UK Supermarket as an American | Shopping is not as easy as I thought
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- For todays video I decided to take you along to my local grocery store in my small town in wales UK. Since moving here I've noticed there are a few assumptions I made thinking things that seemed normal, like grocery shopping would be easy. I was wrong. There have been many adjustments I've had to make to do something that seems so simple when you're used to it. :)
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I’m Ashley, a born and raised Washingtonian.
I love where I grew up but more recently my love for travel and a LDR has brought me across the pond to the UK. I am winging my way through this new life in a new country. It’s exciting and terrifying all at the same time but for the most part I am enjoying every little bit of the journey.
I am so excited to share in my adventures and hope you will fall in love with travel and the UK as much as I have.
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By British standards, no one does a “full” shop at co-op, it’s too expensive. It’s mainly a “ top up” store on items you may be running out of. My son worked at our local one before going to uni last year and he told me they were forever dumping stuff that didn’t sell. The vienetta ice cream in the fridge you showed was £2, at our local Tesco express, it’s £1 and has been for a while.
Their reduced short date stuff is more expensive than full price at LIDL
Mate I like to buy cooked chicken breasts sometimes to make a lazy curry with sauce from a jar. No joke - 2 cooked chicken breasts, £1.69 in Aldi and my local Co-op wanted £4.20 lmao 😯 however I do drink and smoke and the booze and fags is exactly the same cheap price as all the major supermarkets... seems just the food is twice the price... doesn't make sense 🤔
Disagree as do 2-3 "big" shops in my full sized local Coop.. It's the only supermarket in our small town. The nearest alternative is 8 miles aways which involves parking charges and fuel. Use local butcher, baker, fishmonger and Deli for fresh stuff and Coop covers all the rest. It's excellent for diary products, locally produced goods and ehtically sourced tea and coffee. Don't get the hate for Coop in this thread..
If you have a Co-op card you get 5% discount at the till on all branded own products.
True I also it's best to have a co-op card as well like most shops. The other day I ran out of veggies and bread popped into the co-op and didn't pay a penny as I'd so many points on my card it paid for my veggies and bread.
All the ‘tiny/cute’ packaging is quite normal around the whole of Europe, not just the UK 😉
The huge packaging is mostly an Americain thing 😊
You do you and we do us. We oversize everything because we have so much land.
@@jayd2655 Land has nothing to do with it
@@jayd2655 ....that makes sense.......
@@ogribiker8535 Apparently, you're not as edumacated as I am.
@@panchopuskas1 How ?
I'm a pensioner and live on my own - I appreciate that I can buy small sizes of products because, as you have probably discovered, we don't have many preservatives in our food and ir can go off fairly quickly.
I would have to throw away things like eggs, milk and bread if I could only buy large sizes because they would go off before I used them.
I keep my eggs in a bowl on the kitchen worktop - they're actually better for cooking and baking at room temperature as well.
Saw you were looking at the Welsh Cakes - I'm not a giant fan of the 'ordinary' ones, but that brand sells an orange and honey one as well - they are to die for with a bit of butter spread on them. I always stock up with them whenever I see them. You really need to try them.
Just as a single less old man I depend on smaller sizes, and yes eggs do cook better at room temperature. The shells crack more easily and cleanly too, so it's good all round.
My mother always buys normal size loafs of bread and puts half into the freezer. Also she does the same with milk, yes you can freeze milk.
@@eileencritchley4630 True about the bread, though I haven't tried milk. Sadly my freezer contains a solid block of ice at the moment... I think it may take some time to remedy that. :)
@@eileencritchley4630 you can also freeze cheese. It's not so great for sandwiches when thawed as it goes more crumbly but it's not too bad and works well for anything where the cheese is going to be melted.
Just on the blackcurrant thing: The berries were banned in 1911 because they were thought to produce a fungus that could damage pine trees. As new disease-resistant berries were produced and new ways to prevent the fungus from damaging timber were developed, some states started to lift the ban in 2003. Today, they are grown by U.S. farmers in the Northeast and in the Pacific Northwest and used in foods like jellies, jams, teas and oils.
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Grape Juice is what we call WINE!!!
Cornflour is the same as Cornstarch in the U.S. Cornmeal is something completely different.
