Branston pickle (sort of).

[Chris]

It should depend on value. Anything below (I think) £130 is charged by the retailer in with the price, above that it’s charged at import.

 

[ONE]

It should depend on value. Anything below (I think) £130 is charged by the retailer in with the price, above that it’s charged at import.

Northern Ireland... Still in single market & customs union, so I shouldn't be paying regardless of value.

 

[Chris]

Northern Ireland... Still in single market & customs union, so I shouldn't be paying regardless of value.

Ah, apologies. That is indeed strange, then.

 

[matarius777]

Since I would like to have Branston pickle and it is nowhere to be found, I tried to make my own sort of.

Finely diced carrots and onion, boiled in water to get them a little softer.
Finely diced pickled cucumber, a splash of the pickle juice.
Some date paste.
Some HP sauce
Some sweet chili sauce.
A squirt of ketchup.
A splash of white wine vinegar.

Mixed all together and is now resting in the fridge. Tomorrow I´ll see what it taste like.
Never had the chance to try real Branston so I can not compare. Only read about it online.

When I make any sort of pickle or chutney, I always leave it for 4 months, in which time the taste improves immensely, the vinegar taste gets muted and the flavours sort of gel together. Same as when you make beer or wine.(hopefully without and vinegar aspects! lol!

 

[Tengu]

Optimally it should be four years...

 

[Toddy]

Hmmm. I make chutney and a fortnight later I need to make more
That's why I was so pleased to find the dried vinegar powder

 

[ONE]

Ah, apologies. That is indeed strange, then.

kinda working off the assumption that sometimes the excise people just charge duty on anything arriving in the UK from the EU. The odd thing is it seems to go the other way too, I'd sent Christmas presents to France, one of which was charged the rest were not. The person I sent it to appealed, pointing out the NI origin, but received a Gallic shrug. I've also tried to get a certain Finland based firm to send me rations... I got an "Ei".