Shopping items for xmas

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Kammekor wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:57 pm
Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:34 pm Anyone seen this for sale?

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That's grandma stuff mate. Want me to bring a bottle from the Netherlands?
I have no idea how you ever managed to convince us Brits that this stuff has anything to do with Christmas, but it still gets advertised as a Christmas drink! If you are coming back from Netherlands soon, then yes, I would much appreciate a bottle!
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Soriya wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:12 pm Looking to buy decent mint sauce and beef gravy, for Brits in the know, Bisto granules would be my preferred choice, but other brands i am open too, any one by any chance know where i could buy? Have looked in a few marts but no luck. Any help appreciated, thxs.
Today at Super Duper ( st. 200 corner st.63) I saw Gravox traditional beef gravy in can they also have Maggi powder base beef gravy.
Don't bother going to Thai Huot (on Monivong) nor Bayon Super market on Russian blvd, I was there today they told me there is no stock.
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cabron wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:13 pm
Soriya wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:12 pm Looking to buy decent mint sauce and beef gravy, for Brits in the know, Bisto granules would be my preferred choice, but other brands i am open too, any one by any chance know where i could buy? Have looked in a few marts but no luck. Any help appreciated, thxs.
Today at Super Duper ( st. 200 corner st.63) I saw Gravox traditional beef gravy in can they also have Maggi powder base beef gravy.
Don't bother going to Thai Huot (on Monivong) nor Bayon Super market on Russian blvd, I was there today they told me there is no stock.
I grabbed gravox from there yesterday, thxs
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There must be a shortage of Avacaat out there....

Been asked for 2 bottles of it ..

Can't say I have even tried it....
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Londonmail wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:34 am There must be a shortage of Avacaat out there....

Been asked for 2 bottles of it ..

Can't say I have even tried it....
I have never seen Advocaat in Cambodia,but I've never looked for it either. Since it seems a typical Dutch thing (didn't even know English people have a graving for it around X-mas) that seems logical. Never have seen Korenwijn or Jenever around either.
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In Belgium we put the Advocaat on ice -cream: coupe advocaat, try it, if you dot like it, i will eat it for you.

But ofcourse the english and dutch "cuisine" is much fancier then the belgian-one !!
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Bongmab69 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:28 am In Belgium we put the Advocaat on ice -cream: coupe advocaat, try it, if you dot like it, i will eat it for you.

But ofcourse the english and dutch "cuisine" is much fancier then the belgian-one !!
Don't put yourself down, Moules Frites with chocolate sauce is delicious.
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In an alternate universe or lost in translation.. :crazy:

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Clutch Cargo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:44 am In an alternate universe or lost in translation.. :crazy:

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Dyslexia I guess.
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Same as others mentioned, the raw ingredients are mostly easy to come by, I tend to do my own each year whether it is mint sauce, English mustard, turkey stuffing or mince pie filling/shortcrust pastry. I'm off to see family this Xmas for the first time in ages, and I'm a bit pissed that one of them mentioned "yeah we've got the Paxo", I'm gonna miss my home made! .. still, on the plus side I won't be doing the cooking, so that's a nice relief!

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