There are some things no self-respecting Brit abroad can do without and those in the Netherlands are no exception. Here are the top 10 items beloved by the clientele of the British General Stores in Amsterdam.
Essential in a typically Dutch cheese sandwich
- Branston pickle
- Colmans mustard
- Colmans mint sauce
- PG Tips tea bags
- Tetley tea bags
- Salt & vinegar crisps
- Sarsons malt vinegar
- Sausages
- Bacon
- Heinz baked beans
The Netherlands by numbers 
when are you making the apple and cider sausages dave im hungry
And how about PIMM’s. I love my PIMM’S
YOU CAN BUY PIMMS HERE IN AMSTERDAM
How about HP sauce and Marmite?
Yes but you can buy them in the normal supermarket! If you shop in jumbo they have HP sauce, Lea ‘n’ Perrins and Marmite on the shelves.
Yes, I used to miss all of the above, plus ginger biscuits and pork pie! Now, back in England, I miss Dutch chippies, frikandel speciaal, kroketten (on Dutch brown bread), Dutch bread, stroop, kwark, gevulde speculaas, babi pangang, satesaus, curry ketchup, Dutch plumbing and not having to cross the channel to get anywhere.
Yes, I used to miss all of the above, plus ginger biscuits and pork pie. Now, back in England, I miss even more Dutch things!
As a very self-respecting Brit in the Netherlands, I can honestly say I have none of these things (I’ll suppress my inner nerd and not pick on your statistics and conclusions….). One thing I do absolutely stock up on at the General Store is, however, Yorkshire Tea. Great stuff!
Cadbury’s cream eggs, Linda Mcartney’s veggie pies and veggie sausages, and chocolate oranges.
I did try to sell Linda McCartney products in Amsterdam, but only found 3 people who were willing to buy them.
Irn Bru! Being from Scotland it’s my all time soft-drink of choice (and also a life-saver the morning after a few too many beers). Was very glad to find a lot of expat supermarkets in South Holland stock it so we can always have a stash in the cupboard.