UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
#1156
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
I should have taken a photo. They had choc covered ginger biscuits, and lots of jars of things (pickled onions, cranberry sauce, that sort of thing). I sort of stared, picked up a jar of caramelised red onions and then walked off, with a fuzzy feeling at having seen Tesco packaging.
#1157
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Is it my imagination or has F&E become more "Americanized", they don't seem to carry back bacon anymore and they used to have Fox's biscuits once in awhile. I noticed a few other things seem to have gone missing. E.g. pigs in a blanket aka sausage rolls, although they only ever seemed to have those around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
#1159
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
That's where I was, in the east valley, I asked one of the people in the store, he said he didn't think they stocked it anymore. So you bought it all did you.
#1160
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Pigs in a Blanket
#1161
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Pigs in a blanket are nothing like Toad in the Hole...Pigs in a Blanket are wrapped in a crescent type roll (croissant like) so yes they are wrapped in Pastry. Toad in the Hole is made with a batter like you would make Yorkshire puddings with.
Pigs in a Blanket
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Pigs in a Blanket
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#1162
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Pigs in a blanket are nothing like Toad in the Hole...Pigs in a Blanket are wrapped in a crescent type roll (croissant like) so yes they are wrapped in Pastry. Toad in the Hole is made with a batter like you would make Yorkshire puddings with.
Pigs in a Blanket
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Pigs in a Blanket
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#1163
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Pig in blankets refer to a variety of different sausage based foods.
They largly vary by region. The photo above shows an American version which is often served as an hors d'oeuvre, while the UK one would be wrapped in bacon an often served as an accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
Neither is the same as a sauage roll
They largly vary by region. The photo above shows an American version which is often served as an hors d'oeuvre, while the UK one would be wrapped in bacon an often served as an accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
Neither is the same as a sauage roll
#1164
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
I should have taken a photo. They had choc covered ginger biscuits, and lots of jars of things (pickled onions, cranberry sauce, that sort of thing). I sort of stared, picked up a jar of caramelised red onions and then walked off, with a fuzzy feeling at having seen Tesco packaging.
#1165
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Pig in blankets refer to a variety of different sausage based foods.
They largly vary by region. The photo above shows an American version which is often served as an hors d'oeuvre, while the UK one would be wrapped in bacon an often served as an accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
Neither is the same as a sauage roll
They largly vary by region. The photo above shows an American version which is often served as an hors d'oeuvre, while the UK one would be wrapped in bacon an often served as an accompaniment to roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
Neither is the same as a sauage roll
not down South...never has been. google pigs in a blanket..of all the pics that come up and I mean hundreds of them only about 1% are wrapped in bacon the rest are wrapped in pastry.
It is where I live. It is a savory pastry not a sweet one.
"Croissants are essentially puff pastry with the addition of yeast, and typically baked in the shape of a crescent."
Last edited by Maltoo; Nov 16th 2012 at 7:18 pm.
#1166
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
To me, uk pigs in blankets are wrapped in bacon. I didn't even know a different type of PIB existed. If you go to google.co.uk and search pigs in blankets in images, this is the first:
#1167
Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Wegmans had Ribina and Robinsons down to $5 a bottle, which seems pretty decent.
They also had the biggest collection of Irn Bru I've ever seen.
They also had the biggest collection of Irn Bru I've ever seen.
#1169
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I get 6 bottles from Amazon every couple of months for $8, it is part of their subscribe and save program.
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#1170
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I'm not a fan...but when sick with the flu, as a kid, did always used to have a Lucozade, hated it other wise. Is that even still around? Not seen it for donkeys.
It's weird really as the missus always wants either Mountain Dew or Ginger Ale when she's feeling a bit poorly.
It's weird really as the missus always wants either Mountain Dew or Ginger Ale when she's feeling a bit poorly.