mrken30

I found the Fruit and Nut tastes different from what I remember. Maybe it had just been a long time since I had tasted it.

dj6372

Not tried it yet, working my way through all the other Xmas sweeties!!

joto

I found some Welsh butter in Trader Joe's yesterday, and some Thornton's chocolates in CVS today.

Bob

Thornton's in Target was getting big clearance deals so not to bad and it was the UK stuff.

mrken30

If you visit Mexico try this

World's first Cornish pasty museum opens in Mexico - Telegraph

Bob

Folks with a Hannaford's around, they have Irish bacon for a couple bucks a packet, bangers for $3.50 and white pudding for a couple bucks.

Looked pretty decent.

Trader Joe's, also have Irish bangers, but not very consistent. A bit better and cheaper than Wholefoods though.

Hanco

For Georgia there is a wonderful shop called Taste of Britain, in downtown Norcross. They send me my McVities Digestives (dark choc, ...for healthy!!) Taste Of Britain - In Historic Norcross, GA

fsm

It is a wonderful shop when ever I make the almost 4 hour drive to Atlanta I plan it so swing by the store when it is open.

uk_grenada

Doesnt iga real value in america stock tesco and waitrose brands of most things plus normal american stuff plus cadburys etc? I ask because weirdly, iga real value in the grenadines in the caribbean does, and they get everything in refrigerated containers from miami...

Bob

I didn't realise they were still in business....not seen one in years

mrken30

Irish bangers and chicken balti pies are back at Trader Joes.
Does anyone know where you can buy Easter eggs?

themadpooper

World Market is great for stuff like McVitie's Digestives and PG Tips, the one near me in Chicago is massive. Full of brands from over the world and the American stuff is good as well. Huge craft beer selection

I haven't trawled the entirety of this thread but I suspect the thorny issue of American chocolate has been touched upon by those not keen on Hershey's. Well, you can actually get amazing chocolate in America if you know where to look and World Market is one of those places. This might blow minds but here's a pic I took in there:



Took this at my local Trader's:

robin1234

IGA is just a franchise operation, a bit like SPAR in the UK, I believe. I think in the northeast USA they've more or less disappeared, certainly all the small town ones I formerly knew are now operating under different names.

"IGA Real Value" would just be a locally owned franchisee in the Grenadines, I assume. There's no U.S. equivalent as far as I know. It would be nice if a U.S. supermarket stocked Waitrose and Tesco stuff! Can't see that happening though.. I know Tesco operated a chain on the west coast, but I believe it failed...

themadpooper

Why would US supermarkets stock Tesco stuff when there's just so many domestic brands, both locally and nationally? It's not as if ex pat Brits are an official minority in America, like Latinos, so the business case for it just isn't there. I don't know what Tesco products people are desperate for, the food in Tesco was terrible from what I remember. No wonder they failed big time trying to break into America

uk_grenada

I asked them, they said:

iga operate as a buying and warehousing operation, they stock what their members want. Waitrose stuff is all high quality, tesco is cheaper, but its better than a lot of the american stuff, and their customers prefer some of the stuff, not all. Eg they sell a lot of tesco and waitrose own brand detergents. Ctke a look at this single shop i think. I agree about detergents, i am sensitive to them and none of the american sensitive brands work for me.

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