We pride ourselves in bringing all the best American candy, Groceries and Soda to the people of the UK at the best possible prices. And how much turkey do you need per person? I’ll have “fingers crossed” as I go through Customs, hoping that these items crammed in my luggage don’t cause them to pass too much judgment on me. Account active As I spend a little time visiting with my family, I’m also stocking up on the American items that aren’t available in the UK. Agree that cinnamon, peanut butter and grape are very American flavours we don't get over here so much. And jaffa cakes! Even though you can get Reese's cups here (London), you can't get the massive bags that my American colleagues always bring back here from visits home, so I would suggest those. I think they have a peanut butter and jelly chocolate bar that might be a good pick here, or lots of other novel bite-sized things - chocolate covered potato chips, chocolate covered edamame, S'more bites, Dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-salted-caramel truffles, or things on a list like. She's bringing back half a suitcase's worth of edibles.
American Mountain Dew is not available in the UK, due to the brominated vegetable oil I believe. Peanut products and root beer are usually the things that I've seen Europeans new to the US react to with amazement. Whether you're an American expat, or just a curious Brit, we found the best US treats not available in British stores, but that can be bought on Amazon UK.
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And I wish there were a reasonable way to transport potato crisps/chips back from the UK, because the panoply of flavo(u)rs in the UK is just staggering (sausage and English mustard? Subscriber What's not to love, really?
Except it's powdered. Salt water taffy is practically unheard of here, I'd go with that. We welcome your feedback. Non-mint Altoids. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. (And, as Blitz said, anything else orange chocolate flavored - I think Sainsbury's does a Nutella-style chocolate orange spread…?). Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions. So if your mum knows someone who is a fan of the real stuff, they would probably love her forever if she could bring some. Lowest priced delivery in the UK. Bring back boiled sweets (hard candy) in a variety of flavors. By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. To take there: non-standard Oreos (the white fudge covered Christmas season ones went over well there; might be able to do regular fudge covered now), Twizzlers, maybe Cheezits. These cakes are made by the same company that's responsible for Twinkies. Salsa in most UK stores is a big brand that's nothing like the ones you can get in Texas or other places in the US that are well known for Mexican food. Girl Scout Cookies, if you still have any. I always loaded up my suitcase with Jif on every trip home. Smuckers Goober Grape Spread, £3.50, available at Amazon UK. I'm planning on sending a good friend of mine a some food and give her a taste of what we snack on. I'm planning on sending a good friend of mine a some food and give her a taste of what we snack on. The American Candy Store. Can you fly UK to US with double cream? Butterfingers consist of a crispy core of creamy peanut butter blended with sugar candy in a milk chocolate coating.
Ask MetaFilter is a question and answer site that covers nearly any question on earth, where members help each other solve problems. Let's be honest here: Americans are much better at treats than we are. Like ginger and cinnamon and whatever else they have. I always ask people going to the UK to bring me Lion Bars. Next Day Delivery available! I think the Reeces thng has changed; they are now available here in Ireland and I spotted them in the wild on my last UK trip, too. Email us at insiderpicks@businessinsider.com. When I visited the US, I always used to bring back peanut butter M&Ms and York Peppermint Patties, and they were always a big hit. Odd, and yet we can kind of get on board with this. The stuff you get here, or imported from Poland et al, is nowhere near as good. We do get the larger sizes (and the travesty that is the Reeses bar) in the corner shops but there's something about the size of those little ones that makes the ratio of peanut butter to chocolate perfect, different (and much superior I think) to any of the other sizes. In the UK, we grow up watching US series and are used to people talking about Kool-Aid, S'mores, and peanut butter and jelly.
I mention this because the two markets are very similar. Mom ended up bringing mini Reese's cups, individual bags of Goldfish crackers, a giant box of assorted M&Ms (peanut butter, pretzel, minis, etc.) Odd, but hey, who are we to judge? Sure we have cheesy pasta bakes here on the British Isles, but Kraft's is apparently iconic. Thanks to the online world, there is no need to go all the way to America to get a sugar high. Pecan Pie or Pumpkin Pie: Which One Wins Thanksgiving? So if your mum knows someone who is a fan of the real stuff, they would probably love her forever if she could bring some.
though they're not as well known as UK brands and are so damn tasty (and recognised as bring an American brand) that they'd be a good gift anyway.
Kirkland Signature Canadian Maple Syrup, £13.49, available at Amazon UK.