Foods you wish you could get in your country.

[KaiRai]

Lucky charms that don't involve me financial planning 3 months in advance. I tried them once (At £12 a fucking box!) and they were awesome! Fruit loops were another one.

Sadly, in the UK, we have an eating tax that pushes the price of food up. Especially imports, where the flying tax and petrol tax also applies -_-

(It's a joke for those who think I'm serious, but goddamnit, shit is getting expensive in this country now >_<)

 

[nelsonr100]

I love the katsu curry stuff you get in Japan, had it so much when I was there and am now back in the UK. You can get it in restaurants or in some supermarket jars but its soo expensive (£3 for a jar of sauce!!!)

 

[Sronpop]

Well I am pretty content with the food I have in my country, but when I travel its shit. Nowhere else in Europe apart from Ireland and the UK are big cider drinkers, as a result it is impossible to find good cider outside of that area, and no Kopparberg does not count. Proper Irish breakfasts and chips and meat etc are more than welcomed too. Real sausages aswell. I hate the frankfurter and american style sausages.

 

[rowan-thats-me]

traditional Turkish kebabs, instead of those awful fast food knock-offs we get here in the UK

 

[Apocalypss]

Jelly Beans!!! We don't have them in Belgium and that makes me sad... (yes I signed up just to reply on this thread)

 

[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

Chestnut butter. Found it in southern France for peanuts. It tastes so good you'll hear angels fart.

Swedish flatbread and Reindeer meat. Imho. THE best sandwich in cold weather.

Good Bourbon. In Denmark it's really freaking expensive, as is all alcohol except beer which I moderately dislike.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Twinkees and Jif peanut butter from the States. Oh and green tea Kitkats from Japan. *Sighs*

 

[Enemy Of The State]

Heh, a american friend of mine is obsessed with Crunchies which you can not get in the states.

Tell him I'll swap him a Crunchie for one of those american Tootsie Rolls.

I LOVE those things ^_^

 

[Danzaivar]

Mountain Dew is super expensive in the UK for being imported in small amounts, I love me some mountain dew!

You can buy it in Sainsburies now, it's about as expensive as Pepsi or Coca Cola. It's AWESOME.

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I wish the UK had more Mexican restaurants about the place. Curries Kebabs Pizzas and Chinese are nice, but it would be cool to get a Burrito every now and again, you know?

 

[Haukur Isleifsson]

I just got back from Italy and I wish i could get some good Cinghiale here in Iceland. (Wild Boar) And perhaps some rabbit meat.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

I love the fact that everyone in the states wants dr. pepper, and everyone in the UK wants Mountain dew (myself included). Swap?

green tea Kitkats from Japan.

They exist? Then them. I want to try a green tea kitkat!
Also Froot Loops - you can get them in the UK, but they're all imported, and cost £8-12 a box, when most cereals cost £1.50 at most.

But most importantly, Pistachio ice cream! Seriously, there are like 2 places in the whole country that sell it, and it's insanely expensive.

 

[AWC Viper]

Having just got back from my holiday to New Zealand I have suddenly found my self with a craving for a soft drink known as "Lemon & Paeroa" but more commonly abriviated as "L&P" but unfortunatly you can only get it in New Zealand, do any escapees have any foods they wish they could get in their respective countrys.

It's Also available in Australia.


OT: Mountain Dew: Code Red.

Found it at my local corner shop, taste better then cherry coke, going to look for the 'voltage' one tomorrow.

 

[AWC Viper]

EDIT: Double post

 

[Jack and Calumon]

Dear America.

What the fuck is a Twinky?

Calumon: PS: Are Froot loops nice?

 

[Safe in the Dark]

Hmmm...Either japanese pocky(I've seen it imported here but it's rare.) or anything made by Bimbo they had the best things when I went to Mexico to see relatives.

 

[pauloalbatross]

Calpis - it's probably not spread further than Japan because of its unfortunate name, but it's pretty awesome

 

[omega247]

Ive heard there are peanut butter M&Ms in Canada... Is this true? If so I want some here.