Yessss hoping someone would catch that!!! 😉
I'm English but I live in New Zealand. I literally watched this to salivate over all the foods I miss. Thanks for the memories.
Yay! I love grocery store videos! I'm from California and I traveled for a month in the UK 10 years ago. I really miss their stores, there were so many fun and unique foods and such great quality fresh food. I've been watching you since your early Way Away days and I'm so happy for you!
Hi Ashley, Thanks for editing out the 2 hours you spent gazing lovingly at the ice cream cabinets! Jim, Surrey X
I love your appreciation of our small products. It's really good for people who only have themselves to cook for and also a lot of people walk home with their shopping so thankfully they don't have to carry much. Personally, eggs don't last in my home because we eat a pack of 6 per week. Meaning I can and do leave them out but sometimes pop them in the fridge to make my counters look clutter-free when I have guests. About not washing our eggs - - It’s done to make sure that egg producers have a clear interest in ensuring the conditions their egg laying chickens are kept in are the best possible conditions. They can’t afford to have chickens wallowing around in filth, or chicken poo as it’ll get on the eggs and they can do nothing that will remove it. The egg contains a film on the outside to protect its contents. That film is destroyed by washing and its removal is more likely to result in contamination and things like salmonella occurring.
I absolutely love that they are looking out for the interest of the chickens! I wish there were higher standards for how farm animals are treated in the US. I have tried to go vegan because of the guilt I feel for the animals’ treatment, but I’m not that strong willed. So my husband and I cut way back on our meat consumption. It’s the best we can do for now.
I have so much respect for almost everything about the UK & wish I could live there!!
Also, all laying hens are vaccinated as chicks before entering the commercial farm system, plus vaccination is the most practical method for controlling infectious diseases, some of which can be airborne... So UK eggs are both natural and have additional vaccination to avoid contamination. US eggs are stripped of the natural protection (through washing), so must be refrigerated and so, have a shorter 'shelf life'!
I have followed your adventures for years now. What a trip you have got! I hope you keep posting new videos, you are the best. All good to UK!
One difference a friend who came to stay with me for a while from the US found was the fact the price you see is the price you pay. Now this was a good thing as her shopping was always cheaper than she expected but worth noting if you are from the US.
Not every state in the US has food tax, or any sales tax on items. The system here makes no sense. Every state gets to make their own rules.
@@hannahl8299 I don't buy that reason. The shop knows how much tax Food and/or sales are added to the products in it's State/town, so why not just print the lables for the shelves with the complett price. It's not as if the tax % changes from day to day.
@@knightwish1623 A quick Google search will help you educate yourself on this 😊
@@knightwish1623 A national company would not be able to show the price on any media as it would differ from the price in the store!
@@hannahl8299 perhaps its the difference in size of your country (aaaand maybe also politics but let's not get into that).
I'm in Scotland and some of your states are bigger than us ;)
*Correction* Cornflour is used for thickening sauces. Cornmeal is widely used in the UK, mostly by West Indian/Caribbean/Asian, it is not even similar to our Cornflour. Cornmeal aka Polenta is the same as in the USA.
You will get the hang of it soon enough. Great to see you back on TH-cam, been following you for years and will continue to do so.
This video made me drool!! My favorite England foods which you can't get in the US and I make sure I eat on my trips to England are: Chocolate Covered Hobnobs, Chocolate Covered Digestives, Penguin Biscuits, Pork Pies, Viennetta Ice Cream, Lemon Curd, Red and Black Currant Jam, Sausage Rolls, English Bacon, Cumberland Sausages and all the wonderful English Cheeses(so reasonably priced). My wife makes lemon curd using my mom's recipe and it is to die for.
you have a diet a dietician would be mortified but I thoroughly recommend the fine cuisine you have mentioned, can i come round for dinner :)
@@davidrenton all in moderation! Only once every couple of years.🤣
Actually cornflour is what we call corn starch in the US! If you buy that expecting it to be cornmeal it's going to be a big surprise lol. Cornmeal will probably be labeled polenta.
Labelled with two Ls.
@@fionagregory9376 In America we only use one :-)
I was going to say this. You can actually buy both corn meal and polenta here even though it's the same thing. Sainsbury's used to sell pre-made polenta, as in the italian polenta loaf rather than the grain.
