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yakamoz
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Joined: Fri, Sep 08 2006, 18:52 PM
Posts: 249
Location: Arnavutkoy
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 stuff that you want During the considerable time that I have been in Istanbul I have been noticing that I am bringing back less and less things when travelling abroad and that I can find more and more things here.
maybe some shopkeeper will have mercy on us... I invite you to list things that you crave and still cant find here or buy at a reasonable price:
1. Condensed milk
2. Marmite
3. Milton ( a kind of sterlizing liquid for baby stuff that you can use to sterilize water safely. just a drop needed; very handy for Food and Veg)
4. Listerine mouthwash (you can get it but its aout 25YTL p bottel)
5. Cadbury's chocolate
6. Smirnoff Ice and others
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Spine
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Joined: Tue, May 22 2007, 9:30 AM
Posts: 208
Location: Ankara, Capital of this Mighty Land
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proper (PG Tips/Typhoo type) tea.
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geordiedave
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Joined: Mon, Aug 08 2005, 11:54 AM
Posts: 394
Location: Istanbul
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Marmite
Branston Pickle
Sainsbury's Tomato and Mango Chutney
Lincolnshire Sausages
Cheese with an actual taste
Kronenbourg lager
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teacherchick
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Joined: Thu, Mar 22 2007, 20:48 PM
Posts: 162
Location: Uskudar
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Crystal Light... (or any other super-low cal drink besides diet coke/pepsi)
They were selling C-Light here as a locally produced alternative till last year and then they took it off the market, I was crushed!!!! I met a local Kraft bigwig and he commented that they were having a real struggle getting Turks to accept powdered drinks. Tang is at risk of being pulled too....
Also when i first came here there was diet orange Fanta. That's gone too.
Sour Cream... no yogurt is not a good substitute....
Otherwise I agree that as time goes on I bring less and less stuff from home...
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utabe
Expat Drunk
Joined: Thu, Mar 01 2007, 18:07 PM
Posts: 758
Location: Istanbul
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Quark. (Because the only German foodstuff I can make is cheese cake, which requires Quark).
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bhaklava
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Joined: Fri, Aug 25 2006, 17:30 PM
Posts: 224
Location: wherever....
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Manchego cheese. And grits - I'm definitely a southern girl!
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starman
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Joined: Tue, Jan 18 2005, 17:32 PM
Posts: 2700
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Grits??? 
Jif peanut butter
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teacherchick
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Joined: Thu, Mar 22 2007, 20:48 PM
Posts: 162
Location: Uskudar
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I just brought back a canister of grits from home. I am a happy girl...... 
And I'm a Yankee.....
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tallpony
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Joined: Wed, Mar 08 2006, 15:26 PM
Posts: 329
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Teacherchick, Tang was so succesful in the two years after its launch that they had to continually charter aircraft to bring it in, it has ben very successful and if anything Kraft's problem in general was its change in business structure with Sabanci after their business relationship ended if anything else.
As for the OP, I think you need to categorize available and READILY available. For example you can find Teleggio cheese from Italy, In Italy a decent brand will set you back 6-7 Euros for a Kilo, here 100 grams will set you back 25 YTL. A nice French Rose that I pay 4 Euros for in France costs 42 YTL here if you can find it, Cashews cost 30-35 YTL a Kilo, when in any neighboring country (to the south) you wouldn't pay more than $6 a kilo.
Personally I walk into supermarkets all over the place, whether in Spain, Italy, the UAE, the US, China, wherever and constantly lament the fact that Turkish supermarkets are so monochrome in their selection and how little, other than Turkish food is readily available. Yes they have come some way, but are nowhere near cosmopolitan.
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Guest
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Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
Posts: 959
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Smash (For mash get smaaaaaash!)
Heinz Baked Beans (all 57 varieties)
Lemon Curd
Bovril
Ready made trifle
All micro-wave food
Steam puddings - Jam, treacle etc.
Fray Bentos - Pies and Steak & Kidney Puddings
Oh, crap ......
Everything in Tescos.
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GBSahne
Expat Gone Native
Joined: Sat, Apr 23 2005, 22:07 PM
Posts: 1048
Location: back in the sand....
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Curry paste... although I've just noticed that Tansas appear to be stocking Thai curry paste
The rest of british processed food you can keep.
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starman
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Joined: Tue, Jan 18 2005, 17:32 PM
Posts: 2700
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Worcestershire sauce
oatcakes
twinkies
decent cookies
limes
salt & vinegar crisps
black jacks and fruit salad chews
aniseed twists
decent marmalade
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ch
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Joined: Sun, Oct 30 2005, 19:27 PM
Posts: 836
Location: Datça, riding a donkey
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Real ale
Quality sausages (although I've just bought some wonderful ones from the nearby bubble island)
Affordable international wines
Unsweetened peanut butter
English mustard (that isn't 20 lira for a tiny jar)
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pollyanna
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Joined: Wed, Apr 06 2005, 9:57 AM
Posts: 924
Location: Some parallel universe
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limes
fresh wasabi (besides from sushi takeaway)
chili powder
ginger ale
rootbeer
real vanilla (and other flavorings)
black licorice
ready made wonton wrappers (presliced dough)
my favorite dime-store perfume
giant portobello mushrooms
dulce con leche
(and if any of these items can be found in istanbul, let me know)
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Oz Kanka
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Joined: Wed, Feb 22 2006, 17:59 PM
Posts: 746
Location: GOP: Ankara
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[quote user="starman" post="95958"]Worcestershire sauce
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You can get that everywhere. At least the Heinz brand. I've yet to see Lea and Perkins for sale here.
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