An A to Z of British food in Tokyo

This is a summary of all my food (rather than drink) related posts so far. You can find more details on each of the places mentioned elsewhere on this blog.

After Eights – many import shops, e.g. Seijo Ishii and Meidi-ya

Alpen muesli – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Seijo Ishii

apple sauce – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Queen’s Isetan

baked beans – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Tesco

bangers & mash- Aldgate pub and Warrior Celt

Beef in Ale – Aldgate pub

blue stilton – see stilton

Bounty bars – Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

Branston pickle – Never seen this brand, but see sweet pickle

brown sauce – Daimaru Peacock, Kaldi, Meidi-ya, Yamaya. Nissin Supermarket and Queen’s Isetan, but Tesco by far the cheapest

Brussels Sprouts – Foreign Buyer’s Club website

Cadbury’s – see names of different bars

Caramel shortcake – Seijo Ishii and Queen’s Isetan for about 700 yen

cheddar – many places, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Kaldi, Seijo Ishii, Kaldi, but usually from Australia or New Zealand

Chocolate digestives – most supermarkets and convenience stores

chocolate orange – Kaldi, Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

Christmas pudding – Meidi-ya, Nissin supermarket, Seijo Ishii and Tesco

Chutney – Queen’s Isetan

Clipper teas – Daimaru Peacock

Colman’s mustard – see English mustard

Cornish Pastie – Aldgate pub

Cottage Pie – Aldgate pub

crackers – all import shops and some supermarkets

cranberry sauce – Daimaru Peacock, Foreign Buyer’s Club website, Nissin supermarket and Queen’s Isetan, especially around Xmas

custard powder – Nissin supermarket

Daddy’s sauce – Never seen this brand, but see brown sauce

Dairy Milk – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Digestives – most supermarkets and convenience stores

English mustard – Meidi-ya and Nissin (also as powder)

Faggots – Aldgate pub

fig rolls – Tesco

Fish & Chips – almost all British pubs

fudge – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Ginger marmalade – Seijo Ishii

ginger nut biscuits – Tesco

golden syrup – Nissin supermarket and Queen’s Isetan

gravy powder – Daimaru Peacock, Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Queen’s Isetan

greengage jam – Tesco

Haggis – 82 Ale House and Warrior Celt

HobNobs – Seijo Ishii

Horseradish – Queen’s Isetan and Kaldi

HP sauce – see brown sauce

Instant mash – Foreign Buyer’s Club website

Jacket Potato – Aldgate pub

Lea and Perrins – see Worcestershire Sauce

lemon curd – Meidi-ya and Seijo Ishii

Lime and Lemon marmalade – Seijo Ishii

Macaroni cheese – Kinokuniya supermarkets

Macvities – See names of biscuits

malt vinegar – Kaldi, Queen’s Isetan, Nissin Supermarket and Seijo Ishii

mango chutney – Daimaru Peacock and Seijo Ishii, but usually cheapest in Kaldi

Marmite – Nissin supermarket and Seijo Ishii

Mars bars – Yamaya

Meat pies – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Nissin supermarket

mild cheddar – see cheddar

Milky Way – Kaldi, Seijo Ishii, Yamaya

Mincemeat – Foreign Buyer’s Club website, Kaldi and Meidi-ya

mincepies – Nissin supermarket

Nice biscuits – Tesco

Oats – See porridge oats

Orange and Lemon jelly slices – Tesco

Penguins – Seijo Ishii (about 300 yen for 9) and Kaldi, plus the Australian equivalent Tim Tams are available almost everywhere

PG Tips – Seijo Ishii and Nissin

Pickle – See sweet pickle

Porridge oats – Most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Seijo Ishii, Yamaya

red cheddar – Hanamasa, Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

rhubarb – Nissin supermarket

Sarson’s – see malt vinegar

sausage rolls – Nissin supermarket

Scotch Whiskey marmalade – Seijo Ishii

shepherds pie – 82 Ale House and Warrior Celt

shortbread – most supermarkets and some convenience stores

Stilton – most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Kaldi, Daimaru Peacock and Seijo Ishii, plus 82 Ale House

strong cheddar – see cheddar

Sweet pickle – Meidi-ya and Queen’s Isetan (Harrods in both)

Terry’s Chocolate Orange – see chocolate orange

Toad in The Hole – Aldgate pub

Toblerone – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Twirl – Kaldi

Twix fun size – Yamaya

Weetabix – Seijo Ishii

Welsh Rarebit – Aldgate pub

Worcestshire Sauce – most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Yamaya

Yorkshire Pudding – Aldate pub

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