@@missragsdale In America 'to spell' is a regular verb too but here in the UK it isn't ie you spell 'spelt' as 'spelled'.
I think the reason for the small packaging is that British kitchens are a lot smaller than Americans so we generally buy food more often as we have less storage. Great video. As a Brit I love seeing how our everyday life is different.
That’s because generally our homes are older and usually smaller .. culture and rich history has its drawbacks .. not something the Americans need worry about…😗
Haha I always get upset when I hear Americans say lasagne noodles! I am usually shouting at the screen they are lasagne sheets, noodles are long thin things! it’s funny what annoys us 😂😂😂
I learned recently that noodle is a German word, my whole life I assumed it was Chinese 😂
For me it's easier to say everything is pasta, which it is. None of this noodles stuff. It's all pasta, it's only what you use it for that makes the difference.
Imo, noodles are what are put in stir fry etc. and other stuff is pasta.
@@amos.rand_vfx exactly, if it's in a Chinese dish it's noodles if it's an Italian meal it's pasta
Looking forward to seeing what you think of our supermarkets 😊
Thank for taking us along. Miss all my uk goodies 🙏 maybe some time next year to get back across to visit family i can do
Some bigger shopping / stocking up 😜🥰
Have a Great Week 🥰
Ash your hand drifted past Mackie's Honeycomb ice cream, that is a divine pleasure which awaits you!
Scotland's finest brand!
I enjoyed your video very much..loved seeing those cute sizes and different brands for everything, not to mention the odd (products) I'd never seen. I'll look for more of your videos.
Enjoyed your video, nice to see that you're settling in. I never refrigerate eggs and not had a problem with them going bad xx
Love seeing content like this, I hope things will adjust for you in time! Subbed
It so funny as when my husband and I go to Costco here in the U.K. we have the same kind of reaction……”Oh my word, look how big that container is of coffee!” 😂😂😂💚🧡
Yes! Isn't it great?!
Nice video. As a Brit, I must say I was impressed by the huge range available in your supermarket. I haven't seen that many ice creams in a supermarket before. The cheese section looked very impressive too.
Great video. I'm from the UK and what I love doing is visiting local corner shops. I used to travel around the UK for work and would always find a local shop to browse around. They are more expensive, but tend to have really unusual foreign brands especially the Polish shops (Schlep) that have become quite common in recent years.
If you’re ordering from Morrisons go onto Amazon prime and order from there. They use Morrisons and you can have same day delivery. I’m based in Cardiff and it’s fab if you want a quick delivery. Morrisons through Amazon prime have the same range as the standard Morrisons website.
Not quite the same range (here in London anyway), I can either use Amazon/Fresh or Morrisons, a lot of the same items, but Amazon don't offerall Morrisons have, and they have their own range. Sometimes I use one or the other depending is some items I want are only available via one or the other options.
It's worth noting that Baking Powder and bicarbonate of soda are not the same. Baking powder is bicarb' with a small amount of Cream of Tartar added. This makes cakes etc. much lighter as it helps form bubbles in the mixture. As for Blackcurrants in the US. They were banned many years ago as was thought it would spread a fungus that threatened the timber industry
It’s so nice to watch videos like this where you just show how things are *different*, without any judgement as to better or worse :)
Also you have to try Cumberland sausages, they’re amazing!
Thanks for the trip to the grocery store. It was very interesting on the differences in the names of items. I always thought that we should be on the metric system here in the US. It would make things easier to remember since everything is based on 10 and 100.
Co-op is pretty expensive! 😬
I think the best frozen Yorkshire puddings are the frozen batter in little trays that you just put in the oven for 25 minutes 👌
You look so happy! I'm happy for you.
I try to go to a local grocery store whenever I am out of town, especially internationally. This was interesting - thanks!
Ah, planning! I live on a very small offshore island ( Ireland); I am old with some disability) so effectively housebound , and my shopping comes over every two weeks, weather permitting. As I have lived deep rural/island for many years I have learned to plan ahead, using my previous emailed list as a reference. And with careful use of fridge and freezer I do OK ... The supermarket I use is an Irish chain and they have an excellent website to help as so many rural folk need deliveries . Towards the end of the two weeks I am using dried milk but that is fine. I freeze milk and bread . I eat almost no meat which helps.. And yes I hoard food even in peaceful times. It would never do to run out of Cadbury Dairy Milk! And if did not have enough cat foo? My six rescues would start... Just so used to it now...but if I ever had the chance I would RAID a real shop! Trolley forwards!
