Things I am missing...
May 4th 2008 | 6:35 am
#31
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,253
From: NW Chicago suburbs
Re: Things I am missing...
I think if that was me I would have turned around and run when I saw the bloody guys with the bloody knives! I live in California and haven't had any luck finding suet. I would ask the butcher, but I think he thinks I'm crazy cause the last time I asked him if he could get me lambs kidneys. Ended up getting 5lbs worth! I do miss my steak & kidney pies.
You mostly need a butcher that actually cuts up the meat to get suet. Places do sell suet for bird food - but that's not the same. The suet you want is the nice hard fat from around the kidney of beef. Suet for birds is any old icky fat ground up. But anyone that actually cuts up the meat should be able to get you some suet. They may not like to grind it up, as it gums up the grinder. I froze mine, then shredded with the food processor - it came out terrific.
May 4th 2008 | 9:42 am
#32
Just Joined
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4
From: Medina, Ohio
Re: Things I am missing...
well its been a whole year now since I was last 'home' and aside from the obvious (family & friends) there is very little I actually miss about the UK EXCEPT when it comes to FOOD!
Bread : I would KILL for a loaf of Warburtons! ! Why does practically ALL bread here taste sweet???
Bacon : whats with the fatty, streaky bacon? Most of the bacon sold here would be sold as 'scrap ends' in the UK. Now don't get me wrong I like a bit of crispy rind BUT seems like here the whole thing is FAT
Tomatoes : why are they so tasteless here? They seem almost bland. Oh a decent pound of cherry toms ( with that almost 'nutty' flavour ) would go down a treat!
Cheese : I love a sweaty ripe stinky cheese - cant seem to find ANYTHING here that doesnt taste like that processed crap! Most of it tastes like that Kraft singles rubbish -- ugh! Anyone recommend a cheese worthy of the name? BTW i would think I had died and gone to heaven if I found some Stilton!
Strawberries : Again same as the tomatoes, huge but bland and tasteless
Sausages : How hard can it be to make a decent a sausage?? OH for a bit of cumberland! Yummy!!
Black pudding : where can I buy it here???
Lamb : Again maybe a WV thing but I cant find Lamb ANYWHERE!! I miss a roast with a leg of lamb and mint sauce. Oh and a stuffed, boned and rolled breast of lamb is SORELY missed
Paxo : who'd have thought that summat as simple as stuffing would be so missed!
Dumplings : I CRAVE stew and dumplings! Atora suet where are you???
Pork scratchings : Ok not strictly 'food' - BUT with all the nibbles they have here you'd have thought that pork scratchings wouldn't be that hard to find! This pork 'rind' stuff they sell is just awful!
Bread : I would KILL for a loaf of Warburtons! ! Why does practically ALL bread here taste sweet???
Bacon : whats with the fatty, streaky bacon? Most of the bacon sold here would be sold as 'scrap ends' in the UK. Now don't get me wrong I like a bit of crispy rind BUT seems like here the whole thing is FAT
Tomatoes : why are they so tasteless here? They seem almost bland. Oh a decent pound of cherry toms ( with that almost 'nutty' flavour ) would go down a treat!
Cheese : I love a sweaty ripe stinky cheese - cant seem to find ANYTHING here that doesnt taste like that processed crap! Most of it tastes like that Kraft singles rubbish -- ugh! Anyone recommend a cheese worthy of the name? BTW i would think I had died and gone to heaven if I found some Stilton!
Strawberries : Again same as the tomatoes, huge but bland and tasteless
Sausages : How hard can it be to make a decent a sausage?? OH for a bit of cumberland! Yummy!!
Black pudding : where can I buy it here???
Lamb : Again maybe a WV thing but I cant find Lamb ANYWHERE!! I miss a roast with a leg of lamb and mint sauce. Oh and a stuffed, boned and rolled breast of lamb is SORELY missed
Paxo : who'd have thought that summat as simple as stuffing would be so missed!
