What do you miss most about Great Britain? (pubs, Whole Foods)

[RH1]

Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren

I have never had one here. Do they mix a sweet onion, grated cheese and mayo to make it? I would love to make on here.

When we were traveling to a place we would buy food like that to take along.

I should think that'll get you something like the Boots ones, yes. Just plain grated cheese and sliced onion is quite nice as well though .

[RH1]

Originally Posted by southdown

But pancakes in the UK are flat, not raised like US ones - we don't put additives in to make them fluff up.

I'm so glad you answered that Southdown because I was thinking "Baking soda?" and I thought my memory was playing tricks on me They should come out slightly thicker than crepes but not much thicker - say about twice the thickness. Here's a standard recipe off the BBC site. You shouldn't need any baking soda/powder.

BBC - Food - Recipes - Basic pancakes with sugar and lemon

[backtotx]

RH1 - Do you get Greggs whoppers and stottie cakes in Lincoln? Greggs is a Newcastle based company and I remember the first time I saw one down in London, I was so excited, went in for a Whopper and they looked at me blankly. I think it might be just a Geordie thing.
Also the butchers up north also sell a variety of sandwiches including pork and stuffing. When I worked in London I went into a butchers and asked for one of these sandwiches and he told me that he was a butchers and not a bakers, no northern friendliness there

[millie61]

Originally Posted by trionetriathlon

So far, I have not had any issues with bringing items from the UK to US. I know you can't bring plants, etc. Other stuff, I have packed in to my checked luggage. Also, can anyone help me with this issue? I am having a horrible time baking here!!! I am not sure what is going on. I tried to make pancakes this past weekend and they came out like crepes! My cakes are flat, etc. I am using UK ingredients and my American cookbooks. I used to be a great baker (I baked professionally at one point...) and now I am lost!!! Could it be the baking powder and baking soda are different here in the UK? I am flying back to Boston in two weeks and have half a mind to bring my own flour, baking powder etc back with me!!! (I'll happily leave the dairy products behind... nothing greater than UK dairy!!!!!) thanks for the help!

In Uk we use plain flour for yorkshire pudding and pancakes - can't get that here. I always get visitors to go to Tesco and get me packets of their own make batter mix about 15p a packet.

[backtotx]

I find the all purpose flour does just as good a job as plain flour. I use it for my Yorkshire Puddings and they rise really well.

[RH1]

Originally Posted by backtotx

RH1 - Do you get Greggs whoppers and stottie cakes in Lincoln? Greggs is a Newcastle based company and I remember the first time I saw one down in London, I was so excited, went in for a Whopper and they looked at me blankly. I think it might be just a Geordie thing.
Also the butchers up north also sell a variety of sandwiches including pork and stuffing. When I worked in London I went into a butchers and asked for one of these sandwiches and he told me that he was a butchers and not a bakers, no northern friendliness there

I don't think we've got a Greggs here unless it's sprung up recently and I've not noticed. There's one in Leeds and also one in Liverpool I know... Subway has made it here though unfortunately!! Not sure about the whopper, it's not something I've come across! What's a stottie cake?

Sandwiches in butcher's shops isn't something I'm all that familiar with either actually. Pork and stuffing rolls only tend to come up at things like Christmas fairs here or famers' markets (in my experience at least.) Regional food differences are astonishing really aren't they? Especially on what people have with chips!

[backtotx]

This definition is from Wiki :
A Stottie cake or stotty is a type of bread produced in the North East of England. It is a flat and round loaf (usually about 30 cm in diameter and 4 cm deep). Elsewhere in the world, bread considered similar to the stottie is known as Oven Bottom Bread.

Stotties tend to be eaten split and filled. Common fillings include ham and pease pudding[1], but also bacon, egg and sausage. The heavy texture of the bread gives it its name (to 'stott' is Geordie dialect meaning 'to throw something against something else, as in "I stotted it off his heed"').

Though originating in the North East, stotties can be found in most parts of Britain, and have been offered for sale sporadically in branches of Morrisons and Waitrose.

Greggs use a stottie and fill it, my favourite is cheese savoury. I can't remember whether Greggs in Leeds sell these or not. Leeds have those gorgeous pasty shops which I love.

Personally I have vinegar with my fish and chips but if I'm just eating chips, then it has to be ketchup. A friend of mine had a girlfriend that annoyed him because she would say chips and egg instead of egg and chips. They aren't together anymore

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

Originally Posted by RH1

I don't think we've got a Greggs here unless it's sprung up recently and I've not noticed. There's one in Leeds and also one in Liverpool I know... Subway has made it here though unfortunately!! Not sure about the whopper, it's not something I've come across! What's a stottie cake?

Sandwiches in butcher's shops isn't something I'm all that familiar with either actually. Pork and stuffing rolls only tend to come up at things like Christmas fairs here or famers' markets (in my experience at least.) Regional food differences are astonishing really aren't they? Especially on what people have with chips!

Shame we don`t have a Greggs in Lincoln, one of the things we miss about Cardiff. Strange that they must have at least 1/2 Doz down there. Corned beef pasties....Cooplands in Sincil St would be the nearest thing I suppose.
I see Curtis [butchers] have expanded their range quite a bit in recent times. Started selling Sandwiches, rolls, and cakes..Must admit I only buy two things from them, the Farmhouse pork pie, best I`ve tasted, and I`ve tasted a few..And it`s not available all the time but the game pie goes down pretty well, but [not blowing my own trumpet] it`s not as good as my own...

[RH1]

Originally Posted by backtotx

This definition is from Wiki :
A Stottie cake or stotty is a type of bread produced in the North East of England. It is a flat and round loaf (usually about 30 cm in diameter and 4 cm deep)......

.......Greggs use a stottie and fill it, my favourite is cheese savoury. I can't remember whether Greggs in Leeds sell these or not. Leeds have those gorgeous pasty shops which I love.

No I've not come across that. It sounds pretty substantial

Originally Posted by backtotx

Personally I have vinegar with my fish and chips but if I'm just eating chips, then it has to be ketchup. A friend of mine had a girlfriend that annoyed him because she would say chips and egg instead of egg and chips. They aren't together anymore

I hope that wasn't the reason!! It's definitely egg and chips though isn't it? Even though I don't think I've ever had just egg and chips in my entire life...

Here's it's chips and cheese. Nice and good for you there...

[RH1]

Originally Posted by LINCOLNSHIRE

Shame we don`t have a Greggs in Lincoln, one of the things we miss about Cardiff. Strange that they must have at least 1/2 Doz down there. Corned beef pasties....Cooplands in Sincil St would be the nearest thing I suppose.
I see Curtis [butchers] have expanded their range quite a bit in recent times. Started selling Sandwiches, rolls, and cakes..Must admit I only buy two things from them, the Farmhouse pork pie, best I`ve tasted, and I`ve tasted a few..And it`s not available all the time but the game pie goes down pretty well, but [not blowing my own trumpet] it`s not as good as my own...

I'll try to pull back to topic a tiny tiny feeble amount by saying that what my parents miss about this bit of the UK (ie Lincoln) when they're not here (I need a cringe smiley) is the Lincolnshire plum loaf from Curtis's. (for everyone else it's like a sweet bread with dried fuit in and glace cherries.) They always stock up when they're over.