Fav. all time food and drink in the UK

[deathbydalbhat 0]

Surprisingly (for a desi) Vegetable Stroganoff (a lot of restaurants in UK actually have it on the menu--in the US, the word "Stroganoff" is ALMOST ALWAYS associated with "beef").

Wow, interesting. I used to love beef strognoff when I was a kid. Now that I am veg(and practicing Hindu), no way. I'll bet it would be good with paneer, actually. I might try that.

[Mags 112]

Robinson's No Added Sugar Apple and Blackcurrant. In fact, I miss ALL squash/cordial. You just can't get it here. All the equivalent drinks are pre mixed and FULL of sugar. I have managed to find one that isn't, but it IS a rarity.

[ajames79 0]

The classic bacon sandwich, Im told Irish bacon in America is similar

Scottish or English fry up breakfast, easily made at home

Fish and Chips, still on the look out for a good one in our part of Virginia

Sunday roast dinner, including yorkshire puddings, also easily made at home

Indian Food, I've seen indian resturants in the US, just not so many

Fray Bentos pies, I hope to find some of those over there soon

Drinks wise, I like jack and coke anyway

So do you make any of those things at home!? Besides the Jack and Coke??

[ajames79 0]

Robinson's No Added Sugar Apple and Blackcurrant. In fact, I miss ALL squash/cordial. You just can't get it here. All the equivalent drinks are pre mixed and FULL of sugar. I have managed to find one that isn't, but it IS a rarity.

never was a soda girl myself.

But when I am over in Feb I am going to look for the no sugar apple and blackcurrent. Sounds yummy!

[munchkins 0]

Actually on second thought, the bevvy I miss the most is the Jersey & Guernsey milk from Tescos. You know the one where you open the bottle and there's a teensey bit of cream on the top? ommmmmmmmmmmmmG

Lisa that is so so sickly, how can you drink it???? Now give me a good blue vodka and red bull and I am happy, as for food, chips and pudding with some lovely thick gravy and definitely not forgetting the mushy peas followed by a beautiful jam roly poly and custard

Not forgetting a good sized bowl of "Scouse" with red cabbage, lovely

Edited January 14, 2007 by munchkins

[munchkins 0]

A hot chip butty made with white bread and lurpak butter so that the butter starts to melt, fantastic

thick white bread, toasted and with lurpak butter, love that butter but it is soooo bad for you

Custard tarts

and Vanilla slices

home made mince pies with fresh cream and don't forget the scones with jam and cream, unforgettable

[ajames79 0]

I have to stop coming back to this thread...it is making me hungry!

Would love a think slice of bread right now with some butter!! Yum

[Fandango 1,439]

Actually on second thought, the bevvy I miss the most is the Jersey & Guernsey milk from Tescos. You know the one where you open the bottle and there's a teensey bit of cream on the top? ommmmmmmmmmmmmG

Lisa that is so so sickly, how can you drink it???? Now give me a good blue vodka and red bull and I am happy, as for food, chips and pudding with some lovely thick gravy and definitely not forgetting the mushy peas followed by a beautiful jam roly poly and custard

Not forgetting a good sized bowl of "Scouse" with red cabbage, lovely

Val, I dunno...I was never ever a milk drinker until I drank that....I mean I never ate the cream on top, lol...but the milk underneath it was something I've never tasted before!

And the nutritional value on the one I used to get was not that fattening...v little fat grams, which always confused me cos it's so good!

A hot chip butty made with white bread and lurpak butter so that the butter starts to melt, fantastic

thick white bread, toasted and with lurpak butter, love that butter but it is soooo bad for you

Custard tarts

and Vanilla slices

home made mince pies with fresh cream and don't forget the scones with jam and cream, unforgettable

I'm with you here for everything cept the custard tarts and vanilla slices...omG Val you have just made me sooooo effing hungry!

D's fave 'cheat' is scones with jam and cream...and he's sooo not a sweet eater, but you couldn't tell when it came to scones!

Choccie Choux buns from Asda mmm my fave!!!

[ladybutterfly 0]

humm gonna think on it..But I didn't want Lisa to get lonely making all these threads!!

Well, in a truly British manner it HAS to be Fish & Chips, simply because they are VERY scarce here in the USA. I also miss a good curry though. Can't beat it: vegetable or prawn dhansak, pilau rice and a peshwari naan. Also a BIG fan of butter chicken. *drools*

We should have a drooly emoticon!

