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Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g

Original price $6.99 - Original price $6.99
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$6.99
$6.99 - $6.99
Current price $6.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality β€” flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy β€” because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left β€” and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca β€” we read every message.

Availability:
In stock β€” ships from Canada

β˜… 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
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Buy Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g in Canada

Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g is one of those jars that quietly improves a fridge or cupboard just by being there. Crunchy pickled onions in tangy malt vinegar tend to make themselves useful rather quickly.

They belong with a proper Ploughman's lunch, but they are equally at home next to cheese, cold meats, salads, or whatever else needs a bit more bite. Some jars are decorative. This is not one of them.

The silverskin format keeps them small, crisp, and very easy to keep reaching for. Which is helpful if you are building a plate, and slightly less helpful if you meant to leave them alone.

For anyone after authentic British food in Canada, Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g fits neatly into the world of British pantry staples. This is the genuine UK version, and The Great British Shop keeps it available in Canada for customers who know a meal can look oddly unfinished without pickled onions somewhere nearby.

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Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Silverskin Onions, Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Malted Barley extract, Preservative (E223: Sodium Metabisulphite).

Allergens: No allergen statement provided.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Nutritional information per 100g drained weight.

Typical values Per 100g drained weight
Energy 119kJ / 28kcal
Fat 0.2g
Of which saturates 0.0g
Carbohydrate 3.1g
Of which sugars 2.6g
Fibre 1.5g
Protein 1.5g
Salt 0.7g
IngrΓ©dients et valeurs nutritionnelles (FranΓ§ais)

IngrΓ©dients

Petits oignons grelots, eau, vinaigre, sucre, sel, extrait de malt d'orge, conservateur (E223 : mΓ©tabisulfite de sodium).

Allergènes : Aucune déclaration d'allergènes fournie.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vΓ©rifier l’étiquette Γ  la rΓ©ception pour obtenir les informations les plus rΓ©centes sur les ingrΓ©dients et les allergΓ¨nes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Informations nutritionnelles pour 100g de poids Γ©gouttΓ©.

Valeurs typiques Par 100g de poids Γ©gouttΓ©
Γ‰nergie 119kJ / 28kcal
Matières grasses 0.2g
Dont acides gras saturΓ©s 0.0g
Glucides 3.1g
Dont sucres 2.6g
Fibres 1.5g
ProtΓ©ines 1.5g
Sel 0.7g
More About Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g

Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g is available in Canada from The Great British Shop for customers looking for proper British pantry staples with a bit of sharpness and crunch. Packed in a jar with a 650g net weight and 370g drained weight, these silverskin onions should be kept refrigerated after opening at up to 7Β°C and used within 4 weeks.

If you want to buy Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g online in Canada, this is the sort of jar that makes immediate sense in a British food cupboard. Orders shipped from within Canada regularly head to Halifax, Dartmouth, and Bedford in Nova Scotia, while Toronto, Mississauga, and Ottawa in Ontario are full of customers looking for authentic British food in Canada that feels properly familiar.

As part of the British pantry staples category, Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g works neatly with a Ploughman's lunch, salads, burgers, and cold plates that need something a bit sharper. Customers in Montreal and across Quebec often order British groceries in Canada for exactly this sort of practical jar, especially when it can be ordered online in Canada without a great deal of fuss.

Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g is also a useful find for customers in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, and in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, where proper British groceries can be oddly specific. The crisp silverskin format and tangy vinegar style are really the whole point, which is why people tend to know exactly when they want a jar.

The Great British Shop keeps Thurstons Pickled Onions - 650g available in Canada for shoppers across Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia, with orders also going out to Winnipeg in Manitoba. For anyone searching for British food in Canada, British groceries in Canada, or pickled onions to order online in Canada, this is a straightforward jar to keep on hand.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, MontrΓ©al, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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