Bisto Gravy Granules

Anyone ever heard of/used/purchased these? My friend in England sent me a recipe that calls for it, costs more to ship than the item itself so I was hoping to find it locally.

Why don't you just make actual gravy?

Or I suppose you could sub some domestic powdered gravy mix.

Or are you looking for the vegetarian version? I've heard that Marmite or Vegemite make a good substitute.

Here's the ingredients list for Bisto Pork Gravy.

Potato Starch, Dried Glucose Syrup, Salt, Flavourings (contains Milk), Flavour Enhancers (E621, E635), Vegetable Oil, Colour (E150c), Dried Pork (0.4%), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin), Onion Extract, Rosemary Extract.

Here's one for the Knorr equivalent.

Wheat Flour, Maltodextrin, Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk), Yeast Extract, Monosodium Glutamate, Salt, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Caramel Color, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Bacon Fat, Garlic Powder, Spices.

Hmmm....I guess you get actual pork in their pork gravy.

First reply huh? LOL Yes I totally make my own turkey gravy BUT (a) I don't have much experience with beef gravies (guess I should have specified it was for beef) and (b) I was going for British authenticity? Actually, just didn't know how much I'd need and it's what my friend uses...

Yes, you can buy it locally. I think I bought my last box at Patel Bros on Devon, but I've also seen it at Treasure Island & I think, Fox & Obel. (Patels usually has a bunch of British foods like Ribena, Birds Custard powder etc.). You might want to do a little calling to confirm given the weather.

Why don't you just make actual gravy?

I do, but Bisto doesn't taste the same & that's what you need for certain recipes.