[Douglas]

I've been reading the comments about Cadbury's chocolate in New Zealand over the last week or two - and I sympathise deeply, brought up on Cadbury's and Galaxy from Blighty.

Would you believe that the few New Zealander's I've mentioned this to (it's not a natural topic of conversation) think their own version of Cadbury's is wonderful and that overseas Cadbury's is sickly sweet? :eek

There are certainly more varieties of Cadbury's here than I've seen elsewhere.

[Annierobrigado]

would you like to add the cadbury's that are made for the UK in Malaysia, and sold here in Manila? I think it's cooked to your own taste, and we all have different taste buds.

the first thing i think i'll do when i land in nz is to buy a bar of cadbury's and taste it along with the bar i bring with me from manila. and then i'll know!

:cheers
annie

[coastcat]

Chocolate isn't a natural topic of conversation? What the heck kind of people are these Kiwis, anyway? Oh dear, maybe I'd better cross NZ off the list. I wonder if Belgium would grant us permanent residency. :laugh

[Diny]

I second that!!!

Call themselves a civilised nation and chocolate isn't a natural topic of conversation.

Cancel the house sale .... we're staying !!!!

You're right - lots of different varieties of Cadbury's in NZ - all tasting c**p.

Diny

[Rimbo]

The problem is that we Brits like what we think is chocolate, but in fact as usual we are duped and conned into buying a cheaper version that hardly contains any Chocolate ingredients at all. If the European community could have its way we would be queuing at the shops to purchase "a large Galaxy bar of Hydrogenated fat, Whey Powder, Vegetable fats and emulsifiers please". :laugh
Cocoa or Cocoa butter is rather bitter, we then add milk and cream and sugar to sweeten the taste. On the continent in Switzerland or Belgium this is done to perfection, here in England we add all kinds of s*** to make sure our kids get really hooked.
The Chocolate in NZ is probably closer to the original thing than here.
Can somebody rhyme off the ingredients in a normal NZ Milk Chocolate Galaxy bar and I’ll pop out to the shops and do a comparison?
God this is really sad.

I’m not a chocolate expert, I’m just one of those Brits that realise the many different ways that we are constantly “ripped off” and forced into buying mass produced cheap imitations. Take our Larger for example. Some big company like Interbrew get a bunch of Chemicals together, add a load of water then hey presto 2 days later it’s fit for human consumption and a label of either XXXX, fosters, or Stella is slapped on a bottle, then we idiots pay through the nose for it. :cheers

I’m ranting now aren’t I? :oops:
I’ll stop there for the time being. :?

John.

[karltsmith]

There are actually storm clouds brewing in the EU (where else) over the term chocolate as applied to Cadbury's! EU regs stipulate a min value of cocoa solids, which Cadbury Dairy Milk does not have and so the arguement is that it is not chocolate at all....SHOCK HORROR!!! :wah

Of course as a Brummie and defender of the faith I have to support Cadbury's on principle! (<quite aside> I prefer plain, dark, bitter stuff myself :oops: .........much like I like my women ;) ....but don't tell her indoors :hopeso ) :laugh :laugh :laugh :laugh :laugh

[miep]

I'm sorry to say that as a dutch person and therefore brought up on proper chocolate from the continent BOTH types (British and NZ) of Cadbury shouldn't ever be called chocolate !! :booby
To be considered to chocolate, there should be a decent amount of cocoa (solids or liquor) in there. 70% preferably but am making do with 58% at this moment. I'm snacking on cooking chocolate from Moore Wilsons ( BEST food shop in Welly by far) right now, it comes in droplet form in 2 (!!) kilo bags and I'm allowed a few of them every night. Yum!

Cheers from a true chocaholic,
Miep

[Nicola]

Do you mean a few bags 2kg bags of chocolate per night ;) !

This may be a good thing for me, I am a total chocaholic, I have no control. But if the chocolate is not the same I might beat the addiction at last. :yes

[karltsmith]

I am unreliably informed that the formulation for Cadbury chocolate ala hotter countries is different from the UK blend as it contains an ingredient that prevents it melting too easily in hotter climates!

