purchased a bar of cadburys in America at Christmas and it was disgusting, so sweet and sickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubter Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 21 hours ago, The Pom Queen said: I purchased a bar of cadburys in America at Christmas and it was disgusting, so sweet and sickly. Yum Yum ? think I will eat my double decker in the fridge now.All this talk of chocolate is making me hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieGirl Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 11:04 AM, MelbourneTractor said: Lindt Dark Chocolate and Chilli is the same in both countries As is Toblerone. The reason Aussie Cadburys tastes different is that something is added to stop it meltng at higher temperatures. I have never to this day worked out what is English about Heinz English recipe baked beans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 36 minutes ago, ScottieGirl said: As is Toblerone. The reason Aussie Cadburys tastes different is that something is added to stop it meltng at higher temperatures. I have never to this day worked out what is English about Heinz English recipe baked beans. I agree,I buy the beans but not sure what the difference is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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