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Responding to the thread started by the guy in Manhattan reminded me for some reason of Paul Prudhomme and I've decided this christmas I'm going to bake a couple of sweet potato pies (not common in the UK), I say some beccause two will be for the family and others will be for friends. I bought a great big cook book of his about 20 years ago baked a sweet potato pie for the first time and made chantilly cream for the first time. Can't wait.
I love bacon baps. It sounds so simple, but they just don't have that kind of bacon in the States (that I've seen).
I'm not a huge fan of Cadbury's because I think it's too sweet; however, British Snickers bars taste better than American ones. I don't why, they just do.
It's harder to find salt & vinegar crisps in the States.
When I first had chips here in the UK, I couldn't believe it! A fried potato that actually TASTES like a POTATO!!! When I go back to the US, I think I will miss chips slathered in salt & malt vinegar the most.
I've been really sad about the fact that I won't get chocolate Yazoo back in the States, as I have developed a "slight" addiction for it. Then my friend from Texas tells me they have it in the US! But, unfortunately, Texas is probably about 1,000 miles from Iowa...
Lemonade squash!!! Much better than American lemonade, which I was fine with for the 20 years before I came to the UK!
Prawn crackers - they come at the Chinese restaurant here in town. I have NEVER seen them in the US...No idea what that's about.
Yorkshire puddings with gravy!!!!!! Oh my gosh...they're amazing.
The only vegetables served up at some of the restaurants I visited in the states were deep fried.
And I believe that US beef contains growth hormone and is banned in Europe.
The best food I ate in the states was in Ashland Oregon in a pub called the Black Sheep.
The only vegetables served up at some of the restaurants I visited in the states were deep fried.
And I believe that US beef contains growth hormone and is banned in Europe.
The best food I ate in the states was in Ashland Oregon in a pub called the Black Sheep.
Do they seriously put that stuff in their beef? I thought they used the best in the world? Aberdeen angus beef?
Now I know why our steaks as so small and theirs aren't
I love bacon baps. It sounds so simple, but they just don't have that kind of bacon in the States (that I've seen).
I'm not a huge fan of Cadbury's because I think it's too sweet; however, British Snickers bars taste better than American ones. I don't why, they just do.
It's harder to find salt & vinegar crisps in the States.
When I first had chips here in the UK, I couldn't believe it! A fried potato that actually TASTES like a POTATO!!! When I go back to the US, I think I will miss chips slathered in salt & malt vinegar the most.
I've been really sad about the fact that I won't get chocolate Yazoo back in the States, as I have developed a "slight" addiction for it. Then my friend from Texas tells me they have it in the US! But, unfortunately, Texas is probably about 1,000 miles from Iowa...
Lemonade squash!!! Much better than American lemonade, which I was fine with for the 20 years before I came to the UK!
Prawn crackers - they come at the Chinese restaurant here in town. I have NEVER seen them in the US...No idea what that's about.
Yorkshire puddings with gravy!!!!!! Oh my gosh...they're amazing.
I'm not a bacon person and rarely every buy it unless I'm going to use it as flavour ins omehting I cook, but I got the most insane craving for it las t week while I suffered through a cold. After reading your post this morning I bought some baps and danish bacon, smeared the bap with brown sauce and ate two today at tea time. As a result I went without any dinner but it was worth it
Easy on the Lemonade squash....that stuff is bad for you, but I'm with you on yorkshire pudding and gravy.
I saw an episode of Bizarre Foods and y'all UK folk eat stuff like Haggis, Ox hearts with bone marrow, pigeons, soup with hare in it, etc. I think I'll stick with fish in chips if I were to visit. Herring roe, yuck.
I saw an episode of Bizarre Foods and y'all UK folk eat stuff like Haggis, Ox hearts with bone marrow, pigeons, soup with hare in it, etc. I think I'll stick with fish in chips if I were to visit. Herring roe, yuck.
This might be like assuming all US Southerners exist solely on adiet of chitlins, corn pone, and collard greens.
This might be like assuming all US Southerners exist solely on adiet of chitlins, corn pone, and collard greens.
Chitlins are bizarre, I don't touch that stuff. I don't know what corn pone is but greens are good. I see your point but seriously I don't know what kind of foods are eaten over there so enlighten me if you feel like it; what's common over there?
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