Just discovered your new channel. You are an absolute treat girl!
I clicked on this video and immediately recognised you from way away. I didn't know what happened until I watched your explanation. Sorry it ended how it did, but a new beginning. Subscribed right away. Had no clue that you'd moved to the UK. Look forward to your journey Ash.
Most online supermarkets you might only find delivery slots available a week or two away, but you can place an initial skeleton order and most let you modify your order right up until midnight the night before its delivered. so you only need to know in advance that you will need groceries on a certain time and date, and decide exactly what the night before
This is one of my favorite things to do when in the uk as an American!!! Well, I love doing it all over Europe but I’m most familiar with doing so in the UK! Some of my favorite places to grocery shop in Europe as Greece and Italy! I’d imagine France would be cool too but I haven’t been yet 😑
I never order online because I love the in person experience so much but I’ve always done it as a visitor., if I lived there, I’d definitely utilize that for convenience like I do here in the us 👏👏👏
Hi Ashley. I live a few miles away but when I was working this area was in my patch, I recognise the shops! Now that you have a taste of the forbidden fruit, blackcurrants, try Ribena. It’s a squash, or a cordial. Great cold, better diluted with hot water in the winter, or as a luxury with fizzy bottled water.
P.S. Squash is not a veggie/pumpkin!
We grow blackcurrants in our garden but there's not very many on the bush this year. Have masses of redcurrants though, so I boiled them up together today to make a cordial.
Might be hard to find but 'Rocks' make by far the best blackcurrant cordial around. Actual sugar unlike ribena which has sweeteners these days.
It's weird seeing vlogs from a town I've lived in/grew up in, I moved away from there 3 weeks ago but it's cool to see you're settling into living in Wales
6:22 My wife is American and we live in the UK. She once asked me to pick up a small bag of flour from.the supermarket. I came back with an 8oz (225g) bag. She couldn't believe they made bags of flour that small! 😂
9:30 My wife called used to refer to pasta as noodles. I had to explain that lasagne sheets are never noodles etc, noodles are long stringy things.
8 oz?? hahaha - what does one even do with such a small amount? I guess one single recipe?
As somebody who has lived in the US, picked up the habit of putting bread/eggs in the fridge which my family thinks it's weird.
Hi, Glad to see you're settling in to your new life here.
Just to let you know you can get chilled grape juice from Waitrose and Asda. Morrisons also do Welchs grape juice but it's a boxed juice. My 8 year old calls it wine juice which can be a little embarrassing.
I'm dual Canadian and British so use the North American names for things too. X
Omg Gurl!!!! This makes so homesick for England and the UK when I see all of these AMAZING food products I fell in love with so badly when I moved there and when I visit go crazy with lol and I have a great feeling you will too!
Tesco also has a small American section (which is slightly more expensive because of the tax to bring it in), but is SO nice to have as a luxury and a life saver to have when living there as especially during the holidays when you really miss certain foods that you would have during Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July etc...
So one thing to note is that Tesco, Aldi, Iceland, Lydl and Morrisons are the cheaper side of the deal as far as food goes! Please explore these areas as well as fresh local markets in the towns for fruit and veg for some great products still at a cheaper price! You will notice fruit and veg go off faster because they do not have all of the crazy pesticides and preservatives that the U.S. market carries. So keep this in mind when making meals. Most markets will show up in your local town 1-2 times a week if not more and have such amazing prices and are fun to buy from and support. Great characters in there as well you will meet!
When I used to live there I used to mix it up a bit and try to get luxury items now and then from Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer's aka Marks and Sparks (you will find LOADS of different and amazing "posh" products) that you will wish so badly existed in America and also at times vice versa due to home sickness! Lol
Overall the food in the UK is much more locally sourced and healthier than American brands or food. For example the food industry in the UK and Europe for the most part have banned things like High Fructose Corn syrup and very nasty chemicals in the foods we have here in America. So you will find yourself in a much healthier and happier place with the foods in the UK.
They even have different things like quail eggs and duck eggs in most supermarkets which I found surprising including snacks with quail eggs and truffle mayo! Such amazing ideas that the US does not think of even having cheap meal deal sandwich section!
