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To all ex-pats out there in America, what foods do you miss the most and have the most difficulty finding?
(I am about to move to America from Britain and although it is not entirely new to me there - I have been there a lot in the last 3 years - I expect it is very different living there properly!)
So what can I expect to find easily and what should I make the most of now while I can?!
Thanks!
I think it was Lawrence Durrell who said the best cuisine in London is to go to the hospital for a baroim meal.
The famous Pasties, for which Upper Michigan is famous, originated in Cornwall. England (even though the people in the UP originate in Finland). Cornish Pasties are a meat pie, consisting of meat, potatoes, and rutabaga wrapped in a pie-crust, which was taken to work by miners, who would put it on their shovel and put it in the fire to bake it for lunch. If you are ever passing through the UP, don't fail to try a pastie.
I can't think of anything else fit to eat that has been prepared by anybody who has ever been in England.
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I'm not a brit but I love Brit food and I didnt even know the food I loved was Brit food(mainly fast food) I love Beans and toast and been making that since a teen......I love Chip butty which is another little fast food that I've been eating and making since teen years. And other little delights. Some english food is real similar to Jamaican food my mom always cooked too...
If you want to buy British groceries here, they are quite expensive. If you're going to settle near other ex-pats, ie. parts of Florida, you may be able to find some good pub grub.
In the US, the most popular type of bacon is what you call "streaky bacon" - the more common bacon in the UK, in the US is usually called "Canadian bacon" and is harder to find.
I thought my dad said he found McVities at Wegmans but I don't see it on their website... you can get other brands of digestives there though.
Most people will complain about how horrible American chocolate is.
Naturally, there's no chippy's or curry take aways. You can find some restaurants that serve curry (usually in big cities) but I don't think you'll find it as take away.
In the US, the most popular type of bacon is what you call "streaky bacon" - the more common bacon in the UK, in the US is usually called "Canadian bacon" and is harder to find.
Canadian bacon is the closest to UK bacon but its not the same, its more like a gammon steak.
I miss sausages. Its all hot italian or chicken here Bleugh! I found a half decent pork and leek in wegmans but that was it.
Everything else you can get but its expensive. Oh but don't buy Cadbury's in the US. Its made by Hershey's and its nasty.
Canadian bacon is the closest to UK bacon but its not the same, its more like a gammon steak.
I'm pretty sure they're both back bacon - perhaps it's cut thicker in the US/Canadian or something but it's from the same part of the pig and therefore is the same type of bacon. First time I had back bacon was in the UK and immediately said "this is more like ham than bacon" so I think it's the same thing.
But I always insist that "streaky" bacon in the UK is salted more than it is in the US - so there's always going to be slight differences in the way it's prepared or processed but ultimately, it's considered the same type of bacon.
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