FOOD RANT: Waffles and such

Hello people. Sorry long time no talky. I have to change things so that i get mesage updates in my new email addy. phoenixmoon3@yahoo.co.uk

 Anyway. I been here for almost 4 months ( on the 24th) and i usually shop at Sainsburry's. I have seen american products now and then. I love that they have doritos YUM. but i am at a loss for things i am so used to seeing in the stores.
  WAFFLES> not those potato thangs. WHAT ARE POTATO WAFFLES GROSS> i want some Aunt Jemima or some EGGOS man!  where do u find those. or do i need to get a waffle iron and just deal with it.
  I have not seen hot dogs either. WHERe can i find them. Someone sad Asda but i dont think there is one near us. and i am dying for a hot dog when we have sausages here. i hate the sausages here YUCK.

 what about cheese in slices? and what about  the salsa here? i saw some chips and some  Old El Paso stuff but i wanna know if they put oregano in that. WHO puts OREGENO in SALSA
 and  okay this is going out on a limb but  besides KFC where can i get some good fried chicken or soul food? I live in Hampton near Kingsotn and Richmond.
 anyway does anyone else want these things??
  and do all the hamburger joints suck here? or is it just i am ordering at the wrong places. MCDONALDs and BURGER KING are not that healthy.. Is Friday's okay? i went to Tony Roma's the other day and it was pretty good.  tasted like home.. maybe they do hamburgers like ours. U KNOW REAL beef on the grill?
  hoping...

 i want lots of yummies. My mom is sending me some Lucky charms soon.. oooh.
 by the way if anyone wants to make friends. i am a non drinker/smoker/ no drugs but i like to have fun. Movies, i would like to try my hand at some bingo  and i  love horses and listening to pop music!
eheheh   
   shala

Hello people. Sorry long time no talky. I have to change things so that i get mesage updates in my new email addy. phoenixmoon3@yahoo.co.uk

 Anyway. I been here for almost 4 months ( on the 24th) and i usually shop at Sainsburry's. I have seen american products now and then. I love that they have doritos YUM. but i am at a loss for things i am so used to seeing in the stores.
  WAFFLES> not those potato thangs. WHAT ARE POTATO WAFFLES GROSS> i want some Aunt Jemima or some EGGOS man!  where do u find those. or do i need to get a waffle iron and just deal with it.
  I have not seen hot dogs either. WHERe can i find them. Someone sad Asda but i dont think there is one near us. and i am dying for a hot dog when we have sausages here. i hate the sausages here YUCK.

 what about cheese in slices? and what about  the salsa here? i saw some chips and some  Old El Paso stuff but i wanna know if they put oregano in that. WHO puts OREGENO in SALSA
 and  okay this is going out on a limb but  besides KFC where can i get some good fried chicken or soul food? I live in Hampton near Kingsotn and Richmond.
 anyway does anyone else want these things??
  and do all the hamburger joints suck here? or is it just i am ordering at the wrong places. MCDONALDs and BURGER KING are not that healthy.. Is Friday's okay? i went to Tony Roma's the other day and it was pretty good.  tasted like home.. maybe they do hamburgers like ours. U KNOW REAL beef on the grill?
  hoping...

 i want lots of yummies. My mom is sending me some Lucky charms soon.. oooh.
 by the way if anyone wants to make friends. i am a non drinker/smoker/ no drugs but i like to have fun. Movies, i would like to try my hand at some bingo  and i  love horses and listening to pop music!
eheheh   
   shala

Potato waffles are no worse than hash browns. I like them. I havent seen frozen waffles here but you can buy packaged ones on the shelf. You can usually find them in the bread aisle near bagels. You can make your own waffles or you can buy Bisquick in small boxes at Tesco.
I have hotdogs in the house all the time. You can buy then in the can or buy them from the meat section of your grocery store. I shop at tesco mainly but have seen them at Asda and Morrisons as well.
TGI Fridays is very good if you dont mind paying a fortune for your meal. We go once or twice a year for special occasions. Our little local pizza joint has good burgers. Maybe you should try some of those type of places.
You can buy kraft chesse slices anywhere Im guessing. I have never had a problem finding them.
Best of luck

You can find Herta hot dogs just about anywhere.  Good for BBQing, too. 

awe thanks guys. i will look harder for the wafles thing. I guess i am used to them in the frozen fod and i will look for bisquick to.. MMMMHMM

  okay one other thing. THE EGGS!
  why are the eggs NOT in the  refrigerator section at stores? thats kinda creepy and i like eggs. esp for an omlet or to put in cake mix. I DID find some betty crocker woohoo.