Could just be bunkum but could also account for the different taste!

I'm with you Miep I like my Choc at 70%+ cocoa solids! I used to get some really good organic stuff from ASDA!

[veronica]

there is a shop in Riccarton rd chch that sells russian chocolate, any one any views on that.

[karltsmith]

On a more positive note that other world renowned Cordon Bleu Brummie contribution to Haute Cusine...HP Sauce tastes just the same even if it does come from Oz!

:booby

[ali]

:exit

[Douglas]

Veronica, where do you get the Galaxy......please......please? :angel

(Spotted in the "Reasons for leaving USA" thread but I thought I'd ask in this "dedicated to choc" thread as a future reference for all the other Galaxy starved people out there. :cheers )

[Diny]

Guys

You can argue 'til you'Re blue in the face. You can say that NZ chocolate is more like it 'should' be .... you can go on and on and on.

I will back down on political issues regard EU directives, rights and wrongs of industires fat cats and the 3rd world debt but I will not ..... I repeat .... I WILL NOT ....... be swayed on this one.

Have you any idea how dangerous this could turn? A hormonal 41 year old woman going through the stress of relocating to the other side of the world having her faith in chocolate pulled to bits.

I've said it before and I'll say it again .......

GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE AND NOBODY GETS HURT.

You have been warned :booby

Diny

[jesselyn]

i dunno what to say :wah umm im not gonna share this info (about NZ chocolate) with my nephew... :no

jes :angel

[jo b]

RIGHT Thats it!!!

The container will be filled with Chocolate. :mrgreen:

The sofa and rest of the furniture will have to be car booted. :laugh :laugh

When it's that special time know what I mean :eek I NEED CHOCOLATE.

Rimbo is right though they do put lots of crap in it really.

Also Alcopops, that was a leftover derivative of spirits and they decided to add pop too it and sell it to all the kids in the country.

I told I was full of useless information :P

Jo

[Diny]

Who needs actual facts and figures when we can get by on useless info.

I don't care how much crap they put in the chocolate - it works for me !!!

As fo alchopops - yee gads - not for me thanks.

Diny

[Raeven]

But... but... I haven't seen American chocolate mentioned anywhere!!

Personally, it matters not to me. I love American chocolate in its higher form (Ghirardelli), British chocolate (Thornton's), NZ, Belgium, Swiss, Mexican, German, you name it. Dark, milk, semi-sweet, bittersweet, it doesn't matter. Is there the hint of a cocoa bean in it? Beware; I'll sniff it out and make a grab for it. No one is safe.

I plan to dedicate a significant amount of my carry-on luggage allowance to Ghirardelli chocolate and will whine like a beaten dog at holidays for my family to send more. No shame. My husband prefers white chocolate, which so far as I'm concerned proves that Kiwis don't eat real chocolate. They do have those Tim Tams, though (I know they're Australian, but readily available in NZ -- thank god!!). And he's learned a lot while living in the States. Now I have to hide my special collection!

I love the idea of a chocolate party! Of course, I love any excuse to eat chocolate. I'll bring a generous amount to share with this lot -- we'll have fun sampling the international offerings!

Yours in chocolate addiction, Rae

[Diny]

Thorntons Rae ???

My word -we're moving towards the higher end of the market. I can't argue though - I'd like a 2 hour trolly dash around Thorntons any day of the week. Have to tried their special toffee too.

Like you say - anything with a hint of cocoa bean will do for me. I will also be packing copious amounts of goodies into my luggage !!

Diny

[Rimbo]

The lot of you can just shutup and listen!......
Lindt
Lindt
Lindt
Lindt
:mrgreen:
and i'll have no one else telling me the rubbish we manufacture here is superior. no way, ah-ah.

Can we talk about the standard of beer in England now?
Hopfully it's better over there.

John

[Diny]

Rimbo

Lindt? Yeah - not bad. But ...... you just can't beat that good old Cadbury's dairy milk whiff when you open a new bar and bury your face in it.

