Tastes of the UK

About Tastes of the UK

Tastes of the UK is an online shop supplying British food and drink to homesick expats and Kiwis with a taste for the UK. The range spans classic British sweets, chocolate, biscuits, cereals, hot and cold drinks, puddings, gravies, sauces, pickles, tinned vegetables and soups, along with a Pic N Mix section and the odd bit of British-themed novelty.

Well-known UK brands run through the catalogue, including Alpen, Ambrosia, Angel Delight, Barratt, Bassett's, Baxters, Birds, Bisto, Barry's Tea and Ben Shaws, alongside American import treats like Airheads and Big League Chew. Many products come in multiple flavours or pack sizes, giving shoppers a proper range to choose from rather than a single stocked variant.

Orders are placed and managed entirely online, with a shopping cart, account area and checkout built into the site, making it straightforward for customers anywhere in New Zealand to stock up on British pantry staples and nostalgic sweets.

Tastes of the UK: British Food and Sweets Delivered in New Zealand

For anyone in New Zealand missing the taste of home, or simply curious about British food culture, Tastes of the UK runs an online shop stocked with the pantry staples, sweets and drinks that fill supermarket shelves back in Britain.

A Full British Pantry

The range covers a lot of ground. There's Bisto in every form — gravy granules in Chicken, Onion, Original, Reduced Salt, Turkey and Vegetable, plus sauces like Chip Shop Curry and Parsley — alongside Baxters tinned soups running from Scotch Broth and Cockaleekie through to Lobster Bisque. Batchelor's mushy peas and instant pasta, Baxters chutney and beetroot, and Atora vegetable suet round out the savoury side, covering the basics needed for a proper British roast or a quick pantry meal.

Puddings and Custards

On the sweeter side of the pantry, Ambrosia tinned puddings (Creamed Rice, Devon Custard, Semolina and Tapioca), Angel Delight in Butterscotch, Chocolate and Strawberry, and the full Birds range of custard powder, dream topping and trifle mix bring some proper British dessert nostalgia to the table.

A Serious Sweet Shop

Where Tastes of the UK really goes deep is confectionery. The Bassett's range alone covers Jelly Babies, Liquorice Allsorts, Mint Imperials, Murray Mints, Sherbet Lemons, Everton Mints, Dolly Mix and Cherry Drops. Barratt contributes Dip Dabs, Sherbet Fountains, Refreshers and Nougat Bars, while aniseed and blackcurrant flavoured chews, Bassetts and Basetti liquorice, and Bendicks Bittermints round out a shelf that reads like a British corner shop from decades past. American imports like Airheads, Big League Chew and Baby Ruth sit alongside the British classics for anyone with a taste for both sides of the Atlantic.

Drinks From Home

For drinks, the shop stocks Barrs soft drinks in Pineapple, Cherryade, Bubble Gum, Strawberry and Kola, the unmistakably Scottish Irn Bru, and Ben Shaws favourites like Dandelion & Burdock and Creaming Soda. Tea drinkers are covered too, with Barry's Tea available in Gold Blend, Classic Blend and Irish Breakfast.

Shopping Online

Everything is ordered through the website's online shop, with products organised into clear categories — Biscuits, Cereal, Chocolate, Cold Drinks, Crisps, Hot Drinks, Jams/Marmalades/Spreads, Light Meals, Pic N Mix, Pickles/Sauces/Gravys, Puddings, Sweets, and Vegetables and Soups. A cart, account area and checkout make it easy to build up an order, whether it's a single nostalgic treat or a full pantry restock.

Something for Every British Craving

What comes through browsing the catalogue is just how many small, specific cravings Tastes of the UK caters to — from a particular gravy brand to a childhood sweet shop favourite. For British and Irish expats in New Zealand, or Kiwis wanting to try something different, it's a straightforward way to track down the real thing rather than a local substitute.

Signature items

• Bassetts Jelly Babies
• Barrs Irn Bru
• Bisto Gravy Range
• Baxters Soup
• Barry's Tea
• Barratt Sherbet Fountain

Menu

Baking

• Atora Vegetable Suet — Vegetable suet for British baking

Cereal

• Alpen — British muesli cereal
• Alpen NAS (No Added Sugar) — No added sugar version of Alpen muesli

