What Irish product do you miss the most when you travel abroad?

Cortina_MK_IV · 10-09-2017 11:42PM

OnDraught wrote: »

Big pints of creamy Guinness from the pub. The cans are the same but the pints never are. I'm living in Sweden and the steaks are crap here. Without pints of Guinness and nice steaks life is fairly poor I have to say.

I think I'd get by...

OnDraught · 10-09-2017 11:45PM

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

I think I'd get by...

Where I live all the mots have burkas on.

murpho999 · 11-09-2017 12:08AM

McCrack wrote: »

Thats some amount of ****e to be eating

Agree totally and very little of it woulld I associate with Ireland either.

It’s definitely not what An Bord Bia would be promoting abroad.

When I lived abroad I missed the quality of our meat, milk, butter and some fresh breads. (Real ones not Brennan’s or any pre packaged ****e.) Guinness, Irish Breakfast, proper good sandwiches and good cheeses.

Ireland is great food country for fresh produce not the stuff in that picture, which is mostly British.

VG31 · 11-09-2017 12:18AM

Most Irish foods I don't miss much abroad but proper milk is definitely something which is hard to get in other countries. Even in the UK it's not great.

munchkin_utd wrote: »

Obviously the tea abroad is no addition but we always have a Barry's tea open with a spare box in reserve, topped up on spins to ireland or by visitors, so with that and butter catered for we are happy enough to be honest.

A lot of hotels and restaurants in Germany use Eilles tea which is really nice. I bought some off Amazon DE a while back I liked it so much. I don't know where you can actually buy it in Germany though, apart from in Eilles shops which are few and far between.

Although most of the tea they sell in supermarkets are muck. I got a few boxes of different Messmer teas in Germany and most of them were horrible!

murpho999 · 11-09-2017 12:44AM

The Ging and I wrote: »

Brennan's fresh white sliced pan, just to make a sambo !
I live in France and the bread is a chore to eat and a joke for sarnies.

Seriously, Brennan!s bread is awful factory processed rubbish that is full of chemicals. Fresh bread should not stay soft for a week as Brennan’s does.

How do you think it is nicer than lovely French fresh baguettes?

Ursus Horribilis · 11-09-2017 12:49AM

HB icebergers

Jesus Wept · 11-09-2017 01:37AM

three in one

gammygils · 11-09-2017 02:16AM

Cans of Harp

Oranage2 · 11-09-2017 03:14AM

In China for over 4 years things I miss the most are:

sausages - can only get German style sausages but they're not nearly as good.

Bread - can find decent baguettes the odd time but bread is China is sweet and weird.

Barry's tea - Can find tea but it's usually expensive and week so you need 2 or 3 teabags to make a decent cup.

Milk - I very rarely drink milk here so I don't miss it too much but it's nearly impossible to find non uht milk

Arghus · 11-09-2017 03:17AM

The craic.

dwayneshintzy · 11-09-2017 03:18AM

SeantheMan wrote: »

Most countries sell decent milk

Can be quite hard to find in eastern Asian countries, actually.

Squeeonline · 11-09-2017 09:36AM

A decent roll. Butter, spicy chicken, cheese, onion, peppers, ketchup.

The europeans can make decent bread, but no idea what to put in it.

mahamageehad · 11-09-2017 09:42AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

In China for over 4 years things I miss the most are:

sausages - can only get German style sausages but they're not nearly as good.

Bread - can find decent baguettes the odd time but bread is China is sweet and weird.

Barry's tea - Can find tea but it's usually expensive and week so you need 2 or 3 teabags to make a decent cup.

Milk - I very rarely drink milk here so I don't miss it too much but it's nearly impossible to find non uht milk

You're in China and you can't find decent tea???!?!?

osarusan · 11-09-2017 09:49AM

Actually yeah, I forgot sausages. The only ones you could get (outside specialty shops) were these ugly brown perfectly cylindrical tubes of fat with rubbery casings that split and then curled on frying.

Oranage2 · 11-09-2017 09:49AM

mahamageehad wrote: »

Oranage2 wrote: »

In China for over 4 years things I miss the most are:

sausages - can only get German style sausages but they're not nearly as good.

Bread - can find decent baguettes the odd time but bread is China is sweet and weird.

Barry's tea - Can find tea but it's usually expensive and week so you need 2 or 3 teabags to make a decent cup.

Milk - I very rarely drink milk here so I don't miss it too much but it's nearly impossible to find non uht milk

You're in China and you can't find decent tea???!?!?

Haha, i also can't find a decent chicken curry here either.