Beer? Can't comment. It all tastes the same to me. I'm more of a gin & tonic girl.

Diny

[Rimbo]

Ice Cream!!! :?
Thats another thing we Brits like to spoil.
the Italians and Germans and the Dutch (mmmm Hagen Daas) make some really good examples. the brits.......

Mr Whippy!

tastes great, looks great but i'm sure theres not even a sniff of cream in it.

John.

[Radders]

I've had this argument many times since meeting my wife. I was a staunch Cadbury's supporter in a family of Galaxy lovers, but after many tries at compromise, we have settled on Green and Blacks (Orange) dark choclate. It's fantastic out of the fridge! Please someone tell me they sell it in NZ!?!

[Diny]

John

You crack me up !!!!!

You should call yourself Mr Angry of the NW !!!! :nice1

Hate to admit it though - ice cream is abit of a joke eh? However, I'm not that keen on the stuff wherever I am - it makes my teeth jump.

How about Walkers crisps? Bloomin' love them. Would live on them if I was allowed. E numbers, artificial flavourings and all that salt .......... oh bring it on !!!!!!

Diny

[jesselyn]

:eek omg! someone finally mentioned ghirardelli - woohoo! :clap :nice1

wtg rae :raebanana milk chocolate with double chocolate filling pls :hopeso ;)

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

ooohhh i love lindt too :yes :nice1

jes :angel

[Raeven]

Thorntons Rae ???Diny

:oops:

LOL, Diny, I didn't mean to imply I'm a chocolate snob.. chocolate slut is more like it!! But yes, I do adore Thornton's and have been known to make promises I had no intention of keeping to unsuspecting British friends in order to induce them to bring over Thornton's when they visit ("Hearst Castle? You bet!! I don't mind going along with you on a tour, even though I've seen it 45 times already!!"). Like I said... no shame.

Jess, I'm heading to San Francisco this weekend with my darling husband, whom I persuaded (browbeat) to go to the opera on Saturday night. Well, that's what I told him, anyway. The reality will be me with nose pressed to the glass of the Ghirardelli factory, wondering how much time I'd have to roll around in all that lovely liquid chocolate before the authorities are summoned.

I promise to pick up a few milk chocolate with double chocolate fillings for you.. sadly, they're just not likely to last long in my custody!! I'll think of you while I wolf them down, ok??

With the willpower of a squirrel in a nuthouse, Rae

[Diny]

Chocolate Slut ...... oh I like that one !!!!! :nice1

Never heard of ghirardelli - but hey - I'm willing to try anything they make.

Radders - Green & Black is good I will grant you that - but anything too 'strong' gives me a headache. I'll stick to the mass produced stuff of Cadbury's.

Diny

[Diny]

Don't you think it says alot about us .... sitting here thumping out messages about chocolate?

I reckon that house prices, cost of living, employee pensions, PR status, interest rates, the strength of the dollar and the NZ education system are all very important points - and worthy of much discussion ...... but those things are just tittle tattle compared to the real important topics ..... i.e.


CHOCOLATE.

Diny

[Raeven]

Douglas has no one but himself to blame.. he started this torturous topic!! :cool

He must be feeling in a masochistic mood -- this, and the banana is back, all on the same day!! :raebanana

I think it's marvelous!!

:cheers

Rae

[jesselyn]

oh my! thanks rae :clap that will be great :nice1 umm lots of double chocolate for me, some caramel for my niece and mint filling for my nephew :oops:

my friends husband lives in san leandro, unfortunately, right now they have no schedule of package delivery :no bummer!

good thing, mimi will be joining her DH :mrgreen: soon. will ask if shes willing to barter ghirardelli with NZ cheese :hopeso

jes :angel

ps. any info about NZ cheese?

