Shopper from the UK is ‘shocked’ and ‘disgusted’ by the British food aisle in Aussie supermarkets

A British man has been left stunned by the British food department in the aisle of an Australian supermarket.

The traveler is on a working holiday in Australia on a visa and was unpleasantly surprised by the items in the British section claiming that no British person consumes most of the food on offer.

The 23-year-old admitted some items in the section, such as Bistro Gravy and Galaxy Minstrels, were in keeping with typical British cuisine, but was surprised by some of the prices and ‘disgusted’ by the lack of Marmite.

He filed his complaint on the comedy Facebook page Boring male community This led to outrage among the British.

‘I was able to track down and find the ‘British’ food department. The best way to get an accurate price conversion without Googling is to divide by two plus 10 percent, which works for most things,” he wrote.

‘To be honest, I’m a bit shocked that this is what the big wigs at Coles think the British eat (Tayto’s crisps??, Barry’s tea???).”

The British department stocked a range of sweet and savory snacks, condiments and drinks.

Tins of mushy peas, Branston pickles, PG Tips tea bags, Colman’s Mustard, Yorkshire pudding mixes, cans of Club Orange drink and Tunnocks Caramel Wafers are among the purchases.

The man admitted that some things available in Britain are popular, such as Bisto Gravy granules, which he much prefers to Australian brand Gravox, but he wasn’t overly impressed with Our Mate’s savory spread.

“The Bisto gravy came in after I ruined my Yorkshire pudding with the much inferior ‘Gravox’ – I think the sun in Australia might be ruining people’s taste buds as I’d rather drink drain cleaner than try Gravox again,” he joked.

Tins of mushy peas, Galaxy Minstrels, PG Tips tea bags, Colman’s Mustard, Yorkshire pudding mixes and Tunnocks Caramel Wafers are among the purchases filling the shelves

The man admitted that some things available in Britain are popular, such as Bisto Gravy granules, which he much prefers to Gravox, but he wasn’t overly impressed with Our Mate’s savory spread.

‘I’m disgusted that they’re replacing Marmite with ‘Our Mate’, but if you leave the UK section you’ll find the real ‘Marmite’ next to the ‘Vegemite’.”

Marmite, as it is known in Britain, is available in Australia and New Zealand as Our Mate, which is in the same form and has a similar label.

The name had to be changed because Sanitarium makes its own yeast paste, also called Marmite, which can be found next to the Vegemite.

Galaxy Minstrels are a favorite chocolate treat in Britain, but tourists were disappointed by the price.

‘I really miss Minstrels, but at $4.80 I can’t justify the price. In fact, all chocolate here is expensive,” he said.

The post ruffled the feathers of many people in Britain, who were quick to share their criticism of what Australian supermarkets consider classically British, with one calling the selection ‘excruciatingly boring’.

‘That’s the most un-British part I’ve ever seen. What is Tayto, Barry’s tea? Even PG, everyone knows it’s all about Yorkshire Tea,” one Brit commented.

‘That’s hilarious. All the delicious British food and they choose pot noodles! Can we send you an emergency food parcel??’ asked another.

‘Are Sandwich Spread and Lilt still available in the UK? I thought they had been stopped, maybe the whole stock had been sent to Australia,” said a third.

“They used to have Terry’s Chocolate Orange and Jaffa cakes, I miss British treats,” one person added.

Many pointed out that products such as Barry’s Tea, Tayto chips and Irn-Bru drinks came from Ireland or Scotland.

‘This is an Irish and British section, Club Orange, Barry’s Tea and Tayto chips are all Irish and big brands in Ireland,’ one user explained.

“The pink Club Orange snack biscuits and tins would make me think this is the Irish food section, not aimed at Brits,” a second agreed.

“I think you’ll notice this is the Irish food section, with a little nod to the British,” replied another.

But not everyone was critical of the grocery offering.

“Good to see Tunnocks caramel wafers,” said one woman and a man agreed: “I’m extremely happy to see Tunnocks caramel wafers there. I’m English and Tunnock’s are typically Scottish, but they’re a dream and they’re British.’

“Is that sandwich spread I’m spying? That was a staple weekend tea item in my distant past,” wrote a third.

“The Batchelors mushy peas bottom left are quite nice, with sausage and mash,” a third commented.

“The English Bisto is great,” said one foodie.