Where can I get American food in London and the UK

Just went to Partridge's (the one near Sloane Square) and this is what I remember seeing of frequently asked for items on this thread:

2 types of hot sauce. 3 or 4 premade wing sauces
A&W Root Bear and Cream Soda, regular and diet (finishing the last of my diet Cream Soda)

CREAM SODA!  You just made my night.  I hadn't hit Partrridge's yet.  I was really holding out when I first got here, and I packed a box of food "staples" (as defined by me) so at 9 months, I'm just now starting to run out.

Oh man, cream soda. 

*swoon*

I get Kool Aid from this site:

http://www.koolaiduk.com/

I get Kool Aid from this site:

http://www.koolaiduk.com/ [nofollow]

Tesco sells koolaid in their world aisle in the Caribbean section. You can also find grape soda there, I think the brand name is Ka black grape. Its the only grape flavoured anything I have found here.

Thanks. I will seek it out while I'm getting my Raggae Raggae sauce!

Wow, I just read this whole thread. I get the impression Kraft parm in the green plastic jar is not to be found here at all? That's gonna be an issue! I don't do dairy myself but my better half uses the Kraft parm on a comfort-food macaroni dish I make. The things we used to have shipped to us were Corn Nuts and cans of plain black sliced olives - the black olives in Australia tasted funny to us. I can adapt to other olives for snacking on, the whole deli-style ones, but for putting in pasta sauces and burritos I want the plain black olive taste I'm used to! I did see canned black whole olives at the supermarket but haven't tried them yet - can anyone tell me if they're going to be what I want? I'm happy to cut them up myself if I need to. Also, elbow macaroni? I bought a bag of macaroni at Sainsbury's today but it's not as curved as I would expect. It's straighter, like the stuff that comes in the Kraft mac and cheese box. We had some in AU that was ridged like penne but curved and small like macaroni, and liked that fine, but the main thing I'm looking for is the deep curve. Something about it just holds the sauce on better. I'm in Reading, fairly close to town center - I think - and have easy access to M&S, Sainsbury's, and a Tesco express, and probably other shops I haven't found yet.

Wow, I just read this whole thread. I get the impression Kraft parm in the green plastic jar is not to be found here at all?

Can you not just use pre grated fresh parmesan? If not, I have seen the dried stuff before - it's not Kraft, but it's dry, grated, shelf stable "cheese"....

but for putting in pasta sauces and burritos I want the plain black olive taste I'm used to! I did see canned black whole olives at the supermarket but haven't tried them yet - can anyone tell me if they're going to be what I want?

I don't think tinned or jarred black olives actually taste of much of anything on either side of the pond, so I would say that yes, they taste the same. I've bought sliced black olives in jars before for certain recipes that call for them and they taste exactly like the ones I remember my mom buying.

We'll try using the pre-grated powdery parm, for sure, but my lady is a bit picky (okay, a lot picky) and doesn't like making changes to her comfort foods. We have a plastic tub of grated parm from tesco and she didn't complain when she used it on pasta the other night, but there's just this one dish that she insists isn't the same without the Kraft. Since it's shelf stable I may ask mom to throw some in the care package she'll be putting together for me, but that won't be send out until we're in our own place (currently staying in company-provided serviced apartment, and since I don't have a good idea of shipping times yet I won't be asking her to send anything just yet.)

I'll grab a tin of olives when I go out later and see if it's the plain mild olive taste I'm expecting. I just hate throwing out perfectly good food, so I wanted to ask if other American taste buds had issue with the canned olives here before I bought them.

We'll try using the pre-grated powdery parm, for sure, but my lady is a bit picky (okay, a lot picky) and doesn't like making changes to her comfort foods. We have a plastic tub of grated parm from tesco and she didn't complain when she used it on pasta the other night, but there's just this one dish that she insists isn't the same without the Kraft. Since it's shelf stable I may ask mom to throw some in the care package she'll be putting together for me, but that won't be send out until we're in our own place (currently staying in company-provided serviced apartment, and since I don't have a good idea of shipping times yet I won't be asking her to send anything just yet.)

I put Kraft Green Jar Parm in my secret shame category, along with grape jam.  For most stuff, I opt for fresh grated over the shelf-stable stuff in the shaker jar here.  It's different enough in taste and texture that it was easier to just make a full switch. 

There are a few things that just aren't quite the same without it.  I feel like such a freak that the main ingredients of my "homemade" pasta sauce aren't available here -- Hunt's tomato sauce in the big, 16oz can and Kraft shaker Parm.  Sure, there are ample substitutes, BUT STILL! 

(although the nice thing about the Kraft stuff is that it's light when it does happen to get shipped.   )

The Sainsbury's shelf stable stuff is pretty close to Kraft.  I wasn't a huge fake parm person, but my husband won't eat the fresh stuff, so I have to use the shelf stable stuff.  Our Sainsbury's didn't start selling it until about two months ago, so I hadn't used hard cheese since I moved here.

olive verdict: nearly the same. close enough. they smell slightly different - a little stronger here - but taste the same!

I found real no-vinegar brined pickles in morrisons today! They were only 1.50 a jar too. I used to have to pay nearly 3 quid from the polish delivery place + the fees. I don't care what anyone says: I am thrilled that Poles migrated over here if only cause they brought some of my favorite foods with them.

You can get lots of Kool Aid flavors at newcomer link: http://www.koolaidworld.com [nonactive] they have a big choice and also Crystal Light and 4C drink sticks, when I ordered, it came in a couple of days, real quick service. They even had Sharkleberry Fin Kool Aid, when did you last see that!

I'm a big fan of Kikkoman terriyaki sauce, and the only place I've found it in the UK is at Sainsbury's, and then not very often.

Happily, the Tesco store brand terriyaki sauce tastes exactly the same, and thus far they're stocked regularly at the one in Stevenage.  Anyone looking for Kikkoman might give the Tesco brand a shot.

I'm a big fan of Kikkoman terriyaki sauce, and the only place I've found it in the UK is at Sainsbury's, and then not very often.

Happily, the Tesco store brand terriyaki sauce tastes exactly the same, and thus far they're stocked regularly at the one in Stevenage.  Anyone looking for Kikkoman might give the Tesco brand a shot.

Good to know, as my local Sainsburys seems to have stopped stocking any Kikkoman stuff.  Are you talking about the teriyaki sauce (thicker) or the marinade?  It's the marinade I like but I call it sauce.  Do you know of anyplace that has Kikkoman Tonkatsu Sauce?

  Are you talking about the teriyaki sauce (thicker) or the marinade?  It's the marinade I like but I call it sauce.  Do you know of anyplace that has Kikkoman Tonkatsu Sauce?

Ah, yes, it's the marinate I'm talking about, but I call it sauce, too.  I haven't seen any Kikkoman stuff outside of Sainsbury's, and even then they don't have it often.