What American things do the Brits like?
Aug 23rd 2011, 6:43 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
My sister lived on two things for her entire teenage years in England - microwave macaroni cheese and microwave bowl-in-the-bag chicken and gravy (not at the same meal).
I always thought the macaroni cheese was just a preprepared version of an Italian dish.
I always thought the macaroni cheese was just a preprepared version of an Italian dish.
Aug 23rd 2011, 8:01 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Going to go out on a limb here, but I think it's got ‘mangia-cake’ written all over it.
(North American slang for a non-Italian of Anglo background, means ‘Cake-eater’
). Second generation over here just call us ‘mangie(s)’ – pronounced MONN-jee(z) – as in:
‘Thad freakin' mangie my doiter maarried puts catsup on spaghett' fo' Gawd's sake!’
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Aug 23rd 2011, 8:39 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
It's cheese on pasta, so I'm sure there are a thousand Italian recipes that are similar enough for someone to have altered and over time it ended up in the simple form that would have a real Italian chef chase you away with a large knife.
Aug 23rd 2011, 8:48 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Aug 24th 2011, 7:50 am
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Italians do have a pasta with cheese sauce dish - called pasta ai 4 formaggi.
It's made fresh and not usually baked in the oven so it's considered a fast dish.
The pasta gets cooked in plenty of salted, boiling water and the cheese gets melted in another pan in a little butter. Most people will have their own preferred cheeses to use, but one of them is usually a fairly strong flavoured one. There is no cheddar here. Some people add a little cream to the cheese mixture. The pasta isn't necessarily maccheroni either.
It's a quick and easy, homely dish and not something you often find on restaurant menus.
You can also get pizza ai 4 formaggi.
It's made fresh and not usually baked in the oven so it's considered a fast dish.
The pasta gets cooked in plenty of salted, boiling water and the cheese gets melted in another pan in a little butter. Most people will have their own preferred cheeses to use, but one of them is usually a fairly strong flavoured one. There is no cheddar here. Some people add a little cream to the cheese mixture. The pasta isn't necessarily maccheroni either.
It's a quick and easy, homely dish and not something you often find on restaurant menus.
You can also get pizza ai 4 formaggi.
Aug 24th 2011, 12:55 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Italians do have a pasta with cheese sauce dish - called pasta ai 4 formaggi.
It's made fresh and not usually baked in the oven so it's considered a fast dish.
The pasta gets cooked in plenty of salted, boiling water and the cheese gets melted in another pan in a little butter. Most people will have their own preferred cheeses to use, but one of them is usually a fairly strong flavoured one. There is no cheddar here. Some people add a little cream to the cheese mixture. The pasta isn't necessarily maccheroni either.
It's a quick and easy, homely dish and not something you often find on restaurant menus.
You can also get pizza ai 4 formaggi.
It's made fresh and not usually baked in the oven so it's considered a fast dish.
The pasta gets cooked in plenty of salted, boiling water and the cheese gets melted in another pan in a little butter. Most people will have their own preferred cheeses to use, but one of them is usually a fairly strong flavoured one. There is no cheddar here. Some people add a little cream to the cheese mixture. The pasta isn't necessarily maccheroni either.
It's a quick and easy, homely dish and not something you often find on restaurant menus.
You can also get pizza ai 4 formaggi.
I really like the sound of that pasta dish you describe, it is very interesting that the cheese is simply melted in butter.. rather than the traditional English "white sauce", made with flour and milk. I suppose that (the white sauce) is French in origin rather than Italian.
Aug 25th 2011, 7:23 am
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Amy's make a very nice Four Cheese Pizza. It really is good, crust almost tastes like a fresh pizza. It (and other Amy's pizza) is one of our standbys for instant meals..
I really like the sound of that pasta dish you describe, it is very interesting that the cheese is simply melted in butter.. rather than the traditional English "white sauce", made with flour and milk. I suppose that (the white sauce) is French in origin rather than Italian.
I really like the sound of that pasta dish you describe, it is very interesting that the cheese is simply melted in butter.. rather than the traditional English "white sauce", made with flour and milk. I suppose that (the white sauce) is French in origin rather than Italian.
