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    Default Coles - Bread from the UK

    You have to be kidding!
    I know it has been happening for years
    Bread rolls made in China and Cooked in store etc etc

    But from the UK, are you kidding me
    It is literally the other side the world

    Aren't Coles the Fresh Food people?

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    At least they're not covering it up (not exactly loudly announcing it either)
    Makes you want to consider home DIY options

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    Woolies are the FFP.

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    Thanks, we don't have any of the major supermarkets here.
    But our local Foodworks is owned by a Chinese fella
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skepticist View Post
    At least they're not covering it up (not exactly loudly announcing it either)
    I think the point is, should the product even be there in the first place!
    Hardly supporting local produces and even harder to believe it can be produced cheaper in the UK including shipping it to Australia
    That is down right bloody sad
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    Another thought springs to mind. Where did that picture originate from? Was it an internet meme or did you take that piccie yourself OB?
    I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...

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    Quote Originally Posted by lsemmens View Post
    Another thought springs to mind. Where did that picture originate from? Was it an internet meme or did you take that piccie yourself OB?
    Not my pic, so you have a valid point
    It is from this news article

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    Sorry to sound a bit unpatriotic but Australians in general know very little about proper baking and some other things I better not get into.
    This fluffy soggy stuff we call bread and buns is awful when you have spent some time in Europe. Sometimes I just eat crackers and biscuits

    Although I am not convinced that the British are any better.

    There is only one type of bread in Coles that I find kind of acceptable and that is a rye sourdough with a reasonable crust and a bit of flavour . Maybe the dough also comes from elsewhere, I don't have the original packing here.
    I have had to resort to backing my own sourdough breads but I never got the texture right so I gave up and just suffer.

    Maybe Adelaide or other metros might have a fair share of good German, Dutch, Polish, etc descendant bakers but in my end of the woods it just sucks. All industrial shyte.
    Even non supermarket bakers are just a more expensive disappointment.
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    when i was over there awhile back i found if it is in a poly bag leave it on the shelf and pick the one in the old wax paper wrapping

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    Do we Australians really produce anything?

    Peanut butter from India.

    Most canned fish from Thailand.

    Beetroot from New Zealand.

    Butter from New Zealand.

    Have a good look at the stuff in your pantry and ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    Do we Australians really produce anything?

    Peanut butter from India.

    Most canned fish from Thailand.

    Beetroot from New Zealand.

    Butter from New Zealand.

    Have a good look at the stuff in your pantry and ....
    We can't economically produce much any more.

    F*ck, we import matches FFS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    Do we Australians really produce anything?

    Peanut butter from India.

    Most canned fish from Thailand.

    Beetroot from New Zealand.

    Butter from New Zealand.

    Have a good look at the stuff in your pantry and ....
    You forgot to mention

    Polski ogorkie (Polish Gherkins) from India.

    Hey Nomeat, have you tried making traditional Pumpernickel - 20 hours cooking time !! Just to find out it's NOT as good as you remember.

    What a bummer.


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    Read a long time ago so not sure if its true that coles/woolies crumpets are made from made up batch's of dough made in Ireland that can be a year old before being baked

    Been making my own bread (cheating, using a panasonic breadmaker) for many years as the shite you buy from supermarkets is just that....................SHITE !!!!!!, with the least amount of 'goodness' possible @ the highest price they can get away with

    I know there are a very few brands of bread that may be OK....ish but when I recall what most mothers feed their kids, you know the ones.....tiptop anyone ??? makes me want to vomit

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    Quote Originally Posted by alpha0ne View Post
    Read a long time ago so not sure if its true that coles/woolies crumpets are made from made up batch's of dough made in Ireland that can be a year old before being baked

    There are doughs that were brought over in the Mayflower to the Americas that are still being used today in California and New York.

    Same goes for Australian professional bakers who make Sourdough bread in traditional wood ovens.

    For those of you who are feeling adventurous I can highly recommend this place (). It's been many years since I visited but I try to get a loaf of Olive Sourdough every Christmas, it lasts more than one week and still tastes perfect every day.


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    Quote Originally Posted by enf View Post
    We can't economically produce much any more.

    F*ck, we import matches FFS.
    yes but we produce the best hand made bongs from only the finest quality garden hoses left lying around ... in the world!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mello yello View Post
    yes but we produce the best hand made bongs from only the finest quality garden hoses left lying around ... in the world!!!!!!!
    Yes, but are the hoses and Orchy bottles made here? And do we actually machine our own cones?
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    This is another sad point
    Even if they legalise dope, i bet we'd buy it in for some SE Asian country
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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanboy View Post
    This is another sad point
    Even if they legalise dope, i bet we'd buy it in for some SE Asian country

    Here you are wrong
    This is the top 20 list of cannabis producing companies in Australia:


    At least we are good for something and when Trump brings on the GFC mark II, we might survive by exporting drugs
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