Ultimate scrifice

[govols 0]

Ok as we are going back to england for a holiday on 31 march, I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifce for vj members. I know most Brits miss the food from back home so I am will to sacrifice myself and eat the food for you while i'm there and tell you how much you would have enjoyed it when we get back. To get thing started here are a few things i will be suffering while i'm there (lol)

Fish & Chips

Indian Food

Decent Chinese

Full english breakfast (eggs,bacon,fried bread,mushrooms,beans,sausages ect)

Big fat chocolate easter eggs

Real Bread and anchor butter

Its tough I know but someone has to do it and because VJ has done so much for me I thought it only right I should do something in return (lol)

Tony

[Otto 83]

uhm...can you drop by Germany and have a nice Schnitzel for me too?

[HuffyTheSlayer 22]

We all appreciate you making this sacrifice, Tony.

Have a good Easter in the UK.

*stares longingly at her Dairy Milk Buttons Easter Egg*

[Dr_LHA 3]

Fish & Chips

Decent chips is what I miss, I can get decent battered fish at least, but its the chips that are the killer.

Indian Food

Quite simply, I've learned to make this myself! Its not that hard once you get into it. I did have a fantastic curry in Philadelphia the other night. If anyone is in the area, I highly recommend "Karma" in Old Town Philadelphia (Walnut St IIRC), its a bit expensive - but worth it.

Decent Chinese

Meh. Go to any chinatown in America and you can get this. Chinese food in the UK is way overpriced compared to here as well, and I'm not convinced its any better. Depends where you live really.

Full english breakfast (eggs,bacon,fried bread,mushrooms,beans,sausages ect)

I can almost exactly duplicate this apart from the sausages (my local shop sells Heinz Beans). Although I found some sausages now that actually do the job quite well. They're called "Bob Evans Original Links", are proper sausage size, and nice and herby.

Big fat chocolate easter eggs

Real Bread and anchor butter

Wegman's Farmhouse Bread and Kerrygold butter (both within arms reach of each other at my local Wegmans.

So I guess my vote, if I had to pick one, would be Fish and Chips. There simply isn't an experience like it outside of the UK, IMHO.

[flutter95 4]

Your making me hungry AND homesick

[TracyTN 237]

The bread - for the love of God, the bread!!! Kingsmill preferably but any will do.

Damn I'm glad I'm going over in April or I'd be VERY mad with you, Tony.

[ajames79 0]

mmmmmmmmmmm......fish and chips! Although I make a fantastic batter!

Naan bread! BUT...I will make it homemade now that i know how!

Have a good trip! Enjoy yourself!

[mmb 0]

Fish & Chips

Decent chips is what I miss, I can get decent battered fish at least, but its the chips that are the killer.

Indian Food

Quite simply, I've learned to make this myself! Its not that hard once you get into it. I did have a fantastic curry in Philadelphia the other night. If anyone is in the area, I highly recommend "Karma" in Old Town Philadelphia (Walnut St IIRC), its a bit expensive - but worth it.

Decent Chinese

Meh. Go to any chinatown in America and you can get this. Chinese food in the UK is way overpriced compared to here as well, and I'm not convinced its any better. Depends where you live really.

Full english breakfast (eggs,bacon,fried bread,mushrooms,beans,sausages ect)

I can almost exactly duplicate this apart from the sausages (my local shop sells Heinz Beans). Although I found some sausages now that actually do the job quite well. They're called "Bob Evans Original Links", are proper sausage size, and nice and herby.

Big fat chocolate easter eggs

Real Bread and anchor butter

Wegman's Farmhouse Bread and Kerrygold butter (both within arms reach of each other at my local Wegmans.

So I guess my vote, if I had to pick one, would be Fish and Chips. There simply isn't an experience like it outside of the UK, IMHO.

I'm in the Philly area and never seen a Wegmans, I'm going to find one ASAP, I need some real bread and butter.

I've only been here two weeks and am getting nostalgic for food shopping in Pompey. I never thought that would happen to me as I spent so much time there missing what I could get at home in Scotland.

[Dr_LHA 3]

I'm in the Philly area and never seen a Wegmans, I'm going to find one ASAP, I need some real bread and butter.

I've only been here two weeks and am getting nostalgic for food shopping in Pompey. I never thought that would happen to me as I spent so much time there missing what I could get at home in Scotland.

I'm not near Philly, but I think there are Wegmans down there. I am however from Portsmouth!

[arwensun1965 0]

Pompey, reminded me of my hmmmm youth, coming out of Jo's at 2am rat arsed lol after doing the table top dancing lmao. Sadly all that behind me and Jo's is now closed I believe, ah well the good ole days.

[Dr_LHA 3]

Pompey, reminded me of my hmmmm youth, coming out of Jo's at 2am rat arsed lol after doing the table top dancing lmao. Sadly all that behind me and Jo's is now closed I believe, ah well the good ole days.

Hard to understand why anyone else would ever go into Jo's apart from matlows! Although I admit I did go there on several occasions because I was friends with one of the barmaids.

Edited March 25, 2007 by dr_lha

[HuffyTheSlayer 22]

I also made a sacrifice yesterday when buying Easter Eggs from my British Store.

I brought some Irish bacon. I just cooked it a little while ago and finished my bacon sandwich. As part of my sacrifice to you all, I want you all to know it was delicious.

-Gemma

[mmb 0]

Pompey, reminded me of my hmmmm youth, coming out of Jo's at 2am rat arsed lol after doing the table top dancing lmao. Sadly all that behind me and Jo's is now closed I believe, ah well the good ole days.

Once in there was enough. Too many drunken ratings and three of my colleagues on a desperate search for officers.

I was home, sober, and tucked up in bed by 10:30.

[John & Annie 0]

You can get Kerrygold at a lot of places. We have Trader Joe's and they carry most of what we need to survive

[Lizzy 0]

There is a shop in state college, PA called the Cheese Shoppe, you can get crunchys, twix, mars bars, flake, and mint sauce, beans and even engish coffee. I have a Wegmans too so i am normally ok!