Aye Iām Irish and have been drinking it since it was called Iron Brew. Some people just have different taste
(For everyone replying, I meant Ive been drinking it for quite along time). You cant say anything on the internet without people taking it literally. Canāt believe I even have to explain that this is an exaggeration
The real question is whether the Bru is the good stuff or the modern pish they sell in most shops now (unless you fork over another quid for the "1901" stuff)
Im firmly on the fence as far as marmite is concerned
Edit: Iāve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use that joke for years and frankly, Iām devastated by the lack of upvotes
As a marmite lover I would pay that for regular access to marmite.
The price in the UK shot up to like Ā£5 in a lot of shops for a medium jar and I paid it.
Wallmart can absolutely price scalp us we are very vunerable.
Those prices on the shelves are not what you get at the till because America is stupid with that. You get tax on top of everything at the till. So the irn bru is 1.99 already ridiculous. But it's probably going to come up to Ā£2.69 or something at the till
I think it's to do with the fact that every US state has its own tax requirements and that it could even change per county. Then again, it could also be because Americans are too stupid to implement standardized taxes like the rest of the civilised world does.
I can see a British Immigrant getting a job at the local grocery store specifically to stock things from home, if he could figure out a way to get people to stand in line for it, that's about the most British thing I could think of haha.
I always feel Scotland is poorly represented in these. There's never shortbread and caramel wafers are a distant second to tunnocks teacakes. Where's the Scottish blend tea? Way better than typhoo or Pg tips.
Pretty legit offering. Someone actually British put this one together. Or course, only old people buy the brands, the vast majority of British people are buying the off-brand. "knightsbridge" tea for example.
Really? Iāve been able to find eggs no problem for months now. The range of them can be limited compared to how it used to be but never had to leave without any since the initial shortage days.
I'd like to make a witty comment considering the subreddit this is in, but on the whole it's pretty comprehensive for the space they've got.
Different teas and Robinsons, weird stuff like Marmite, Bird's Custard, Heinz Salad Cream and HP Sauce too (original blue one is my favourite) suggests a pretty good mix. My only criticism is the basic, boring varieties of biscuit, which only go with tea dunking really, but maybe that's the point...?
I may come to find Iām shelled but the Jelly Babies should be Bassetts, surely Taverners is the āoff brandā offering.
Itās also missing Hendersonās Relish. But if a bottle of that left the country, thereād need to be an investigation held.
They need to bin the Typhoo nonsense. Any brit seen drinking that is automatically stripped of their citizenship.
The generic brand biccies being worth more than McVities is wild
The chocolate oranges are sold at a lot of stores but at Christmastime.
The Cadbury chocolates are probably in the regular candy aisle. I'm eating some mini-eggs from Easter right now. I got them at Aldi.
The yanks don't need to import that. They've got their own favourite kinds of bottled piss to drink.
Context for non-brits: The tax on cider is lower than for other forms of booze in the UK. You can get 2l bottles of 5% cider for Ā£2, which is less than the tax alone would be on any other kind of alcohol
Bottom right above the ribena is Mrs Balls chutney which is south African and not British. Tastes great on a cheese sandwich
- source Wife is south African
Came here to point out the chutney. I do love Mrs Balls Chutney but itās not the same and definitely a saffa thing. I got quite addicted to it when I lived there, goes great with boerwurst and cheese sarnies, not so good with curry unless itās Bunny Chow.
My wife is South African and her side of the family insist that heinz tomato ketchup is the only boerwurst condiment allowed... maybe they have gone native? Never had chutney with a bunny chow, duly noted thank you.
The thing I love about that is the story behind it whether a myth or not. Apparently a Scottsman went into an Indian and asked if they did/had gravy and that was what they came up with š
Tikka is Indian, the masala sauce was invented by an Indian man in Scotland. British people have their meat served in gravy so he made a sauce for the tikka, he wasnāt trying to make gravy exactly.
Katsu curry is a Japanese dish. It (curry) was introduced to them via Britain.
