Jingsamichty

AX, please don't ever buy Danish bacon. - animal welfare reasons. As an East Anglian chap I'm sure you're well used to seeing Norfolk & Suffolk pigs enjoying life in the open. Danish bacon is almost exclusively intensive factory agro-industrial stuff.

Partially discharged

You know in the grand scheme of things 'british' cuisine doesn't rise to the top of world cuisines and generally has a bland, overcooked reputation in which regional specialities have been whitewashed a lot. Compared to Italian, French, Spanish, oriental or middle eastern specialities, 'british' cuisine doesn't hold up well...now if we're talking sense of humour and level of banterdom then Britain can hold its head up high.

If I was to tell a non-brit that a web forum of expats were getting all nostalgic for food from Britain that they can't get here in Canada, I believe there would be a lot of bemused looks.

Oink

Would you tell them in English?

scilly

Never mind telling a non-Brit .................... this former Brit but long-time Canadian (50 years out of GB) gets bemused at all the nostalgia!

I don't remember British food with too much fondness!

Siouxie

Try the Lou's double smoked back bacon - it's very close to UK bacon.

Back Bacon | Lou's BBQ

BristolUK

I suppose it depends how you look at it. Tell someone to think of food from those other countries and they'll likely picture a specific meal. It would probably be the same with Britain, albeit more limited to Roast Beef or Fish and chips.

With a few exceptions I think most of the "can I get" or "what's an alternative" questions have been about peripheral things or extras. A particular brand. A comfort if you will.

It's Marmite for toast - we're not looking to replace the bread.
HP or Daddies Brown sauce - it's just a dollop.
Something with less sugar/salt.
A chocolate bar - you just want the one you like best.
We're puzzled that Canadian cheese sent to the UK costs less there (and it's tastier) than it does in Canada.
Or it's Squash - the drink.
Or Real ale instead of something cold and fizzy.

I daresay that a Spanish person living in France might hanker after Chorizo sausages or someone in Italy might say "Pasta...again?"

Maybe if you were in France for an extended period you might think you've got the rest of your life for all those sauces and cheeses so what's wrong with a plate of poutine or spotted dick and custard once in a while?

BristolUK

Not even bread and dripping?

bats

Scampi and chips in a basket with a half of lager sitting in front of a roaring fireplace.

scilly

I must have been deprived ........... I've never eaten bread and dripping!

Tripe, marinated herrings or mackerel, even horse meat, but not bread and dripping

BristolUK

I think that's more a missed era...or do pubs still do that?

I can't remember the last time I saw that available. Must have been The Cat and Fiddle pub somewhere between Bristol and Exmouth.

bats

The basket might be missing but they must still serve scampi somewhere? It's at least 20 years since I've been able to eat breaded stuff or drink lager so for me it probably is missing an era.

I do miss gastropubs. Everywhere here has the same menu, deep fried something in bread with fries or a salad.

BristolUK

We have one downtown. Tide and Boar.
A few basics on the menu but plenty of different things. I'll pass on the Boar Poutine though.

Siouxie

There's tons of gastro-pubs in my area.. none of them sell scampi n chips though, lol (and not a lot of fried foods at the better ones).

caretaker

I know a man who was a project foreman in Ft Mac and when his guys complained they "couldn't get no good seal meat here" he organised shipments of flippers and salt cod and Jesus knows what else for them by air from Newfoundland. He gave me about 10 lbs of the salt cod.

Partially discharged

$20 for 0.5 l serving of cider I know its 'local' and all but is there really a market for that in Moncton. I think my wife's cousin worked there in the past.