Canadian/American Food

Hi there I loved Australia when i was there in Aug. I live in Canada. If anyone is missing a snack food from Canada I would love to pick it up for them if someone is willing to do the same for me with food in Australia I fell in love with. Be a lot cheaper then buying online. Just drop me a message and we can work something out. thanks Trish

Bagels, smoked salmon, good dill pickles, proper mayo, iced tea powder that isn't in little sachets, Reeses Pieces and the peanut butter cups, micro brewery beers, Crown Royal, Fire Balls and Mikes Hard Lemonade, poutine, hashbrowns....

I'm in the Newcastle, NSW, Aus area:

-I've found the big bun-like bagels everywhere but of course not the lovely dense Montreal ones, but I haven't been seeking bagels.

-Smoked salmon I found at Aldi but I wasn't looking hard.

-Good dill pickles... I HEAR THAT. Ok I was DYING for the kosher pickles I fell in love with in Montreal (I'm originally from Hamilton, Ontario) and I was trying all the varieties, trying to remember why I used to like Bick's when I was a kid and trying to figure out what my BF sees in sweet gherkins (bleh) with no success. Then, in Woolworth's I found this white can of imported Israeli pickles which are super garlicky, cloudy and awesome like Mrs. Whites or Putter's pickles. They're a bit small and wilty but the compromise is worth it for the taste. They are called Eskal. http://www.trialiafoods.com.au/acontent ... /73865.php

-Proper mayo. This is my mission in life. I found Thomy brand mayo which is from Denmark or something and tastes awesome but the fat content is an ungodly 86%.
http://www.nestleprofessional.com/austr ... _470g.aspx
Anything with less fat is that tangy crap that tastes like Miracle Whip (I'm not a fan.)
I miss Hellmens that tasted right even if it was low fat.
If anyone has been through all the mayos and found an acceptable Hellman's-like one PLEASE tell us!

-Crown Royal. I saw Canadian Club. Mix it with Diet Coke it's all the same

-I miss Rootbeer. Sarsaparilla is not the same.
-I miss Dill Pickle chips.
-I miss veggiepate.

What's up with chicken flavoured EVERYTHING? Chicken is barely a flavour to begin with. Things that have no taste taste like chicken. I found chicken and beef flavoured Easy Mac. I tried them both and they were so wrong.

I sorta don't want to look at those websites because I like the experimenting with new foods trying to find the tastes I'm used to. But it's almost been a year. Maybe I deserve a treat or two or ten.

Corner Gas is on SBS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 5:30pm

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I just found Canadianfavourites [dot] com. Huge variety!
Sweeeeeet!
The missyoucanada [dot] ca site mentioned in a post from 2005 is now a dating site links site?!!

I'm missing REAL wholewheat flour, rye flour, multigrains, light mayo (like Helmann's/Best Foods) Does anyone know where in Perth I can find these? I'm really missing the Grocery Stores like The Great Canadian Grocery Store that sell items in bulk! These tiny little bags of flour for the same price as a 10kg in Canada is knocking me senseless!
Thanks!

light mayo (like Helmann's/Best Foods) Does anyone know where in Perth I can find these?
Thanks!

I found Hellmanns AND Best Food (both have the little blue bow, right?) at Coles, but didn't find light. It's still nice for a treat though and then endure the gross light stuff the rest of the time.

I ended up ordering a Robin Hood Nanaimo bar premix from an online site, but haven't made it yet. Waiting for Xmas. I found rootbeer at a lollyshop in The Junction, Newcastle, NSW but it's from the states and I swear even though it's A&W it still tastes different. Or maybe my tastes have changed.

What about thin, crispy, streaky bacon? I sorta miss that.
And Tim Horton's.

Maybe I should go home for Xmas!

I would literally kill someone right now for a box of KD! I've only been here 4 months and I miss my KD like mad!!!

I'm also missing Mike's hard lemonade, Lays dill pickle chips and going to a pub for wing night! I can NOT find a pub here in Sydney that does wing night!

What kind of foods are not available there?

Is there any food that the locals like a lot?

I just stumbled on this link and noticed there were some people here looking for Canadian foods while abroad in Australia --- you should definitely check out this website ocanada.com.au they have a wide selection of items from Tim Horton's coffee to maple syrup, baking supplies and candy bars

Hope you find what you are looking for there --- I lived away from Canada for a time and know what it's like to not be able to get your favourite things!

To Kanatakiwi
Don't know if you have found out anything but digestive cookies work very well as a substitute for graham crackers.