muikabochi 208 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 ....particularly in your home town.... What goodies did you bring back with you? My food haul was something like: Box of 48 Caramac bars About 10 bottles of different sauces English Mustard 4 largish blocks of extra mature cheddar cheese Mint sauce Spices Selection of pickles The essentials! Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Mrs Magseven had a trip to the UK over the summer, my shopping list for her included Salt and vinegar crisps Cheese Marmite Pork pies Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 A few the same, them being essentials as you said! Picallily Chililily Pickled onions Pickled beetroot HP Sauce HP Sauce Fruity Flour (self raising and plain) Icing sugar Lancashire Cheese Wensleydale Cheese Some more Lancashire Cheese Few bottles of Pataks curry related stuff Clothes If only we could bring back 4 suitcases full. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I actually decided not to bring so much back... Couple bottles of HP Bag of Sports Mixture Bag of Wine Gums Galaxy Caramels Bottle of Irn Bru Deodorant Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Some yummy stuff in there, plus deoderant, which must cost about five times as much per volume in Japan. It's the first time I've heard someone bring flour or icing sugar. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Those are actually on 'her' list, as well as Oxo cubes. It would seem certain recipies (Yorkshire puds) do better with the English one. I do not now if that is the case, but she believes so. Also, what is icing sugar in Japanese? If indeed our good Japanese friends use it. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Can u buy oxo's in Japan? Or do u mean other beef stock cubes? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Sorry, I meant Oxo cubes are something she always wants to bring back and so on her list. Always bring back 2 boxes each of beef and chicken ones. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Brought back lots of bounty and mars bar plus Thai sweets and alcahol. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 糖粉. Not that difficult to find, but it might be slightly different. Japanese do gateaux very well, so many shops carry it. By comparison, the really dark brown wettish sugars can be very hard to locate. Golden syrup too. Basically the stuff you use in fruit cakes and steamed puds, all the heavy desserts. Sprinkles, hundreds and thousands, choc drops etc., to make kids cakes are also much cheaper overseas. Cup cakes are well trendy now, so I bet the selection overseas will be massive. Maybe I need to research Yorkshire puds more! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hold on, let me get my glasses! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks. Will tell her, though I'd have thought surely she'd know! Anyway... Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Parents came here for a visit and brought some goods with them... 2 packs of Viscounts Pack of mint Club bars (wanted orange!) 150bags of Yorkshire tea Skittles 2 packs of crumpets 2 packs of muffins Box of maltesers Deodorant Scampy and bacon fries! England jacket for the dog. Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 ....sadly, no pies! Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Crumpets!! Should've got some of those! Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I like crumpet, and crumpets. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 You can get english muffins here, can you not? Club biscuits.....I like em (both orange and mint ????) but I couldnt find them when I was home. I want a Viscount! But I am only a Prince! Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 They used to have them (crumpets) at Seiu, but not seen them in there for a while! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 If u need a hand eating those mint clubs u dont like as much give me a shout and I'll nip round for a cup o tea and a dunkathon Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I only ever went back to Aus once in the over 7 years I was in Japan and that was for a funeral. Didn't worry about bringing anything back with me. There was nothing really I missed from Aus that I couldn't easily get in Niseko or Sapporo. Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Speaking of easily getting stuff at Niseko...they used to sell tins of Heinz Baked Beans at the Lawson's in Niseko (VERY overpriced though!) anyone seen any anywhere else? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 There is a little supermarket on route 5 in Kutchan that has a fair range of international goods which I'm petty sure stocked Heinz backed beans but I doubt it'd be any cheaper than Lawson's (and sorry but can't remember the name of it off the top of my head). Possibly Costco in Sapporo? We used to head up there about once a month to stock up on more western stuff. Can't remember if they specifically had Heinz backed beans though. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 No heinz beans at costco. Seiyu used to sell small cans of beans but they seem to have stopped now Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Do Costo sell proper cheese? You know, like great big chunks of mature cheddar etc? Do they stock loads of UK stuff? I think I need to get myself there. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 They have a good selection of cheese.....big blocks of cheddar. Link to post Share on other sites
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