What to bring over in a suitcase

Unusually for us we have decided to come out soon for the summer with a suitcase as well as the usual hand baggage . . .so I thought i'd invite suggestions as to what essentials to bring that is difficult to get or is stupidly expensive in Spain or that you can't put in hand luggage, remembering it has to fit in a case and be less than 20kg. . . .

I'm looking for inspiration so I'll start it off with squeezy Branston Pickle . . . . .??

My usuals are Marmite, Creightons Argan Shampoo and Conditioner (£1 each in Tesco), Lea & Perrins whenever I take a case. Twinings teabags I take each time as they can go in my hand luggage.

Mexicana cheese, cant get it anywhere. Last visit we brought back 7 large pieces. Lovely melted on toasted crumpets.

I put cooking packet mixes like curry sauce cous cous gravy mixes Yorkshire pudding mix custard powder

Boveril cubes marmite Mozzy plug in £1.00 each with ten tablets instead of €6.50 over here!!

but they sell cooking sauces in Spanish supermarkets?batter mix aswell or make your own,custards only egg yolks sugar n cornflour all sold in spain,its not a third world country you know,

When we're next over in June I'm bringing sachets of Quick Jel, I can't find them anywhere over there and I love making flans with all the beautiful fresh fruit you get.

Good call on the cheeses!! and I'll add Raffi's curry packs too . . . plus PizBuin Sun stuff as only £5 in UK . . . . The powder packs I bring too but is hand baggage material really . . .

Any more? . . still plenty of room left

Sure not a third world country but can't beat the prices of home bargains or b&m for things that are useful to keep in Spanish cupboard plus they don't weigh heavy to bring over

Sandown Jane wrote:Sure not a third world country but can't beat the prices of home bargains or b&m for things that are useful to keep in Spanish cupboard plus they don't weigh heavy to bring over

Don't 4get Poundland . . . They do Lotus Biscoff supercheap - great with morning coffee!