You can also see how low the food prices are there compared to America and the Indian spices are so authentic and fresh as well as being able to make a lot more random cuisine foods than just British or American!
One word of advice get the local foods as much as possible as well as things like Cornish Ice Cream! Sooo freaking good!!!!!
You will also find the ground beef there tastes different slightly to our beef here in America as their is grass fed and not so much corn fed, but their corned chickens in the meat section are the most tasty dang thing and practically usually have a more yellow color!
The names of things and measurements also threw me off lol
Happy Shopping and I hope this helps! Lol
Lardy cake, Bara brith, Scones, Welsh cakes are all so amazing and addictive and so many of those cakes and biscuits ugh yum! You should Fox's amber biscuits as well so good!
Sorry I keep editing this lol, but think back the cheeses are brilliant as well!
If you are wondering what all the small packets are for - a lot of the older generation that I knew and know of only liked the small packages and live alone and only want small bits of things they would often tell me.
As an American it's clear that we are missing out when it comes to lower food prices and better quality food. It's really sad what passes as 'food' over here and mostly people are oblivious or they don't seem to care.
@@elizabethw.454 Are you kidding? My local grocery store has 3x's the choices and options seen above. We have excellent food here in the US and as a matter of fact, much of it is quite healthy. I think it is all in the choices a shopper makes.
@@sunniertimer598 some of you Americans really can’t take criticism AT ALL can you 🙄🇬🇧
Ha, My experience is the polar opposite, I lived and work in Florida on a 6 month contract over 20 years ago, the food in the US made me ill as my body was not use to the heavily chemical additive foods that the US tends to sell to the consumer. I ate no more but gained weight along with other side effects. Whilst I enjoyed my time over the pond and met some fantastic people coming home to some good old British grub was a god send. I feel Americans do get a raw deal when it comes to the quality of their groceries, I'm sure there are some great outlets that do offer products not tainted as such and the passage of time has improved the choice and quality for the average US consumer since I was a guest?
@@regfenster lol I am not sure you read my comment right as I was saying that I like the food products BETTER in the UK, Europe and Ireland. I don't like food products here as much anymore in the USA as it is a lot more processed and tainted and depends on where and what you eat or where you buy your food, but it is always more expensive in America for good QUALITY food whereas it is super cheap in the markets of UK, Europe and Ireland.
I keep hens, I don't wash or refrigerate eggs. They'll stay usable for up to 4 weeks, but that'll be for things that don't require a robust yolk.
Hi Ash, Couple of tips. For walking in the UK the ordinance survey app is great, it has their maps showing all the public footpaths plus you can plan you hike in advance then just follow the route. When you get to driving in Wales only look at the bottom half of any sign as it's the part in English otherwise by the time you've got to that part it's too late and you've gone past it. Enjoy your time in the UK.
Loved this video, Ash! I wanted to reach through the screen and grab those Wispa Chocolate Biscuits 😋
Nice to see you back. Used to watch your previous channel with your partner afew years ago. Welcome back. Croeso..
Really enjoying watching your journey in the uk and discovering life here 🇬🇧 😊
Just on the home delivery like from Tesco, you can edit the delivery up to the day before you get the delivery. I do this all the time, I book a slot for a few weeks time because it’s available, then the day before and add the stuff I need for the delivery :) you should see if you can do this if you do home delivery again.
Welcome to the Uk in wales it’s such a beautiful place I went to America twice it’s very big and I loved you road so much room after a few weeks was back in uk and notices how small everything is but then we are only an island well I hope you have a wonderful time here .x
When you get used to it it's worthwhile having a look around all of them, including the budget German ones, there's some good stuff but I've had to go through a lot of trial and error to find what I like and don't like at the cheaper places.
Loved watching this video. Thanks for sharing 👍 🥰
I’ve just realised where you are! I lived there for three years and I loved it xxxx. The mighty Filco, the best part being the butchery
Love seeing the grocery store. So fun. i am nosey and love seeing other countries grocery stores
Me too...I don't get out much :)
you can also get baking powder in the UK this is baking soda with cream of tartare added so the bubbling effect works when any liquid is added and does not need any additional acidity to make it work like baking soda.
