Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

I'd be grateful for some advice for taking some small gifts from UK to Italy - along the lines of edible gifts. This is for Italian friends/neighbours who often invite us around for evenings socialising/coffee/ice cream/cakes etc. Previously I have give the adults Fudge and that went down badly :thumbdown: and all said it was similar to something I can't remember the name of. I've also taken a bottle of Pimms and mixed it with American lemonade (added fruit etc). A few loved it but most didn't. :thumbdown:.

I'm told that Scottish shortbread might be a winner - any thoughts?

I presume they are used to gingerbread men (ie its not just a UK/USA thing)?

I'm wondering if anything edible I take along will go down as pants.....as no-one does food like Italy.

I certainly don't want to be cooking on my holiday so something small and transportable would be ideal.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

chocolate-they all love chocolate! A bulk box of 60 (I think) Jacob's orange club will go down extremely well.

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

Brave soul you are mrs teapot to even think of taking brit food to italians and i'm not too surprised to find that you have already encountered problems.

Of course there is perhaps one way to triumph - give them something undeniably awful that will confirm their fervently held belief that nothing could be as good as italian.


Everyone happy, maybe. :)

Will get back if i think of anything.

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

Er, how about cheese, if italian customs don't try to grab it.

Some broadminded italians do appreciate british cheese varieties and i don't think they are easy to get in italy.

Wensleydale?

Lancashire?

Frankly if they don't think a bit of quality lancashire is the food of the gods i'd give up on them. :)

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And if that doesn't do it for them a selection box full of bags of pork scratchings.

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Lancashire cheese! It's awful. :thumbdown:

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:rofl:

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haha :rofl: I did begin to wonder!

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I can just see their faces now :hand: :tape: heheh ;):D

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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So Scottish Shortbread a shite suggestion then? Bet the person who suggested it, did for a laugh.

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hi,cheese is a good idea.we brought back our italian neighbours some white stilton with apricots after christmas,they loved it.also boxes of cadburys roses and creme eggs,they loved them also,cheers,brian.

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

Club biscuits are not made from chocolate, it is flavoured vegetable fat, and very noticeably not chocolate. I would not offer club biscuits as a gift.
How about some stinking bishop? :unsure:

https://www.pongcheese.co.uk/shop/me...b/i/bishop.jpg

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

I think maybe you have been eating the wrong stuff. You need genuine crumbly stuff. Much of the supermarket stuff is the wrong texture for starters.

Re: Idea for taking small gifts to Italy
 

Thanks for your support, but I'd stick to traditional stuff to be honest. Especially with the italian craving for "authenticity".

Oh, in case anyone was wondering, the lancashire suggestion (other cheeses are available) was serious, pork scratchings less so.

You know some broadminded italians brian if they went for brit chocolate.