The recent news on Singapore entering Phase 2: Heightened Alert can be a bit disappointing for both foodies and ardent travelholics.

Not to worry. Your nearest Fairprice store - or just the online website - will be able to satisfy your craving for travel by bringing you the best of what the gastronomic world has to offer, via their high-quality international selection.

Here are some items that might surprise you with their quality - and prices - which you can consider getting during your next grocery trip.

International selection

If you haven’t been paying attention to Fairprice house brand foodstuff, now is a good time to do so.

You may notice that these products come from a wide range of international sources, such as green tea from Japan, pasta from Italy and chive dumplings from Korea.

Recreate international dishes and flavours like risotto, mango sticky rice and green curry at the comfort of your own home, at a reasonable price bringing you the same quality taste that you’ll love.

Furthermore, several of the items listed here have been given rave reviews on the Try and Review website, which you can read to get a sense of how real users find their quality.

FairPrice 100% Pure Olive Oil - $14.65 (1L) / S$8.20 (500ml):

• Packed in Italy, pressed from premium olives
• Comes in both cold pressed organic and extra virgin variants
• Naturally free of cholesterol and high in monounsaturated fats
• Contains omega 3 and 6 fatty acids

Fairprice Pasta - S$1.90

• Product of Italy
• Naturally trans fat free
• Naturally cholesterol free
• Contains dietary fibre
• What a reviewer has to say:

FairPrice Koto Kome Australian Calrose Rice - S$13.75

• Pearly-white medium-grain rice.
• Best suited for Asian and Mediterranean cuisines like risotto, sushi and rice pudding.

FairPrice UHT Flavoured Packet Milk - Chocolate - S$3.80

• Product of Australia
• Made from fresh milk
• Not reconstituted from milk solids
• What a reviewer has to say:

FairPrice Frozen Dumplings - Vegetable/Chives - S$6.55

• Product of Korea
• Trans-fat free

FairPrice Yabukita Green Tea - S$5.45

• Made from 100 per cent pure % pure Yabukita green tea leaves sourced from Shizuoka prefecture, the centre of Japanese tea industry
• No extracts, no added colouring.
• What a reviewer has to say:

FairPrice Asian Recipe Paste Mix - Tom Yum, Green Curry, Assam Fish - S$2.15

• Product of Malaysia
• Trans-fat free
• Halal

FairPrice Glutinous Rice - S$6.60

• Most suitable to make a wide range of Asian dishes and desserts: dumplings, sweet rice cakes, mango sticky rice and glutinous rice.

As their taste and quality are comparable to that of branded counterparts, this may be a good opportunity to try them out.

What’s more, these are available at both Fairprice physical outlets, and on Fairprice’s official website here.

Happy shopping!

This article is brought to you by Fairprice, which really makes this writer feel like going on a grocery run.