What food are you craving right now?

Odd.  I was never really into bacon in the US, so I don't know the ins and outs of it.  I wouldn't have noticed a difference, I think.

My veins are made of bacon grease. I eat about a pound of bacon a day.

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My veins are made of bacon grease. I eat about a pound of bacon a day.

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I'm definitely already missing US bacon. And trader joe's. And SoDelicious coconut and Ripple dairy free milks.

I learned my lesson. I should have put the grocery order in before landing. So far I've learned I'm allergic to alpro coconut milk and tesco's vile free from gluten free bread. And a bunch of other things I wouldn't be allergic to in the US thanks to the stabilisers used. Hoping I have more luck with the sainsburys order coming tomorrow!

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But you can get smoked streaky bacon here...?  Is it not the same as the US stuff?  I don't eat much bacon, so I really don't know.  I just assumed it was the same.

Not that I've found, so far. It LOOKS like bacon, but doesn't TASTE like bacon. 

Not that I've found, so far. It LOOKS like bacon, but doesn't TASTE like bacon. 

Seriously Nan. Get the Polish bacon. It is US bacon. It just comes in a big slab.

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Not that I've found, so far. It LOOKS like bacon, but doesn't TASTE like bacon. 

Now I went back to the US at Thanksgiving and the bacon I had there was not even as nice as the streaky bacon I get here at Sainsbury's and Tesco. To be fair it was not the excellent applewood bacon only found at a few restaurants. I can only eat out so many times. Haha. But it was horribly salty and that flavor was...yuck.

I think I am in that weird inbetween state where some us foods are too salty and UK ones are not salty enough.

Now I went back to the US at Thanksgiving and the bacon I had there was not even as nice as the streaky bacon I get here at Sainsbury's and Tesco. To be fair it was not the excellent applewood bacon only found at a few restaurants. I can only eat out so many times. Haha. But it was horribly salty and that flavor was...yuck.

I think I am in that weird inbetween state where some us foods are too salty and UK ones are not salty enough.

Yeah, cheap US bacon is not as good as the good streaky bacon in the UK. They are different though. I may buy some pork belly and make my own at some point!

Thanks to nctami72's Polish bacon suggestion I went looking for a butcher and found an excellent one two towns over.

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Seriously Nan. Get the Polish bacon. It is US bacon. It just comes in a big slab.

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Well, I ordered in a pack of the Tesco's best smoked streaky bacon, so we'll be trying that tomorrow. If it doesn't make the cut, I'll be off in search of Polish bacon. I did find a Polish grocery over off of Dumbarton Road, west of Byres a few blocks, in Partik several weeks ago and got a reasonable fascimile of egg noodles (not quite it, but good!) so maybe they'd have the bacon, too. I'm hoping the Tesco stuff is good. I need to be able to have bacon grease as well, as the birdies need it out in the bird feeder at this time of year!

Well, I ordered in a pack of the Tesco's best smoked streaky bacon, so we'll be trying that tomorrow. If it doesn't make the cut, I'll be off in search of Polish bacon. I did find a Polish grocery over off of Dumbarton Road, west of Byres a few blocks, in Partik several weeks ago and got a reasonable fascimile of egg noodles (not quite it, but good!) so maybe they'd have the bacon, too. I'm hoping the Tesco stuff is good. I need to be able to have bacon grease as well, as the birdies need it out in the bird feeder at this time of year!

Tesco has Polish bacon too in the new Polish section. I'll see if it has a link in the online shop and I'll come back and post it.

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Thanks! Have bookmarked it. 

My Tesco (the big one in Greenock where my deliveries come from) doesn't have the boczek.  It'll have to be the Polish deli in Dalmuir for me... I plan to stop in there on my way home tonight. Might as well grab a bag of frozen pierogies while I'm there!

Might as well grab a bag of frozen pierogies while I'm there!

Will you please share a photo of the bag of pierogi if you get them?  I want to compare labels to see if there's another brand I could be getting if I had transportation and I could locate a Polish shop.  The ones Tesco sell are acceptable, but not the same as the ones I had and loved back in the US.

Will you please share a photo of the bag of pierogi if you get them?  I want to compare labels to see if there's another brand I could be getting if I had transportation and I could locate a Polish shop.  The ones Tesco sell are acceptable, but not the same as the ones I had and loved back in the US.

will do. 

And a lot of bacon here is wet cured and you get this nasty white milky fluid that renders out.

I did wonder why it always got the gross white crap on it.....

I'm definitely already missing US bacon. And trader joe's. And SoDelicious coconut and Ripple dairy free milks.

I learned my lesson. I should have put the grocery order in before landing. So far I've learned I'm allergic to alpro coconut milk and tesco's vile free from gluten free bread. And a bunch of other things I wouldn't be allergic to in the US thanks to the stabilisers used. Hoping I have more luck with the sainsburys order coming tomorrow!

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Just remembered you're here now! YAY! How was the move?!

Just remembered you're here now! YAY! How was the move?!

It was crazy, and I'll have to go back soon to finish packing up my old house... But we made it. Now just have to find a flat that allows cats because I miss my fluffball. She's staying with the husband's parents for now. But grocery delivery made me feel so much more human. My husband really tried, but Tesco is just not the store for someone with as many allergies as I have. And his pantry was bare, and had no essential baking items etc. I survived on less than 1000 calories through Xmas because there was very little safe food and I was just miserable and hungry and out of place. I got glutened badly as well, from the cutting board - I hadn't realised his parents were cutting things on the same wooden one they use for bread. *sigh* If you know of anyone letting houses (terraced or semi detached) let me know! None of the letting agents have replied to us through any of the apps yet and we are looking in the Bracknell area

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