A section of British foods in our West Australian supermarket
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342037)
Rockingham, Australia
October 5, 2024 5:04am CST
I wrote about finding a UK product, Jammie Dodgers, on our supermarket shelves. Jammie Dodgers are biscuits with a jam filling. I hadn’t noticed them before.
When I went to the store today, I discovered there is a section which has little Union Jacks next to the price tickets. The products are all British favourites I guess. I notice Eccles cakes and mushy peas, amongst others. The Jammie Dodgers were just to the left on the top shelf. lol
There are so many items I take no notice of because mostly I just buy what we need and move on.
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I did not dare to say the same.
As mushy peas were not enough you also add ketchup.
@LindaOHio (181581)
• United States
5 Oct
Sounds interesting. Have a good weekend.
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@JudyEv (342037)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Oct
@LindaOHio Still tired and no energy but otherwise well, thanks.
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@snowy22315 (182132)
• United States
5 Oct
The only thing of that collection I have seen sold here is Colman's mustard
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@JudyEv (342037)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Oct
Australia probably has more English products than America given our background.
@Juliaacv (51551)
• Canada
8 Oct
@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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@GardenGerty (160940)
• United States
5 Oct
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 (342037)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Oct
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 (47064)
• India
6 Oct
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 (47064)
• India
8 Oct
@JudyEv
Yeah some unique sounding stuff among these names!
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@allknowing (137702)
• India
6 Oct
Atleast Australia is no longe ruled by the Brish now (lol)
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@allknowing (137702)
• India
8 Oct
@JudyEv Same here. We still have a few customs of the British that we follow.
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@Orson_Kart (6842)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct
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 (342037)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Oct
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.
@wolfgirl569 (108071)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Oct
I don't notice a lot of different either as I get what I need and get out
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@somewitch (1417)
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5 Oct
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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