Dumplings : I CRAVE stew and dumplings! Atora suet where are you???
Pork scratchings : Ok not strictly 'food' - BUT with all the nibbles they have here you'd have thought that pork scratchings wouldn't be that hard to find! This pork 'rind' stuff they sell is just awful!
For me, after 18 months here, I'm still longing to taste some really good "bite your head off, chew and spit it out' style cheddar........ or in other words the kind that fights back!! Oh for a chunk of Pilgrims right now .....
And yes the bacon is just not the same over here. My american husband lived in UK for 3 years and even he admits to missing british bacon!
Just don't get me started on Bisto gravy granules ..... Marmite ..... twiglets...... well damn, and now I've got myself started!! SIGH ....
May 5th 2008 | 2:28 am
#33
gurt mint nit?
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,776
From: In my shed
Re: Things I am missing...
It seems the USCIS have struck an agreement with British airport authorities and this Summer there are going to be large notices posted at all gates in the UK with departures going to any US destination.
As follows:
Attention all Britons (and Scots) who are emigrating to the United States.
You will not be able to purchase the following items throughout the duration of your stay in the US:
Sausages (aka Bangers):
Bacon with meat in it.
Sugar-free bread.
Sugar-free anything, really.
Black pudding (ecky-thump).
Chocolate as you know it (but we do include extra sugar for free).
Mushy peas.
Tripe (not our choice - subject to international human-rights law)
Fish and chips (as such).
Baked beans (tho, our style with extra sugar is quite nice with curry powder).
Cream (the thick variety).
Bananas (just kidding).
Have a nice day
As follows:
Attention all Britons (and Scots) who are emigrating to the United States.
You will not be able to purchase the following items throughout the duration of your stay in the US:
Sausages (aka Bangers):
Bacon with meat in it.
Sugar-free bread.
Sugar-free anything, really.
Black pudding (ecky-thump).
Chocolate as you know it (but we do include extra sugar for free).
Mushy peas.
Tripe (not our choice - subject to international human-rights law)
Fish and chips (as such).
Baked beans (tho, our style with extra sugar is quite nice with curry powder).
Cream (the thick variety).
Bananas (just kidding).
Have a nice day
May 5th 2008 | 2:29 am
#34
strangely floppy..
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,719
From: Ohio - originally London
Re: Things I am missing...
well its been a whole year now since I was last 'home' and aside from the obvious (family & friends) there is very little I actually miss about the UK EXCEPT when it comes to FOOD!
Bread : I would KILL for a loaf of Warburtons! ! Why does practically ALL bread here taste sweet???
Bacon : whats with the fatty, streaky bacon? Most of the bacon sold here would be sold as 'scrap ends' in the UK. Now don't get me wrong I like a bit of crispy rind BUT seems like here the whole thing is FAT
Tomatoes : why are they so tasteless here? They seem almost bland. Oh a decent pound of cherry toms ( with that almost 'nutty' flavour ) would go down a treat!
Cheese : I love a sweaty ripe stinky cheese - cant seem to find ANYTHING here that doesnt taste like that processed crap! Most of it tastes like that Kraft singles rubbish -- ugh! Anyone recommend a cheese worthy of the name? BTW i would think I had died and gone to heaven if I found some Stilton!
Strawberries : Again same as the tomatoes, huge but bland and tasteless
Sausages : How hard can it be to make a decent a sausage?? OH for a bit of cumberland! Yummy!!
Black pudding : where can I buy it here???
Lamb : Again maybe a WV thing but I cant find Lamb ANYWHERE!! I miss a roast with a leg of lamb and mint sauce. Oh and a stuffed, boned and rolled breast of lamb is SORELY missed
Paxo : who'd have thought that summat as simple as stuffing would be so missed!
Dumplings : I CRAVE stew and dumplings! Atora suet where are you???
Pork scratchings : Ok not strictly 'food' - BUT with all the nibbles they have here you'd have thought that pork scratchings wouldn't be that hard to find! This pork 'rind' stuff they sell is just awful!