[Rimbo]

Walkers my A***!
Have you noticed the amount of fantastic crisps (Chips to you lot over the pond) they have put out of business and later re-introduced them with thier tag on them.
Smiths Squares are now walkers, what a cheek :eek
What ever happend to Ringo's? they were made by Golden Wonder wern't they?
Seebrook i love, big bags of crisps for one, you don't feel robbed after eating a bag of Seebrook.
Hedgehog crips were made in Wigan you know. they didn't really taste of hedggog though, more like rat!
Pringles....
PAH! :wah
Tesco's version of Frazzles are simply delish! :mrgreen:
Wotsits and other chesy snacks i could eat for England, has anybody seen Cheeto's recently?
What were the Salt & Vineger crisps in the 1970's that were called Bones or somthing, i loved them as a child.
Errr,
I'm rambling aren't I?

Sorry :oops:

John

[mattford]

I've happily forgotten all about galaxy and cadbury's ever since trying green and black's chocolate. The ice cream they do is pretty amazing too..

ahh.. gotta have chocolate..

[jo b]

Well,

Just to turn this topic on it's head I have been doing a low carb diet.

Extremely difficult for a chocoholic :(

BUT

They do Low carb Rolos yummy yummy :raebanana and they are gorgeous.

I also have a large tin of roses on my breadbin which I got free with a christmas card order.

I somehow don't think they will last 'till Christmas ;)


Now crisps remember niknaks not seen Hedgehogs crisps in ages (have they all been runover :laugh ).

Jo

[Diny]

Hedgehog crisps - now they were ace. Can anybody else remember some crisps called Rishey XL. We had a baker/grocer who use to come around the village and sell from the back of his van - he used to sell Rishy XL crisps and they were great.

Salt & Vinegar bones were good too. How come Walkers Sensations don't come in salt & vinegar anymore? :(

Low carb rolo's ?????? Are you insane?

Diny

[jo b]

[.

Salt & Vinegar bones were good too. How come Walkers Sensations don't come in salt & vinegar anymore? :(

Low carb rolo's ?????? Are you insane?

Diny[/quote]

Diny

yes I am insane especially as they are £1.80 for a pack :wah and gone in seconds.

Does anyone remember the fish and Chip salt and vinigar crisps the wrappers looked like newspaper?

Jo

[Rimbo]

Yeah, but wern't they like fish & Chip shaped crackers?

Susan likes Potato Puffs, still only about 5p a bag if you can ever find them.

John

[coastcat]

Well,

Just to turn this topic on it's head I have been doing a low carb diet.

Extremely difficult for a chocoholic :(

Not if you're a chocoholic who doesn't mind making your own treats from scratch! Whilst your fat-fearing friends eat those nasty low-fat "desserts", you can make a rich chocolate mousse using cream, unsweetened chocolate, and an artificial sweetener (like sucralose). Remember, the more butterfat in the cream, the lower the carb count! Better yet, make chocolate ganache then dunk strawberries in it (or just grab a spoon and enjoy).

Have pity on me. I'm on a moderate-carb/very low-calorie diet (regular low-carb doesn't work for me) six days a week. I can only have chocolate on the seventh day. :wah

ce Cream!!!
Thats another thing we Brits like to spoil.
the Italians and Germans and the Dutch (mmmm Hagen Daas) make some really good examples. the brits.......

I hate to break the news to you, but Haagen Dazs isn't Dutch in origin. It's American. There wasn't a strong market for premium ice cream in the US at the time, so this new product was given a "foreign" name to convince buyers it was something exotic and worth the extra cost. It's very good ice cream, but it's from New Jersey!

[MelissaLG]

Glad you mentioned that bit about Haagen Dazs, Coastcat. I only found out about that marketing gimmick a couple years ago. I think its funny how the American public will buy something just because they think its foreign or because some guy with an English accent is hawking it. Oh well.

Mel

[Diny]

They were definately crackers that came in bags like newspaper.

Potato Puffs !!!!! We used to get them at the school tuck shop. You're right - they are still really cheap - but very elusive.

Diny

[Lil]

Yup, now you're talking my language: I'm not a chocoholic don't mind the odd Flake or "Marathon" and can't abide sickly things like Ferrero Rocher and Belgian gooey truffles but if we're talking school tuck shop Fish and Chipship that used to make you cringe because they had so much salt and vinegar I'm all ears. I still get Potato Puffs and they're still only 10p Cheese and Tomato Flavour or Beef... Yum.

