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Just moved back here to the UK from the US, and noticed some things have drifted over here. At Bluewater there is a pretzel stand, and two shops that sell Reese's pb cups, Lucky Charms, Froot Loops etc and lots of other US candy. Found chipotle sausages at Borough Market in London. Was surprised at how low priced groceries are... blueberries 99p for a punnet. Saw fresh corn today at a market, 3 for a pound. Nice looking, too. Krispy Kreme have hit the UK, but a donut is the equivalent of $2! Noticed they have Italian Wedding soup at the supermarket. Funny.

My son said he misses the 'huge burgers'. lol. But he is re-appreciating a good kebab with chili sauce.

Me? Fries with cheese sauce, probably. And just generally food from a good, family run diner. Have lost a load of weight since being back, though. Because the fresh produce is better, and a ton cheaper.

Don't get me wrong - I really do miss the US. A lot. But some things aren't as bad as I thought they would be.

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lovely...but way to much hassle for so little meat I always thought but I guess you get a knack for it when you eat them all the time :)

I'm not into all that much shell fish, but where we used to live in Maine, there was a place that did really good and cheap oysters, clams and muscles - the mother in law misses that about not visiting us there anymore :D

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hehehe that's mussels Bob. I do like muscles though ;-)

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You can get Auntie Anne's in England :lol:

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Can you, bloody hell when did that happen?

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There was one in Solihull just before we left :)

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Notwithstanding helwardman's kind offer [which sorry to say doesn't sound that appealing, i'm not a seafood lover] I have to re-affirm my previous statement

After reading all of the offerings on the previous pages the answer is still a resounding no.

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would explain why they're a bit stringy down here :D

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mmmm chocolate-covered pretzels
junior mints
maple syrup
maple sausages
(that's what happens when you move to vermont: everything turns into maple and cheddar)
ground turkey
breakfast sandwiches
Good chicken salad
Philly cheese steaks (though I haven't had one since February)

If I moved back to Argentina, rather than food, I'd miss the freedom I feel when eating in the US. Argentinians are so obsessed with being super thin (the average Argentine woman weighs 110lbs) that it feels like you have to apologize every time you put food in your mouth, unless it is a lettuce and tomato salad.

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OMG those people know how to cook there, :eek:
Ill take everything you mentioned except catfish-sewer trout, :D

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After a year here, I made the mistake of going with what I know!, which limited my choices, so I started trying everything, second mistake:rofl: I throw away so much food, either very sweet, or extremely sweet, or extremely bland! how does that happen?
so I started asking people if I could nose in their pantries, sounds strange, but most people I know here, are either from the UK or Europe, or Americans who have lived in the UK or visited it, so their food choices have guided me through.
I have also taken full use of bar-be-ques, parties etc to try new foods, and without exception everything I like here I can get in the UK! minus the HFCS:thumbsup:
And I realised that on intitule site I thought the Supermarkets where amazing so much stuff, but after a year I had to admit, they are very limited, it is just 100 varieties of the same stuff! in a year, I have not seen the following in a supermarket Duck, lambs liver, in fact a lot of lamb products, beef, pork, chicken thats it!, no pink veal, goose, peas, as in fresh not frozen, parsnip as in frozen not fresh, V expensive! decent bread, actually that is a lie I have actually found some good french and italian loaves at our tri town and better still freshly made and only $1.69! down side is that you can't get it after 8am as it is hoovered up, don't understand why they don't cook it again?
so I will add to the list
nothing
no
no
nothing
spent 8 weeks at home recently and didn't crave a thing, wish kebabs with chilli why oh why did you mention that! it must be against the Geneva convention or something, it is torture pure and simple!

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which highlights a lot of the shopping around here...

Duck is all over the place here, more so up in Maine.

Lamb, more up in Maine which is pretty good, a fair bit in Mass, but it's usually NZ down this way and not as nice.

Loads of veal down here, not a fan.

Not much goose I give you, but lots of fresh peas at the moment, but very seasonal here. Parsnips, get fresh and frozen in both Trader Joes and Whole Foods all the time, though I'm not sure if that's regional as there is a farm nearby that supplied both stores here.

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yep, I would definitely miss good Mexican food and a good steak..having steak back in the Uk, unless you pay loads of money, is always a bit hit n miss!

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Not a thing!!!!!

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Ooo that's the other one, a decent steak. Its a pity what they do to them over in the UK.....