Bread : I would KILL for a loaf of Warburtons! ! Why does practically ALL bread here taste sweet???
Bacon : whats with the fatty, streaky bacon? Most of the bacon sold here would be sold as 'scrap ends' in the UK. Now don't get me wrong I like a bit of crispy rind BUT seems like here the whole thing is FAT
Tomatoes : why are they so tasteless here? They seem almost bland. Oh a decent pound of cherry toms ( with that almost 'nutty' flavour ) would go down a treat!
Cheese : I love a sweaty ripe stinky cheese - cant seem to find ANYTHING here that doesnt taste like that processed crap! Most of it tastes like that Kraft singles rubbish -- ugh! Anyone recommend a cheese worthy of the name? BTW i would think I had died and gone to heaven if I found some Stilton!
Strawberries : Again same as the tomatoes, huge but bland and tasteless
Sausages : How hard can it be to make a decent a sausage?? OH for a bit of cumberland! Yummy!!
Black pudding : where can I buy it here???
Lamb : Again maybe a WV thing but I cant find Lamb ANYWHERE!! I miss a roast with a leg of lamb and mint sauce. Oh and a stuffed, boned and rolled breast of lamb is SORELY missed
Paxo : who'd have thought that summat as simple as stuffing would be so missed!
Dumplings : I CRAVE stew and dumplings! Atora suet where are you???
Pork scratchings : Ok not strictly 'food' - BUT with all the nibbles they have here you'd have thought that pork scratchings wouldn't be that hard to find! This pork 'rind' stuff they sell is just awful!
I had my first Yorkie for a while at the weekend - it was grand!
May 5th 2008 | 9:04 am
#35
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 14,858
From: Mother Land.
Re: Things I am missing...
May 5th 2008 | 11:56 am
#36
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,061
From: West Virginia
Re: Things I am missing...
yep I can see I am deffo going to have to expand my horizons further than Wal-mart for shopping - probably require a move to another state though as Wal-mart is 'it' as far as 'varied' shopping goes in WV ( well where I am anyways) Online shopping seems an expensive ( but temporary option) Hey maybe I could get Red Cross parcels sent here 
Funny but when I first arrived here (with the exception of bread, bacon, sausages, and Oxo's) the whole 'different' food thing wasn't really an issue for me. I actually loved trying out all the different brands - probably the 'holiday' mentally. It's only recently I'm feeling the 'loss' - a touch of nostalgia more than anything else. I have even thought of opening a real 'english' chippy here *lol* , wonder how the West Virginians would take to a crisply battered bit of cod with a dollop of chips and a portion of mushy's! Or even better half and half with a carton of curry sauce! (yummy!) Hubby (USC) thought our 'chippy's' were great when he visited the UK - reckoned they would go down a treat stateside
Oh for a bag of piping hot chips, (with requisite s&v) wrapped up in paper! I can almost smell them now! Beats the HELL outta mickey D's or BK! Rolling outta the pub at closing time - heading for the nearest chippy - now THAT I miss!
Funny but when I first arrived here (with the exception of bread, bacon, sausages, and Oxo's) the whole 'different' food thing wasn't really an issue for me. I actually loved trying out all the different brands - probably the 'holiday' mentally. It's only recently I'm feeling the 'loss' - a touch of nostalgia more than anything else. I have even thought of opening a real 'english' chippy here *lol* , wonder how the West Virginians would take to a crisply battered bit of cod with a dollop of chips and a portion of mushy's! Or even better half and half with a carton of curry sauce! (yummy!) Hubby (USC) thought our 'chippy's' were great when he visited the UK - reckoned they would go down a treat stateside
Oh for a bag of piping hot chips, (with requisite s&v) wrapped up in paper! I can almost smell them now! Beats the HELL outta mickey D's or BK! Rolling outta the pub at closing time - heading for the nearest chippy - now THAT I miss!