[Brit Guy]

Veronica (page1 of thread)

there is a shop in Riccarton rd chch that sells russian chocolate, any one any views on that.

Veronica

Nice to know about the Russian chocolate in Chch… I love the stuff. My wife is Russian, and we bring lots of chocolate (and caviar) when we visit her parents… don’t last too long though. You must let us know the name of the shop.
;)

[kamus]

This is the fastest growing thread I've seen here on this forum! People come out of the woodwork when there's a really important issue afoot.

As far as my .02 re: the great chocolate debate:

I grew up on Cadbury's (the British variety) and it will never be supplanted by any other brand as my ultimate definition of chocolate. Frankly, I don't care whether it contains turnips, used motor oil or formaldehyde - Cadbury's is chocolate itself!

That being said, I have to admit that recently I tried some brand I ran across in an airport( I've unfortunately forgotten the brandname- idiot!) that was composed of 73% cocoa solids and, ladies and gentlemen, it rocked my world. For a moment, Cadbury's was all but forgotten and for the first time my walnut sized brain considered the shocking possibilty that there might be more to the world of chocolate than my beloved Cadburys. :eek

One of the really tough things about living in the US all these years is putting up with the absolutely unacceptable American sweetie situation. Everytime I visited the UK, or my relatives came to visit, vast quantities of, Cadburys Hazelnut, Cadburys Flakes, Turkish Delights, Malteasers (oh rapture!), Crunchies, Mars Bars and Barretts Sherbert Fountains changed hands- sometimes at the stroke of midnight, involving, code words, alarmingly large sums of cash and brown paper bags, all primarily to avoid arousing my ever suspicious brother who would surely have inflicted bodily harm had he known that he was being bypassed in the ensuing orgiastic sweetie bacchanale.

Come to think of it, this should really be posted on the "Americans: reasons for leaving" thread. For as much as I despise the general unravelling of life, politically and culturally in America, if I'm really honest with myself, I can now see that subconsiously, it was the tantalizing prospect of living somewhere that had adopted a sweetie aesthetic that was more in line with my British roots!

It's frightening to contemplate, that in one of my weak moments, it's possible that George Bush could buy my vote with a mere couple of bags of Malteasers!

OK,OK, it'd have to be an awfully weak moment! :uhoh

-Davehttp://www.allemoticons.com/Animals/sheep.gif

P.S. On preview, I see that I'm going to have to learn to write shorter posts!

[Rimbo]

Mmmmm, lots to answer to on this.
I've obviosly been a victim of the very thing i was banging on about, mass produced s*** but this time branded by americans. Maybe Mr Whippy is the way-to-go after all.

Lil, i love you!
I thought i was the only person left to call them "Marathon's" and not that silly other name they have had for the last 16 or so years. You should see the confused look on the their faces every time i go into shop and ask for my favorite nut confectionary. :eek :eek :eek

Kamus, i have a way of keeping you in supply of Turkish Delights by simply following my very own recipe.
Go buy some really cheap old ladies perfume. mix it with jelly (not jam) and when set cover in crap dark cooking chocolate.
hey presto, Turkish delight, the worst thing ever! :mrgreen:
do you mean the Sherbert fountians with the stick of Licorice in the middle?

oh, does anybody remember the sticks of licorice that was a real stick, like you just found it in the street and started eating it?

John

[kamus]

do you mean the Sherbert fountians with the stick of Licorice in the middle?


Yep- the very ones. Sure they violate major principles of sanitary packaging(they could never sell in the US), but even at my advanced age, I still love 'em :nice1

[veronica]

rimbo, you can still buy licquorice wood, mostly at health food stores or places like holland and barrett

[jesselyn]

Everytime I visited the UK, or my relatives came to visit, vast quantities of, Cadburys Hazelnut, Cadburys Flakes, Turkish Delights, Malteasers (oh rapture!), Crunchies, Mars Bars and Barretts Sherbert Fountains changed hands...

