As a brit id say blimey they got it spot on
The UK section of my local supermarket is taking the piss
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retrolasered@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Victoria would be proud to know her empire still provides for the people even now
guy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
In British supermarkets, they often don’t even put the beans on shelves. Instead they have stacked palettes of them, because they need to restock so often it’d be inefficient to have to unpack and shelve them.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Tikka masala is English food no matter how Indian it seems
FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It was invented in Scotland, so it’s British but not English.
Resol@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Still can’t understand how some people think England is synonymous with the entire United Kingdom, when in reality it’s only a fraction of it.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Royaume-Uni/USA
Angleterre/États-Unis
With the signs in two languages and the one trying to be in english (lulz) being smaller, where in Quebec is that?
stelelor@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Another clue it isn’t Quebec is that Quebec wouldn’t bother having a separate US section when the States are just a couple hours drive away.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Canned Macaroni and Cheese?
Barbarians!
It comes out of a damn box!
letsgo@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I’m British and I only eat beans and curry, so I can’t see any problem here.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 8 months ago
The vindaloo and butter chicken sauces are fuckin class
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This should be the national flag.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Looks about right.
synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I bet only British tourists are shopping in this section. French people craving for beans are just eating cassoulet.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I regularly buy from the UK section of my supermarket. Brown sauce and lemon curd are necessities.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 8 months ago
HP, Branston, marmalade, and additionally, Cream Crackers due to childhood trauma
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What is Hewlett Packard doing in your grocers?
martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
You forgot to buy your marmite
UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 8 months ago
In the end, a Heinz a conquered GB. Eat that Brits!
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
This is a Carrefour, right? I’ve quit shopping at Carrefour a while back. I find their selection getting steadily worse, their house brands quality very low, their price not competitive. Nowadays I shop at medium size chains, and most of non food online, trying to use Amazon as a last resort.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Yeah, Grand Frais is my usual now
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I’m in Spain. I usually shop at Lidl, Aldi, or Mercadona, a large chain of medium size stores, generally well regarded, with a very good selection, and high quality house brands. Mercadona puts customer satisfaction first, and employee satisfaction second. This seems to be true as employee satisfaction is high, rotation low, and satisfaction levels of around 70%, which in this type of sector is very high. They also pay up to 150% of the median income for these types of jobs.
Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Jeez why so many cans? Is the country getting ready for war?
Oisteink@lemmy.world 8 months ago
is it joint usa/uk food section?
tektite@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Looking at both flags alternating repeatedly on every shelf I would assume yes.
Oisteink@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So the English language food section
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
All of that is uk other than the macaroni. Even the Indian curries are uk. That’s like our speciality, not fish n chips
PotatoSkins@lemmy.world 8 months ago
FYIW, that brand of “simmer sauce” is a staple in my US kitchen.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Not even Branston beans. What a disgrace.
Fontasia@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Yeah, what the fuck why is Mississippi Belle macaroni and cheese in the UK section?
Fontasia@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Ok, correction I do see a tiny USA flag on the top shelf, but not on the second shelf
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Heinz macaroni cheese is the food of the gods. I love it.
smokebuddy@lemmy.today 8 months ago
those chicken stock cans at the top are taking the botulism
BenM2023@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Apart from having the flags the wrong way around, what’s wrong?
/s
Cooljimy84@lemmy.world 8 months ago
But beanz meanz Heinz…
NaoPb@eviltoast.org 8 months ago
Has it always been Beanz with a Z?
frostysauce@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Where is the HP sauce?
Etterra@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I haven’t seen that many beans in one place outside of a farm.
xploit@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s not a terrible price for Patak’s stuff…it’s like double that in Canada from what I’ve seen
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I have never seen mac and cheese in a can before and I am honestly mildly disgusted.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
They started making canned spaghetti carbonara now too
Thassodar@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It’s like they’re trying to commit war crimes.
Jeanschyso@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Considering the origin of carbonara, it’s not that weird.
csm10495@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I live in the USA and can confirm never seeing this before.
Though I’d try it tbh
Kushan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s… Not good
untorquer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can get it at WinCo if you’re in the west.
sheridan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Canned anything with cheese tastes revolting from my experience.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
I mean Philly cheese steaks are made with canned cheese wiz, and then there’s salsa queso dip they sell in cans, and everyone loves that shit.
untorquer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Avoid at all costs. Bought one can for the novelty of feeling the same way. It is so much worse than you’re imagining.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I can imagine fake chese custard and slight amounts of overcooked rubbery pasta.
Classy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
You ought to be. It’s a struggle meal, not because of the price but because you struggle to keep it down. The noodles feel simultaneously overcooked, limp and somehow grainy. The sauce is virtually flavorless except for a musky odor of nuclear cheese. The consistency of the sauce is like that of milk, and it does not adhere to the noodles. Your bowl will be a nice mix of cold, pallid noodle soup and boiling hot noodle soup.
frostysauce@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Chef Boyardee sells mac and cheese in a can in the US!
piccolo@ani.social 8 months ago
I dont understand… mac and cheese is litterally the easiest thing to cook. Who is this even marketed to?
fprawn@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That narrow band of survivalists who are not unnaturally interested in fire