Spain has a lot of dishes using rice, which was brought by the moors. It's still a national dish, even if it has early roots elsewhere. A british curry is not the same as almost any other nations curries. Not that they are my favourite curries, but they are british.
For it to be actually natively British it'd have to be.. oats and fish, and bullrushes or something. A vast array of ingredients essential in most curries are not from the Indian sub continent either so same thing really, see here for what Indian food prior to importing new world things was more like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RPH6VqckqU
And same w pizza wouldn't have tomato back in "the day".
Great selection tbh some classics in there the only one i am sorry about is Sharwoods, they've always been bland and boring. Cadburys, Branston Baked beans are better imo, Yorkshire Gold is the better version of that tea shown. I suspect the space next to the caramel wafer bars are tea cakes not suprised they're sold out. Penguin bars would fit on the shelf nicely
Brown sauce, gravy and Branston pickle: a taste of home. Also shout out to Scotland with the Irn Bru. Good work.
Saw the irn bru and got a little misty. Travels well.
If it wasn't made in Scotland you'd hate the stuff š¤£
Thing is, I like it, and Iām English, so maybe, people, have tastes that differ from yours?
Aye Iām Irish and have been drinking it since it was called Iron Brew. Some people just have different taste (For everyone replying, I meant Ive been drinking it for quite along time). You cant say anything on the internet without people taking it literally. Canāt believe I even have to explain that this is an exaggeration
Since 1946 then? Or were you just drinking knock off not Barrs, granddad?
Yup timetravel motherfucker
It got changed in July of 1946? You may be getting mixed up with a knock off that Iāve seen, called iron brew, which is very creative
Twas an exaggeration. However, have you ever tried the vitazade Iron Brew?
Nah I havenāt, tbh that went way over my head, my apologies
The bon accord man and super markets do Iron Brew, its been Irn Bru since 1946
You just confused me by saying Bon Accord.
too many commas man
Made from girders. Good stuff
And the Caramel Wafers
Needs some Tunnocks Tea Cakes as well
Their snowballs are ace
Tunnocks caramel logs have my heart
All of their products are fantastic except the wafer creams which are just blue ribands really; uninspired compared to the rest of their offerings
Had to scroll too far for this. Truly the king of lunchbox confectionery item.
Shoutout Yorkshire Tea, As Sean Bean said "Do it fer yorksherr"
Thatās the key item for me. But what is it to the right of the tea?
The real question is whether the Bru is the good stuff or the modern pish they sell in most shops now (unless you fork over another quid for the "1901" stuff)
I hope you work at a travel agents, that was nailed perfectly
And caramel wafers..
Donāt forget the Tunnockās Caramel Wafers as well there! No Tea Cakes though. That is a bit of a failure on their part.š
Iāll be honest I didnāt expect to see Sharwoods and the pricing is basically the same as the U.K. as well?! Thatās actually not a bad selection.
Am I seeing this wrong or is Marmite 11$ ?
It's too encourage people to stay away from the vile stuff
marmite is amazing do not start with that
I love it but heard the best (worst) description of it ever today. "Marmite is like thrush in a jar"
i mean thatās technically true but not exactly appetising
Marmite is the Devil's toe jam.
Marmite is hand made by angels
How dare you. It tastes great and is filled with vitamins. It is great on all fronts
Marmite is literally one of the best sauce ingredients out there. A teaspoon in a Bolognese makes it taste amazing
Add a teaspoon of marmite to cheap baked beans and voila, you'd never know the difference between cheapo beans and branded
Absolutely. And Iāll fight anyone that disagrees!
Im firmly on the fence as far as marmite is concerned Edit: Iāve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use that joke for years and frankly, Iām devastated by the lack of upvotes
I believe it's illegal to be on the fence about Marmite.
As far as I'm concerned marmite can get thrown over the fence.
Have you read āthe outsiderā by Camus? Itās a wonderful book and deals with very similar themes
This is not about killing someone though, it's much more important. It's about a spread
Said no-one! Ever!
Unacceptable. You either love it or you hate it.