For your soul food, get your hubby to take you down to Brighton... there's a 'soul food' restaurant down there.  I've never been to it, but i think 1 or 2 people on this board have been there....  it's called Mama Cherri's.

And the Herta hot dogs are brilliant... exactly like what i was used to in the US!

Dont get us started on the eggs... have a look, and you'll find a big thread about it.  You know, one of those charming threads that descends into an argument.
Just  eat the eggs and dont worry about refrigeration... Brits have been doing it for centuries, and it's ok.

They have sliced cheese in every supermarket... but its REAL cheese, and not fake Kraft stuff. 

awe thanks guys. i will look harder for the wafles thing. I guess i am used to them in the frozen fod and i will look for bisquick to.. MMMMHMM

 

The packaged waffles on the shelf in the bakery section are okay, but they're not the type you are used to.  You'll have to make your own.
You can get a waffle iron on ebay, or from Lakeland.   www.lakelandlimited.co.uk

Y'know, thanks to this thread, I've spent over an hour trying to find a good waffle iron online (without spending £300!) 
I'm dying to make waffles tomorrow morning now!
And... Lakeland does NOT have them listed anymore  :\\\'( !

BUT - searching through these amazingly informative threads (NOT sarcasm there), I did find:  http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?itemsaachiwaffle.html, so I may go for that one.

Hi Shala! If we buy salsa get the Doritos salsa. It's not bad.  What brand did you like in the US?

Check out the Notting Hill area for soul food, that is probably your best hope in London.

And yeah the eggs are fine! They all have a use by date stamped on them.

Y'know, thanks to this thread, I've spent over an hour trying to find a good waffle iron online (without spending £300!) 
I'm dying to make waffles tomorrow morning now!
And... Lakeland does NOT have them listed anymore  :\\\'( !

I was shocked that Lakeland dont have them anymore, so went to have a look... and i did find it:

http://www.lakelandlimited.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/GBP/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=DOSk3OLCTOtQyqGTNlOv2koCtjhFkgVuWto=?ProductID=KuXAqAYUdm0AAAD1jkbU3v9H

Y'know, thanks to this thread, I've spent over an hour trying to find a good waffle iron online (without spending £300!) 
I'm dying to make waffles tomorrow morning now!
And... Lakeland does NOT have them listed anymore  :\\\'( !

BUT - searching through these amazingly informative threads (NOT sarcasm there), I did find:  http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?itemsaachiwaffle.html, so I may go for that one.

They have some on Ebay and Argos, hope that helps.  I am wanting some waffles now.

you guys make me laugh!  I love waffles and pancakes, esp the Krustiez brand.  That may have to be in future care pkgs for me when I get there!  Along with Lucky Charms cause thats my fav sugar cereal, that I rarely buy now!

And the egg thing "crackes" me up!    We have farmers markets here and none of the eggs are refrigerated.  Always are at the grocery store.  My good friend and I just had this huge discussion about chickens and eggs.  I think chickens are underated!  I mean, come on.... THEY CAN LAY EGGS!!!!!!!!!  And he agreed, saying.... when they lay them they are not cold!  HA!

Americans just like to refrigerate everything, that's why our fridges are gi-normous!

if we used stuff once we buy it, like people all over the world do, we wouldn't have a need for them. alas, we are a country of convenience, God bless America!

Why not make your own salsa, I do a mean pico de gallo, it's like a really chunky salsa, my hubby loves it! And it's so easy!!

Americans just like to refrigerate everything, that's why our fridges are gi-normous!

I had this discussion with my English husband when I complained about there not being a refrigerator where I worked, so if I brought food to work it would be unrefrigerated since the morning. (Not about eggs, but about food in general.)

My ex was a cook and had to spend many hours studying how food poisoning occurs and what temperatures are optimal for bacteria growth.

Here is an article from the Center for Disease Control, which states that eggs are safest when stored in the fridge. It is a US government organisation, though, and it only refers to the prevalence of salmonella in parts of the US, so maybe it just isn't a problem in Britain?

Also, there are parts of the US where it gets much warmer than in the UK, so it's possible that in the UK they just don't have to deal with the kind of food spoilage you could get on days when its 40 degrees C and 99 percent humidity.

maybe it just isn't a problem in Britain?

British eggs with the 'Lion' mark on them (at least 80% of the eggs in the UK)  are from chickens who are vaccinated against salmonella.
One less thing to worry about!