Products from home that you'd like to see sold here

[SuiGeneris]

@SunWuKong

Have you tried the baking stores? There is one nearish Wanlong MRT that I go to that’s well stocked. They have the things you mentioned.

Yeah, but far for me. Easier to pop into a Carrefour.
Did you see any imported chocolate chips that I mentioned?

[Marco]

@SunWuKong

Powdered gravy mix. Instant mashed potatoes. Cheese sauce. More easy to make vegetarian food. More and better frozen foods.

@Marco

Yeah, beef products are forbidden to import unfortunately. I tried asking for gravy to make Poutine.

No can do sir. I asked already for myself.

[SuiGeneris]

@MalcolmReynolds

I don’t wanna.

Haha
Fair enough, you lazy bugger.

[SuiGeneris]

@Marco

Yeah, beef products are forbidden to import unfortunately.

But, but, but…
Then why can I find imported Australian and American beef cuts and ground beef all over the place?

[Marco]

@SuiGeneris

@Marco

Yeah, beef products are forbidden to import unfortunately.

But, but, but…
Then why can I find imported Australian and American beef cuts and ground beef all over the place?

Beef is fine.
Beef products are not. That’s the law…unfortunately.

[Hanna]

Seconding good Greek yogurt and bacon.

@SuiGeneris there’s regular and honey nut Cheerios at Carrefour already. I think those are the best flavors by far. Which one are you missing?

[Brianjones]

Because officially American and Australian cows are BSE free. I believe this is the reason.

As for beef products, as I mentioned, 1) they are hard to prove if actually beef 2) maybe they are concerned that the origin of the beef is unknown 3) have higher risk of BSE contamination from offal . This is just my supposition.

[SunWuKong]

@SuiGeneris

Did you see any imported chocolate chips that I mentioned?

Yes, although I often see Hershey’s chocolate chips at Wellcome. They have a lot of Ghirardelli products.

@Marco

Yeah, beef products are forbidden to import unfortunately. I tried asking for gravy to make Poutine.

I’ve never made gravy from beef, I always use pork. I did buy packaged gravy at that place that shut down in Tienmu, Willard’s or something. I don’t remember what was in it. I remember I had some chicken base gravy once too.

[shiadoa]

Do Jasons still sell Bisto gravy ? Or was that banned ?

[Wai]

You’re insane, I may be biased because I’m English, but a good Lincolnshire sausage is probably the best sausage in the world.

Anyhow, here’s some things:
Oxo cubes
Branston Pickle
Monster Munch

[shiadoa]

Piccallilli…have to get it in Manila .

[Marco]

@Wai

You’re insane, I may be biased because I’m English, but a good Lincolnshire sausage is probably the best sausage in the world.

Anyhow, here’s some things:
Oxo cubes
Branston Pickle
Monster Munch

Can’t import Beef stock Oxo cubes. Illegal.

[Chris]

Cottage cheese.

[Dr_Milker]

You know what would be really cool? If they opened up a Trader Joe’s inside of each Carrefour branch.

[BHL4life]

i’m english too. no need to be biased. english sasauges are good for a summer bbq, sasauge sandwich and they are ok in a fry up but not the best part of a fry up.
other english sasauge dishes are nothing to write home about.

[Marco]

@Dr_Milker

Cartons of cream and half & half that don’t cost an arm and a leg, and good Greek yogurt (Chobani, Dannon, Clover, etc). Oh, and fresh lychees. The canned ones just aren’t doing it for me anymore.

I’ve seen lychees at the various 24hr fruit markets that dot Taiwan. Have you tried the Feicuilu Fresh Fruit Market(翡翠綠鮮果廣場) on Danjin road? It’s close to LRT Danjin Denggong Station.

[Uncreativeusername]

I was craving Weet-Bix
and chicken (salt, that is) chips

[Dr_Milker]

@Marco

I’ve seen lychees at the various 24hr fruit markets that dot Taiwan.

I was kidding on that one (I only buy lychees from the blue trucks, becuase they’re the freshest and cheapest). Now if I could get some decent cherries, that would be something.

[SunWuKong]

@Uncreativeusername

I was craving Weet-Bix

I’ve seen this at Thomas Meats and, I think, iVegan. Although it may have been Weetabix, the UK version, but I’m pretty sure I saw Weet-Bix in one of those two places.

[shiadoa]

@Uncreativeusername

I was craving Weet-Bix

Normally at Carrefour