The US food available here is the worst kind

Surely you mean "Skippy", right?
 

What's a fluffernutter?

Anyone notice that Jemima hasn't posted in a while... :\\\'(

isnt' she on vacation?

Not going to get into the whole boxed food debate, other than to say that when you start reading labels you rapidly lose your appetite. (Once upon a time I loved poptarts, but gelatine? Bleah.) I do think that 'cheap' foods end up being expensive, in all kinds of ways.

 

Oi, what's a fluffernutter?? 

 

Oi, what's a fluffernutter??

 

A fluffernutter is a sandwich made of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff/cream.  It's very sweet and sticky and goes great with a huge glass of ice-cold milk...comfort food from a lot of people's childhoods!

A fluffernutter is a sandwich made of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff/cream. It's very sweet and sticky and goes great with a huge glass of ice-cold milk...comfort food from a lot of people's childhoods!

Omg.. never heard of it but...... arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr     I must try that

Thanks peedal.  Sounds too sweet for me...but my mother used to make me a peanut butter and honey sandwich (crusts off of course! ) so I can see that. 

Surely you mean "Skippy", right?
 

OK!  Jiff, Peter Pan, AND Skippy.  That's why I'm asking. 

What I'd like to know is why they don't sell regular Cheerios here.  I've only seen Honey Nut and Four Grain and I don't like either of them.  I like good ole original Cheerios but I have to wait until I go back to the states for a visit to have them!  I have found Tootsie Rolls here but they are hugely expensive so I whenever someone visits from home, I ask them to bring some.  Now I have two huge boxes of tootsie pops (from Sam's) and huge bag of Tootsie Roll midgets.  Think I'll be able to manage for a while now!

besides my insane craving for fritos and sun chips, I've been okay with most american foods...I bring back a suitcase with kraft mac n cheese, butterfingers, rice pilaf, and a few other goodies.  Thank GOD we can now get oscar meyer bacon at our local sainsburys!

But someone hit it on the head above - just gimme a whole foods market and I'd be happy as a clam.  Anyone notice how the organic foods shops here seem to be full of things like bags of grains that look like they're trying to help you poo?  I keep trying, I really do.  But somehow they all seem a bit off to me.

isnt' she on vacation?

Re Jemima - long vacation...

Re Jemima - long vacation...

Must be a civil servant!

Hi! Mind if I join in? I've spent time last year in the UK and they really don't have much of a choice for american food, but I'm trying to prepare myself by eating more British foods here before I come over for good. I noticed that in England, people eat more meat pies, pasteries and they loove gravy, even on chips. I can't believe they have instant gravy there! I'm wondering why that hasn't caught on here yet? In Scotland they eat more deep fried food so I'll have to be careful how much of it I eat so I don't get "chip hips" lol  I guess I don't have much of a problem with British food, I'll eat most anything and they really do have alot of good things there, like chicken curry, custard, toffee, yorkshire pudding with grrrravy..yum, donner kebabs,sausage rolls, cornish pasties, meat pies.. the chocolate is out of this world and the pasteries from the bakeries are to die for. I'm sure I'll miss alot of American food as you all do but I guess we have to learn to adjust and if we really miss something from back home we could always order it or have someone send it to us.