Thank you so much for sharing your grocery store adventure! I love these kinds of videos because they are 'real-life' rather than touristy experiences. I live in Canada (UK Lite) so I'm familiar with metric measurements and the different names of some common products. The variety of ready-made 'convenience' and flavoured foods surprised me though. Also, in Canada, like in the USA, we refrigerate eggs and all dairy products!
You probably refrigerate them to keep them warm !!
Aint it minus 20 out there at the minute ?
Iwent to Asda Supermarket it was nice to find lots of nice stuffs. I love England, the cashiers were so cute .... I hope you are still enjoying the UK the way I enjoyed....
It should also be noted that the price you see on the tag is the price you pay, tax is included, no unexpected surprises at check out :)
Lovely up beat video, you have a wonderful happy bubbly personality. Hope you enjoy the rest of your time here. As an English man i still have trouble finding eggs in our stores and i put them in the fridge to 🙂
Thank You Tom! I loved the time I had.
Great recipe for Eastern noodles is chicken and peanut noodles. Loads of recipes on line for it. Also if you have a food processor make your own peanut butter. Very easy. Peanuts and oil.
This is great!
I love Lidl and Aldi here in England. Been shopping there for years. I am sure you will get used to it. Supermarkets we call them here
So cool seeing you in my hometown Wales I live here , try a food shop in a local supermarket such as Asda, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s also marks and Spencer’s you will LOVE the quality of food at marks and Spencer’s ( markie’s) for short if you’re from the UK❤️
also my favourite section of the supermarket is the icecream section so much to choose from. maybe once in a while you could a cooking demo of some your favourite meals you cook. must be tricky for you when so many veggies are called different between the usa and the uk.
This is so true. I had the same problem when I came to the US years ago. But it is fun.
Hi I’m from U.K. and yes we do put eggs in fridge once purchased. Once home there’s quite a few things like ribena which is blackcurrant squash that once opened goes in fridge too. Grew up eating Red Leicester cheese.
Black currants have been banned in the US since 1911 because they have a fungus that kills pine trees. But they’ve come up with some disease resistant ones so some states have lifted the ban.
The federal ban was lifted in 1966, though many states maintained their own bans. Research showed that blackcurrants could be safely grown some distance from white pines and this, together with the development of rust-immune varieties and new fungicides, led to most states lifting their bans by 2003. Blackcurrants are now grown commercially in the Northeastern United States and the Pacific Northwest. Because of the long period of restrictions, blackcurrants are not popular in the United States, and one researcher has estimated that only 0.1% of Americans have eaten one.
@@raybishop1130 thanks for this info! I was so confused when she was saying that black currants were banned in the US, because I know I’ve had them and I live in the PNW.
Also, there are tons of black currant jams that you can buy in the US if you don’t want to eat just the fruit.
@@MDNELLEY Black currant stuff is super common with Polish imported goods, too. Jams, juices, teas, etc. I see it all the time in the Polish markets here.
@@violapastuszyn1349 my cousin moved to Finland about 12 years ago & she has brought home & sent us so many things that I’ve never even heard of!!
It’s so strange, you live your whole life with all of the things you think are normal & you get to thinking there’s nothing else out there. Then you travel, or somebody introduces you to something that’s completely normal for them & you realize how big and diverse the world really is. I think so much good could be done if people were just able to travel more.
I’m aware that right now we’re talking about black currants - but as a metaphor, I think it holds true. 😉
@@MDNELLEY You're totally right. It's why I love just wandering the aisles of Asian markets or Middle Eastern ones, etc. I was well into adulthood before I saw, for example, fresh dates or chickpeas! Fresh/raw dates are delicious! I had no idea they were actually juicy.
Hi Ash, some of the online supermarkets will let you make up lists of favourite items so you can quickly pull in the things that you order regularly. Worth looking out for and it saves a bit of time.
Hello Ashley, good to see you are getting to grips with supermarket shopping in the UK, but to save some money check out non brand goods as they are cheaper and usually taste the same. See if you have an Aldi or Lidl supermarket nearby as they are the cheapest. Take care and keep smiling. 😁
The Food Warehouse from Iceland Store in Cardiff is mostly frozen but fresh also their meals are amazing and it's not expensive. All the best!
and the one in Barry plus you can go online
Fresh frozen????
