Can of Worms... maybe!

[flyrr100]

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I generally take chocolate with me when i go especially cadburys dairy milk and also walkers crisps even though i have seen some of these items in Wallmart.
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CDM is sold here. It's made my Hersheys but sold under the Cadburys brand. Publix always has it.
Walker's Crisps on the other hand. Good luck! Target has some interesting crisp (potato chip) flavors. My favorite is Buffalo Wing flavor. Give it a try.

I remember my favorite as a kid in Twickenham was tomato sauce flavor, or smokey bacon flavor. Used to eat them while reading my Whizzer and Chips on Saturday morning.

[Cruella DeVilla]

The CDM does tastes different though.

They must have thought I was a greedy so-n-so when I came in in November as I had 6 of the multi packs of Walkers crisps. (Yes you can get them here but they were £1 for a bag of 6 in Asda so I thought of what the heck, there was even Smokey Bacon in the packs Jeff! You still get the Tomato sauce flavour I used to love them too but not sure I would like it now as not a big fan of ketchup)!

(Beef Wotsits were my absolute favourite).

[MonicaG]

Perhaps Brits look for food they're comfortable with for the same reason that I have been known to shout Hallelujah when I spot a McDonald's in Spain or a Burger King in Stockholm.

Travel is great, but after a few days away from home....nothing like a taste of home.

PS - Funny thing is...I never go to Mickey D's or Burger King when i'm home.

[becbecs]

Just love the culture and the food especially in America.

Trouble is being British our food portions tend to be smaller so its not been very often in Florida that as a Family we have been to a restaurant and finished every dish we have ordered. Maybe our eyes are larger than our stomachs when it comes to reading the menu. [msnwink]

Although our local Publix does sell Yorkshire Tea Bags and being from Yorkshire have to buy some. As you can't beat a cup of tea

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[Tonish]

It's a question of quality, is it not, rather than choice?

With some major and impressive exceptions, food in the US tends to be more processed and plastic than the UK (in my humble opinion).

One of the most impressive exceptions is steak. Is it the feed given to cattle there which makes the difference? I buy organic beef, bred for flavour and quality from specialist sources in the UK, but can't get a steak which tastes anywhere near as good as a fairly average one in the US.

Salt beef, pastrami, beef frankfurters, floppy New York pizza, corn dogs and king crab (to name a few)are all unbeatable.

[florida4sun]

I do agree that steak is plentiful in the USA but I have no problem getting the same quality in the UK. Marbling of fat gives the flavor, most uk beef is leaner so less fat = less taste. A good beef wih marbling and very well hung. 21 days is considered long enough but I always go more. We have two butcher shops in the family
I do miss good king crab though....



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It's a question of quality, is it not, rather than choice?

With some major and impressive exceptions, food in the US tends to be more processed and plastic than the UK (in my humble opinion).

One of the most impressive exceptions is steak. Is it the feed given to cattle there which makes the difference? I buy organic beef, bred for flavour and quality from specialist sources in the UK, but can't get a steak which tastes anywhere near as good as a fairly average one in the US.

Salt beef, pastrami, beef frankfurters, floppy New York pizza, corn dogs and king crab (to name a few)are all unbeatable.
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[blott]

Anyone noticed that tomatoes really taste like tomatoes in the US whereas in the UK they rarely taste of anything in particular?

[Susan J]

I used to look forward to shopping for Fresh fruit & veg in PUblix, but lately it doesn't seem the same -its getting more like ours in UK -stored for a year before it gets to shelves. Some things are nicer though, those lovely juicy oranges, and big strawbs.
Krispy Kremes have made their way to UK, and now I am fed up of smelling them in Tesco!
Key Lime Pie -yum
Tea, I take with me, as it is not the same.
There is nothing else I crave- you can get one of the best hard Cheddars ever in Costco, and I can certainly do without anything else. When I get home, however, I do fancy a chinese, or Fish & chips.
I think in all things I like quality and variety -in all countries -I get fed up of eating out if we are busy, and like to cook a few 'ordinary' meals to counteract that.
I would rather cook braised steak, potatoes veg and gravy at our home than pay for instant mash and tinned steak at Denny's for instance -but this has nothing to do with craving English food, just not wanting processed food. The same would apply in any country though.
I would think it is the homesick who have moved here who want the UK staples though

[flyrr100]

One big difference between steak cooked in the US and steak cooked in the UK is the way it's cooked. Most steaks I've eaten in England tend to be pan fried. So the outside gets burned, and the grease just stays in the pan. Here we tend to grill our steaks over an open flame. Add in some flavored woods and you have a treat! It's really nothing to do with the quality of the meat. Angus steaks from Scotland are some of the best cuts in the world. But fly them and it can be a disaster.

Even the great (yeah right) Chef Gordon Ramsey pan fries his steaks. As seen on his F Word show last week here on BBC America. Gordo old buddy... wake up, get rid of all the silly trimmings and realize real men like their steak grilled, and their potatoes covered in ketchup!

Speaking as a real man who loves his meat you understand.

[chrizzy100]

I pan fry can't say I have burnt or greasy steak...its not what you cook them in but how you cook them...