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cubanlord

Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:25 am Post subject: How many of you actually import things you miss from home? |
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Hey all. I must say....I have been here a year (as of Aug. 29). I miss A LOT of stuff from home. Every few months, I have my sister mail me a package. Shipping is usually around $120 USD (It's heavy ). Some of the things I import are:
hot sauce (sorry....but cuban hot sauce is the best....IMHO)
black beans
seasonings (McCormick rocks)
sazon con asafron (I use this to make my yellow rice and chicken)
etc.
What do you guys miss that you either:
A - import
B - wish you would import |
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Grotto

Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: |
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you cook?
I leave in two weeks and would like to give my spice collection to someone who will use it. |
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cubanlord

Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:17 am Post subject: |
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I love cooking. We (wifey and I) cook a lot. Where are you situated? |
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Grotto

Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:19 am Post subject: |
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2 kilometers from the center of nowhere.
I go to Seoul and Suwon regularily |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Here there and everywhere!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:23 am Post subject: |
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I wish I could import all the ingredients of my fave dinner/pudding.
Regular good ol' butter and cheese. Veges that I actually know the names of and how to cook. A big slab of mutton mmmmm...
Unfortunately I dont have a stove so the best dishes would be uncookable, or tast different because of different cooking anyway.
However, my mum does send some small treats with packages, like crunchie bars, moros, mixed lollies etc.
Actually the food isnt a big thing at the mo, but Ive only been here a few months! I try not to think about it! |
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ilovebdt

Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Last time I was in Korea, my grandma sent me Take A Break and Chat magazines from home. |
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cubanlord

Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:32 am Post subject: |
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would you be interested in mailing and I reinbursing you via paypal? |
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cubanlord

Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:33 am Post subject: |
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moros? You mean the spanish word moros?
salavates at the thought of the food brushing against the taste buds once more.... |
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desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:08 am Post subject: |
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Spices become increasingly available, but the Cuban speciality stuff is not available here. I go to Miami every December and stock up on such stuff as seasonings and black beans- but a good hunk of well aged ham on the bone is just not an option- the stuff at Costco does not make it really for beans.
Which Cuban hot sauce do you use? I prefer Haitian myself.  |
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Freezer Burn

Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Location: Busan
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:35 am Post subject: |
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cubanlord wrote: |
moros? You mean the spanish word moros?
salavates at the thought of the food brushing against the taste buds once more.... |
Nope its a chocalate bar in New Zealand.
I get protein bars sent, black liquorice, and deodorant.
I wish I could get Red Bull, but the suckers are heavy and it could leak over everything if the pressure was right. |
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jaganath69

Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:49 am Post subject: |
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sheba wrote: |
I wish I could import all the ingredients of my fave dinner/pudding.
Regular good ol' butter and cheese. Veges that I actually know the names of and how to cook. A big slab of mutton mmmmm...
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You can get fairly decent mutton/lamb/hogget from the halal butcher near the mosque in Itaewon. Its around 10 bucks for 2 kilos. I use it for stews and curries.
I'm lucky to know quite a few people who go back to Oz on a regular basis, so I always get a care package of Bundy Rum (OP of course) and Vegemite on a regular basis. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:57 am Post subject: |
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I got a fan of my blog to mail me a big costco gross of taco powder. That's about all I really kind of cry out for. I kind of wish back when the trucker hat thing was all the rage that I could get people in my family who work in the auto and trucking industry to mail me some genuine authentic trucker hats. Those would have been fun to hand out to students. |
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crazylemongirl

Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:35 am Post subject: |
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I try to smuggle as much onto the plane as possible. Last trip I bought:
1. 3 jars of pesto
2. banana bread
3. vogels bread
4. an assortment of tim tams, mint slices etc.
5. lemon honey
6. manuka honey
7. 3 bottles of wine
there are websites available to order stuff from kiwi land and I'm sure you can find stuff for other countries around. |
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spidey112233
Joined: 21 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Junk food!
After Eights
Mars bars
More selection of Powerade (there's like 12 kinds back home)
Cheezies ( Ya know those humpty dumpty ones)
Root Beer
Licorice
Nanaimo bars
( my aunt used ta make those things. Are those originally from B.C. ??)
Kraft dinner (not really junk food)
Boxes of Kraft Pizza mix (double crust)
and FINALLY ....
Cadbury Easter creme eggs!!!  |
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poker player

Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: On the river
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Grotto wrote: |
I leave in two weeks |
Grotto: You're leaving? For good? Are we still going to see your succinct coments on here or are you moving on?
If so, good luck in your future pursuits. |
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