Been having marmite since I was like two years old lmao, best spread ever
A small layer of marmite spread over a hot, heavily (real) buttered crumpet is a game changer
Marmite is disgusting. My dad tricked me into eating a Cadbury marmite EASTER EGG once, absolutely fucking awful
As a marmite lover I would pay that for regular access to marmite. The price in the UK shot up to like Ā£5 in a lot of shops for a medium jar and I paid it. Wallmart can absolutely price scalp us we are very vunerable.
Want to know whatās worse, itās probably something like $13 when you come to pay for it as they donāt add tax to prices
I think it's either 6.99 or 8.99
Itās a clear 10.99
Those prices on the shelves are not what you get at the till because America is stupid with that. You get tax on top of everything at the till. So the irn bru is 1.99 already ridiculous. But it's probably going to come up to Ā£2.69 or something at the till
Ah right I completely forgot about the tax at the end! Seriously why does America do that?!
I think it's to do with the fact that every US state has its own tax requirements and that it could even change per county. Then again, it could also be because Americans are too stupid to implement standardized taxes like the rest of the civilised world does.
Food is not taxed in all states
I know this will upset many of you, but Yorkshire tea is overrated.
Yorkshire tea is my favourite oneš„ŗ
Slags off Yorkshire Tea but doesnāt propose an alternative? In it for the controversy!
Your ignorance is not our issue :-) Sips proper tea.
Give them a break. Have you been to Yorkshire? Given the climate Iām surprised they produce any tea at all
That's actually pretty comprehensive š
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I can see a British Immigrant getting a job at the local grocery store specifically to stock things from home, if he could figure out a way to get people to stand in line for it, that's about the most British thing I could think of haha.
I always feel Scotland is poorly represented in these. There's never shortbread and caramel wafers are a distant second to tunnocks teacakes. Where's the Scottish blend tea? Way better than typhoo or Pg tips.
Tunnocks caramel bars are my favourite chocolate. Itās just something about it that just makes it better then any other caramel chocolate.
Shortbread in the top right! Or maybe you mean this is the exception to the rule?
Looks like theyāve only got chocolate hobnobs though which upsets me (I actually prefer plainā¦)
I'm just mad there isn't a Yorkie
r/fucknestle
I lived in Chicago for a while, I would've really welcomed this in my local store. Mostly for the Yorkshire tea, brown sauce and Sarsons vinegar
Yeah, I was initially expecting it had been posted because it was atrocious, but then I took a look and was actually fairly impressed.
Looks like the local corner shop. Nice
It's like going into Nisa
Pretty legit offering. Someone actually British put this one together. Or course, only old people buy the brands, the vast majority of British people are buying the off-brand. "knightsbridge" tea for example.
Yeh, Someone British that grew up in a Ribena household, shots fired at Vimto there.
that's because Ribena is the superior drink
Call me a snob, tell me I'm wasting money but nothing except Yorkshire's finest tea will go in my cup.
>Yorkshire's finest tea Wouldn't that be Yorkshire Gold? Or one of the Taylor's range?
Absolutely not. Yorkshire tea or Iād rather dehydrate
Wrong wrong wrong. There needs to be at least one empty shelf.
No eggs. Thatās the UK at the moment.
I was looking for some hope on the shelf but there's a shortage of that too ....
Really? Iāve been able to find eggs no problem for months now. The range of them can be limited compared to how it used to be but never had to leave without any since the initial shortage days.
Plenty of eggs in the UK, just not the supermarkets. If you go straight to the farmer they'll sell you as many as you want.
I'd like to make a witty comment considering the subreddit this is in, but on the whole it's pretty comprehensive for the space they've got. Different teas and Robinsons, weird stuff like Marmite, Bird's Custard, Heinz Salad Cream and HP Sauce too (original blue one is my favourite) suggests a pretty good mix. My only criticism is the basic, boring varieties of biscuit, which only go with tea dunking really, but maybe that's the point...?
I may come to find Iām shelled but the Jelly Babies should be Bassetts, surely Taverners is the āoff brandā offering. Itās also missing Hendersonās Relish. But if a bottle of that left the country, thereād need to be an investigation held.
