# Foreign food products you still manage to keep a regular supply of **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537 "2008-11-26T08:45:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/21 "2008-11-26T20:49:24Z")
Vegemite, Marmite Bundaburg ginger beer Various curries stored in oil, papadums, gulub jamun Tahini Kashi Snert Miso soup, dried seaweed, tree ears ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/22 "2008-11-27T06:51:34Z")
Pocky! ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/23 "2008-11-27T14:44:15Z")
Seems like it’s mostly Asian foodstuffs in our house: Panko (the Japanese kind, because I’m snobby like that) Spicy red miso paste Korean chile black bean paste Instant tom yum soup paste Instant pho paste Dried shitake mushrooms Also, several jars of unusual spices (well, unusual for most Canadian kitchens): Berbere Za’atar Ground sumac Nigella seeds Black sesame seeds Toasted garlic flakes Wasabi powder Jerk seasoning paste We also always keep a package or two of frozen dumplings from the Korean market on hand, but since it’s a rotating assortment depending on what appealed to me, I don’t know if it qualifies as a “regular supply”. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/24 "2008-11-27T14:52:37Z")
Well mine are available at any good Aussie supermarket but I always have _Rose’s Lime Marmalade_ and a _Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney pie_ sitting in my cupboard. Both are English. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/25 "2008-11-27T15:05:42Z")
Things I always have: hällakaka tunnbröd knäckis (although I can’t find the sea salt flavor, grrr) kalles kaviar lingonsylt leverpastej Things that get eaten too fast to “always have”: dammsugare mazariner Baking supplies: ljus sirap pärlsocker ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/26 "2008-11-27T15:42:57Z")
Usually around this time of year, I get a pretty good amount of **Frye’s Turkish Delight bars** , which I absolutely love. I’m out right now, but my Uncle will send some over from England soon I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/27 "2008-11-27T15:59:32Z")
> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > Nigella seeds If you plant these, do they grow into two giant melons? ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/28 "2008-11-27T16:12:16Z")
Things we always have at home, 'cause my parents like them: Knorr chicken bouillon powder - always good when added to rice or when I want to make soup. Plantains Mangos Cotija cheese - a hard Mexican cheese that smells really strong. Mexican or Central American sour cream. It has a slightly different consistency from American sour cream, somewhat runnier. Siete Mares - means “seven seas.” It’s a package of seven types of seafood, such as crab, scallops, shrimp, mussels, and I forget what else. It’s used to make a seafood stew popular during Lent, but my mom buys it whenever she gets the chance. Mexican-style hot chocolate, usually either Ibarra or Abuelita brand. It’s easy enough to find in the Mexican section of any grocery store around here. My daughter likes it. Fresh or frozen yuca, also know as cassava. It’s good fried. Occasionally my mom will buy these tiny little salted fish called pepescas, which are fried and served with yuca. I can’t stand the smell of fried fish, though, so I tend not to eat them. Things my parents and other relatives bring when they visit El Salvador: Salvadoran-style hot chocolate. It comes in hand-made tablets and it’s somewhat sweeter and more crumbly than Mexican hot chocolate. Petacones cheese. It’s a hard cheese similar to Cotija, and just as smelly. Foreign foods I like to buy when I go shopping: Mojo de Ajo - garlic marinade. It’s great for chicken or pork. Unfortunately, I’m the only one at home who likes it, so I rarely get to buy it. Brie. The rare times I eat cheese, I try to have cheese I actually like. Mexican panela cheese. See above. Mango sherbet Pocky! I get a box or two whenever I go to Suncoast at the mall. They have it near the anime section. I really stock up on the different flavors whenever I go to Little Tokyo, and hide my stash from the Princess and the Diva; otherwise it wouldn’t last 48 hours. Kasugai strawberry or grape gummy candies Sweet red bean cakes Rice crackers Instant miso soup Soybean pod snacks, either Calbee or Saya brand. They’re meant to be used as a salad topping, but I could eat a whole bag in one sitting. I would get a stomachache, though. UCC canned iced coffee. I found a source for it online, but you have to buy it by the case. I think I just might do that. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/29 "2008-11-28T01:00:15Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > In my case it’s Folger’s Coffee, Maggi Soup Mix, and NZ Jaffas. I’m curious, what’s the difference between NZ Jaffas and Australian Jaffas? I looooooooove Jaffas. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537/30 "2008-11-28T04:19:30Z")
> [@Monkey\_Chews](#): > > I’m curious, what’s the difference between NZ Jaffas and Australian Jaffas? > > I looooooooove Jaffas. Different, slightly “richer” chocolate, orange shells that don’t break your teeth when you try and bite into them, and a better orange taste, if that makes sense. Australian Jaffas are passable, but the NZ ones are the epitome of Choc-Orange Confection, IMHO. Track down an NZ shop (there’ll be a couple in Sydney) and get a bag. While you’re there, you can try some Rashuns, get some Maggi Soup Mix to make dip, and have some Pineapple Lumps too. If you’re super lucky, they may even have Bluebird Chips as well. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-products-you-still-manage-to-keep-a-regular-supply-of/474537.md?page=1)