#1 2009-08-25 14:37:24
- dhall905
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british food
Can anyone tell me where to buy british foods in Budapest ?
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#2 2009-08-25 16:33:16
- sallyann
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Re: british food
There are some so called "delicatessen" shops in the city, and they have little british section. [moderated: nice try,but it didn't work]
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#3 2009-08-28 11:04:26
- tomasc
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Re: british food
Tesco has some british products as well (although why someone would like to buy british/american food is beyond comprehension).
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#4 2009-08-28 14:21:24
- PDIinHungary
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Re: british food
Tomasc, I often find Hungarians quite arrogant regarding their food and often reluctant to try food from other countries. We've had Hungarian family visiting us when we were in England but they wouldn't eat English dishes and insisted on us making them Hungarian dishes. On the other hand, when we're in Hungary, as hospitable as our families are, they would never even consider making English food for us. And I do not just eat full English breakfasts or cover everything in ketchup;o)
Hungarians have some wonderful food but there's a big world out there with many different foods equally as tasty or even better, British and American included.
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#5 2009-08-28 14:47:18
- tomasc
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Re: british food
Actually i am not hungarian... and you might be right about hungarians (although i do find food in hungary superior to both uk an us)... and we do all have our own tastes but i have been living in uk, us, italy, france, australia, singapore and spain and sorry to say... the anglo-saxon food ranks quite low in my world scale (and most of other people as well)... i find it a bit of acquired taste to be honest... of course if you do have acquired that taste, it is nice to find something!
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#6 2009-08-28 19:10:30
- PDIinHungary
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Re: british food
1) I never said you were Hungarian
2) That's a very broad statement "the anglo-saxon food ranks quite low in my world scale (and most of other people as well)" and one which you cannot possible prove. It is fair to say that you do not like English food but to say that most other people don't is ridiculous
3) English food is so varied that you cannot justify saying that it is an aquired taste.
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#7 2009-10-18 12:51:13
- tomsk2
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Re: british food
Newly arrived, and already jonesing for a couple of things I thought might be more available here (like cheese that ISN'T made by Trappist monks, for example!!
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Anyhow, I found the following site which delivers British foods in Budapest. Not a huge selection, but it might keep the pangs at bay!
thebritishpantry.hu
Hope it helps!
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#8 2009-10-20 09:26:41
- PDIinHungary
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Re: british food
Nice find:) but certainly pricey. If I was desperate for a luxury then maybe I'd splash out on an odd item but I certainly couldn't afford to do my weekly shop there.
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#9 2009-10-20 21:30:58
- sallyann
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Re: british food
Dear PDlinHungary,
Sorry to hear that you think we are expensive.
We do have to ship goods from the UK which is not a cheap exercise also, unfortunately, we are not in the same league as Tesco, so we are obviously buying small quantities which means we do have to pay more.
I think if anybody is interested in buying British food if they compare our prices to anybody they will find our prices competitive and for a small minimum order the goods are delivered at a time to suit the buyer, included in the price.
If you are outside Budapest, as the website states, we do our outmost to deliver them to you as cheap as possible.
At the end of the day this is not really designed as a weekly shop, I am sure we all miss certain things and it is nice to be able to get them when you want them. Not to be a luxury but a little treat.
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#10 2009-11-09 18:44:23
- PDIinHungary
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Re: british food
There's an English food shop opened up in Eger now near the castle. It is called "The English Food Shop" and is at Almagyar ut 7
I have no connection with this shop, I just thought it worth mentioning to other expats or visitors to Eger.
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