On my return from my trip to the UK in January my cases contained decent wine, Francois you can get decent wine but it costs an arm and a leg, chocolate, Sainsburys red label tea, more wine, more chocolate, Branston Pickle, Piccalili, Smash, English mustard, mint sauce and copious amounts of brown sauce. I know a lot of that can be purchased in Thailand, but on walking round Sainsbury's I couldn't help myself.
The crunch came when on a night in a London hotel prior to departure I could hardly lift my cases, even a taxi driver said "good luck with that lot mate". Well I purchased some bin liners and a lot of clothing was relegated into the bin liners together with a brief case and some other non essential items, but at least I could now lift the cases. The second crunch time was at the Thai check in desk, the cases weighed 58 kgs in total and the very nice check in lady told me that I was just about ok, and I was sitting up the back - what a relief. I celebrated by purchasing two bottles of Champagne and a box of red wine in duty free, not paricularly cheap but cheaper than Thailand, and they went in my hand luggage.
The missing item...
What about a piece of fine cheddar from ??? (I don't remember the name of this shop in London where they have a fantastic choice of cheese. If I do remember, it's not that far from Covent Garden...)Governor wrote:OI celebrated by purchasing two bottles of Champagne and a box of red wine in duty free, not paricularly cheap but cheaper than Thailand, and they went in my hand luggage.
For sure I will bring wine and most probably a bottle of Ricard
François
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
How could I have forgotten to mention the cheese, yes I did bring some back, it came from a farm in the west country (UK), supplemented of course with some from Sainsbury?s.Francois wrote:
What about a piece of fine cheddar from ??? (I don't remember the name of this shop in London where they have a fantastic choice of cheese. If I do remember, it's not that far from Covent Garden...)
For sure I will bring wine and most probably a bottle of Ricard
Unfortunately now only a distant memory, but I will be going back in June for more supplies, oh and to go to a wedding.
One thing that I did miss when I was in Thailand was a decent sandwich (not Subways type) with some edible fillings. Unfortunatley most of the ham or meat fillings are not what we are used to and on the whole found them to be not nice at all.
In saying that, was staying at the Sofitel and found a saving grace in the way of a steak sandwich.
Made with fresh bread (not packet) and the most tender steak. They were served in both room service and at the pool bar.
So if in need of a good Sarni, u will do worse than try the Sofitel.
In saying that, was staying at the Sofitel and found a saving grace in the way of a steak sandwich.
Made with fresh bread (not packet) and the most tender steak. They were served in both room service and at the pool bar.
So if in need of a good Sarni, u will do worse than try the Sofitel.
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Funnily enough I didn't miss the cheddar much. The New Zealand black label one ain't so bad. Its the stuff like Stilton, and a nice bit of Wensleydale. Decent pickled onions as well. In over 5 years the only good pickled onions I found were at Tommys bar in Pattaya. Visitors are a tad reluctant to risk fetching them in their luggage as well, can't imagine why 
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Wow my fave onions! Yes - a good one for JD to stock 
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I got this recipe on a BB almost 10 years ago. Give it a try, thoses onions are really fantasticmargaretcarnes wrote:Decent pickled onions as well. In over 5 years the only good pickled onions I found were at Tommys bar in Pattaya
Jim's pickled onions
6 pounds Pearl onions, peeled
6 cup Salt, pickling
30 cup Water
1? cup Sugar
7? cup White wine vinegar
3 teaspoon Allspice, ground
3 teaspoon Cloves, whole
3 Bay leaf
Scald onions for 2 minutes in boiling water. Drain and place in cold water and peel. In a large bowl, stir half of the salt into half of the water until the salt has dissolved. Add the onions. Cover the bowl and leave the onions to soak for 12 hours.
Drain the onions, discard the brine and wash and dry the bowl. Dissolve the remaining salt in the remaining water and pour it over. Cover bowl and leave for a further 36 hours.
Drain onions and pack them into clean, dry preserving jars. Set aside.
In a medium sized pan, dissolve the sugar in the vinegar over low heat, stirring constantly. When the sugar has dissolved, add the allspice, cloves and bay leaf and bring the vinegar to a boil. Boil mixture for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Cover the pan and set aside to cool.
When vinegar is cool, pour it over the onions to cover them completely. Seal the jars and store them in a cool, dry place.
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François
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
Francois
Think I know the cheese shop you refer to close to Covent Garden
All manner of cheeses and you can sample most before buying
I can never resist the place when in London
Used to go for a full Stilton at Christmas time. Scoop the middle out and fill with a good port
On the pickled onion front there is a good place to go to get nicely spiced Australian pickled onions
Think I must be phycic (sp) as just prior to reading this thread I demolished cheese and pickles for lunch
Think I know the cheese shop you refer to close to Covent Garden
All manner of cheeses and you can sample most before buying
I can never resist the place when in London
Used to go for a full Stilton at Christmas time. Scoop the middle out and fill with a good port
On the pickled onion front there is a good place to go to get nicely spiced Australian pickled onions
Think I must be phycic (sp) as just prior to reading this thread I demolished cheese and pickles for lunch
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It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.