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A big thank you to those who voted for Brexit

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Dinahmo Thu 07-Jan-21 16:03:15

I've just been reading about the additional charges that people buying goods from the UK are having to pay on purchases arriving in EU countries. So much so that many retailers are no longer selling to people in the EU. The list is long but includes M & S, John Lewis and Fortnums. I buy a variety of things from the UK, including clothing and health supplements. I am no longer able to do this. But it's not just me and other Brits living abroad, it's everybody in the EU.

So, those cheesemakers will have a hard time and I will no longer be able to buy the very good quality cheddar from my local supermarket (which the French like to, not just Brits) because it will be too expensive.

Casdon Tue 26-Jan-21 19:52:29

Pity it’s not too good for us.. the Halen Mon online shop is lovely too though.

Callistemon Tue 26-Jan-21 19:49:17

So much salt!!

Casdon Tue 26-Jan-21 19:46:52

What about Halen Mon sea salt from Anglesey, sold in all the best supermarkets, including Harvey Nicks - gourmet choice?

Callistemon Tue 26-Jan-21 18:49:10

I've just checked out the Welsh tea estate and they are also growing Sichuan pepper!

grannypiper Tue 26-Jan-21 18:09:50

Blackthorn salt from Ayr really is the best

NotSpaghetti Tue 26-Jan-21 17:44:19

Actually Dinahmo there's the well known plantation discussed above that's been going for some time now, also a Welsh one - the name escapes me - and I think there is an association of Scottish tea growers, so presumably several in Scotland.

Dinahmo Tue 26-Jan-21 13:23:36

Callistemon

^Who says 'we' were wrong? Many of us didn't think so- and the clear majority of us currently do not think so.^

I think nanna8 lives in Australia, biba

We could grow our own tea, apparently it grows well here in the UK.

It should grow well in parts of the UK. It's part of the camellia genus and they grow well. I suspect though that it would be difficult to find pickers.

NotSpaghetti Tue 26-Jan-21 10:55:08

Don't start me on salt Callistemon!

GrannyGravy13 Tue 26-Jan-21 10:39:15

Absolutely correct MaizieD ??

MaizieD Tue 26-Jan-21 10:37:14

Cornish sea salt? hmm

As an Essex girl I can tell you that the very best British sea salt is Maldon sea salt, renowned worldwide...

www.bonappetit.com/story/history-of-maldon-salt

Callistemon Tue 26-Jan-21 10:18:47

with a pinch of Cornish Sea Salt:
I usually buy Cornish sea salt grin

After watching Rick Stein's programme I looked for outlets for Cornish Gouda but there are none around here, sadly.

varian Tue 26-Jan-21 10:14:16

I doubt whether Ian Parkes will be buying a Bentley any time soon.

youtu.be/9aB8C4cbBno

GrannyGravy13 Tue 26-Jan-21 08:47:22

I will hold out for a Bentley, thank you.

NotSpaghetti Tue 26-Jan-21 08:24:17

Ah ha, Muse yes, ok. ? It was actually Biba I think who started the tea thing!

But it still pertains (re cost) even though the tea is a silly aside.

muse Tue 26-Jan-21 00:41:32

NotSpaghetti

Muse we know this.
I was just having fun with Callistemon re British tea.

? I'll take your sentence then Sadly, like lots of other British things, it's way too expensive with a pinch of Cornish Sea Salt:

Callistemon Mon 25-Jan-21 23:36:27

We usually buy Dorset tea, NotSpaghetti
wink

NotSpaghetti Mon 25-Jan-21 23:32:45

Muse we know this.
I was just having fun with Callistemon re British tea.

muse Mon 25-Jan-21 23:17:11

NotSpaghetti

I had British grown tea in a hotel once Callistemon and it was delicious.
Sadly, like lots of other British things, it's way too expensive:

tregothnan.co.uk/shop/tea/

Tregothnan produce a specialist product. Like all specialist products around the world, it is expensive. The leaves are very rare and because of its quality it's been ranked high in the world.

It's nothing to do with the tea company being British.

Casdon Why eccentric to buy a Morgan? It's a unique car and yes expensive. They’re a sure-fire investment that’ll make you a fortune.

Apparently a 1988 E-reg Plus 4 that was £16,000 five years ago costs around £19,500 today. Worth waiting 6 months for. That's the current waiting time.

NotSpaghetti Mon 25-Jan-21 22:06:22

Ha ha Callistemon! I know!

?

Maybe I'll just sell the Austin Martin, trade it in for a "British" Nissan and stock up on tea leaves.

Callistemon Mon 25-Jan-21 21:49:44

I've ordered a few kilos NotSpaghetti, thank you for the link!

MawBe Mon 25-Jan-21 21:48:58

We sometimes see them being taken up and down the dual carriageway near us - once saw one broken down there too , which must have been embarrassing.
My best friends’s 94year old dad used to test drive them before delivery to clients taking them up the A1. It took him a while to live down scraping one on the side of a bridge.

MawBe Mon 25-Jan-21 21:45:01

Aston Martin Lagonda are made a couple of miles from where I live - nice motors!

biba70 Mon 25-Jan-21 21:27:57

near us we have a farm with an old DB (David Brown) tractor- Not sure if Aston Martin are still made in the UK?

NotSpaghetti Mon 25-Jan-21 20:32:48

I had British grown tea in a hotel once Callistemon and it was delicious.
Sadly, like lots of other British things, it's way too expensive:

tregothnan.co.uk/shop/tea/

Casdon Mon 25-Jan-21 20:19:36

I guess if you’re rich and slightly eccentric you could buy a Morgan, but you’d have to go on a waiting list!