Branston pickle. Where to buy?

[casualbiker]

Ok. I need to know where to buy Branston pickle. West or South West side of Bkk. Tried Foodland and Tops, nothing!

Any ideas?

[AyG]

Villa usually has it. It's rather expensive, though. From memory, 200 Baht for a small jar.

I'm addicted to the stuff, and bring back several large jars each year from my return trips to the UK which I ration myself with over the ensuing months. I won't pay the Thai price for it, which I consider extortion.

[casualbiker]

Ok cool. I thought I saw big jars in Makro Hua hin once as well. Might make a trip to the seaside to check.

[meatboy]

  On 10/27/2014 at 2:44 AM, casualbiker said:

Ok cool. I thought I saw big jars in Makro Hua hin once as well. Might make a trip to the seaside to check.

i will be checking makro in korat,got to have some for xmas,cold ham,chicken,pork and cheese.

but i have visitors in march,branston in the squeezy fingy on my list.

[Jip99]

Makro usually stock the 1.9kg size bottles.

I am sure Villa do the standard jars.

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[Soutpeel]

Bought my last couple of jars at Villa along with a few jars of Bovril

[Andyfez]

Big C Ratchada.

[BaldPlumber]

  On 10/27/2014 at 2:53 AM, meatboy said:

  On 10/27/2014 at 2:44 AM, casualbiker said:

Ok cool. I thought I saw big jars in Makro Hua hin once as well. Might make a trip to the seaside to check.

i will be checking makro in korat,got to have some for xmas,cold ham,chicken,pork and cheese.

but i have visitors in march,branston in the squeezy fingy on my list.

Nooooo! don't do it. Branston in a squeezy fingy is a sacrilege and an abomination.

You need friends in low places, the sort that shop at ASDA, and are coming over soon. They occasionally do 760g jars for a quid!

[UnkleMoooose]

Make your own. All the ingredients are readily available in Thailand and it takes about 10 minutes.

[Redmouse]

Makro in Hua Hin definitely sells it. I get mine there regularly. Cheaper than Villa Market. Will definitely be getting visitors to bring some out at Xmas along with a year's supply of Marmite.

[shaurene]

I bought it in Foodland Pattaya and would expect you could buy it in Bangkok Foodland. Am sure I also see it in the other supermarket by Tuk Com on South Pattaya Rd.

[casualbiker]

  On 10/28/2014 at 1:44 AM, shaurene said:

I bought it in Foodland Pattaya and would expect you could buy it in Bangkok Foodland. Am sure I also see it in the other supermarket by Tuk Com on South Pattaya Rd.

I'm on the outskirts of Bkk. Tried 3 different Foodlands .. nothing. I will keep looking!

[shaurene]

  On 10/27/2014 at 2:20 AM, AyG said:

Villa usually has it. It's rather expensive, though. From memory, 200 Baht for a small jar.

I'm addicted to the stuff, and bring back several large jars each year from my return trips to the UK which I ration myself with over the ensuing months. I won't pay the Thai price for it, which I consider extortion.

So you are not addicted to it, if you were price does not matter.

[casualbiker]

  On 10/28/2014 at 1:27 AM, UnkleMoooose said:

Make your own. All the ingredients are readily available in Thailand and it takes about 10 minutes.

Umm a friend also suggested that, have you actually done it yourself? Any instructions / shopping list?

[Gandtee]

Try making it yourself. I have done. It wasn't half bad. Recipes on Google.

[asdecas]

  On 10/28/2014 at 1:48 AM, shaurene said:

  On 10/27/2014 at 2:20 AM, AyG said:

Villa usually has it. It's rather expensive, though. From memory, 200 Baht for a small jar.

I'm addicted to the stuff, and bring back several large jars each year from my return trips to the UK which I ration myself with over the ensuing months. I won't pay the Thai price for it, which I consider extortion.

So you are not addicted to it, if you were price does not matter.

AyG is using what is commonly called a 'figure of speech'.

[turnpike]

i gotta' try these "branston pickles" myself one day to see what the fuss is about.

i think most people from the uk could live on branston pickles and walker's crisps.

not that there's anything wrong with it, but uk folks are definitely true to their favorite brands of food.

[ChrisKC]

Chiang Mai, Rimping have it at a fiver a jar. Not for me at that price. I haven't had for ten years. That will change next week when my friend from England is bringing me some. Yehoooooooo!!!

[davidmann]

english food shop in udon thani

[AyG]

  On 10/28/2014 at 1:27 AM, UnkleMoooose said:

Make your own. All the ingredients are readily available in Thailand and it takes about 10 minutes.

That's a great idea apart from:

(1) The recipe has never been published, so it's not possible to replicate

(2) Published recipes such as http://www.food.com/recipe/the-almost-original-branston-pickle-recipe-246675 which claim to copy it contain a lot of ingredients which are hard to obtain (and expensive) in Thailand such as swede, dates, courgettes, gherkins, malt vinegar, allspice, cayenne pepper. If you buy that lot it's going to be much more expensive than buying a jar ready made.

(3) It would take several hours to make, what with all the chopping followed by a couple of hours cooking and stirring.

(4) And even when you're done cooking you need to leave it to mature for several weeks before you can eat it.

[LotusBoy]

Big C Rama 4, around 196B.

[Jip99]

  On 10/28/2014 at 2:25 AM, AyG said:

  On 10/28/2014 at 1:27 AM, UnkleMoooose said:

Make your own. All the ingredients are readily available in Thailand and it takes about 10 minutes.

That's a great idea apart from:

(1) The recipe has never been published, so it's not possible to replicate

(2) Published recipes such as http://www.food.com/recipe/the-almost-original-branston-pickle-recipe-246675 which claim to copy it contain a lot of ingredients which are hard to obtain (and expensive) in Thailand such as swede, dates, courgettes, gherkins, malt vinegar, allspice, cayenne pepper. If you buy that lot it's going to be much more expensive than buying a jar ready made.

(3) It would take several hours to make, what with all the chopping followed by a couple of hours cooking and stirring.

(4) And even when you're done cooking you need to leave it to mature for several weeks before you can eat it.

and.....

(5) However well you have followed the instructions it will still not taste like the REAL thing.

[xylophone]

Now available in many Big C stores.

[Briggsy]

Get somebody to post you a box from the UK or bring some over if they are coming.

[Quirpy]

Tops in Central Rama III have it in stock. Hard to find though, high up on a shelf filled with other 'farang only' food stuffs.

Online too: http://topsshoponline.tops.co.th/en/search?q=branston&d=0&button=SEARCH

[maderaroja]

You could learn to make your own, too.

[Estrada]

Villa Supermarket have Branston Pickle in all 18 stores all over Bangkok, The list of stores is here:

http://www.villamarket.com/gb/store

Some stores such as Sukhumvit 33 near BTS Phrompong also have Pork Pies and Scotch Eggs which go well with Branston Pickle.

[Johnmeldrum]

They sell it in Makro in Hua Hin . Would imagine all Makro's sell it but not sure

[uptheos]

  On 10/28/2014 at 2:04 AM, ChrisKC said:

Chiang Mai, Rimping have it at a fiver a jar. Not for me at that price. I haven't had for ten years. That will change next week when my friend from England is bringing me some. Yehoooooooo!!!

Then you won't pay the price for cheese to go with it.