Favourite American foods
May 18th 2011, 8:55 pm
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Favourite American foods
Rather than British foods you miss in America, what US foods would you miss if you moved back home?
We live in London and the US foods I wish you could get here in the UK are:
Bloomin onions - delicious
Sweet potato chips (ie french fries) - better for you than ordinary potato and taste nicer. Also baked sweet potatoes (I know I can make them at home but I wish you could get them in restaurants)
Peanut butter sauce on ice cream - OMG
I also prefer the American idea of having cream or half cream for coffee instead of just milk like in the UK
We live in London and the US foods I wish you could get here in the UK are:
Bloomin onions - delicious
Sweet potato chips (ie french fries) - better for you than ordinary potato and taste nicer. Also baked sweet potatoes (I know I can make them at home but I wish you could get them in restaurants)
Peanut butter sauce on ice cream - OMG
I also prefer the American idea of having cream or half cream for coffee instead of just milk like in the UK
May 18th 2011, 8:59 pm
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Re: Favourite American foods
California Pizza Kitchen's BLT pizza on an ultra thin crispy base. That's it. 
May 18th 2011, 9:00 pm
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Re: Favourite American foods
Rather than British foods you miss in America, what US foods would you miss if you moved back home?
We live in London and the US foods I wish you could get here in the UK are:
Bloomin onions - delicious
Sweet potato chips (ie french fries) - better for you than ordinary potato and taste nicer. Also baked sweet potatoes (I know I can make them at home but I wish you could get them in restaurants)
Peanut butter sauce on ice cream - OMG
I also prefer the American idea of having cream or half cream for coffee instead of just milk like in the UK
We live in London and the US foods I wish you could get here in the UK are:
Bloomin onions - delicious
Sweet potato chips (ie french fries) - better for you than ordinary potato and taste nicer. Also baked sweet potatoes (I know I can make them at home but I wish you could get them in restaurants)
Peanut butter sauce on ice cream - OMG
I also prefer the American idea of having cream or half cream for coffee instead of just milk like in the UK
We were talking about this at dinner last night, Mexican food as a collective. There are very few Mexican restaurants and no taco stands or even chains like Sharkeys, Chipotle. Maybe it's a good business idea
.Nothing else I can think of.
May 18th 2011, 9:13 pm
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May 18th 2011, 9:17 pm
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May 18th 2011, 9:17 pm
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Love those Blooming onions.
But I'd miss Chicken fried steak and country gravy. Also Biscuits and country gravy.
Now I need to learn how to do those things from scratch so I will be able to make them in the UK
But I'd miss Chicken fried steak and country gravy. Also Biscuits and country gravy.
Now I need to learn how to do those things from scratch so I will be able to make them in the UK
May 18th 2011, 9:25 pm
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goldfish...
May 18th 2011, 9:31 pm
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Do you mean the crackers? I'm lucky enough to work right near a shop called Partridges that sells quite a few American products including Goldfish crackers, so I'm able to get these in lots of varieties for DH, as well as Yorke peppermint patties, Kraft mac 'n cheese and lots of other US candy bars.
One thing they don't stock that DH misses is a breakfast cereal called Product 19.
One thing they don't stock that DH misses is a breakfast cereal called Product 19.
May 18th 2011, 9:46 pm
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yep those are the ones..
extra cheddar..yum, perfect snack for in between meals..
but I have to admit I needed to google product 19 cereal, I've never heard of it before..or seen it.
extra cheddar..yum, perfect snack for in between meals..
but I have to admit I needed to google product 19 cereal, I've never heard of it before..or seen it.
May 18th 2011, 10:44 pm
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Product 19 sounds like a sci-fi food.
May 18th 2011, 10:52 pm
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Secret Agent Product 19, please meet Double Agent Special K. Please report to Captain Crunch. LOL
I recently re-discovered Captain Crunch cereal. I loved it as a kid, and love it still as an adult. Probably 100% sugar, but hey, I eat it with Silk Soy Milk so it's *kinda* healthy!
Rene
I recently re-discovered Captain Crunch cereal. I loved it as a kid, and love it still as an adult. Probably 100% sugar, but hey, I eat it with Silk Soy Milk so it's *kinda* healthy!
Rene
May 18th 2011, 11:26 pm
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Do you mean the crackers? I'm lucky enough to work right near a shop called Partridges that sells quite a few American products including Goldfish crackers, so I'm able to get these in lots of varieties for DH, as well as Yorke peppermint patties, Kraft mac 'n cheese and lots of other US candy bars.
One thing they don't stock that DH misses is a breakfast cereal called Product 19.
One thing they don't stock that DH misses is a breakfast cereal called Product 19.
May 18th 2011, 11:33 pm
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May 18th 2011, 11:46 pm
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On the other end of the scale, sushi. I mean really good sushi. As far as I know the UK doesn't really have sushi beyond supermarket rolls and a few silly conveyor places neither of which are ever very good.