It's frightening to contemplate, that in one of my weak moments, it's possible that George Bush could buy my vote with a mere couple of bags of Malteasers!

OK,OK, it'd have to be an awfully weak moment! :uhoh

-Davehttp://www.allemoticons.com/Animals/sheep.gif

P.S. On preview, I see that I'm going to have to learn to write shorter posts!

hi dave,

maltesers caught my eye :P umm does that mean you will be the one to bring it for the chocolate party? :hopeso :yes :clap

you really have to learn :mrgreen: if you want to be a NZ Guru! :nice1 :laugh ;)

jes :angel

[Annierobrigado]

jes

i wonder what these uk and us and nz people will think of choc-nut? altho i prefer the hany one.

kamus,

don't you dare come out to nz without your stock of chocolates, whatever they are! you'll be forced to drink milk!

everybody,

anyone who wants to start the thread on beer, go to new topic. the ladies here don't want to be disturbed from their musings and imaginings of chocolates right here while typing! :laugh :laugh especially diny, she's a dangerous woman when you steal her chocolate! :mrgreen: ;)

isnt there an emoticon for chocolate?

:cheers
annie

[jesselyn]

oh! i love choc-nut annie :clap we have to bring it ;)

jes :angel

[kamus]

I'll hunt for a chocolate emoticon. Anything that important deserves its own emoticon!

-Dave

http://thia.org/sheep.gif

[jo b]

"Everyone's a fruit and nut cake
crazy for those CADBURY'S Nuts and Raisins." :P


Anyway's thanks for the tip about the low carb Chocloate Mouse. :nice1

The tin of Cadbury's roses on my breadbin keep shouting my name. :uhoh

I have a friend who's mum can't get orginal cough candy I bought her a 5lb bag and it went in 5 days :eek

I said she'll probably sue me for ruining her teeth.

Now Black Jacks they were real filling breakers weren't they.

Back to fish and Chips, when we were kids me and my best mate used to love the cheap white chocolate fish and chips you could buy from the penny sweet tray.

we still laugh at that now.

Jo

Oh and chocolate logs.fizzers.swizzels.refreshers.cola cubes oh stop it stop it

[Diny]

Do you remember those butterscotch twists. About 10" long and had a line of chocolate running down the middle. Also available in barley sugar (no chocolate) but they were a poor second.

OK - who remembers Aztec bars? Amazin' Raisin' bars and of course - what Christmas stocking would be complete without a Bar Six?

Not to mention the days when wagon wheels were the size of a dustbin lid. And then there were the Milk Tray bars - they were well posh, the rich kids always had them and swanked around the playground with them.

Oh yeah the good old days when Snickers were Marathons and Star Burst were Opal Fruits and Minstrels were Treats.

One last thing to leave you wish ......... SPANGLES !!!!!!!!

Diny

[Raeven]

I'll hunt for a chocolate emoticon. Anything that important deserves its own emoticon!

-Dave

http://thia.org/sheep.gif

Dave, your rope-jumping sheep rivals the dancing banana for the "Awwww, cu-ute!!!" award -- I'm charmed to my socks!! Hard to imagine you'll find a chocolate emoticon.. but hey, if it can be done, I have faith in you!!

:raebanana Rae

[jo b]

[quote=
One last thing to leave you wish ......... SPANGLES !!!!!!!!

Diny[/quote]

Oh Cola Flavour Spangles. You used to get them in teh selection boxes at Christmas.

Walnut Whips used to be the size if a small pyramid too.

What they did was shrunk everything then resold it calling it supersize and charged us twice the price. Very Clever.

[Diny]

....... and am I only dreaming but did Walnut Whips have a nut at the bottom as well as on top?

Diny

[jo b]

....... and am I only dreaming but did Walnut Whips have a nut at the bottom as well as on top?

Diny

Yes they did Marks & Spencers have one at the bottom of theirs though :nice1

Jo

[Diny]

M&S here I come.
:nice1
Diny

[karltsmith]

Curly Whirlies....the chocolate used to fall off as you ate it!

acid drops, fruit salad chews, mo jo's, black jacks, pear drops, spangles, aztec bars, topic, sherbet dabs and sherbet flying saucers, peanut cracknel, amazin raisin bars, jelly babies, dolly mixtures, bassets allsorts, ohh! No! I've just gone hyperglycemic!

