A section of British foods in our West Australian supermarket

@LadyDuck (502968)

• Italy

5 Oct 24

I did not dare to say the same.

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8321)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

@AmbiePam @LadyDuck They are usually served with Fish and Chips. A classic British takeaway. Nice with a bit of ketchup on.

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@LadyDuck (502968)

• Italy

5 Oct 24

@Orson_Kart

As mushy peas were not enough you also add ketchup.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (223056)

• United States

5 Oct 24

Sounds interesting. Have a good weekend.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

@LindaOHio Still tired and no energy but otherwise well, thanks.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

We spent the weekend wih Vince's brother and enjoyed our time with him, thanks.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (223056)

• United States

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv How is Vince doing?

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209286)

• United States

5 Oct 24

The only thing of that collection I have seen sold here is Colman's mustard

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

Australia probably has more English products than America given our background.

Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56362)

• Canada

5 Oct 24

The little flags on the shelves are helpful, we could use that here, as our grocery stores offer alot of international foods and I often wonder what is what and from where.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56362)

• Canada

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv I went to a brand new grocery store last weekend, just to kind of look around. It is an Asian grocery store owned by the Loblaws chain. They had everything from Korean to Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Indonesian. I did pick up some fresh broccoli, cranberry scones and vegetable spring rolls. I found the prices to be terribly expensive and I will not be going back unless we really enjoy those spring rolls and want a treat.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

I haven't noticed this before. We had a lot of 'exotic' ingredients in the store in Donnybrook because of all the backpackers but they weren't 'flagged' as such.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

@Juliaacv There is a shop in Perth that i s a bit like a farmers market I guess but there are all sorts of seeds, nuts, spices and herbs displayed in open bags. The smell is completely foreign compared to what we're used to.

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@LadyDuck (502968)

• Italy

5 Oct 24

May be they suppose that Australian will enjoy British food. We have some British products here, Orange marmalade is one I remember and Walker's biscuits.

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@LadyDuck (502968)

• Italy

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv - This is exactly what I thought, European coming to Australia were mainly British.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

We originally came from almost solely British ancestors so it's logical that we'd have some British products.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112928)

• United States

10 Oct 24

One thing about American supermarkets, we usually have a section designated to international fare. It's fun to explore sometimes.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112928)

• United States

13 Oct 24

@JudyEv Yeah, we have some stores like that too. I guess that's what happens when you live in sort of a melting pot. We have a lot of Greek stores too.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169603)

• United States

5 Oct 24

I mostly just go to the store for what I know I want and do not do much exploring. Some of our stores have bigger international sections than others do.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

They had a lot of quite exotic ingredients in Donnybrook IGA as there were so many backpackers there from quite a variety of countries. I mostly just get what I want and head home again.

Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49779)

• India

6 Oct 24

Quite an interesting collection. Eccles cakes are something I am hearing for the next time. I would need to check in some stores where the UK Products are more widely available and perhaps share in a post (If I remember....) .

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49779)

• India

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv Yeah some unique sounding stuff among these names!

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

I might buy some Eccles cakes one day just to try. It seems a funny name to me but apparently there is a town of that name in England.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

• India

6 Oct 24

Atleast Australia is no longe ruled by the Brish now (lol)

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

• India

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv Same here. We still have a few customs of the British that we follow.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

Yes, that's true but English customs still abound.

Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8321)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 24

Some great British classics there, Judy. I’ve never heard of Bartons, but HP sauce, Colmans mustard and Branston pickle are in most British store cupboards. Branston pickle is a food of the gods and an essential accompaniment to a ploughman’s lunch. Are you saying you don’t buy any of these? Is your palate too sensitive, or are they too expensive? Or do you just not like them?

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

I don't avoid any of them deliberately but perhaps I buy other brands. We have mustard on the shelf and I like pickles and we have HP sauce. We do buy Australian products where we can. Mushy peas don't appeal; Jammie Dodgers look good but we rarely buy biscuits. I'll buy some one day just to try them.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

6 Oct 24

Lovely..I'd be stuck in there.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

You might find some old favourites there.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (136117)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Oct 24

I don't notice a lot of different either as I get what I need and get out

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

That's me. Sometimes I'm surprised if something is mentioned here then I find in on our shelves.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14816)

• Ireland

5 Oct 24

@judyev I love Jamie dodgers.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14816)

• Ireland

8 Oct 24

@JudyEv ido eat Eccles cakes and take the tram to Eccles when in Manchester.

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@JudyEv (382751)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Oct 24

Do you eat Eccles cakes? They had mushy peas there too amongst other stuff. Uh oh, just realised I mentioned mushy peas in the post. lol

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Some Witch

@somewitch (1466)

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5 Oct 24

I love the little flags next to the prices, I wish the stores I go to did the same with ethnic foods. They'd make the shelves so colorful as well as help me learn more about exotic cuisines.

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