Totally agree Mr Kipling’s Cherry Bakewells are the best!!!!
Here in Belgium, when you go to the store, the eggs aren't in the fridge neither. But when I come home, I put them in de fridge too!
I have a Rolser shopping trolley that I can pack and can do about 5 days worth of food in it. MIne has worked in heavy snow and up 3 flights of stairs if you get the mountain climber wheels one.
I love see other countries stores & prices. Thanks for showing us. Maybe you could go to other store & shops.✌👍💖
Hi from a new Welsh subscriber. I keep my eggs in the fridge. We have our eggs & milk delivered 3 mornings a week by the milkman. I've order the wrong size items many times, although ordering 2 of something seems to be my biggest problem. Yes definitely need to plan your online slot. Loving the videos, lots to catch up on
If you find Mövenpick ice cream or coffee in one of your grocery stores, try that! Also note that Cuthbert (caterpillar cake) season should have started by now. Check out the different Cuthbert options in your local stores. For money saving purposes, try shopping at Also or Lidl.
Hi Ash……..enjoyed your video ……and that you never stopped smiling…….in case you still haven”t been updated,the larger grocery stores in U.k.are Supermarkets.
Yorkshire puddings are a great way to teach someone from baking (like with kids), into cooking meals. Plus, they're lovely as a sweet option with jam or marmalade. Ash, you were correct about the self-raing flour, but weirdly, if making Yorkshire puddings, you use plain flour(I know, it makes no sense).
Your not wrong about the sweet option, my best friends fiance who is a Yorkshire lass introduced me to the delights of Yorkshire puddings with golden syrup and squirty cream, although jam works just as well lol.
Never thought I'd see a review of filco foods in Llantwit on TH-cam lol.
You should explore the local pubs in your next video, the Swan, White Hart, three horse shoes (marcross), Plough and Harrow (Monknash) are my recommendations!
I thought I recognised it! Been camping near there a few times & really liked the shop
I've been getting an online weekly grocery shop for at least a decade, without a car it's hard to get a large amount of shopping home. I didn't think about the differences in names between fruit and vegetables etc in the UK and US, I'm guessing you had some strange looks when asking for items by their US names. Grape juice to us is wine :)
Thank thank you sooo much for showing items in the grocery store! I always love seeing all the different brands and food options. Eggs; I have my own chickens and I do not refrigerate them because the protection film from the hen, on the outside of the egg keeps them from going bad. I live in Texas! Have you tried clotted cream on a scone? That’s something I want to make but not sure if I would like it. We do have flour here with baking soda.. (self rising flour). Loved your video!
Can you get clotted cream in the USA? If there's no cream, I think almost as good is make fruit scones (they have a few sultanas in), then while still a little warm, split and spread with good unsalted butter and nice jam. Strawberry is the usual, but I love blackcurrant and some people say damson is the best. With a cup of tea in the afternoon - perfect.
They sell little packages like that of sugar at the dollar tree, and self rising flour you can purchase anywhere here in the US. The eggs we have to refrigerate because they’re pasteurized.
The eggs have to be refrigerated because in the US they are washed in detergent which removes the natural seal present on the outside of the shell.
You are correct. US eggs are pasteurized, not just washed. We have most of these things in the US. I can even get the European bacon at my Kroger store. I was also aware of the names.
Ashley! Self-rising flour is very common in the US. Many recipes call for it. A well-stocked kitchen should have both! You can also buy self-rising cornmeal.
We call is SELF RAISING as it says on the bag
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Asda over here is the equivalent to Walmart in the US and if your on a budget you can get really good value for money at Aldi and their food is really good! :)
Have you tried Aldi yet? We have them down here in Australia and they are fantastic! The only place you walk in for groceries and walk out with a desk!!
Would love to see you trying UK food - I would recommend buying Ribena, it is a drink made of blackcurrants 😊
Whatever is Aldi branded is absolutely awful. Wonder what you guys eat in there if you think ALDI is so "fantastic", even the plain walnuts taste weird. No offence.
@@doinatemple4244 I'm not sure where you're from but most of the products sold here in Australian Aldi are made here and are some of the best.
The US has Aldi. I am sure she would recognize an Aldi there. As to metrics, we are taught them, they just aren't used much.
