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I'm your other neighbour here in Vermont. I've been here a year now and although it took me awhile to feel at home and I missed New Zealand and Australia, I love it.
Where do you get vegemite?
There are a number of Australian catalog companies in the USA that stock aussie food items among other things of interest. I usually order twice a year for a treat of arnotts mint slices and some cases of Bundaberg soda like lemon lime and bitters.
And in Oz, there's a company in Melbourne called USAFoods where you can items you miss from America. We put in an order twice a year. Crisco for pie crust, and Cream of Wheat (farina) are a couple of things we can't live without. Oh, and spicy Clamato.
I should buy shares in USAFoods! David Jones (Sydney) now has a limited range of produce from there, but they need more! Louisana Hot Sauce..mmhmm.
Gratuitous on-topic reference: This all adds positively to the quality of life in aust.
I should buy shares in USAFoods! David Jones (Sydney) now has a limited range of produce from there, but they need more! Louisana Hot Sauce..mmhmm.
Gratuitous on-topic reference: This all adds positively to the quality of life in aust.
Yes, hot sauce. Especially chipotle hot sauce. I haven't found anything chipotle here in Perth. I can't eat my eggs without hot sauce. Cholula is nice too. I have seen that in some specialty sauces here but only in tiny bottles.
The other must-have is tinned tomatillos, from which I make green salsa. Fantastic for slow-cooked pork shoulder.
I'm your other neighbour here in Vermont. I've been here a year now and although it took me awhile to feel at home and I missed New Zealand and Australia, I love it.
Where do you get vegemite?
I bought mine at the Tuck Shop in NYC on E. 1st/1st Ave. The other time I bought at a British bakery in Toronto. My next trip to NYC I may stop by the Tuck Shop and can pick one up for you, if they still have it. Its not cheap though. When I moved to the US from Canada I threw it out a large jar of vegemite as US customs on my trip prior asked if I had food products and I got a little nervous.. I don't mess with US customs.
When I moved to the US from Canada I threw it out a large jar of vegemite as US customs on my trip prior asked if I had food products and I got a little nervous.. I don't mess with US customs.
You needn't worry..their concern is food products, not vegemite.
I bought mine at the Tuck Shop in NYC on E. 1st/1st Ave. The other time I bought at a British bakery in Toronto. My next trip to NYC I may stop by the Tuck Shop and can pick one up for you, if they still have it. Its not cheap though. When I moved to the US from Canada I threw it out a large jar of vegemite as US customs on my trip prior asked if I had food products and I got a little nervous.. I don't mess with US customs.
I'm thinking of placing an order; Im kind of sad that Target stopped selling Tim Tams!
Simply Australian: Home of Quality Australian Products I've had good luck with several times, but there is also the Australian Catalogue Company and Aussie Products. Mostly I order from simply oz due to the fact I can get cases of Bundaberg soda from them.
Yes, hot sauce. Especially chipotle hot sauce. I haven't found anything chipotle here in Perth. I can't eat my eggs without hot sauce. Cholula is nice too. I have seen that in some specialty sauces here but only in tiny bottles.
The other must-have is tinned tomatillos, from which I make green salsa. Fantastic for slow-cooked pork shoulder.
I was so happy to find cholulu at my local grocery store in north adelaide. that was a special day as i also found a bagel shop very close to the store! but for most other mexican supplies I was so out of luck. Even harder was caribbean supplies -- I once went to a market in Sydney as I heard one could get plantains and they wanted $70 AUD for ONE plantain! I could not remember but the ackee (wiki it) was also priced beyond reach. Insane. I walked away in disgust.
I was so happy to find cholulu at my local grocery store in north adelaide. that was a special day as i also found a bagel shop very close to the store! but for most other mexican supplies I was so out of luck. Even harder was caribbean supplies -- I once went to a market in Sydney as I heard one could get plantains and they wanted $70 AUD for ONE plantain! I could not remember but the ackee (wiki it) was also priced beyond reach. Insane. I walked away in disgust.
Don't they grow plantain bananas in Oz?
(I know they do grow some kind of bananas in Oz, even in "desert" areas like Carnarvon, WA. )
For anyone who's never tried fried ripe plantain bananas,
for me they have a taste that's a cross between sweet potato/yam and the tart taste of an apple.
(very addictive, imho)
Don't they grow plantain bananas in Oz?
(I know they do grow some kind of bananas in Oz, even in "desert" areas like Carnarvon, WA. )
No there aren't enough people from the caribbean/latin america to justify growing a crop.
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