Holidays in the UK

amother

Salmon

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 8:17 am

A lot of basic stuff is kosher to buy in any regular supermarket. And this isn't in a kosher aisle, it's the regular aisles.
-Obviously fruit and veg.
-Many basics like heinz mayo and heinz ketchup (has mk hechsher), lemon juice, salt, some spices etc are all fine. The mackays brand of jam (jelly in the us) is klbd.
-You can also buy fish, as long as it has its skin still attached (and is a kosher fish).
-Cereals, along with soya, oat or almond milk
-eggs there is something about the ink used in marking the eggs that could be a problem, ask your own shailos.
-the mezonos stuff is a little more nuanced. Some people will eat the pasta etc no problem, others won't. The bread with a hechsher, again some will and won't, the kettle chips crisps and walker crisps also.
-ice lollies and ice pops, some are okay, you need to check the list. And you can buy the alpro soya ice cream (klbd).
Unlike in the US where much of the stuff you can buy has a hechsher, in the uk, stuff is more on the list, and won't necessarily have the hechsher on it, which is why the app mentioned above is really useful for checking stuff.
You also have to consider how you will cook and what you might need for that.

amother

Jean

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 8:20 am

mum6 wrote:

Bournemouth is beautiful, just be aware that it gets very very busy and sometimes it could be quite immodest. I prefer Christchurch a short bus ride or taxi ride from Bournemouth, its far quieter but could be a little breezy.

Agree about Christchurch. We were there a couple of years ago with my teen boys and wasn't a problem. Almost had the beach to ourselves.

Busybee5

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 8:59 am

amother Salmon wrote:

Swedish glacé ice cream too but they don't always have it everywhere.

amother

Tan

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 9:19 am

amother Lily wrote:

Depends what you mean by everything!

In the shops in the central Jewish areas there is more of a variety but in a tesco out in the country you won't find a kosher isle.

You can get breakfast cereals like Kelloggs everywhere, tinned veg, fresh fruit and veg, flour, sugar, possibly eggs - many people prefer to buy from a Jewish shop, you won't easily find kosher snacks in these shops unless you eat the generic brands which are on the list without a hechsher.

You won't find bread.

Sabeny and BKosher both deliver Kosher food all over the U.K. so you can arrange to have a delivery to your holiday home.

amother

Silver

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 11:42 am

amother Tan wrote:

Sabeny and BKosher both deliver Kosher food all over the U.K. so you can arrange to have a delivery to your holiday home.

How much do these cost and do you have to fo a minimum spend?

How is it worth it for them?

amother

Tan

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 12:13 pm

amother Silver wrote:

How much do these cost and do you have to fo a minimum spend?

How is it worth it for them?

You would have to ask them those questions. I don’t work for them. LOL

Their web sites have information about minimum and delivery charges:

https://www.sabeny.com/

https://www.b-kosher.co.uk/faq/

Busybee5

Tue, Jun 13 2023, 4:22 pm

amother Silver wrote:

How much do these cost and do you have to fo a minimum spend?

How is it worth it for them?

We paid a lot last year, I think it was £38 for an egg box. We sent it from England to Scotland, highlands so was a bit more expensive.

I know that kosher city like it because you're buying the food from them obviously. They don't make much from sending it. The packaging alone costs them a fair bit. We sent milk as well! They make a cool box area. Was amazing, everything came cold, like from the fridge.