A desk? Aldi Aus needs to up its game. Aldi Scotland combines things like wheelchairs and patio furniture ;)
@@doinatemple4244 noticed that with the nuts, it's a bit loose on quality but the meat fruit and veg is good quality and a lot of the 'own brand' items are made by brand companies (biscuits, whisky etc).
What might help you is getting yourself a shopping trolley they're great and can fit quite a lot in and it's practical
Yes but she has to carry it all home.. 😂
Yes, in the US I refrigerate eggs! Thanks for the video!
Hi Ash, Yorkshire puddings originally we’re made in a roasting pan so you had to portion them out to the family usually the pastry is thicker so taste better made fresh always better than ready made. Oh do that in a roasting tin and add sausages to make (Toad in the hole) enjoy.
Self raising flour for cakes, plain flour for pancakes (crepes) and probably Yorkshire puddings, strong (or bread) flour for... well bread
I’m from the uk and I don’t refrigerate eggs. It’s interesting the differences with our countries.
It's the way the eggs are handled. In the UK, they are not washed.
If eggs are unwashed, they do not need to be refrigerated. If they are washed, they must be refrigerated. Our eggs sold are washed in North America. If we want to bake something, we need to take the eggs out early, to bring them to room temperature, lol.
As a Brit I find refrigerated eggs a bit "stiff" to break, and they seem to taste less fresh...as you correctly observe they don't really need refrigerating when unwashed, and seem actually to last longer...hope you're enjoying British life as much as you seem to be!
The Uk’s egg are SOOOO much better than the US. I always miss them so much when I leave and return home 😭
Dave! How ya been? Hope you are well 😀 XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels sadly encountering some health issues...will get back to you!
@@cogidubnus1953 oh no! I was worried about that. Take care 🙏
The last part isn't right. I don't keep eggs in the fridge, and you don't have to. And I also don't like them from the fridge. But eggs in the UK will absolutely last quite a bit longer if you do keep them there, you might not like them as much by that point but they will last longer.
First rule of regular shopping is buy a store card for discount. Some are 1 02 percent but you also get clubcard(Tesco) prices on products on sale so if you bulk buy long date products whilst on clubcard discount you save loads.
I like how you called them biscuits and not cookies 👏
Such a great idea.
Waitrose is the most expensive supermarket followed by Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s, Morrisons and Asda. Then the Germans Aldi, Lidl and Spar a convienice store. Look for Shloer if you like grape. Sainsbury’s is the oldest British supermarket established in 1869, Morrisons 1899, Waitrose 1904, Tesco’s 1919, and Asda 1947.
You can buy grape juice in Lidl, but it isn't very common in UK. Also, for baking if you are refrigerating your eggs (which is totally unnecessary in UK but I used to too because that's where I had space), you should always bring them up to room temperature before using them for better results.
I remember when I first moved to Germany from UK having similar experiences getting to grips with supermarket shopping here.
You're obviously learning British ways and vernacular quickly, even having to pack your own shopping bags. Before the arrival of supermarkets, such as you were in today, in the 1960s, we used to buy foodstuffs in regular high street shops, known as grocers. Those specialising in fresh fruit and vegetables are known as greengrocers. These were not self-service and often family-run, though Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose all date back to those times. Greengrocers are still fairly common, along with butchers, on the high street, but grocers have largely been replaced by supermarkets apart from those with specialty products (try Wally's Delicatessen in the Royal Arcade in Cardiff). Very small general grocers still remain in inner-city residential streets and, because of their location, are known as corner shops. The very large supermarkets are also called superstores.
Loved your video Ashley....have you been to the indoor market in Cardiff ...very old market hall ..video would be great there ...or a circular walk of Cardiff bay across the barage...one of the seasides near you ...Barry ..porthcawl ..penarth ..all have train /bus connections & the best fish & chips are by the sea lol have fun x
Hi another charming video, NZ is the same ( for eggs ) I but mine in the fridge too.
Nice overview! We lived in different parts of the country, but I'm pretty sure in the US we have "self rising" flour and plain flour as well. I would be nervous about doing the conversions in my head to know if I was getting a good deal or not or if I was buying from a good brand because I don't recognize any of the brand names.
Quick tip, buy those mustard in a glass mug and use them as T-light holders, you get a lovely flickering effect that is very atmospheric.