A goodie bag for a Brit in Mumbai?

frivolous_fay

Hello,

We have a family member in Mumbai on a work placement.

We'd like to send him a parcel of things he may be missing... but our minds have gone blank

Has anyone been to India and missed certain things they couldn't get?
Presumably we'd be on shady ground with anything like cold remedies (which I know he misses, and can't get easily) but I'd also be interested if anyone knows anything else we might not be allowed to post!

Also got some Tesco clubcard vouchers which I was thinking about using for airmiles to give him... but I've just had a look and they don't seem to go far. So any better ideas welcome

Thanks in advance

mummytofour

Marmite yummmm and yorkshire tea would make me happy!

TravellingAbuela

Some tubes of Maynard's Wine Gums would make me MORE than happy! But, there again, my hand baggage would have been packed with 'em before I went - can't live without my daily fix!

odowdchr

mummytofour wrote: »

Marmite yummmm and yorkshire tea would make me happy!

And where do you think Yorkshire Tea is grown.....;)

cundall

damn you can get everything on bombay! I wish i was to be lucky enough to be in Mumbai.

I went to college for a few months and i did not miss a thing! - If i got to Job in India with good wages i would move now

Voyager2002

Some traditional English foods... like chicken tikha masala!

When I was working in Hyderabad I missed decent coffee, and affordable wine. (India produces its own wine, but this was ridiculously expensive, as was imported wine.) OTOH lager-type beer was affordable and of pretty high quality, although cobra (which I like) was not available and far too many places had the dreadful Kingfisher.

jscalow

When I was in Mumbai 4 years ago there was nothing you couldn't buy in the shops, even marmite and cadbury dairy milk was readily available. Since you can buy most drugs and medicines at small corner pharmacies I would have no worries in sending some lemsip. I am sure there is no shortage of tea in India ! maybe some alka saltza and immodium.

Kazzajr

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Some traditional English foods... like chicken tikha masala!

Surely you mean Scottish?

odowdchr

jscalow wrote: »

When I was in Mumbai 4 years ago there was nothing you couldn't buy in the shops, even marmite and cadbury dairy milk was readily available. Since you can buy most drugs and medicines at small corner pharmacies I would have no worries in sending some lemsip. I am sure there is no shortage of tea in India ! maybe some alka saltza and immodium.

Useless information :
There used to be a Cadbury factory in Mumbai...but it was very strange chocolate....not the same recipe and a funny marbled appearance.
Last time i went it seems to have been replaced by Australian Cadbury's in a heatproof plastic and tin foil wrapper....but tastes much like our own.

mummytofour

odowdchr wrote: »

Useless information :
There used to be a Cadbury factory in Mumbai...but it was very strange chocolate....not the same recipe and a funny marbled appearance.
Last time i went it seems to have been replaced by Australian Cadbury's in a heatproof plastic and tin foil wrapper....but tastes much like our own.

Its something to do with the fat that is used in cadburys made in other countries. I think here in the Uk we use animal fat and elsewhere the use veg fat, or its the otherway round..

Heat proof packaging now what will they think of next eg? Thats pretty cool.

basill

I have a couple of friends living abroad. They both complain that they don`t do proper crisps in Bongobongoland. Red cross parcels therefore contain or are completely made up of Walkers finest.

Send Walkers crisps!

B