Sweets

• Airhead Gum — American fruit-flavoured bubble gum
• Airheads Chew Bars — American chewy fruit-flavoured bars
• Aniseed Balls — Classic British aniseed-flavoured hard sweets
• Aniseed Twist — Aniseed-flavoured twist sweets
• Apple Bon Bons — Apple-flavoured bon bon sweets
• Baby Ruth — American chocolate-covered nougat and peanut bar (dated stock)
• Barratt Dip Dab — Sherbet dip with lolly for dipping
• Barratt Dip Dab Softies Bag — Bag of soft Dip Dab sweets
• Barratt Fruit Salad Softies Mini's Multipack — 11-bag multipack of mini Fruit Salad softies
• Barratt Nougat Bar — Classic British nougat bar (dated stock)
• Barratt Refresher Softies Mini's Multipack — 11-bag multipack of mini Refresher softies
• Barratt Refreshers Roll — Roll of classic Refresher sweets
• Barratt Sherbet Fountain — Sherbet fountain with liquorice dipper
• Basetti Licorice Sticks — Liquorice sticks
• Bassetts Cherry Drops — Cherry-flavoured boiled sweets
• Bassetts Dolly Mix — Assorted mixed jelly and liquorice sweets
• Bassetts Everton Mints — Black and white striped mint sweets
• Bassetts Jelly Babies — Classic British jelly baby sweets
• Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts — Assorted liquorice sweets
• Bassetts Mint Favourites — Assorted mint sweets
• Bassetts Mint Imperials — Hard mint imperial sweets
• Bassetts Murray Mints — Chewy mint sweets
• Bassetts Sherbet Lemons — Lemon-flavoured sherbet-filled sweets
• Bazooka Peppa Pig Gummies — Peppa Pig-themed fruit gummies, available in 120g and 45g
• Bebeeto Spaghetti Blue Raspberry — Blue raspberry spaghetti-shaped gummy sweets
• Bebeeto Watermelon Slices — Watermelon-shaped gummy sweets
• Big League Chew Bubble Gum — American shredded bubble gum in Original, Grape, Watermelon and Sour Apple
• Black Jack Stick Pack — Aniseed and blackcurrant flavoured chews
• Black Jacks and Fruit Salads — Mixed pack of Black Jack and Fruit Salad chews
• Blackcurrant & Liquorice — Blackcurrant and liquorice flavoured sweets

Puddings

• Ambrosia Puddings — Tinned puddings in Creamed Rice, Devon Custard, Semolina and Tapioca
• Angel Delight — Instant whipped dessert mix in Butterscotch, Chocolate and Strawberry
• Birds Custard & Dessert Range — Custard Powder, Instant Custard Powder, Dream Topping and Trifle Mix

Chocolate

• Aero Bar — Aerated chocolate bar, available in Chocolate, Mint and Orange
• Bendicks Bittermints — Dark chocolate mint thins

Hot Drinks

• Barry's Tea — Irish tea in Gold Blend, Classic Blend and Irish Breakfast

Cold Drinks

• 7up Cherry — Cherry-flavoured 7up soft drink
• Barrs Soft Drinks — Scottish soft drinks in Pineapple, Cherryade, Bubble Gum, Strawberry and Kola flavours
• Barrs Irn Bru — Scotland's iconic soft drink
• Ben Shaws — British soft drinks in Creaming Soda, Dandelion & Burdock and Bitter Shandy

Light Meals

• Batchelor Pasta — Instant pasta in Cheese & Broccoli and Chicken & Mushroom

Gifts & Novelty

• Big Red Bus Coasters — Set of 4 British-themed coasters

Vegetables And Soups

• Baxters Beetroot — Baby Beetroot, Sliced Beetroot and Crinkled Beetroot
• Baxters Soup — Royal Game, Leek & Potato, Cockaleekie, Pea & Ham, Lentil & Bacon, Spicy Parsnip, Minestrone, Lobster Bisque and Scotch Broth

Pickles/Sauces/Gravys

• Batchelor Mushy Peas — Original and Chip Shop style mushy peas
• Batchelor Peas — Bigga Peas, Quick Soak Peas and pre-soaked Bigga Peas
• Baxters Caramalised Onion Chutney — Caramelised onion chutney
• Bisto Best Gravy — Premium gravy in Chicken and Onion
• Bisto Chicken Gravy Granules — Chicken gravy granules, 450g
• Bisto Gravy Range — Gravy granules in Chicken, Onion, Original, Reduced Salt, Turkey and Vegetable
• Bisto Original Granules — Original gravy granules, 450g
• Bisto Sauces — Cheese Sauce, Chip Shop Curry Sauce and Parsley Sauce

Frequently asked questions

How do I order from Tastes of the UK?

Orders are placed online through the website's shop, cart and checkout.

What kind of products does Tastes of the UK sell?

British and some American food and drink, including sweets, chocolate, biscuits, cereal, hot and cold drinks, puddings, gravies, sauces, pickles, and tinned vegetables and soups.

Do products come in different flavours or sizes?

Yes, many products such as Bisto gravies, Angel Delight and Alpen have multiple flavour or size options to choose from on the product page.

Are American sweets available as well as British ones?

Yes, alongside British classics the shop stocks American imports like Airheads, Big League Chew and Baby Ruth.

Is there a range of British teas available?

Yes, Barry's Tea is stocked in Gold Blend, Classic Blend and Irish Breakfast.

Does Tastes of the UK sell non-food items?

Yes, some British-themed novelty items such as Big Red Bus Coasters are also available.

Tips

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