Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K

[oakdale160]

Back on topic, but continuing the Sainsbury's connection. I just looked up 2 items.
15oz Melton Mowbray Pork Pie = to 100baht. lb of Lincolnshire bangers = 75p. Sounds like good prices.

[caller]

Chorizo sausages are available at Hua Hin Ham and Bacon.

Not quite. Dave's sausages are English style sausages which contain chorizo as an ingredient, which still need to be cooked, rather than a cured Spanish chorizo, which is eaten as tapas, or can be added to sandwiches, pizza and other dishes. The juices released when cooking add real flavour to dishes.

When in England, my other half would gently fry chorizo, then add the cooked chorizo and juices to rice, then take to work the next day, to heat up for her lunch. She loves the stuff.

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[caller]

Just before we get back on topic, can I just say that I'm amazed that a fermented Italian sausage made it into a 1970's British cookbook because that's not what we were eating in Nottingham back then!

We weren't in our household either. My mother died in 1994 and the only reason I looked at the cookbook was for a recipe for a French style casserole that she cooked, that I really liked. So when I successfully managed that, I looked at what else was on offer, and found the dish with chorizo. We were eating chorizo in London by then!

[oakdale160]

I have checked with a friend in Liverpool, born and raised in the UK, but the family was Italian which was her first language. She says that in the 60 and 70s they bought chorizo and many other Italian items at a specialty shop in L'pool and that in London there were dozens of such shops.

[MDMK]

[caller]

I have checked with a friend in Liverpool, born and raised in the UK, but the family was Italian which was her first language. She says that in the 60 and 70s they bought chorizo and many other Italian items at a specialty shop in L'pool and that in London there were dozens of such shops.

Well, I'm not the first one to say it here and MDMK is being kind, but Chorizo is not Italian, it's Spanish. But I am sure there were specialist shops in London and elsewhere that sold it.

[PeteC]

This should put it to bed and get us back on track......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorizo

[PeteC]

Off topic posts moved.

[buksida]

For a 'pointless thread' this one has gone nine pages and had over 4,600 views ...

A good comparison should be the per kilo weight of daily essentials chicken/pork/beef, egg prices, veg and staples such as rice/pasta/bread etc. I don't shop so I don't know what these things cost, I just know how much flows out every month to feed the family here, (we eat 70% Thai food 30% western) and its no small sum!

[Dannie Boy]

For a 'pointless thread' this one has gone nine pages and had over 4,600 views ...

A good comparison should be the per kilo weight of daily essentials chicken/pork/beef, egg prices, veg and staples such as rice/pasta/bread etc. I don't shop so I don't know what these things cost, I just know how much flows out every month to feed the family here, (we eat 70% Thai food 30% western) and its no small sum!

Our food split is similar to yours buks and all I can say is that I reckon our spend here in Thailand is less than it would be in the UK, not by a huge amount and if the exchange rate drops much more, it will be pretty even. Quality wise I would say some things are better here, but probably more things in the UK.

[Big Boy]

From my vast experience of being dragged screaming to the shops most days, I'd say chicken, pork, eggs, veg and rice from your list are cheaper, the others are more expensive.

We try to avoid eating beef, except on special occasions, and the others we don't eat much of e.g. a loaf of bread usually goes stale before we've eaten it - I'd guess quality is another reason.

[Dannie Boy]

From my vast experience of being dragged screaming to the shops most days, I'd say chicken, pork, eggs, veg and rice from your list are cheaper, the others are more expensive.

We try to avoid eating beef, except on special occasions, and the others we don't eat much of e.g. a loaf of bread usually goes stale before we've eaten it - I'd guess quality is another reason.

You could try freezing it on the day of purchase and take it out from the freezer as you need it - I do this all the time and the bread once defrosted is fine

[buksida]

When I took mrs buksi around some of the supermarkets in the UK she was astounded by how cheap stuff was there in comparison to the same stuff bought in Tesco or Makro here, the latter I never get out of for under 5k and the trolley is barely half full! You spend 120 quid in Aldi or Lidl and you need a team to push all your stuff out of the shop!

[Big Boy]

I don't disagree, there are many 'Western' foods here that we have to pay a premium price for e.g. crisps, biscuits, cakes, chocolate etc. all the stuff that is so good for you

We do most of our shopping in Tesco (supplemented by local markets), and when Bluport came along, they vastly increased their 'Western' range. There was soooo much temptation, it was costing me a small fortune. Thankfully, their 'Western' range is virtually non-existent now they know Bluport isn't a threat, so temptation/excessive cost has been eliminated.

Fortunately, Mrs BB is quite a talented cook, so can fulfill our Western Style food needs with local ingredients. She used to do the opposite for her Thai food needs when living in the UK. Of course, there have to be sacrifices.

[T.O.M.]

When I took mrs buksi around some of the supermarkets in the UK she was astounded by how cheap stuff was there in comparison to the same stuff bought in Tesco or Makro here, the latter I never get out of for under 5k and the trolley is barely half full! You spend 120 quid in Aldi or Lidl and you need a team to push all your stuff out of the shop!

Very very very interesting...
But what is the point? Are you suggesting that people living in Thailand should do their shopping in a German owned shop in the UK..?

PS. Eggs are very cheap in Somalia.