English Food Not Available in the USA
Mar 5, 2016 07:44:46 #
Those of you in the UK will recognize these food items, but I've never heard of most of them. My favorite English food is probably Digestives. I buy them six packs at a time from Amazon. A few years ago, when I ordered them from Amazon, I had to wait for them to be shipped from England. Now Amazon must be stocking them because they arrive quickly.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/floperry/british-foods-america-will-never-get-to-enjoy?bffbmain&utm_term=.lwkQw2o77a#.lvXKoLeBBG
http://www.buzzfeed.com/floperry/british-foods-america-will-never-get-to-enjoy?bffbmain&utm_term=.lwkQw2o77a#.lvXKoLeBBG
Mar 5, 2016 08:14:01 #
Szalajj
Loc: Salem, NH
Years ago, my boyfriend was introduced to a steak sauce called HP Sauce by a British friend, which we could not find in the Greater Boston area.
For a short while, there was another sauce made by HP that was available locally, but it was something totally different.
I no longer have a need to find this now, I just wanted to add to the list.
For a short while, there was another sauce made by HP that was available locally, but it was something totally different.
I no longer have a need to find this now, I just wanted to add to the list.
Mar 5, 2016 08:19:18 #
Mar 5, 2016 08:42:07 #
geezer7
Loc: Michigan
I lived in England until I was 11 and then moved to Canada, living there for over 30 years. A lot of these items were available in local grocery stores including my favorite, Marmite! My wife and kids always tease me about Marmite because to say the least they never acquired a taste for it!
After moving to the US in 1987 I had to buy my Marmite when visiting family in Canada. However, recently I found that World Market sells many of these items and more surprisingly our local Meijer store now has a UK section where they sell Digestive and Marmite. Another item Meijer stocks caused a lot of mirth for my grandson, it is Spotted Dick!
Regarding Yorkshire pudding, my grandchildren love a dish called Toad in the Hole which is simply Yorkshire pudding with sausages cooked together.
After moving to the US in 1987 I had to buy my Marmite when visiting family in Canada. However, recently I found that World Market sells many of these items and more surprisingly our local Meijer store now has a UK section where they sell Digestive and Marmite. Another item Meijer stocks caused a lot of mirth for my grandson, it is Spotted Dick!
Regarding Yorkshire pudding, my grandchildren love a dish called Toad in the Hole which is simply Yorkshire pudding with sausages cooked together.
Mar 5, 2016 10:03:35 #
Szalajj
Loc: Salem, NH
geezer7 wrote:
I lived in England until I was 11 and then moved t... (show quote)
I was introduced to frog in the hole, which is a slice of bread with the center removed, then you drop it into a frying pan with melted butter. Next, you crack an egg into the center hole, and let them cook for a little while. Then gently flip the toast and egg over and cook just a little while longer.
A variation would be to gently toast the bread first, then use a biscuit cutter to make a hole in the center, but the toast may not lay flat on the bottom of the pan causing the egg white to run under the toast.
Mar 5, 2016 10:44:13 #
Interesting, Jerry; I too like to try different foreign foods but have never come across any American cuisine in our neck o' the woods.
While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those.
If you can, buy a Christmas pudding (full of rich fruit) in December, and pour over a carton of Bird's Brandy Sauce........delicious after the main course, - another idiosyncratic custom we have, much to the scorn of our French friends across the channel.
While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those.
If you can, buy a Christmas pudding (full of rich fruit) in December, and pour over a carton of Bird's Brandy Sauce........delicious after the main course, - another idiosyncratic custom we have, much to the scorn of our French friends across the channel.
Mar 5, 2016 11:09:08 #
Szalajj
Loc: Salem, NH
coffee55 wrote:
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While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those.
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While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those.
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I have the same reaction to Hershey chocolates as an adult. They have too much of a sugary feeling to them.
I prefer the rich smooth creamy Cadbury chocolates myself, and I was raised on Hershey chocolates as a kid, because of their affordability and availability here in New England.
