SultanOfSwing

I bet you almost kept a straight face when you typed that

Bob

Naaa...best shrimp is the cold water stuff from Maine, really is lovely stuff

ChocolateBabz

I will give you props for your lovely seafood, my friend lives in Dieppe, New Brunswick and she is always sending photos of her at the lobster market. She has eaten so much lobster she is sick of it now.

Weeze

Definitely proper ham. Just cooked a honey roast ham and it's nice, but the ham just isn't right. Even the whole ones. They seem to add more water and the cure isn't quite right. Don't get me wrong, I just had to invent linner (the meal between lunch and dinner) so I could enjoy a ham sandwich, but it's not quite as good.

N1cky

How can we keep it to just 5, I'll have to generalize

1) Curry
2) Pork Products, sausage, pork pie, sausage rolls, pork that crackles, bacon
3) Crispy duck from the chinese
4) Deli's with nice sliced meat that isn't pumped full of water, pate, pasta salads that aren't suffed with sugar
5) Good bread, especially granary

RoB1833

1. Bacon
2. Bacon
3. Bacon
4. Bacon
5. Smokey Bacon Crisps

Bob

It's not the top 5, right now, but some shit stuff I do miss

-Cup-a-Soups....plenty of decent ones, the stuff here I find way to salty so gave up...was a nice evening snack on a chilly night and there's only so much room for canned soup

-Beechams Flu...It's minging, but quite comforting when you're feeling minging.

-KP peanuts, from the pub at 20p or whatever....don't seem to find those mini sized snack packs out in the pub type places over here.

-Cinema popcorn, able to mix the sweet and the salt, rather than just salt or bags of kettle over here.

-Yoghurt cups of trifle from M&S

Bomjeito

OH you will be happy indeed. We were dancing in the Scottish mist and rain when we landed in Aberdeen.

Then went straight to our favoured Indian, ate to the gills, then down to the ale taps in Stonehaven.

Just so happy to be back.

Gained weight in Scotland, add that to our 25+ lbs gained in Houston (steaks and large portions take a toll.)

Returned with large quantities of Tunnocks and Galaxy chocs, in all persuasions.

What we missed (and brought back!)
1. Galaxy, all kinds.
2. Tunnocks (the ones in World Market are stale export type)
3. Bisto (onion)
4. Fruit Rennies (okay, not food)
5. Didn't miss but picked up and its pretty good - HP sauce with Guinness. Great marinade.

kimilseung

?...off to google....
Ah, a Scottish Bimbo

edit: I would have said the Scottish Sayers or even Grggs, at one time, but I had to just google those names too.
I find it odd that the bakers business name I first think of is Mexican.

ChocolateBabz

Aww you were in Stoney - I'll be there in a month! Now back to more important matters, which indian and what did you have...TELL ME!!!

Beedubya

I just finished eating a Galaxy Ripple, very yummy it was too!!

Karen68

I really miss granary bread and pork joints with the skin on, but we have struck lucky and found a great curry place just outside Detroit (Hamtramck actually). It's too far away for a takeaway, so whenever we go we order meals to bring home.

I miss toasted teacakes personally, but what I miss most of all is that the supermarkets here just aren't up to UK standards if you want to just chuck a ready meal or pie in the oven once in a while.

Jerseygirl

Fresh cream cakes.

keaki80

Here's my thoughts, but 5 is not enough...
1. Christmas Pudding/Yule Log/Choc mini rolls.. (well, they're all to do with Christmas!)
2. Tunnock tea cakes.
3. Quavers
4. Bread.. real bread.
5. Good old English cheddar.

There are a lot of others, some I can buy here at a ridiculous price, others I get family to bring over... and the 3 of the above 5, you can't bring back, unfortunately.

Jerseygirl

You could bring all those items back from the UK.