Vegemite, Marmite
Bundaburg ginger beer
Various curries stored in oil, papadums, gulub jamun
Tahini
Kashi
Snert
Miso soup, dried seaweed, tree ears
Pocky!
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”.
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.
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
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.
If you plant these, do they grow into two giant melons?
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.
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. 