UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Nov 11th 2013, 8:36 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Some of us like things that we were brought up on. Call it nostalgic if you will.
Doesn't mean we don't like American food either. If I went back to the UK, I'd miss BBQ and Tex Mex (amongst others) and would probably be looking at ways to get 'the good stuff'. This is no different.
It's not a case of not adapting at all. I'm not looking for all my meals to be 'British', it's just nice to have certain things now and then.
Even my wife (American) is a convert to Cadbury's chocolate (the real stuff, not the Hershey wannabe stuff).
Doesn't mean we don't like American food either. If I went back to the UK, I'd miss BBQ and Tex Mex (amongst others) and would probably be looking at ways to get 'the good stuff'. This is no different.
It's not a case of not adapting at all. I'm not looking for all my meals to be 'British', it's just nice to have certain things now and then.
Even my wife (American) is a convert to Cadbury's chocolate (the real stuff, not the Hershey wannabe stuff).
And as Brits we have to have mince pies at Christmas! I'll be on the look out for the Robertson's mincemeat to make my own.
I would also miss a lot of the American food if we moved back.
Nov 11th 2013, 9:13 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Nov 11th 2013, 9:35 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Discovered cinnamon crumpets at Market Basket recently. They taste surprisingly good and our 18 month old seems to enjoy them which is a bonus!
Nov 11th 2013, 9:35 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Some of us like things that we were brought up on. Call it nostalgic if you will.
Doesn't mean we don't like American food either. If I went back to the UK, I'd miss BBQ and Tex Mex (amongst others) and would probably be looking at ways to get 'the good stuff'. This is no different.
It's not a case of not adapting at all. I'm not looking for all my meals to be 'British', it's just nice to have certain things now and then.
Even my wife (American) is a convert to Cadbury's chocolate (the real stuff, not the Hershey wannabe stuff).
Doesn't mean we don't like American food either. If I went back to the UK, I'd miss BBQ and Tex Mex (amongst others) and would probably be looking at ways to get 'the good stuff'. This is no different.
It's not a case of not adapting at all. I'm not looking for all my meals to be 'British', it's just nice to have certain things now and then.
Even my wife (American) is a convert to Cadbury's chocolate (the real stuff, not the Hershey wannabe stuff).
The missus when she lived in England was over the moon when she found a box of manky Kraft Mac and Cheese in Sainsbury's one day
Nov 12th 2013, 12:40 am
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
I am slowly bringing her round to homemade Mac & Cheese...
I love Ribena but it's so bloody expensive here I've had to drop my habit!
Nov 12th 2013, 1:48 am
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Home made Mac is lovely though....but I think I have a defective child, as the youngest doesn't like cheese....how did that happen?
Nov 12th 2013, 12:44 pm
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I see that most of us are alreay half way to cooking home dishes on our own) In that case we at least know whom to blame for the result and betrayed expectations just in case.
Nov 12th 2013, 6:58 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Whoo-hooooo!!! Got my Thornton's from BBB. Thanks for the tip. Big box of mixed mousses, pralines and truffles.
When I was at home I never ate pies or sausage rolls or any of that stuff. But over here searched it out.
Of course the chocolate I've always had a problem with... but that's the first step... she says eying the Thorntons...
When I was at home I never ate pies or sausage rolls or any of that stuff. But over here searched it out.
Of course the chocolate I've always had a problem with... but that's the first step... she says eying the Thorntons...
Nov 12th 2013, 7:04 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
The funny thing is, she doesn't really like it, prefers Annie's if we've got to do the box stuff for kids, but at the time, it was just that bit of home, as was finding a bottle of Mountain Dew.
Home made Mac is lovely though....but I think I have a defective child, as the youngest doesn't like cheese....how did that happen?
Home made Mac is lovely though....but I think I have a defective child, as the youngest doesn't like cheese....how did that happen?
My boy doesn't like Pizza...?! My wife and I are convinced that can't be related to us as a result...!
Who doesn't like Pizza?!My local HEB has started stocking McVities Ginger Nuts at a decent price (off the top of my head $2.40 or similar).
Nov 12th 2013, 7:08 pm
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Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!
Our son's the same, and our thoughts are too! We went to Crete in April, and found a place where they offered cheese pizza (literally just that - pizza bread with grated cheese on top), and he loved it. You have no idea how excited we were that he actually tried pizza for the first time!!
Nov 12th 2013, 8:29 pm
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Nov 14th 2013, 1:14 am
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Target had Terry's Chocs, from Poland, for $3
Nov 14th 2013, 1:44 am
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I bought a box of Walkers 6 mince pies for $5.99 from Home Goods at the weekend. They reminded me of M&S mince pies and within 2 days I had eaten them all. Went back today to get some more and they were sold out. Hubby prefers home made ones.
Nov 14th 2013, 1:48 am
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King's Supermarkets have them this time of year...along with Walker's Christmas Pudding. Gary's usually stock Mr Kipling's mince pies.
Nov 14th 2013, 2:02 am
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. Wegmans has Tiptree Christmas and Plum puddings but they are quite pricey, sometimes they have mince pies but not seen them yet this year. My Mum brings over the pudding every year. Aldi pudding came out top in the ratings so that's what we're having this year.