For those in the US: What British foods/treats do you most miss?

Same with Bombay mix! I used to always buy it in RI!

I tried to find it at my local Indian store, but they had something called Behl (Bhel?) that was sort of the same, but you have to make it yourself. I also found a pre=packaged kind, but it wasn't the same pieces inside. Sort of had the same flavor. Just not actual Bombay mix that I got in Tooting this summer, though.

Bhel is a type of snack dish that you put together and serve with a chutney.  Bhel mix can be bought in a bag as a snack too, but it's not the same.  There are a ton of different snack mixes like Bombay mix, so it's really just trying a few to find one that you like.

I tried to find it at my local Indian store, but they had something called Behl (Bhel?) that was sort of the same, but you have to make it yourself. I also found a pre=packaged kind, but it wasn't the same pieces inside. Sort of had the same flavor. Just not actual Bombay mix that I got in Tooting this summer, though.

The Indian shop I used to go to had several different kinds, and one of them was pretty similar to the Bombay mix we get here (but had a different name). Sorry yours isn't the same!

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For British cheese lovers...

If you're ever in the mood for a splurge, Zingerman's carries Neal's Yard Dairy cheeses.  Not a huge selection, and the selection varies, but SO worth it.

If anyone's ever been to Neal's Yard Dairy, you know what I'm talking about!

If anyone's ever been to Neal's Yard Dairy, you know what I'm talking about!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........................

Definitely cheese! Strong mature cheddar, Wensleydale with cranberries, double Gloucester with chives...there were so many great cheeses mixed with different fruits & herbs - loved it! I also can't believe how cheap it was for red Leicester at the local shops but if I order it online it's a fortune!

What else?
Alpen
Cheese & onion pasties
Cadbury Fruit & Nut
Proper curry - even the ready meals at Sainsbury were lovely
Fish & chips - the ones here make me cry!
Hula Hoops
Prawn crackers
Phenomenal fresh veg - we used to get a box delivery from Riverford's!
OXO cubes (obviously an ingredient, not a meal itself  )
Robinson's squash
Mr. Kipling exceedingly good cakes!

I know there's more but I just can't think right now...

The more I read this thread, the luckier I feel to be living in the Houston area because so many things I can get fairly easy. Not cheap unfortunately but anything imported isn't going to be...especially imported from a country with a much stronger currency. But I can even get a lot of the things at my local Kroger (even stilton with cranberries!) and I live in a small-ish town outside of Houston. And we recently discovered an Indian restaurant in Houston that we love.

But there are still a LOT of things I wish I could get easily but can't, like:
Clotted cream
Pear cider (I can get regular cider easily)
Bacon butties

Melissa, look for Woodchuck pear cider - that's what I always drank in the US before I moved over and found out that perry is widely available over here!  I bought it at Kroger, rather than anywhere fancy.

double Gloucester with chives

I found some Double Gloucester with Onion and Chives at Smiths/Kroger last year (in their international cheese section) - but it was expensive though... about $6 or $7 for a chunk compared with about £1.50 in my local Tesco here!

Melissa, look for Woodchuck pear cider - that's what I always drank in the US before I moved over and found out that perry is widely available over here!  I bought it at Kroger, rather than anywhere fancy.

Oh cool! Thanks!! I'm definitely going to look for it this weekend. I'm excited now.

On a similar note, DW asked me what I thought I would miss if we moved over.

I said it would probably be something I'd never consider and just miss because I couldn't get, in the same way that it is for some of hers.

But I reckoned butcher's pork pies (not the supermarket, mass-produced, rubbish) and real ale would be top of the list. I like the US microbrews and that would probably be fine 99% of the time but I know I'd want an English pint and a pork pie!
Oh and fish and chips with mushy peas!

Parkin.

Do you want a good recipe?

Do you want a good recipe?

I do! I made it last year for Bonfire Night and mine was awful!

Do you want a good recipe?

Absolutely!! I'm willing to keep trying until we find just the right one!

As we prepare for the move, I've been thinking about this alot

Masala Masala Karahi Fresh Curry Sauce - http://www.masalamasala.co.uk/Masala_Masala/Home.html
Raw milk Camembert
Clotted Cream for Clotted Cream Ice cream
Mackies Ice cream
Soda Farls
Cumberland sausage whorls
Branston Pickle
Marks and Spencer
Tesco finest Chicken Kievs
Prawn Crackers
Amazing scotch eggs from farmers markets
PYO strawberries in Summer and corn in autumn