Suitcase full of American food

Yeah.. Liquid Smoke is great!!

I just asked mom to bring me a big ol' bag of popping corn (the non-microwavable kind)...all I've found here are tiny little bags.  And I love my popcorn!

I'm going to the US in a few weeks and plan to bring back several bottles of my beloved Liquid Smoke.

Mmmm...My mother-in-law is bringing me some Liquid Smoke this week.  But I noticed that they sell it at Lupe Pintos, which is right down the street from me!

She's also bringing me some Lipton's Teriyaki Rice, which is unarguably the foodstuff that I miss the most from the U.S.

I always bring back Kraft Mac&Cheese and Nestles Sugar Free instant Cocoa packets.

I just received 2 huge bags of candy corn from my mom and 2 from my friend!!! Now I am waiting for a bag of black beans. The plain, dried kind. I can't find them anywhere.

Now I am waiting for a bag of black beans. The plain, dried kind. I can't find them anywhere.

Try health food/organic/fair trade shops -- that's where I get mine.

me too lola

i just got a big bag at an organic shop in marylebone.  i was chuffed!

exactly! why waste valuable luggage weight and space with the noodles!?! When I lived in Kenya, I had a friend who also spent two years in Kenya send me a letter from the US with a powder packet after she returned home. The stuff was like gold! It is amazing how far you can stretch out one of those packets if you are desperate for Americana! 

I totally felt this way last year when I was in the UK. Didn't even realize I was going to miss it until the craving started for a big bowl of mac n cheese. And then I discovered that it didn't really exist the same way in Cornwall and that...mac n cheese came in a can. That kinda threw me.

Next time I go, I'm definitely stocking up. Kraft used to make shaker bottles for the cheese powder, much like parmesan cheese. Does anyone know if they still do?


Melissa

Kraft used to make shaker bottles for the cheese powder, much like parmesan cheese. Does anyone know if they still do?

That would be easier than buying all of the boxes and then taking them apart.  I'm curious to know too!b

I find dried beans in my local Sainsbury's, including black.  YUMMY!  Black bean burritos.

I'm already planning what to put in my suitcase in January! Kraft M&C (good idea about the packets...I'll start ripping those little boxes apart right away!), Steen's syrup (made from sugar cane), Tony Chachere's seasoning, Community New Orleans Blend coffee (with chickory), a couple of pounds of Camellia red beans, and some Louisiana hot sauce. Now, if I could just figure out how to bring several loaves of po-boy bread with me...and keep it fresh, I'll be in heaven!

I laugh everytime I open my smaller suitcase to pack more... it's full of American food products and toys. They may think I am nuts if I get stopped. I have Tollhouse morsels, hot coccoa, pumpkin pie mix, a cake mix, Frenchs onions, Stovetop stuffing, candy.... and lots of girlie toys 

...junk food and "girlie toys?" my oh my, you will have a GREAT visit! 

Haha! Ok I am dying laughing here... not those kind of girlie toys. Ahem let me re-word that toys for little girls 

ah okay! 

Ahem you may need a role model....let me have a look and see if I know of any