Things we miss in Canada

Other than our friends, the thing we are missing most is the Dundas shops!
Particularly we miss Picone's, the Horn of Plenty, the cheese shop (whatever it is really called), the tea shop, Cumbrae's, and Taylor's tea rooms.

Things that we are finding hard to get here that were easy to get there
Kale (apparently they used to try and sell it, but no one really liked it)
Salsa (there is one brand in the supermarket and some expensive fresh one's in the deli section)
Good Tortillas (although we can get other flat breads that are better for toasted sandwiches)
Hemp seeds (the kind you eat, not plant to smoke! I may have to try and order them online)
Sausages that have more spices than just salt.

Also, it's really nice to have shops where people KNOW you, at least by sight. So if you see any of the folks from these shops please say "Hi" from us!

On the up side, we can really easily get nice Asian veggies at our local fruit shop, plus lots of lovely fruit, and we can get hormone free grain fed chicken which is NOT the same as the organic stuff (costs mid-price, people in the shops in Canada had never heard of it).

Now I KNOW that it is possible to get some of these things in Australia, we just have to find the right shop. The mega mall near us doesn't have quite the range. When we lived in Belconnen, Canberra, there was a place at the markets called Eco Meats that sold the yummiest Kangaroo sausages... Mmm skippy... we can't get THAT in Canada!

Still, if we could find a brunch local like Taylor's we would be very happy!