dgsyd1

Nobody I know over here likes cheese as strong as I do, and I like my Chedder so strong it makes your teeth hurt.
I also have it on good authority from someone I know from India that you will not find a decent Curry house in Michigan, apart from a couple in Detroit. I'm heading back to Blighty at the end of next week, so a good curry might in in order.

Bob

Sausages are a tad shite over here, and whats with all the maple? oh well, local deli co-op does some nice ones, but bloomin' expensive...no cheapo mondo bag of frozen walls over here *l*

and curry, aye, but then the same could be said for burger/kebab vans to

Bob

Aye, even the economy shite at tesco's was aged longer than the "good" stuff over here...shame....the cheese is growing on me, but it ain't the same, I liked it strong to.

Bendex

For cheeselovers...

If you go to Sam's club, Cabot do a "Vintage Choice sharp cheddar" thats aged for 24 months or more. It's not too bad...beats the orange plastic stuff !

NC Penguin

You should come to the Raleigh-Durham area for your curry. A lot closer than the UK. There's lots of (East) Indians here so there's so many Indian restaurants. I know many are the real deal 'cos there's so many Indians dining (outnumbering the Americans quite often).

You could eat a different good Indian restaurant for two weeks before having to return to one from the original 14 days!

So, I'm spoilt that I can get good Indian food like I could back in the UK. You can also stock up on your Indian ingredients too. e.g. curry paste, poppadums, pickle, all the exotic veggies (if you're into your cooking). There's even an Indian bakery/sweet shop about 2 miles from where I live. Supplies the restaurants and Indian grocery stores in the area. Reminds me of the shops on Drummond St. in London...




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Britdrinker

I can get two different kinds of frozen bangers locally. As with my earlier comment about haggis, there are some raw ingredients which are not allowed to be used in food in the US, but these things taste real enough to me and are a whole lot better than Jimmy Dean maple syrup breakfast 'sausages'. I think one of the companies that makes them is in Florida.

Bob

It's not bad, but not cheap neither....

Celtic_Angel

Am I the only one that loves Kraft sharp cheddar cheese? It's good!!

cute avatar Bob....but the tail makes me think it's a rat..ewwww!

NC Penguin

That's funny. A Brit friend in Durham, NC told a bunch of us Brits the same thing. I'm not much of a cheese eater (well, not British cheese anyway) so I've not tried the Cabot stuff.

I did hear that the Sam's Club Cabot comes in a huge quantity but it does freeze OK (that's what I was told by the Brit friend).





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Lothianlad

Nobody has mentioned black pudding!

Bob

Kraft if ok for a lunch snack...but the cheapo glow in the dark wally world one is better might as well go all out on the health front...

and it is a rat

Bob

And there's no need...that's rank

Bendex

Are you talking about Velveeta ? It amazes me that Velveeta is even referred to as a cheese.......talk about streching the definition........

doctor scrumpy

Plenty of good sites on the net that give cracking curry recipes. My favourite was an Aussie one for vindaloo. It started..... Use any oil you like, with 30 chillis in this you'll not taste it anyway....

NC Penguin

That's not a vindaloo, that's a phal!! Call the Fire Brigade and make sure your toilet is fully functioning! :scared:

As it happens, I'm getting a curry fix at a local Indian eatery. Oh joy!




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