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Medical supplies, Branston, packet sauces, bisto, porridge, bacon, cheese, stronbow cider, books, oxo, jalapenos, tampons (ladies), M&S underwear, chocolate, LED's, mustard, Warburtons bread
 
Mrs Springy said:
tonybannister said:
Jars of curry paste (can also buy here but atn £5 a jar) - QUOTE]

You can easily buy loose spices cheaply in supermarkets or local markets and make up your own curry mix. Pop the mix in a jar and it keeps for ages. Then, when it's time to cook, add a little olive oil to the dried spices and hey presto!....curry paste!

I'm a Marmite lover too :-)
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Thanks for that. But I do like some Pataks vindaloo paste as standby. Also seem to have problems with garam masala and it is essential but light and easy to bring out. Spice markets in Turkey are absolutely brilliant but I cannot seem to reconcile what is on offer with Indian food - me I guess.
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So much of what has been mentioned can be made on board with a little research online (and access to ingredients of course). For example I made incredibly simple mango chutney a few weeks ago which tastes so similar to Sharwoods that I doubt if I'll ever buy it again. Garam masala is just a mix of spices that can be tailored to taste. Branston pickle can be emulated quite easily. For curry recipes have a look at www.curryhouse.co.uk The recipes can be a little involved but give fantastic results. The curry house is not one of the first places we go to back in the UK any more!

If we're missing something from home the first thing I do is look online for copycat recipes and take it from there.
 
Absolutely right about making your own. The biggest item on the wish list of onshore expats and in demand by the all day english breakfast cafes are Heinz baked beans. And this in the land of dried beans and tomatoes, make your own - they taste better.

But this is more about noslaga than logic. As I have put cheese down can I add Jacobs cream crackers and for the Scots Tunnocks marshmallow tea cakes.

Other side of the coin - we have just got back from Alacati market and the range and quality of fresh fruit and veg is incredible. And then we sat ouside in the sun for lunch with a couple of glasses of wine to wash it down, quite warm really. Maybe I can wait for my marmite.
 
Chocolate Bath Oliver Biscuits, canned goose fat(for the roasties),Branston,strong English cheddar, Stilton,Bird's custard powder, Country Life Butter, oxo cubes, Granary bread flour,Cadbury's Dairy Milk, M&S canned meats...

Sorry got to go dribbling too much!
 
NornaBiron said:
I made incredibly simple mango chutney a few weeks ago which tastes so similar to Sharwoods that I doubt if I'll ever buy it again.
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I'd love to give this a try: any chance of a recipe, or a link to the one you used? And , while we're on the subject, can anyone recommend a good recipe for homemade peshawari Naans? Thanks!
 
I must admit that after a hectic few days moving house here in Portugal when I saw Iceland had re-opened after their Portuguese label problem I bought some english bacon, scottish black pudding and beans for a comfort meal.
 
NornaBiron said:
So much of what has been mentioned can be made on board with a little research online (and access to ingredients of course). For example I made incredibly simple mango chutney a few weeks ago which tastes so similar to Sharwoods that I doubt if I'll ever buy it again. Garam masala is just a mix of spices that can be tailored to taste. Branston pickle can be emulated quite easily. For curry recipes have a look at www.curryhouse.co.uk The recipes can be a little involved but give fantastic results. The curry house is not one of the first places we go to back in the UK any more!

If we're missing something from home the first thing I do is look online for copycat recipes and take it from there.
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Put me down for 3 jars of Chutney and 3 of Branston pickle. Name your price.
(Seriously we have known people who make and sell - and popular it is)
 
lille_bee said:
I'd love to give this a try: any chance of a recipe, or a link to the one you used? And , while we're on the subject, can anyone recommend a good recipe for homemade peshawari Naans? Thanks!
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3 slightly under ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped
25g salt
450ml malt vinegar (or any vinegar you can get!)
1/2 tsp chilli powder (to taste)
225g sultanas
225g demerara sugar

Sprinkle mango with salt and leave to drain for 2 hours.

Drain and rinse well. Place mangoes, 300ml vinegar, chilli powder and sultanas in pressure cooker, stir. Bring to low pressure and cook for 6 minutes. Release pressure slowly, add remaining vinegar and sugar, stir until dissolved. Bring to boil and reduce to required consistency.

Pot in sterile jars.

Obviously the spices can be played with to your taste.

Enjoy :-)

There are recipes for peshwari and other naans on www.curryhouse.co.uk You have to subscribe to the book to see them but at £7.75 for a lifetime subscription, I thought it was good value and use the recipes regularly.
 
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tonybannister said:
Put me down for 3 jars of Chutney and 3 of Branston pickle. Name your price.
(Seriously we have known people who make and sell - and popular it is)
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Trouble is that people want it in the summer and I don't want to stand over a pan for hours in 35+ degrees! Could make it all in the winter but then we've got storage problems. However, if we ever meet up then call and you can try it all out.
 
Life`s essentials that rarely make it to the boat..

1. McSween`s Haggis
2. Shropshire Blue cheese
3. Jordans Superfruits Granola breakfast cereal...The sugarful **** found in mediterranean countries probably has more nutritional value in the cardboard boxes it comes in.
4. Almond Croissants from almost any patisserie in Northern France
 
Well, stuck in the UK waiting to head off again i wish you lot would shut up :p ;)

The list of "things you miss from the UK while cruising" is so increadable small when sitting next to the list of "things I miss from cruising while stuck in the uk" :(
 
Learn to cook

Can't any of you guys cook. Everything is possible. Seriously though, forget the marmite, what about the vegemite. It "puts rose in every cheek".

It doesn't take too long to have had enough kushbashala pide or tavuk siş. Was great at first. I bought a stainless mincer in the UK for sausages. The salt dried casings last for 12months in the fridge. Sausages are a great way to optimise freezer space IMHO. Enjoy the carrots and tomatoes.

G
 
bateau57 said:
Can't any of you guys cook. Everything is possible. Seriously though, forget the marmite, what about the vegemite. It "puts rose in every cheek".

It doesn't take too long to have had enough kushbashala pide or tavuk siş. Was great at first. I bought a stainless mincer in the UK for sausages. The salt dried casings last for 12months in the fridge. Sausages are a great way to optimise freezer space IMHO. Enjoy the carrots and tomatoes.

G
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Agree that local food is very good but yes you can tire of it and want something home made and familiar. Sausages sound great and anybody in Yacht Marine should try German Thomas's Bratwurst. But the smaller the boat the fewer then chances of having the space for kitchen equipment and freezer capacity. We bought a Waeco 35 litre Fridge freezer last year that we use as a freezer keeping the existing fridge separate. It has made a big difference to the way we cater for ourselves.
 
If you have a plentiful supply of chillis and peppers, try this recipe.


It is easy to make, even i can do it; I don't bother with the tedious sounding blackening and peeling or blending. I just roughly chop and proceed from there. It is consistently spectacularly tasty, in fact I must make another batch this weekend.


There really nothing I miss from the UK. In fact there is much more I miss from Kenya when in the UK. That includes bananas that taste of something other than sawdust, decent meat and fresh fruit and vegetables.
 
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