Foods I miss from the country of my birth

[Ian]

Marggie - that made me smile - firstly we went back to UK (Manchester) on Dec 20th after12 months in Turkey so I suspect we "swapped" seats on the plane :-(

As regards to the famous "list" - I love lists and although we had about 6 small things to brink back in 4-weeks for our next 9-month trip - I have now had to book another 20 kilo case as I have 30 kilos so far and it is definitely my fault - not Gill's - so it must be a man thing - e.g I must have my Black and Decker sander etc :-)

The foods I miss:

Potato Cakes
Cream Eggs  

[Marggie]

Four weeks before you go back Ian, you still have time for a fair bit of shopping, maybe you should book some more kilos just in case.  

Every time we are getting ready to go back, Rich will ask "how are we for weight" and every time I say "it's looking okay"  but of course, we are always struggling with our allowances.  One would think that as the years go by there would be less to take back but is there?  Oh no. 

[Ian]

Think I will look for some of those foil black bean and Thai sauces - sounds a great idea - seriously never thought of that one before and we d like / eat a lot of chicken  

[Scunner]

Here's one of the few photos I can find of them Ian - they aren't around much and I remember they often had a white ingredients/bar code label over foreign writing - worth trying B&M, Home Bargains etc for them too as it might be imported in the foil pouches:




Also the small glass jars of Thai green chicken curry paste - glass but only about the size of a Shiphams paste jar - and it's like heat factor 1000 so if you like it tasty but not mad spicy you can get around 3 meals from those little jars   I think you use it with coconut milk which was available in Turkey most times.

[Ian]

I actually did think I had seen them in b & m but I had a quick "google" and could only find glass jars so a trip tomorrow will be made:-)

B & M and Home Bargains - I have loyalty cards for both  

[Scunner]

We are big fans too - especially the kids, their measly pocket money goes much further there   - I remember when we were buying our UK goodies for our return to Turkey, Mrs Scunner comparing the prices of everything, me comparing the weight of everything

[Ian]

Not your weight as well  

[janmack]

Lizdev's post on the Burger King thread got me thinking about foods I miss.  Fortunately some are available from the internet now.

Cockburn's haggis
Gow's morning rolls
Stornoway black pudding
Charley Barley's steak pie
Golden Wonder potatoes
Kerr's pink potatoes
Salt herring
So what, if anything,  do you all miss?

Stornoway black pudding and Charley Barley's pies...are you from Stornoway Marggie??? 
I also miss kippers, scotch pies, pork, asparagus, pate...endless list really )

[Marggie]

No Janmack, from just across The Minch - Ullapool.

[usedbustickets]

Food I miss from my country of birth.  There's Indian, Chinese and Thai to start with!!!

Not sure there is any food I am really missing that I can't get here, even if I have to pay a pretty price.  Although I do miss a good pint of bitter, and the occasional bag of boiled sweets like Army and Navy, Pineapple chunks, pear drops and clove balls.  Mind you they are increasingly more difficult to find in the UK these days.