Soreen Malt Loaf

One of my party is obsessed with Soreen Maltloaf. For those of you who live in NYC, it is rich in malt, has loads of fruit and is soft and chewy to eat. It needs to be plastered with Lurpak butter for the best experience!

My question is, where can I buy some in New York?

If it is not available in the city, does anyone know whether customs would object to me bringing some with me?

Soreen Malt Loaf

I have never heard of this product. However, if it is a British, branded product, you may be able to find it at the Myers of Keswick specialty grocery store in the West Village. If it is an Irish branded product, there are some groceries in Sunnyside that might carry it.

According to CBP [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/clearing_goods/agri_prod_inus.xml#GeneralListofApprovedProducts] you are permitted to bring bread into the USA.

Soreen Malt Loaf

I would really doubt that you could. In Orlando you at least have the ooptin of visiting the big supermarkets but I can%26#39;t say I%26#39;ve seen anywhere to buy food in NY apart from Duane Reade pharmacies.

My mum always brings coffee with her but the last time we flew, she declared it at customs when we arrived in. They checked it was sealed and no problem, we sailed on through. If you can bring biscuits and crisps and don%26#39;t see why you couldn%26#39;t bring Soreen but be honest with customs and don%26#39;t try to hide it from them.

There are, in fact, supermarkets in New York City. In Manhattan even.

Nic, try Tea and Sympathy in Greenwich Village (www.teaandsympathynewyork.com/store.php). They do say to contact them with stock enquiries.

caz1979, are you insane? Where do you think the 8 million of us get our food to cook with?

There are three supermarkets within a few blocks of my house ... a Trade Fair, an Associated, and a Waldbaum%26#39;s.

None of them are likely to carry your British product, but really, there%26#39;s generally a supermarket every few blocks in NYC.

For instance, near my office in midtown Manhattan, there%26#39;s a D%26#39;Agostino%26#39;s and a Food Emporium each five blocks away, and a Gristede%26#39;s four blocks away. And that%26#39;s in Murray Hill!

Yes I am losing it. Walking around New York last time I didn%26#39;t see anything that resembled a supermarket. Mind you not knowing the names, I%26#39;m used to Publix and Albertson in Orlando so I guess I wasn%26#39;t really looking.

I%26#39;ll take a note of the names you%26#39;ve listed as it would be handy to be able to get some bits%26#39;n%26#39;pieces like that in a proper shop instead of a pharmacy.

Nic - don%26#39;t try to bring it through Customs - the way it sounds it may be considered a hazardous material.....

I suggest you have your friend try some of local delicacies, pastrami comes to mind.

Poppa

One problem might be that you%26#39;re looking for the wrong sorts of buildings. Supermarkets in NYC just look like any storefront. They don%26#39;t have parking lots, etc. Often much of the %26#39;bulk%26#39; of the supermarket is hidden in the middle of the city block or is underground.

Popular supermarket brands include D%26#39;Agostino%26#39;s, Gristede%26#39;s, Food Emporium, Associated, C-Town, Key Food, Morton Williams ... I%26#39;m probably forgetting some. If you use Google Maps to search for those names, or just for ';groceries'; near an address in NYC, you%26#39;ll see some of those names pop up.

Waldbaum%26#39;s and Trade Fair are generally in Queens rather than Manhattan (but that%26#39;s where I live, in Queens.)

There are also a lot of bodegas (small, high-priced corner food stores) in the five boroughs. Often you can scope those out on Google Maps because a lot of their names end with ';farm.'; But they%26#39;re on most corners - you can often recognize them because they%26#39;re selling fresh flowers outside.

Let%26#39;s not forget Whole Foods................

and, probably every one of them will have Coleman%26#39;s English mustard, but probably not Soreen Maltloaf

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