Childhood memories of local sweet shop purged from system and homeostasis restored!

Phew.....that was a close one!!!!!!

:eek

[Lil]

Good heavens...... this could go on forever, Army and Navy (Black Tongue), Woolworth's Kids Pick'n'mix, Cola Bottles, Pink Shrimps, Raspberry Ruffles, Chocolate Tools, White Chocolate Mice, Sherbert Pips, proper Yellow Sherbert in a soggy wet bag, sticky fingers and a sore yellow tongue.

I love them all.... but I'm a modern girl and can keep up with the times my favourite of the moment is Haribo, where did they come from?Tangfastics, Supermix Jelly Babies, Fried Eggs and Friendship Rings.

[Annierobrigado]

this is serious. because the philippines was taken over by the americans after the spaniards left, we only had hershey's and m&ms and nestle.

do you mean to tell me that UK has other chocolates besides those?

WHY DID YOU BRITS HAVE TO STAY IN HONGKONG? WHY DIDN'T YOU GO DOWN TO MANILA AND INTRODUCED US TO YOUR CHOCOLATES TOO? :wah :wah



kidding... :mrgreen:
annie

[jhsay]

Hi Annie and Jes,
I'm sending a box to my frind in Auckland. She said never forget her tons of Choc-nut. Nothing beats a homegrown deli. FYI. the shipping cost for a 20"x20"x20" box is NZ$165. So i'm filling it up to the brim (lots of Mamasita sauses, etc.)

jinkee

[Annierobrigado]

hi jinkee

that's it, really, tons of chocnut to eat in nz! have the kiwis tasted that already?

don't forget your sinigang broth, ginisa mix, patis, toyo, dessicated coconut for gata! eesh, what will the kiwis say! we might be deported, you think? ("Egad! wot's that ghastly smell?" :? and we say, "oh, just, bagoong balayan :angel ")

bytheway, how did you pay the eoi? credit card? bank transfer? where?

:cheers
annie

[Annierobrigado]

Hi Annie and Jes,
FYI. the shipping cost for a 20"x20"x20" box is NZ$165. So i'm filling it up to the brim (lots of Mamasita sauses, etc.)

jinkee

20 inches lang? isnt that small? what about those container things? the balikbayan boxes?

sorry, i just had to ask. if you can find out, please share the info! i am losing my megapixels and megabytes just thinking about what to bring and how much to pay for them! :wah

gee tnx mom!
annie

[jhsay]

Hi Annie,
The 20"x20"x20" is what they call balikbayan box. My friend asked me to send her (aside from the Mamasitas and chocnut) native dining wares (plates, bowls, placmats, utensils, sandoks, etc). According to her, that's the closest thing she can do to feel "home".

I can give you the number of the courier if you want. It takes about a month before the box reaches NZ.

-jinkee

[Annierobrigado]

:oops: i thought it was a different measurement for balikbayan boxes.
thanks! will the chocnuts survive?

great idea, the native dishes! there are a lot of those in bicol, i bought some when it was P10 per. and the native placemats, etc. baskets probably, bayongs!

are termites a problem in nz?

annie

[Gran]

Is this any help guys, its about touring around Cadbury world in Dunedin, I have never been but acording to my Grandchildren its very cool. http://www.cadbury.co.nz/cadburyworld/visit.html

[jesselyn]

Is this any help guys, its about touring around Cadbury world in Dunedin, I have never been but acording to my Grandchildren its very cool. http://www.cadbury.co.nz/cadburyworld/visit.html

thanks gran! :nice1

will show this to my nephew :yes - i kinda promised him we will visit the chocolate factory, you know, like willy wonka :mrgreen:

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

It takes about a month before the box reaches NZ.


bummer! you cannot include sasmuan polvoron then :no it will expire after a month :wah

jes :angel