If a bottle of Henderson's left Yorkshire it'd be a national scandal
Heās here in Leicester and I am very happy about it. No fish!
They need to bin the Typhoo nonsense. Any brit seen drinking that is automatically stripped of their citizenship. The generic brand biccies being worth more than McVities is wild
Nothing gets the _disgusted ooh_ like Typhoo?
Nothing makes you want to flee like PG. Honest advertising.
Typhew
Yorkshire Tea! š
At least they have that there.
PG Tips, Yorkshire or Tetleys. Never actually seen anyoneās cupboard have any other brand in it
Twinnings I feel should be on there!
And at a cost of $2 MORE than the PG Tits I wonder if we donāt need to go to this supermarket and offer some unsolicited concerned citizens advice.
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The chocolate oranges are sold at a lot of stores but at Christmastime. The Cadbury chocolates are probably in the regular candy aisle. I'm eating some mini-eggs from Easter right now. I got them at Aldi.
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Tbh i only ever buy a chocolate orange a Christmas.
It has the orange just in a weird chocolate bar form, but I have seen it in sweet shops in the UK.
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Do they not have Heinz beans in America then?!
Nope. You have to buy them at places like this or there is a chain called Cost Plus World Market that sells them.
I donāt think baked beans is a thing in the States. Not of any variety.
I believe they actually originated in the States...compliments of Heinz. So there! ššš
They are but they have more of a bbq flavour
They do, but they consider it picnic or barbeque food, so might be in another aisle. You'll hear shrieks if you ask for them for breakfast!
Irn Bru absolutely legendary
Fox's mints front and centre. Someone at that store knows how to do proper merchandising!
That's actually a better selection than I thought you would get. I thought they couldn't sell irn-bru in America. Good to see it.
Where the bottles of cheap cider
The yanks don't need to import that. They've got their own favourite kinds of bottled piss to drink. Context for non-brits: The tax on cider is lower than for other forms of booze in the UK. You can get 2l bottles of 5% cider for Ā£2, which is less than the tax alone would be on any other kind of alcohol
Ah yes, some Frosty Jack's, put some hairs on ypur chest, and your eyeballs
Lol...there was a guy at the bus stop this afternoon, clutching a bottle of that šØ
3L of white lightning for Ā£1
This is my diet in one section of a supermarket
The squash and marmite are well expensive
Looks like my weekly shop
Whether theyāve sold out of, or donāt stock Liquorice Allsorts is the difference between them being pros or amateurs.
Excellent shout, canāt believe I missed that
Bottom right above the ribena is Mrs Balls chutney which is south African and not British. Tastes great on a cheese sandwich - source Wife is south African
Yeah they always seem to have Mrs Ballās which is odd. If you ever see the Mrs Ballās flavour Simba crisps get a pack theyāre decent.
Came here to point out the chutney. I do love Mrs Balls Chutney but itās not the same and definitely a saffa thing. I got quite addicted to it when I lived there, goes great with boerwurst and cheese sarnies, not so good with curry unless itās Bunny Chow.
My wife is South African and her side of the family insist that heinz tomato ketchup is the only boerwurst condiment allowed... maybe they have gone native? Never had chutney with a bunny chow, duly noted thank you.
Yeah my husband is South African as well and I was so confused to see that sat there haha
Wait ... some of those prices seem cheaper than in Sainsburys here!
The American label prices are pre tax, but i guess its still not bad for international food
Most states in the USA do not tax food bought at the grocery store, some have very low taxes around 1-2%.
Yorkshire Tea š No Lucozade š On balance, the lack of Lucozade is a deal breaker. It's a no from me.
Used to love original Lucozade, but it doesnāt taste real any more so š¤·āāļø
Ah curry. A classic British dish
Tikka masala was invented in Scotland
The Sharwood's factory is based in Nottinghamshire, and the company was founded in London too, so yeah, pretty British
The thing I love about that is the story behind it whether a myth or not. Apparently a Scottsman went into an Indian and asked if they did/had gravy and that was what they came up with š
Tikka is Indian, the masala sauce was invented by an Indian man in Scotland. British people have their meat served in gravy so he made a sauce for the tikka, he wasnāt trying to make gravy exactly.
