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A proper cupboard. A less convincing excuse for ordering just one thing.
About this collection
British groceries are rarely bought one craving at a time. Someone remembers the beans, someone else mentions custard, and suddenly the snack cupboard has representation.
Looking for a British shop near you? Ours is in Halifax, and it comes to you anywhere in Canada: the brands you grew up with, packed by people who grew up eating them, and shipped from inside Canada, so there is no customs and nothing to pay at the door. Fresh bakery and frozen shopping have their own arrangements.
A British grocery cupboard, built around your kind of food
One person misses custard. Another cannot make a roast without their usual stuffing. Somebody else just wants a packet of the biscuits that never quite tastes the same when they buy a substitute. A British grocery shop means different things to different kitchens.
This is the broad shelf at The Great British Shop in Halifax. Browse familiar tins, packets, biscuits and treats, or start with a few useful favourites below. Build the parcel around what you actually eat, with a small allowance for the thing you spotted on the way through.
Start with a familiar pudding
Ambrosia rice pudding and custard are useful cupboard standbys, whether you have a dessert planned or simply like knowing there is something sweet on the shelf. A fairly sensible use of cupboard space, really.
Ambrosia Creamy Rice Pudding - 400g
Buy Ambrosia Creamy Rice Pudding - 400g in Canada Ambrosia Creamy Rice Pudding - 400g is the sort of cupboard standby that quietly disappears once...
View full detailsAmbrosia Devon Custard - 400g
Buy Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g in Canada Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is what happens when pudding plans are taken seriously. Keep a tin in th...
View full detailsHelp for the savoury side
Aunt Bessie’s dumpling and stuffing mixes take care of two different dinner accompaniments. The dumplings belong on the stew and the sage and onion beside the roast, and both leave the cook looking organised.
Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g
Buy Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g in Canada Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is exactly the sort of packet that makes a stew loo...
View full detailsAunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g
Buy Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g in Canada Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g is for the roast dinner that ne...
View full detailsKeep a pudding in reserve
Aunty’s Golden Syrup and Chocolate Fudge puddings are a change from the tins. Choose a familiar sauce or a chocolate finish for the meal that has reached the stage where somebody starts looking for dessert.
Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g
Buy Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g in Canada Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g is a twin pack of steamed sponge puddings smothered in golden...
View full detailsAunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding - 190g
Buy Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g in Canada Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g is a twin-pack of British sponge puddings with a chocolate ...
View full detailsWhere is your British grocery shop based?
The Great British Shop is in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Online grocery orders are packed here for delivery within Canada. This collection is the broad place to browse the groceries, with narrower categories in the menu when you know what you want.
Where can I buy British food in Canada?
At The Great British Shop in Halifax, and by delivery from there to every province. Chocolate and sweets are only the beginning: custard, puddings, gravy, stuffing and cooking mixes all come too, so the whole dinner can be British if you would like it to be.
Is there a British store near me?
There is one in Halifax, with free pick-up at checkout, and the rest of Canada is closer than it looks. After dispatch from Halifax, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island take 1 to 4 business days; Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador take 1 to 6; British Columbia takes 1 to 7.
What is British food?
Comfort, mostly: gravy over the roast, custard over the pudding, dumplings on the stew. A single tin of Ambrosia custard is a perfectly good reason to visit, since there is no minimum order, but few people stop there. Rice pudding, Aunt Bessie’s dumplings and Aunty’s Golden Syrup Pudding have a way of finding each other in a basket.
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Oshawa, ON
Verified CustomerMy order was all securely packed and arrived very promptly.
All my favourites re-stocked just as I celebrate my 65th birthday and retirement :-)
What could be better!!
Toronto, ON
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Toronto, ON
Verified CustomerMany of the items didn’t make it through the first night, and we’ll definitely be re-ordering.
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Dave