Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Expat to Expat Q&A - August


As I slowly get back into blogging, I'm discovering all sorts of expat blogs. I figured I'd join in this month for this fun-sounding expat linkup :-)

1. What is your favourite food store in your city and why?
Purely because its the closest to my flat....Sainsbury's. I also live within easy travel distance of a Tesco and an Asda, so if I'm looking for something specific (for example, Asda has crispbread that's a pretty close substitute for Cruskits) I'll head there

2. For your answer to number 1 is it ok to buy the store brand items or do you pay extra for a name brand?
Yep! I've got a mixture of store brand and name brand items in my kitchen cupboards. Depends on what it is as to whether or not I'll go store brand or name brand.

3. What do you think is the best way to get about your city? i.e. bus, bike, car, etc
Hands down, public transport. I can't imagine driving in London on a regular basis and keeping my sanity

4.. Which store do you turn to for basics like toilet paper or cleaning supplies?
Whichever supermarket I've gone to that week.

5. Where do you think is the best place in your city to get a cup of coffee (or beverage you prefer) and catch up with friends?
I'm not really a tea or coffee drinker, so I don't really know. Of the coffee chains, I generally end up in Costa over the others, so I guess that's my answer...

Bonus questions :
What was your “eureka, I’m practically a native” moment?
Realising that you don't *have* to take the tube everywhere....other modes of transportation can sometimes be easier (and quicker). Oh and not having to look at the tube map every.single.time.

Does your real accent get in the way?
Depends on who I'm talking too...some people say I don't have a very strong Aussie accent, for other people they can pick it straight away. I do have to remember to slow down sometimes when I'm talking though...(see here for a few more of my accent tales...)

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Thursday, 1 August 2013

Foodie travels - Italy





What: gelato
Where: everywhere in Italy....this particular photo was taken in Naples
How much: A cone like this (one scoop) is usually around 2.50 euros (nothing like this has ever happened to me....)
Taste: obviously going to depend on the flavour (this one is lemon, my favourite)
Verdict: yum! Whenever I go to Italy, I'm aiming for at least one gelato every day...

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Foodie travels - Portugal


What:         Pastel de nata (custard tarts)
Where:       Lisbon, Portugal - any bakery
How much: depends on where you go - the bakeries near my hostel sold these for 90 euro
                  cents each, or 6 for 5 euros
Taste:         the custard part tastes like the filling in a vanilla slice, only not as sweet (and
                  much nicer, in my opinion)
Verdict:      yum! I had at least one of these every day I was in Lisbon. If I could have
                  worked out a way to post some home to my family for them to try, I definitely
                  would have.


(PS the burnt bits you can see in the photo had no impact on how tasty these were - at least they didn't for me)