_feedback_ · 11-09-2017 09:56AM

Used to spend a good bit of time in Poland and was always surprised the "hot counter" had never arrived there. Ya know, the ones you find everywhere here with sausages, sausage rolls, wedges and all that.

They love their sausages and all that - I think a chain of hot counters would be a gold mine over there

11-09-2017 09:58AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

the Guinness in Manchester was poured straight into the glass and severed immediately, tasted like dyke water. I tried explaining to the barman about how to pour a pint of Guinness but is was a waste of time.

A sidenote but the whole 'two-pour' pint thing is a myth, albeit fantastically effective marketing. The Guinness in the England used to taste different because it was brewed in England and wasn't the same stuff. It all comes from Dublin now.

The method of pouring has no effect on the taste of a pint, how on earth could it? Every now and then you meet an honest barman or guinness employee who will admit it.

Timmyr · 12-09-2017 12:43AM

Living in NZ and it is impossible to get real sausages, all beef sausages here, when I lived in Aus you get could get decent sausages in some international store but theres nothing here!
In saying that, when I go home I miss pints of Kilkenny!
The other lads really miss McDonells curry sauce

12-09-2017 12:50AM

the irish italian chipper!! Missed it for ages while living in Argentina and then found this place in Buenos Aires http://www.chipperfishandchips.com/ . A godsend !

12-09-2017 12:52AM

Rashers

rosmoke · 12-09-2017 01:11AM

spice bags & porridge #studentLife

Antar Bolaeisk · 12-09-2017 04:52AM

Ryanair - I miss the ability to get a cheap flight for a weekend trip.

Bacon

LordSutch · 12-09-2017 05:31AM

TimeUp wrote: »

What Irish product do you miss the most when you travel abroad?

to Spain, France, England...?

What is it you can't live without that is only sold in Ireland?

The difference in food & drink in England is so small by comparison to France & Spain, where they really do practice different eating & drinking habits with totally different brands!

In England, just a few brands of the same product, but with a different name on the packet.

_Dara_ · 12-09-2017 05:34AM

Many countries have good breakfast tea but in others it can be hard to come by. I always bring tea bags in case it's a bad tea country. I love trying local food but I don't like coffee so bringing tea bags is a holiday must.

Timmyr · 12-09-2017 05:40AM

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Ryanair - I miss the ability to get a cheap flight for a weekend trip.

Bacon

Yes this is a big one for me too, NZ is just so far away from everything

pickarooney · 12-09-2017 08:36AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

In China for over 4 years things I miss the most are:

sausages - can only get German style sausages but they're not nearly as good.

Bread - can find decent baguettes the odd time but bread is China is sweet and weird.

Barry's tea - Can find tea but it's usually expensive and week so you need 2 or 3 teabags to make a decent cup.

Milk - I very rarely drink milk here so I don't miss it too much but it's nearly impossible to find non uht milk

So would you literally swap Barry's for all the tea in China?

As a non tea drinker, how is it possible that Ireland has nicer tea than the rest of the world? I mean, it doesn't grow in Cork, does it?

Or is it just one of those weird Irish preferences like thinking risky gristle tubes are better than actual sausages with meat in?

Rashers, steak, lamb and milk are all vastly superior in Ireland on the other hand, and I do miss the crisps. I honestly can't tell the difference between butter here and there, though.

12-09-2017 08:46AM

The tea in Germany is brilliant. Places with a whole variety of flavours. Fell in love with some vanilla tea i got there

murpho999 · 12-09-2017 08:53AM

_feedback_ wrote: »

Used to spend a good bit of time in Poland and was always surprised the "hot counter" had never arrived there. Ya know, the ones you find everywhere here with sausages, sausage rolls, wedges and all that.

They love their sausages and all that - I think a chain of hot counters would be a gold mine over there

There is a reason that "food" like that is not popular abroad you know.

suicide_circus · 12-09-2017 09:22AM

osarusan wrote: »

Actually yeah, I forgot sausages. The only ones you could get (outside specialty shops) were these ugly brown perfectly cylindrical tubes of fat with rubbery casings that split and then curled on frying.

You're not selling those to me

_Dara_ · 12-09-2017 11:44AM

murpho999 wrote: »

Seriously, Brennan!s bread is awful factory processed rubbish that is full of chemicals. Fresh bread should not stay soft for a week as Brennan’s does.

How do you think it is nicer than lovely French fresh baguettes?

Brennan's bread doesn't stay soft for more than a few days, never mind a week!

What Irish product do you miss the most when you travel abroad?

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