I think Aldi has Demerara and the prices are OK. Coop has a few types but more expensive..

Migros also has Cadbury flake and diary milk this week


only 21 flakes left at migros zurich airport as of now!

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Marmite, PG Tips and other stuff

including the tiniest remote outpost in swEDEN…

our local “local” ICA has 3 varieties of brown sugars

Stores historically tended to sell what was used by the local population.

If we take brown sugar as an example it doesn’t really figure in traditional Swiss recipes so they would have no real need to sell it here whereas in Sweden brown sugar is used in traditional bakes.

It’s only really since more people started moving to other countries to live that stores have started broadening their offering to include more international stuff in order to cater for their clientele.

So, finally could check today, and Coop St. Annahof in the City always stocks these - and have loads. CHF 1.80 a pack.
They always have a pretty good selection of British food stuffs.

Your post made me get a crazy craving since then, and so also bought a pack for myself with my favorite British cheeses

It is not quite the same - muscovado retains more molasses than regular dark brown sugar, and has a stronger, spicier flavour.

I substitute the Jacutinga sugar one finds in Coop - being too poor to shop at Jelmoli.

Cheers,
Nick

Muscavado is a dark brown sugar with 10% molasses.

Regular dark brown sugar: 6.5% molasses - 10% molasses by weight.

Light brown sugar: 3.5% to 6.5% molasses.

Demerara: 2-3% molasses.

Sheep Lick: 90% molasses.


I'll have to try the Jacutinga sugar at COOP. Thanks for the tip.

I use the Jacutinga from Coop for most any recipe where I would want brown sugar - the smell is nice.

The block of maple sugar I brought back from my dad’s New Hampshire neighbour (sugar maple farm) is slowly disappearing, the perfect porridge and winter squash topping

I was desperately looking for some crumpet in Zurich. Evetually got it at The Viaduct-British Food Shop in Zurich.

You mean the famous former meeting point of EF in Zürich? Grumpy‘s former place

I have no idea about british sugar but would perhaps Taiwanese brown sugar work? That's what I buy in the asian shops when ever I bake/cook with brown sugar.

The chinese name is Hei Tang ( black sugar )

They tell me that there’s plenty available in kreis 4 of an evening…

I have used Okinawan black sugar (kokuto ) in a couple of the recipes for a recent class.
Probably the nearest to muscovado that I have found in Switzerland though I will give the Taiwanese sugar a go the next time.

I'm sure anything with a fairly high molasses content would work.

If the molasses content is too high, one could always substitute some white sugar to reduce the overall amount.

Not directed at you but some people get so hung-up on following recipes exactly or with trying to be authentic that they forget that most recipes have many, many variants with slightly different ingredients.

As suspected hubby just didn’t what was under his nose. The Migros here does indeed have the British section which appears to stock exactly the same things as the coop does.

They did have cream crackers but they were 10 cts a packet more expensive than Manor.
They are 1.70 a packet in Manor and 1.80 in Migros.

If you would like a bulk shipment Meloncollie I’d be happy to post some over to you.

Same stuff, I imagine the Japanese either took or brought it when they colonised Taiwan or maybe they both had it earlier. Either way, Okinawa and Taiwan are a stone's throw away from each other and have been exchanging food and culture for centuries.

I use the Indian brown sugar called jaggery powder, they sell it in jars in the Agarwal chain of shops. It's as good as light muscavado. I also get British stuff like Colman's Horseradish, Patak's curry pastes cream crackers, Bisto, Rose's lime marmalade, custard creams etc in there. Great place to stock up with all things Indian / Asian / Mexican as well, the frozen section sells really nice bhajis, pakoras and naan breads.

That kind of attitude is a gateway to putting pineapple on pizza

Guys, you do realise this sounds extremely particular? How on earth can a usual hypermarket cater for all tastes and budgets, especially when some products are not really used by their traditional (local) customers?

I couldn't put it any better, thanks Belgianmum.