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» Scousegit - Response to article by Mary Luz Mejia

Yes, food is pricey in the UK, especially with the current exchange rate. Nonetheless, as far as supermarkets go, hey do make up for price in quality and even when British food was at its lowest ebb, we never had "hamburger helper" on our shelves!

Besides, they aren't always dearer. Cheese is actually cheaper there, and of a quality in supermarkets you can only find in Kensington Market or the St. Lawrence here in T.O. You can also buy cheese at specialist shops, old-fashioned or increasingly popular "farmers'" markets of a quality you simple won't find here. And it is all original, not a bland copy of something a long, long away.

But then take a look at supermarkets in Spain, Portugal, France or Italy, they ARE usually cheaper -- despite the exchange rate -- and show just how awful their counterparts in North America really are.

As for local restaurants, thanks for the tips, but I am personally tired of food which is "the best under the circumstances" or going to places which will not compare to what I can get on any street corner in Spain, yet cost at least three times as much. At the end of the day, as they say in Spanish, they're giving me cat for hare and charging me even for the smile! Like I said, I'd rather cook at home and invite some friends round ;)

-- posted by Scousegit