Where to buy tomato sauce/paste in Udon?

Post by **polehawk** » November 11, 2005, 10:41 pm

After moving to Thailand, what things would/do you NOT miss from your home country?

I could name a lot of these:

Rude South Florida drivers.

Hurricanes.

Snow/cold weather.

Higher cost of living.

Hip/hop music (?).

Soap operas.

Going to work everyday.

Property taxes.

Insurance companies jacking up their rates every chance they get.

Post by **BangkokButcher** » November 12, 2005, 1:38 am

Dakoda wrote:So what the _____ is Vegemite

Oh eck, I could see this transforming into one of those Marmite vs Vegemite arguments that I have seen so many times in the past

Heres a link for marmite (the brits version)

http://www.marmite.com/

and Vegemite, the (the aussie one)

http://www.vegemite.com.au/

they are both yeast extract pastes, and taste pretty good on toast

Post by **BobHelm** » November 12, 2005, 1:46 am

aaah Sean, but never forget that Marmite even admit in their own adverts that you either
Love it or hate it

I must confess that i am in one of the 'love it' group...

Post by **BangkokButcher** » November 12, 2005, 1:50 am

BobHelm wrote:I must confess that i am in one of the 'love it' group...

SNAP

Post by **banpaeng** » November 12, 2005, 2:19 am

Right on Polehawk. You left out property taxes.

Post by **polehawk** » November 12, 2005, 6:56 am

Thanks banpaeng. The edit button is a wonderful thing.

Post by **Bandung_Dero** » November 12, 2005, 7:21 am

Dakoda wrote:
Olives in Tesco
any idea where. I have found the little onions in a jar there (near fresh veggies).

Down toward the back on the Northern end of the cooking oils opposite the rice.

Steak from Thai French Ok, so what and where is Thai French. Also might be helpful to know where the beef is from, plus grade. I have already tried the shoe leather from Robertsons.

Thai French Beef company has 2 outlets in Udon and one in Nong Khai, Grain fed beef from Sakhon Nakon. PM me an email address and I'll send you a price list and map.

OK I wont get into the Vegemite debate. That was a tong in cheek thing.

Post by **Bandung_Dero** » November 12, 2005, 8:33 am

Sean and Jim. Email sent, attachment is some 700K sorry that was the lowest resolution at which I could scan the Price List.

Post by **Dakoda** » November 12, 2005, 11:02 am

Thanks. That is some debate over on thaivisa. I just am looking for something once in awhile thats eatable and has a little flavor. And it sounds like this place will meet my needs. Thanks again. Now if I can time it right, a nice bottle of wine.

OK I wont get into the Vegemite debate. That was a tong in cheek thing.

Hmm, sounds like my pork spread I have in the refig for when there is nothing else to eat, or TW finds nothing I like at the soup stand.

Post by **businessman** » November 12, 2005, 12:27 pm

Now if I can time it right, a nice bottle of wine.

The local farang teacher says there is good French wine to be had in Laos and you can pop over on Saturdays and Tuesdays to get it at the temporary checkpoint at Phon Phisai.150 Baht a bottle.The boat is 20 Baht each way and there is also a fee of 30 Baht i believe for immigration.

Post by **BangkokButcher** » November 12, 2005, 4:22 pm

Thanks BD

Post by **tenbyboy** » November 14, 2005, 2:21 pm

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Post by **lee** » November 14, 2005, 4:23 pm

Secondly, PLEASE can somenone tell me of a good internet cafe very near to the complex? I'm using the Charoensri Grand connection and it's painful!!!!!

There is one opposite the shopping complex, or you can use the computer with ADSL internet access at the City Lodge, take a left out of the hotel and walk to the T junction, turn right and the City Lodge is on your left about 500m's.

have a nice time in Udon

Lee

Post by **Bill & Sue** » November 14, 2005, 10:47 pm

Re the Marmite, Vegimite rivalry, following a blind tasting in England a couple of months ago of various brands, Vegimite came bottom, Marmite came somewhere in the middle & the winner is..................Tesco's own brand. Food for thought for the execs down at Tesco Lotus.
Personally i like both Marmite & Vegimite.

Post by **Dakoda** » November 15, 2005, 1:03 pm

Olives in Tesco
any idea where. I have found the little onions in a jar there (near fresh veggies).

Down toward the back on the Northern end of the cooking oils opposite the rice.

