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Interesting the Mexican food references. I've long thought about that as well. Actually, interesting most people assume that Americans will miss American food when they live abroad....but quite the contrary...it's always the Mexican food that we miss!
I type this as I am eating enchiladas at the moment..here in Japan.
That is true. When I was living in Britain the two things I was really missing were Tex-Mex and NC bbq. Unfortunately now that I am back there isn't much I wouldn't do for a good Donar Kebob, and fantastic selection of ales on tap at every bar.
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Another one here for missing Tex-Mex or South-West (type) food while in Europe for a long time.
So bad really, that I brought back a dozen burritos from *Titos Tacos* in California each time when traveling to the home office !!!
Froze them the day before and flew them home in my brief case.
When the Customs Officers saw my frosted side of the brief case, their eye brows went straight up to their hairline ...
But that was in the 80's.
No way I would try that today ....
Other wise, not that many products I *missed* while there.
Found many *substitutes* rather easy.
Other wise, not that many products I *missed* while there.
Found many *substitutes* rather easy.
Me too. Actually I've found myself missing those *substitutes* quite a bit when I get back to the States - where it seems everything is filled with sugar or too much grease.
I'd kill for some good korean snack food (kimbab, etc), for example, when in the States. Actually crave the entire spectrum of really healthy and plentiful foods found abroad that is hard to find in the States.
US expats miss Mexican food more then anything, no matter where in America the expats are from, or what kind of Mexican food they're used to.
It simply cannot be had anywhere else in the world.
If you want to get rich overseas catering to US expats: open a business and cook Mexican food. Your fortune is guaranteed.
I don't know about getting rich making TexMex, but it IS one of the foods most missed in Malaysia. There is a Chili's in KL, but it is seen as a high-end restaurant and carries prices as such.
Its not just Americans. The only food request I get when I travel to south America are Mexican tortillas. These are just people that tried them as US tourists.
I miss the variety of spices we used here. Some countries just use the same 2 or 3 spices. I also miss Chinese and Mexican food.
Yes.
Our local grocery store caters to a lot of tourists, and there is an entire shelf section, about two feet by three feet, of foods that Brits like.
There is also a smaller area stocked with Arab and North African foods; I've seen French tourists taking cans of this or that from that spot.
Some of the stuff I've tasted, some of it I've never heard of before.
Yes.
Our local grocery store (I live in the States, southeast coast) caters to a lot of tourists, and there is an entire shelf section, about two feet by three feet, of foods that Brits like.
There is also a smaller area stocked with Arab and North African foods; I've seen French tourists taking cans of this or that from that spot.
Some of the stuff I've tasted, some of it I've never heard of before.
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