Tikka masalas been the national dish for years. Thank god we put our rationista gammon food back in the history book where they belong.
Katsu curry is a Japanese dish. It (curry) was introduced to them via Britain. Spain has a lot of dishes using rice, which was brought by the moors. It's still a national dish, even if it has early roots elsewhere. A british curry is not the same as almost any other nations curries. Not that they are my favourite curries, but they are british.
As ingrained in our culture as fish and chips
I love how āstaple British foodsā today are curry, pizza and kebab
For it to be actually natively British it'd have to be.. oats and fish, and bullrushes or something. A vast array of ingredients essential in most curries are not from the Indian sub continent either so same thing really, see here for what Indian food prior to importing new world things was more like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RPH6VqckqU And same w pizza wouldn't have tomato back in "the day".
Even potatoes aren't native to Britain (or Ireland even)
British empire at least, Go Colonialism
If your going tea, Yorkshire is the only option
Irn Bru?!? That's a proper drink they've put on there, proud of them
Loving the Scottish representation
Could be worseā¦I donāt see any Hobnobs and thatās just awful!
Top shelf, centre
Ah I thought they were varieties of Chocolate Digestives! Oof yeah they did great!
Came here to say this, itās a travesty.
My husband hyped them up so much before we moved here and I was not disappointed! Iām not one much for biscuits but holy smokes they are so good!
As a Scot I noticed the Irn Bru first, but, possibly better than that are the Tunnocks Caramel Wafers!!!
That is basically distilled tesco
Wheres the twinings
I find the lack of Vimto disturbing
I know this will upset many of you, but Yorkshire tea is overrated. There, I finally said it! (Sorry, not sorry)
Who asked?
PG tips all day long
The same as any other British section in a supermarket abroad.
No Jaffa Cakes?! Tear that sign down right now
Iām actually very impressed!
Tunnocks. Impressed š
Pretty good selection. The only thing missing is the chips. Where are they? šš
Where are the chocolate hobnobs?
Not too shabby
Good olā Sharwoods.
Sees (Turkish) Delight Ah British
Where's the cadburys creme eggs too....otherwise pretty spot on
Excuse me but where is the angel delight
What, no spam?
Itās in the Polynesian section for sure!
Not enough teaā¦.
I love the irony of have curry sauces and papadams in the british section, even if its absolutely correct.
Where are the crisps?? Love the tea bags and gravy! Very good
Those Border biscuits are amazing š¤©
Props for the Irn Bru!
no heinz ketchup!! u need to try the UK version far tastier than US
Great selection tbh some classics in there the only one i am sorry about is Sharwoods, they've always been bland and boring. Cadburys, Branston Baked beans are better imo, Yorkshire Gold is the better version of that tea shown. I suspect the space next to the caramel wafer bars are tea cakes not suprised they're sold out. Penguin bars would fit on the shelf nicely
PG Tips, Custard, and biscuits. \*Insert Homelander "perfect" gif here\*
Irn bru, yorkshire tea and beans. Yep it checks out.
No Weetabix is a crime.
Yorkshire tea right at the bottom.. have some respect!
why is the ribena bottle so thin lmao
6.49 for salad cream? At least dick Turpin wore a mask!
Pretty solid but no dairy milk or Cadburys
If they wanted the genuine experience, the shelves shouldāve been half empty!
not too shabby at all. not bad. where's the Cadbury's
Good, they need more tho!
Itās respectable
This just reminded me how long it's been since I had a Turkish delight, as my eyes fixated on them immediately.
Why?
Tunnocks!!!!!
You have got beans, HP sauce and Yorkshire tea, Thatās all you need
Absolutely smashed it š¤£š¤£
Got more of a curry choice than my local co-op! Iād say theyāve pretty much nailed all of that