My hubby took me at the supermarket yesterday. It was great! I was amazed on huge selections of Meats, alcohol drinks, fresh milks, fruits ,vegetables & Breads.Though I have been to Dubai but nothing compares to UK supermarket. I am just a little bit dissapointed on their rice section there is not too many and it is packed in small pockets like 500 grms. Hubby said I have to learn and eat potatoes, potatoes, potatoes!
Originally Posted by scottishbride
My hubby took me at the supermarket yesterday. It was great! I was amazed on huge selections of Meats, alcohol drinks, fresh milks, fruits ,vegetables & Breads.
That was only the local corner shop, dear....
Find a local Asian shop, they'll have rice by the wagon load
Keith - Administrator
You can buy 1 sack (10 kilos) of Jasmin Rice in Chinese store in Edinburgh.
Don't be surprised with the price.
Look around for an Asian grocery shop and you'll find a better selection of rice in larger (maybe up to 25kg) sacks.My hubby took me at the supermarket yesterday. It was great! I was amazed on huge selections of Meats, alcohol drinks, fresh milks, fruits ,vegetables & Breads.
One thing I always say everytime we go to the US, Walmart aka Asda has bugger all selection wise when it comes to food, it's more like the local Co-Op.
Keith - Administrator
Lidl's also do big bags of rice too -not sure what type/types it is though.
Where...???
Not in our two local stores...
Lucky if you get some 1kg basmati stuff on occasions, it's mainly microwave in the bag, uncle-ish Ben rice.
yes my misses buys a 20/25kg sack of the stuffFind a local Asian shop, they'll have rice by the wagon loadfor £26 from the local pinoy shop.
best for food is Morrisons, tesco and asda not as gud
Freshest fish is Morrisons.
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Glad you enjoyed your first experience of shopping UK styleVisit your local asian store for all the Basmati,thai-scented,Jasmin etc 25kg sacks of rice
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That's in the Maidstone in Kent one -large plastic bags on a pallet, not sure of the weight though as never bought it. Maybe 5 or 7.5KG? That size would last me forever being just me here!Where...???
Not in our two local stores...
Lucky if you get some 1kg basmati stuff on occasions, it's mainly microwave in the bag, uncle-ish Ben rice.
Edit: Found the bag of rice I have is 1kg (thought it was 500g), so the large bags in Lidls' are probably something like 7.5-10kg?
Apart from the rice issue you mention, I think we often have too much choices and don't always appreciate what we have here in UK.My hubby took me at the supermarket yesterday. It was great! I was amazed on huge selections of Meats, alcohol drinks, fresh milks, fruits ,vegetables & Breads.
My local Tesco has something like seven types of those chicken nugget things, and seeing all that christmas chocolate makes me feel a little sick, do most of my shopping in local butchers, greengrocers, bakers etc.
At the moment I buy two 10 kilo sacks of good quality Basmati from Makro everyMy hubby took me at the supermarket yesterday. It was great! I was amazed on huge selections of Meats, alcohol drinks, fresh milks, fruits ,vegetables & Breads.
6 months or so (I live alone in the UK while my partner is in the Phils)
Makro have a special deal on these that comes in at £10 a sack, still about twice the price it would be in the Phils but not so bad, it's actually cheaper than the 20 kilo sack, good quality Jasmine is available in Makro as well but it's a little more expensive. My partner does not like the Basmati over here but I think that is because I used to cook it too dry
You can get other varieties but best to go to an Asian store to get a proper range, you can get just about anything here if you look hard enough
In ordinary supermarkets yes Rice is expensive and you wont get so good a range, as you discovered.
Potato's are ok, I am a Scot and I was brought up on them
Enjoy your local supermarket by the way which one was it?
Jim
Cheers everyone for giving tips! Now I know where I can find good selection of rice.
Morrisons
My local ASDA has huge sacks of Rice, but only because we have a large Asian local population. And so they are guaranteed to shift it.
... and HUGE bags of what THEY call "chips" ... and WE'VE always known as crisps ... AND sweet sod all choice of soft drinks [that WE DO HAVE] to wash them down with! Yet MOST of these massive Walmart stores remain open round the clock.
Guess you'd find it quite a contrast to the shopping malls in the Phils, though
Have you notice that costumer can pack thier own stuff they bought, they cant do that in phil or else........... they will go...bankrupt
Hubby warned me that... I have to pack my own grocery stuffGuess you'd find it quite a contrast to the shopping malls in the Phils, though
Great to learn you're enjoying the British way of life Melissa. A very Merry Christmas to YOU, William and your family ... and all the very best for 2010.Hubby warned me that... I have to pack my own grocery stuff
How is your daughter finding everything? Did she like the snow?Hubby warned me that... I have to pack my own grocery stuff
What annoys me about supermarkets and packing your self, is that some whizz them across scanning very quickly, quicker than you can pack and sometimes you're spending ages trying to prize a plastic bag open and they're still whizzing items across! Then they have finished, you're still packing and they want you to pay and pack at the same time! Then if you pay by cash, they give you notes, coins and receipt back & you're still trying to pack! Then they and the next person in the queue is waiting for you! It gets me so annoyed sometimes! Lidl's is the worst for that + they only have a tiny ares for the items once they have been scanned. Also why they can't have shopping baskets in that shop, I don't know?!
In Lidl and Aldi's, it is much better for you to put everything back in the trolley after scanning, and do your packing somewhere else, or just wheel the shopping to your car and pack stuff directly in your boot.
Baskets have been proven to be a safety hazard, as too many people don't really know where they are going and tend to turn around suddenly, thus hitting some poor pensioner with the darn things....
I HATE boiled rice! It's so BORING!!
Al.
Pressed rat and warthog closed down their shop!
Tim, my friend ... I couldn't agree more! That's about it in a nutshell ... and it's a bloody nightmare! Trying to pack shopping into these flimsy *bags ... once you've - eventually - prised *them open [especially if, like me, you're all "fingers and thumbs"] ... when there's an apparent lack of understanding on the part of a queue of impatient folk behind, waiting to go through the checkout ... is something I can readily identify with! And as for for Lidl & Aldi ... well ... as a rule, the quality's good. But I object to paying for carrier bags on principle!
[SIZE=4]Baskets have been proven to be a safety hazard, as too many people don't really know where they are going and tend to turn around suddenly, thus hitting some poor pensioner with the darn things....
I've bought a few of their thicker bags and always use them again (I keep them in the boot of my car). Nearly every time I go, I go for just a few items and don't really need a trolley as I'm only shopping for one (or don't have a £'s change to put in the trolley), but I nearly always end up coming away with 2 or 3 times what I set out to buy!Tim, my friend ... I couldn't agree more! That's about it in a nutshell ... and it's a bloody nightmare! Trying to pack shopping into these flimsy *bags ... once you've - eventually - prised *them open [especially if, like me, you're all "fingers and thumbs"] ... when there's an apparent lack of understanding on the part of a queue of impatient folk behind, waiting to go through the checkout ... is something I can readily identify with! And as for for Lidl & Aldi ... well ... as a rule, the quality's good. But I object to paying for carrier bags on principle!
And especially this time of year when you can't move in the supermarket there's so many people & trolleys!
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