Where can I get American food in London and the UK

On the topic of deli/sandwich meats...we are having the hardest time finding decent turkey or chicken for sandwiches!! Everything here is ham, ham, ham...we don't eat pork. And the turkey/chicken we do find is heavily processed and not up to our standards. We tend to make a lot of sandwiches at home and to take to work so this is a bit of a problem. We don't eat beef very often either, and the husband doesn't like tuna or chicken salad. What to do?? 

On the topic of deli/sandwich meats...we are having the hardest time finding decent turkey or chicken for sandwiches!! Everything here is ham, ham, ham...we don't eat pork. And the turkey/chicken we do find is heavily processed and not up to our standards. We tend to make a lot of sandwiches at home and to take to work so this is a bit of a problem. We don't eat beef very often either, and the husband doesn't like tuna or chicken salad. What to do?? 

This is just a possible suggestion - I'm still in the US and dislike the deli meat here, so I make sandwiches with thin fillets of cooked chicken/turkey or make wraps with regular diced chicken in it. You could probably ask your butcher to do the cutting so you have the pre-cut fillets of chicken or turkey breasts. (My grocery store here sells them that way, about 1/4-1/2" thick) Higher quality meat and less additives. I don't know how common wraps are in England, I also often just use big green lettuce leaves for the wraps.

You may want to try Maggi Noodles.  They are the most similar to Ramen noodles that I've found in 3 years.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm happy getting the Nissin ramen from my childhood at my local Tesco. It's got the flavour packet and a tiny thing of sesame oil. The ramen i'd get back in Colorado doesn't hold a candle to the real thing imported from Japan. Each pack is around 50p, cheaper than the instant noodles that aren't as nice.

What to do?? 

buy raw chicken/turkey?  Then you can cook it yourself and slice it the way you like it.

Yes I know I can make my own of course, however that's not always feasible, especially at the moment when we are still in our temporary housing with subpar kitchen equipment. I was hoping someone knew of a good deli or something that would have it. We are used to eating all organic in the US and there are far less options here.

Try your local market! There are lots of butchers of course but some stalls, at least around here, offer deli meats. Not on par with the super Boar's Head selection I'd get at my local Publix back home but still ok!

Yes I know I can make my own of course, however that's not always feasible, especially at the moment when we are still in our temporary housing with subpar kitchen equipment. I was hoping someone knew of a good deli or something that would have it. We are used to eating all organic in the US and there are far less options here.

I'm particular about the texture of my deli meats too, so I don't eat many sandwiches anymore. I have found that Morrisons and Sainsbury's have chunks of chicken that you can get in the lunch meat aisle that are either flavoured or unflavoured that have a nice texture. These are 1/4 inch thick chunks of whole chicken breast. I really like the sweet chili lime and peri peri.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/cooked-chicken---turkey/sainsburys-cooked-chicken-slices--sweet-chilli-160g

Back in America, do they allow factories to inject a bunch of chemical laden water into meat before they sell it?   They do that here with a lot of meat that is sold by weight .

Back in America, do they allow factories to inject a bunch of chemical laden water into meat before they sell it?   They do that here with a lot of meat that is sold by weight .

It depends on the type of meat. "Conventional" - yes, all of that. "Organic" - not really, sometimes a brine of salt water & flavor. I'm really going to miss Wegmans when I move. I have to eat a low histamine diet and gluten free, so lunch meat is out in all it's forms except as an emergency, I've just gotten used to my way of doing things so I don't think about it much! I can't survive without at least two frying pans and an instant pot (electric pressure cooker).

It's weird, for labels the UK is significantly better than the US, but in general they add so much sh*t to food that I can actually eat much less off the shelves in a standard grocery store. They really love a stabilizer that I'm very allergic to and seem to use it in so many foods that are fine for me here, along with putting malt vinegar in so many crisps.

Hi, my name is Cyndi and I'm looking into opening a small American food restaurant in the UK.  Any imput on the topic will help.  I do scratch-made AMERICAN biscuits & comfort foods.

Anyone want to join me?

Everyone wants Mexican food, but I lived in Miami for six years and man, I would kill for some Cuban food right now. 

Everyone wants Mexican food, but I lived in Miami for six years and man, I would kill for some Cuban food right now.

How about the Las Iguanas chain?  They seem to have a lot of Brazilian food, but also a mix of stuff from other countries. I'm thinking of it because they had a great Cuban pork sandwich with pickles.

I lived in Miami for six years 

Jamaica Patty!

I used to love the sweets and chocolate that you can get in the USA, but I just don't feel that there is as much choice over here in the UK. I've bought quite a lot of things from the specialist stores but its just so expensive (think I spent like £50 last time I was in there, went a bit overboard I think), I've noticed that some of the supermarkets (Tesco, ASDA and Sainsburys) have started stocking some more American products but it's still not enough.

Anyway long story short me and my brother have decided to launch our own subscription box company selling American sweets,chocolate and soda to people in the UK, we've both got a bit bored of the standard 9-5 to grind so we thought we'd try something different and if it doesn't work out, we'll have stacks of chocolate and sweets to eat all to ourself . Our website is newcomer link: http://www.sweetlyuk.com [nonactive] , would love to hear your thoughts and feedback

The Lillie Langtry in West Brompton and The Islington Townhouse in Angel both have awesome thanksgiving meals! Can't wait to try the sweet potato pie 

This is the menu from the Lillie Langtry

Starters


Creamy cauliflower soup, sautéed leeks 5.5
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Mikey’s homemade cornbread 4.5
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Macaroni cheese, Oxford Blue, crunchy topping 5.5
 
Mains
 
Sticky baby back ribs, coleslaw, skin on chips 17
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Autumnal squash hot pot, pine nuts, chickpeas, dates and quinoa 13.5
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Charcoal spit roast turkey ballontine, sausage stuffi ng, duck fat potatoes, honey roast root vegetables, braised red cabbage, pigs in blankets, cranberry, jus 17
 
Desserts
 
Sweet potato pie topped with smores 6.5
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Mississippi mud pie, cream 6.5
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Spit roasted pineapple bread and butter pudding,
vanilla ice cream 6.5

YUMMMMM