Local Foods Request/Exchange Program
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:50 pm
Fellow Galley-goers, I have a hankering for a nostalgia-laden product that is a) no longer made, but b) has a Euro analog that isn't available in the States. Despite the age of the Internet, some hurdles just can't be overcome....
Until now. Thinking about how to get around this little import problem led me to wonder if there aren't other Watchers that might want to try products (mostly thinking foods here) that aren't locally available.
So, does anyone here have an old craving or other curiosity for a non-local food? If so, let's post here and see if we can't help each other out.
What I'm really looking for is an instant chocolate drink called PDQ (looks like instant coffe, but tastes like chocolate milk). It is no longer made, but through Google I discovered others have looked for it in vain, but discovered a Euro analog called 'Benco Instant Choco Drink' that is very similar to PDQ.
I'd like to get my hands on some, but because it is a local grocery product (i.e., not gourmet enough to be offered as an export) I'm having difficulty getting it through traditional channels, and I'm having some trouble finding out which Euro company actually manufactures it.
What I envision is finding a food partner, and then agreeing to ship items of similar value/weight to each other, then comment on likes/dislikes, etc.
That way, we can compare local flavors/tastes, hopefully without breaking the bank.
Any takers? Any Beneluxers have access to 'Benco Energie', or Deutschelanders with access to 'Benco Kakao Instant'?
DW
Until now. Thinking about how to get around this little import problem led me to wonder if there aren't other Watchers that might want to try products (mostly thinking foods here) that aren't locally available.
So, does anyone here have an old craving or other curiosity for a non-local food? If so, let's post here and see if we can't help each other out.
What I'm really looking for is an instant chocolate drink called PDQ (looks like instant coffe, but tastes like chocolate milk). It is no longer made, but through Google I discovered others have looked for it in vain, but discovered a Euro analog called 'Benco Instant Choco Drink' that is very similar to PDQ.
I'd like to get my hands on some, but because it is a local grocery product (i.e., not gourmet enough to be offered as an export) I'm having difficulty getting it through traditional channels, and I'm having some trouble finding out which Euro company actually manufactures it.
What I envision is finding a food partner, and then agreeing to ship items of similar value/weight to each other, then comment on likes/dislikes, etc.
That way, we can compare local flavors/tastes, hopefully without breaking the bank.
Any takers? Any Beneluxers have access to 'Benco Energie', or Deutschelanders with access to 'Benco Kakao Instant'?
DW
Dukkha!!! that's so CUTE!!! PDQ!! i remember that!!! 
i'll send SF sourdough!! and anything else you can think of!! 
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