Aug 25th 2011, 7:17 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Tony Chachere's Seasoning
Odd flavoured chewing gum - key lime pie, strawberry shortcake etc
Odd flavoured microwave popcorn - cheddar cheese, bacon
Boxed Candy - lemonheads, milk duds etc
Candied Jalapenos
Harry & David Chutney's
Odd flavoured toothpaste for my cousin who doesn't like the taste of mint
US Game Magazines (PS3/XBox) for the teen boys
My mother-in-law was impressed with the McCormick Recipe Inspirations - the packs that have 6 pre-measured spices for a meal so I'll take some of those back to her.
I'll be going back for Thanksgiving week so am trying to think of ideas for Christmas so I can save on P&P.
Odd flavoured chewing gum - key lime pie, strawberry shortcake etc
Odd flavoured microwave popcorn - cheddar cheese, bacon
Boxed Candy - lemonheads, milk duds etc
Candied Jalapenos
Harry & David Chutney's
Odd flavoured toothpaste for my cousin who doesn't like the taste of mint
US Game Magazines (PS3/XBox) for the teen boys
My mother-in-law was impressed with the McCormick Recipe Inspirations - the packs that have 6 pre-measured spices for a meal so I'll take some of those back to her.
I'll be going back for Thanksgiving week so am trying to think of ideas for Christmas so I can save on P&P.
Aug 26th 2011, 12:40 am
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Aug 26th 2011, 7:48 am
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
- Ghirardelli Brownies box mix (my wife and I are both keen bakers but the double choc box mix is so good that it's a shortcut we don't mind taking. Better than many versions you get in restaurants).
- Yogurt covered pretzels (especially raspberry yogurt) and also chocolate covered pretzels. I looked all over in the UK, when we went back for a visit, and there was only the plain old savoury kind of pretzels.
- Trader Joe's Cornbread box mix (I discovered after my first few trips that box mixes travel well). My family really liked it and had never had cornbread before.
- US IPA. They'll either love it or they'll hate it. It took me a while to adjust my palate but now I'm a fan. Very different from UK IPA's and Pale Ales. I would recommend Racer 5.
- I'm in the East bay so it's easy to get to Napa. I've taken back some really good wine. UK supermarkets don't stock all the best US wines and they are often considerably more expensive.
- Other requests I got were for Hershey's Cookie's and cream bars and for Lucky charms cereals (lucky charms were discontinued in the UK). For kitsch value there is Twinkies, Ho hos (anything by hostess really), Peeps, Kool Aid and baconnaise (and there are many, many more).
- Aside from food there are clothes labels like Tommy Hilfiger, Famous Stars and Straps, Converse etc etc that are far cheaper in the US. Not to mention anything electronic (Apple).
- Yogurt covered pretzels (especially raspberry yogurt) and also chocolate covered pretzels. I looked all over in the UK, when we went back for a visit, and there was only the plain old savoury kind of pretzels.
- Trader Joe's Cornbread box mix (I discovered after my first few trips that box mixes travel well). My family really liked it and had never had cornbread before.
- US IPA. They'll either love it or they'll hate it. It took me a while to adjust my palate but now I'm a fan. Very different from UK IPA's and Pale Ales. I would recommend Racer 5.
- I'm in the East bay so it's easy to get to Napa. I've taken back some really good wine. UK supermarkets don't stock all the best US wines and they are often considerably more expensive.
- Other requests I got were for Hershey's Cookie's and cream bars and for Lucky charms cereals (lucky charms were discontinued in the UK). For kitsch value there is Twinkies, Ho hos (anything by hostess really), Peeps, Kool Aid and baconnaise (and there are many, many more).
- Aside from food there are clothes labels like Tommy Hilfiger, Famous Stars and Straps, Converse etc etc that are far cheaper in the US. Not to mention anything electronic (Apple).
Aug 26th 2011, 6:22 pm
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Re: What American things do the Brits like?
Smores popcorn. It's about a thousand calories per handful, but oh so tasty.
