I don’t normally go to any trouble to find food from home (except for very special occasions, and even then...well, see previous post!) .
I always know the things I miss are there when I head back to Scotland, and if I find baked beans or Cadburys where I’m living (ou bien, pour des bons souvenirs d’un autre chez mois, une bonne baguette ou un Jurançon) it’s a happy bonus. I don’t go searching round different supermarkets for half a day to find just the right ingredient for my Nigella or Jamie recipe; I adapt, because life is short.
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But expectation management comes into play as well. When I knew we were moving to Denmark, a corner of my brain was pretty excited about the bacon. Denmark is famous for its bacon, after all. Much of the bacon in UK supermarkets trumpets its Danish provenance on the packaging. Yay! Proper bacon!
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So imagine my disappointment on my first Danish supermarket visit, to discover that the Danish bacon sold in actual Denmark is the same streaky strips that the rest of the world puts up with. Not a packet of juicy meaty back bacon to be found. Turns out they export the good stuff!
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So this week I am grateful for @lidldanmark, and the friend who tipped me off about their British Week. We enjoyed proper bacon butties this weekend, and yes, I stocked the freezer too!
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I’d love to know if you think this bacon is so very wrong! Or tell me, what food makes you do a happy dance when you find it abroad?
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New on the blog today, although it’s been on my mind for a while! .
After this winter’s unusually high acqua alta flooding, the businesses of Venice are more reliant than ever on visitors bringing their spending power.
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But La Serenissima needs a lot of care and attention. So if you’re planning a trip, you have to be gentle with her, and spend some time cultivating a healthy relationship 😉
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Follow the link in bio ⬆️ for my suggestions for slowing down, and visiting Venice mindfully.
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That’s the Christmas decorations packed away. We keep things compact, just one box, always ready to fit in a shipment. 🎄 .
So why do these cheesy festive plastic straws go back in the box every year? This year I even got out the superglue to repair one of them!
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Here’s the story...
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Actually, um, sorry! I started the story here, then remembered that I am COMMITTED to making the most of the blog this year, for reasons. So it’s over there, link in bio, only two quick taps away! ⬆️⬆️
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Please read, and I’d love to know the stories behind what makes it into your precious shipment space! 📦 .
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