Drink wise? I rarely drink alcohol, when I do it tends to be wine which I can get over here. Otherwise it is soft drinks which are plentiful over here!

mags....I have re-created fish and chips..it is pretty darn close. We even had a big fish and chips night last time Chris was here! To be honest...as many times as I've gone over to England in the past 3 years I've not had a curry..Had a thai curry but and plenty of naan bread. But no indian. Not since I was 13. I will....in Feb. I promise

I love a good pint at the pub. I don't miss any drinks really. I like my drinks super cold, Chris family always keeps my Lemonade in the fridge for me...not typical for them!

You will HAVE to tell us all how to make your british chips which taste like chip shop chips! Looks like everyone on this post misses chips the most, me included. I swear when I go back I will have chips for dinner every night! lol Seriously though, how do you make them to taste like that? What kind of potatoes and what kind of oil do you make them in?

[Fandango 1,439]

D and I found that Nathan's hot dog chips are somewhat close to Brit chips...and they even have malt vin there too.

[ajames79 0]

humm gonna think on it..But I didn't want Lisa to get lonely making all these threads!!

Well, in a truly British manner it HAS to be Fish & Chips, simply because they are VERY scarce here in the USA. I also miss a good curry though. Can't beat it: vegetable or prawn dhansak, pilau rice and a peshwari naan. Also a BIG fan of butter chicken. *drools*

We should have a drooly emoticon!

Drink wise? I rarely drink alcohol, when I do it tends to be wine which I can get over here. Otherwise it is soft drinks which are plentiful over here!

mags....I have re-created fish and chips..it is pretty darn close. We even had a big fish and chips night last time Chris was here! To be honest...as many times as I've gone over to England in the past 3 years I've not had a curry..Had a thai curry but and plenty of naan bread. But no indian. Not since I was 13. I will....in Feb. I promise

I love a good pint at the pub. I don't miss any drinks really. I like my drinks super cold, Chris family always keeps my Lemonade in the fridge for me...not typical for them!

You will HAVE to tell us all how to make your british chips which taste like chip shop chips! Looks like everyone on this post misses chips the most, me included. I swear when I go back I will have chips for dinner every night! lol Seriously though, how do you make them to taste like that? What kind of potatoes and what kind of oil do you make them in?

Well to be honest I guess I have to admit that I did use frozen steak fries. But I found that if you cook them first..in oil. til they are almost done...then you cook the fish up...then slide the chips back in...it gives it the chippy flavour. Always let your fish rest on top of the chips as well...get the full grease affect! *smile*

I've done them a few times and honestly being that nothing is as good as a chippy...they are still pretty good.

It is a bit of a process for the cook. Much more fun to do it in small batches for you and your S/O.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

living in Westside Los Angeles there are very few British foodstuffs that you can't get -- the British pubs do decent enough fish and chips, shepherd's pies, sunday roast and what have you. And the Indian food is proper Indian as opposed to "British Indian" (though you can get that too) so it's better than yer average curry house in the UK.

Never been a fan of the English breakfast - I miss American breakfasts in the UK

What I miss most is CHEESE. THe sharp cheddars, the stiltons, the creamy lancashires, red leicesters, sage derbys, windsor reds, etc etc

Nothing would make me happier than a trip to Neil's Yard cheese shop in London.

[ajames79 0]

living in Westside Los Angeles there are very few British foodstuffs that you can't get -- the British pubs do decent enough fish and chips, shepherd's pies, sunday roast and what have you. And the Indian food is proper Indian as opposed to "British Indian" (though you can get that too) so it's better than yer average curry house in the UK.

Never been a fan of the English breakfast - I miss American breakfasts in the UK

What I miss most is CHEESE. THe sharp cheddars, the stiltons, the creamy lancashires, red leicesters, sage derbys, windsor reds, etc etc

Nothing would make me happier than a trip to Neil's Yard cheese shop in London.

I miss cheese too. For our wedding I am having Stiltons, a Red Leichester, a Cottswold (which I am unfamilar with) and a few other cheeses.

Never was a fan of english breakfasts mainly because I don't really eat american ones either...

I do miss having a fantastic strawberry tart from Tesco for pudding!

[Mags 112]

Robinson's No Added Sugar Apple and Blackcurrant. In fact, I miss ALL squash/cordial. You just can't get it here. All the equivalent drinks are pre mixed and FULL of sugar. I have managed to find one that isn't, but it IS a rarity.

never was a soda girl myself.

But when I am over in Feb I am going to look for the no sugar apple and blackcurrent. Sounds yummy!

It isn't a soda. It is a highly concentrated fruit juice that you add one part of to eight parts water. The UK has cordial/squash everywhere. It is the second most popular drink after soda, for kids.

It is just nice because it isn't full of the additives ####### that you get over here in the USA.

[Mary Lou 681]

Our local shop has Ribena and Robinsons there, until Gary showed me what it was i never knew what he was talking about when he asked for cordial.