Smoky Bacon flavour?

I think I can survive in any country where I can get crisps and fruity HP. But then I'm hung up on stuff from the US as well.

I often have very cosmopolitan meals...

I travel to the UK several times a year and often take an extra suitcase just for food. It's all processed crap and they really don't give a shit. Just once I had an issue explaining to them exactly why Chicken & Mushroom Pot Noodles don't have meat in them, but after 2 minutes it was all done and I was on my way.

If the immigration guy ever asks what I've got, I start listing the things starting with the least "suspicious" - so tea bags, chocolate, candy etc. I always find that they get bored after a few seconds and cut me off, marking my customs form with whatever code means that I don't get pulled over after getting my suitcases.

I've been doing this for close to 10 years and it's always been fine.

Seems like a lot of hassle when you can have 6 bags shipped to your door for $8

Good point. I always make sure periodically that I'm not lugging stuff back that I actually can get here at a reasonable price.

That said, and even though I'm not a crisp man, I don't fancy the chances of crisps making it relatively intact via suitcase or Amazon.

Going back next week.
Soon as I get there I do a Tesco's/Sainsbury's run and spend hours walking about seeing all the new stuff they have out.

Also Marks and Sparks food express shops.

I usually buy gin, far more crisps than I can eat, (the variety packs), assorted cakes/biscuits/little dessert kinda things, breaded scampi, oh and fish..smoked haddock...why oh why did I end up in California...there's far more variety back home.

Just to point out that in Canada you can get a lot of British stuff and it is reasonably priced unlike Cost Plus World Market. In fact Canadians tend to think of it as being Canadian rather than British in many cases, e.g. McVitie's biscuits ($3 a packet). So if you're near the border or want a cheaper flight...

The crisps are still better in the UK though.

I find a lot of stuff is seasonal in Canada, at Christmas you can get things like Black Magic chocolates (oooh) and the big tins of Quality Street and even those big plastic tub things (aaah).

Takes awhile to figure out where to get it all though, if you happen to be travelling to Canada, tell me where and I will give you a clue.

Gin and crisps. Diet of champions.

I go back 1 or 2 times a year and always bring back some crisps.

Never had a problem taking them through US customs though. Always get peckish around Greenland. I did manage to take a few weeks worth of Aberdeen butteries back a couple of weeks ago - didn't declare them either as they're the complete opposite of Californian health food and I doubt they'd let them through.....

The last time I was honest and declared everything - the customs people confiscated my 3 cans of Heinz beans with tiny sausages. And I was so looking forward to those.......

I've never bought them in that small a quantity, but each Christmas we buy them by the case of 48 from British Food Shop. We usually buy 4 or 5 different cases, and use them as stocking stuffers for colleagues, employees, friends etc. By the case, they have always arrived in tip-top condition.

Now I'm craving for a bag of pickled onion Monster Munch

When I'm home I steam labels off veggie soup and stick them on haggis cans since they're barred...

That's all very well until somebody else opens the can of veg soup from the cupboard and gets a surprise

Please please tell me you actually do this, that's brilliant!

Only once so far...