Mar 5, 2016 16:13:00 #
coffee55 wrote:
While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed,
If you can, buy a Christmas pudding (full of rich fruit) in December, and pour over a carton of Bird's Brandy Sauce...
If you can, buy a Christmas pudding (full of rich fruit) in December, and pour over a carton of Bird's Brandy Sauce...
I don't like milk chocolate, either. I prefer dark chocolate.
Christmas pudding - lots of recipes.
http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS625US625&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=christmas%20pudding
I'm saving Nigella Lawson's recipe. I'll pretend she's at my side when I'm making it.
Mar 5, 2016 16:21:12 #
My lovely wife Flora makes a good Yorkshire Pudding. Someone mentioned frog in a hole; we know it as toad in a hole. And very fine it is! HP sauce should be really nice on a hamburger - I've heard they're called Wimpys in Britain in honor of Popeye the Sailor Man's friend. A sausage roll sounds yummy.
I've heard of Marmite before, sounds way too salty. But YMMV.
I've heard of Marmite before, sounds way too salty. But YMMV.
Mar 5, 2016 17:15:52 #
Szalajj wrote:
Years ago, my boyfriend was introduced to a steak sauce called HP Sauce by a British friend, which we could not find in the Greater Boston area.
For a short while, there was another sauce made by HP that was available locally, but it was something totally different.
I no longer have a need to find this now, I just wanted to add to the list.
For a short while, there was another sauce made by HP that was available locally, but it was something totally different.
I no longer have a need to find this now, I just wanted to add to the list.
The only HP sauce we know here is used in my printer.
Mar 5, 2016 19:05:43 #
We were introduced to a number of Australian foods by our SIL. Vegemite sounds like Marmite. Like the sound of British bacon.
Mar 6, 2016 04:11:35 #
I would LOVE to sample all of these!
England is on my bucket list of places to visit one day.
By the way; you can buy Digestives at WalMart.
England is on my bucket list of places to visit one day.
By the way; you can buy Digestives at WalMart.
Mar 6, 2016 05:29:31 #
Mar 6, 2016 05:40:52 #
coffee55 wrote:
Interesting, Jerry; I too like to try different fo... (show quote)
Never mind the French - they have a funny sense of humour!!!!
I lOVE Christmas Pud. I've usually got several in the cupboard
Mar 6, 2016 05:47:49 #
DIGESTIVES have fallen foul of the diet police! Less salt and less fat has taken away a little of the taste and a lot of the dunkability when had with a cup of TEA! You must have the wholemeal ones, not the sweetmeal ones.
RIBENA used to almost a blackcurrant syrup - the bottle I bought the other day wasn't.
CABBURY'S FLAKE was a real melt in the mouth experience, though I've not had Cadbury's since it was bought out by Kraft, I think.
BLACK PUDDING needs a full English breakfast to accompany it.
MARMITE - even their own advertising says 'You either love it you hate it. No half measures with this one.
BRANSTON pickle needs real cheese, and that wasn't easy to locate in the U.S., but we did find a couple of specialists.
BROWN SAUCE - Daddies is my favourite, and O.K. is o.k., but HP is the easiest to get.
Lastly, don't let a Scotsman hear you calling IRN BRU English, it's theirs 100%, but it's all right.
I'm an expert on all that is bad about English food, as my stomach will testify.
RIBENA used to almost a blackcurrant syrup - the bottle I bought the other day wasn't.
CABBURY'S FLAKE was a real melt in the mouth experience, though I've not had Cadbury's since it was bought out by Kraft, I think.
BLACK PUDDING needs a full English breakfast to accompany it.
MARMITE - even their own advertising says 'You either love it you hate it. No half measures with this one.
BRANSTON pickle needs real cheese, and that wasn't easy to locate in the U.S., but we did find a couple of specialists.
BROWN SAUCE - Daddies is my favourite, and O.K. is o.k., but HP is the easiest to get.
Lastly, don't let a Scotsman hear you calling IRN BRU English, it's theirs 100%, but it's all right.
I'm an expert on all that is bad about English food, as my stomach will testify.
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