Think you mean the aisle just before, but they are the canned big (Texas Size) salted black olives, might also still have pits. Guess I will stick with the little onions.

Post by **fdimike** » November 15, 2005, 11:21 pm

Allen Oregano is available in Tops Supermarket, along with Basil, Rosemary etc.

Mike

Post by **igtm** » November 25, 2005, 9:10 am

I finally found the tomato sauce. It's a BROOK brand whole peeled tomatoes in tomato sauce. I initially found it in Bangkok supermarket but then while I was in Makro the other day, I saw it there too. The problem is, the can was too large in Makro so I'm going to look for a smaller can in other supermarkets here. I also found tomato puree in Bangkok. It's from Singapore and is called Ayam brand tomato puree. The color of the can is yellow. I have not seen it here yet but saved a can so my maid can look for it here.
Thanks again for all your previous suggestions.

Post by **dazzadazza** » December 11, 2005, 4:26 pm

lee wrote:
Paul,
What other British goods are hard to find?
That even Tesco don't stock

Tony
Marmite

Sugar free or low sugar soft drinks, i.e. lemonade (can only get coke light and most other soft drinks are way too sweet)

Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup, oxtail soup etc
Camples comes pritty close

Robertson's Marmalade

Walkers crisps, especially salt & vinegar
Pattaya, the supper on the right hand side as you go from pattaya to jontiem. at the traffic lights for thep-i-st road. ( I have about 5 packets here. I will trade one for a beer in any bar in udon)

Crosse & Blackwell Branston Pickle
(freind ship supper market, pattaya)

Heinz Piccalilli Pickle ???

Baxters Sliced Beetroot ????

Decent pickled onions
( I make my own, you can buy the shalots pritty much any where in thailand, you need a bottle of heinze malt vinger (freindship pattaya) and a chillie or 2. you need to keep them in the fridge or they go soft. I put mine in the frigde after making them and after about one month they are spot on. )

Brown vinegar
heinze Malt ??? friendship Pattaya

McVities Digestive Biscuits ???

Hobnobs ???

Custard powder or canned custard
not sure, think I have seen it ( friendship pattaya)

Birds Angel Delight????

Gravy powder
"arh Bisto gravey" supper (as above) one the way from pattaya to jontiem)
alos has bisto white sauce, cheese sauce, chip shop curry sause and a few more that I can't remember (140 baht a tub for the powder)

Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix ?????

Newcastle Brown Ale or any other ale, stout or bitter

Cider

And the list could go on..

I can tell you what is in pattaya, ask and I can tell you.....

Lee

Hi ALL
my first post, been living in pattaya for 4 years. now out in the jungle (Na yung) looking for ankor new zeland cheedar cheese, again freindship supper pattaya, any where in undo sells this? big C and tesco don't. though after reading this site, Tops and macro will be next on the visit.

As for the items above from pattaya, Not cheap, a chese sandwich is not the same with out branston and a crispy pickled onoin and a bag of walker crips.

I go to pattaya/ have freinds come here and can bring this stuff up here if needed, same for yorkies and simple simons in pattaya. (yorkies roast beef is a must try).

at this point it seems this is the only option as from reading this site.
stuff from pattaya is not up here yet in the shops

been here for nearly a month and only have about 1 kilo of chese left so planning the next mission for falang food. ( mate comming up for XMAS so I am sending him on a shop for me in pattaya before he comes)

Any orders welcome, be warned, this stuff is not cheap. but I can show you the till recipit and you pay the same.
( :::conitions apply::: you buy the first round, i will buy the second round when we meet up

)

enough of this food. I must keep on searching for where to go out.
been to udon a few times with past GF's. Aussie bar and Mr toys was the only places I remember for the last vist.

met Justin, udon and pattaya, though I hear now he does not have aussie bar any more. But when I went there about a year ago I had a good time, drank them out of vodka ( red bull / lippo) and had a great steak out side on the BBQ.

A bit bored with jungle life after a month, so any offers for a beer and I will make the 100+ km trip to udon to see any one, sad as it seems. but It is an excuse to get off the rubber plantation

Post by **arjay** » December 11, 2005, 4:43 pm

dazzadazza, Justin is still there at the Aussie bar, (the sale didn't go through) and it's as good a place as any to head for or meet up with other farangs. I go there a couple of times a week, albeit briefly, as does Lee and others.

Just shout when you are going to be in town.

Rj

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