[JulyZerg]

What gifts, food, things and souvenirs do you usually bring back overseas, like Hong Kong? Particularly things only Canada has and they don't.

So far all we have is some chocolate, ginseng, maple syrup and smoked salmon lol..

Side note: where's the best place to buy packaged smoked salmon?
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[death_blossom]

I guess Costco is possibly the cheapest place to get packaged smoked salmon.

Adding to your pile of junk food, get some unique brands and flavors of chips for your friends/family. I often bring Ketchup flavored chips when I go to Hong Kong. Corn nuts are good too.

[sas]

I like bringing alcohol. I can't stand the stuff, but my uncles in Asia love Crown Whiskey. They think anything North American is better. Gives us a good excuse to sit around eat hot pot and drink. Good times, even if I have to drink that swill. I like Scotch but they hate that stuff.

Candies are also good for my little cousins. They love the sour stuff like fuzzy peaches. Asians also love vitamins. They go crazy for that stuff.

[08civicsi_coupe]

dildos are quiet popular as well over there the bigger the better!:ilied:

[Graeme S]

Canadian booze is always popular with the people I take or send stuff too. Crown, some better Rye (Gibson's 18 or 40 creek double barrel), ice wine, all that jazz.

[iKayChow]

ferrero rocher chocolate things lulzzz mom bought like 30 boxes when she went back to china... and gave each relative a box lulzz

[SkinnyPupp]

If someone brought me some Crown I'd be like thanks :pokerface:

Gibsons though :notbad:

BTW you can buy Crown and CC at supermarkets here, it's cheap stuff.

[twitchyzero]

maple cookies

[hongy]

We always go Granville Island when bringing smoked salmon back.

[shenmecar]

ferrero rocher chocolate things lulzzz mom bought like 30 boxes when she went back to china... and gave each relative a box lulzz

Does your mom know they have Ferrero Rocher in China too? Its not like its exclusive to Canada......

[SkinnyPupp]

Does your mom know they have Ferrero Rocher in China too? Its not like its exclusive to Canada......
Grocery stores here are literally buried in them from xmas through chinese new years, it's crazy! Probably much cheaper in Canada though

[shenmecar]

Grocery stores here are literally buried in them from xmas through chinese new years, it's crazy! Probably much cheaper in Canada though

My uncle in China used to own a convenient store, he said Ferrero Rocher doesn't sell too quickly. Heck, I ate all his stock the last time I visited (he doesn't stock up much)

[SkinnyPupp]

My uncle in China used to own a convenient store, he said Ferrero Rocher doesn't sell too quickly. Heck, I ate all his stock the last time I visited (he doesn't stock up much)
Yup it's purely for face-getting gifts during the holidays... I always wonder what happens to the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock left over at all the grocery stores... You go to park n shop and they build towers with them, and they are pretty expensive :fulloffuck:

[dinosaur]

you can buy a shit-ton of canadian gift shop stuff (maple cookies, boxes of smoked salmon, etc.) in Gastown.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

the gift... it doesn't have to be canadian.

it just has to be decent/nice.

anything we get, they can get. almost everything. except super fresh wild salmon lol.

[dohboi]

If you want, you can bring fresh (live) dungeness crab to hk from Vancouver, I've done it before. Pack it with dry ice. they don't have the same type of crab there.

[asian_XL]

^ all of the items mentioned above can be bought in HK, nothing special. I'd like my friends to bring me a bag of weed though

[cctw]

ice wine..one of the best around the world..and last time i went to lulu island winery they told me their ice wine sells like hot cakes in China.

[iKayChow]

Does your mom know they have Ferrero Rocher in China too? Its not like its exclusive to Canada......

They believe its better quality Lulz.

[murmur]

for the smokers:
belmont/players.

[nns]

Beaver pelt from the North West Trading Company...

[Spoon]

salmon candy

[FRStan]

Maybe things from Roots?
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[MG1]

Hawkins Cheezies

[kohei]

golden bonbon nougat

[Matlock]

Kinda far, but last time my friends and I went to Sea Bear smoked salmon outlet in Anacortes, WA. I think they had a coupon for half off and my gf spent over $200 for stuff to bring back to China. Probably only worth the drive if you can get a deal.

[Not really racist!]

macadamia nuts? gum? (that they dont have there) almond nougat candy (hk ppl love it idk y)

i've heard of people bringing a case of oranges lmao... or like couple boxes of cherries or strawberries

[death_blossom]

Maybe things from Roots?
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Hawkins Cheezies

those are very good suggestions. although I don't know if HK natives would like the taste of Cheezies very much.

[FOB Mainlander]

My friends in Asia don't like smoked salmon and they prefer nougat candies, maple syrup, and maple syrup cookies.

[yray]

tiny canadian flags that you get from government sponsored events :troll:

they can pretend to be Canadian

[Girl]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but Ice Wine Tea I heard was good.

[LUUUUUUUU]

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[MG1]

Come to think of it, Canadian made, NIOSH approved respirators would be a good gift.


Also, anything made here would be genuine and not a knock off.

[Jason00S2000]

Maple Syrup.

[rsx]

canuck tees and hats.

especially those v neck retros that girls wear mmm.

[drunkrussian]

for asia, western snacks

they dont have decent cheesies nor cheese there. their dairy sucks so ranch dip and that sorta stuff. they dont have hickory sticks either
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[ae101]

i bought my friend a cheap canadian snow globe & canada mittens from zellers (before they close as it was $5 a pair), snow globes are nice as im sure ppl from hong kong rarely see snow (as well as some mainlanders & taiwanese)

[iam_dan]

Icewine for sure

[death_blossom]

canuck tees and hats.

especially those v neck retros that girls wear mmm.

honger girls won't be able to fill out those v-necks. :p