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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #45 on: February 25, 2011, 02:54:50 PM »
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #46 on: February 25, 2011, 09:34:18 PM »
Squash (no added sugar), so many good cheeses, lots of cheaper good wine, the meat pies (steak and ale...OMG), pasties, really well made thick chips, Twiglets and several flavours of crisps.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #47 on: February 25, 2011, 09:36:26 PM »
I agree about steak and ale pie!!
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #48 on: February 26, 2011, 02:25:53 AM »
Quote from: onetiger on February 25, 2011, 09:34:18 PM
Squash (no added sugar), so many good cheeses, lots of cheaper good wine, the meat pies (steak and ale...OMG), pasties, really well made thick chips, Twiglets and several flavours of crisps.

With you all the way on the wine! I am a true Port lover, and where I lived the cheapest Port was $20 and there were maybe 4 different selections. I get to London and there 20 Ports as cheap as £5. I was in heaven!
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #49 on: March 04, 2011, 05:33:10 PM »
For me, I absolutely love love love everything blackcurrant and all of the different ciders here.  Sometimes, when I feel like acting like being a bit of a chav, I order pints of Strongbow and Ribena.  DEEElicious.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #50 on: March 04, 2011, 05:47:15 PM »
Eurostar, Paul Merton, French Press Coffee maker, cava. And of course all you wonderful people on UK Yankee.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #51 on: March 04, 2011, 07:09:30 PM »
Quote from: weberlat on March 04, 2011, 05:33:10 PM
For me, I absolutely love love love everything blackcurrant and all of the different ciders here.  Sometimes, when I feel like acting like being a bit of a chav, I order pints of Strongbow and Ribena.  DEEElicious.

Is that Strongbow...mixed with Ribena?
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #52 on: March 04, 2011, 07:19:31 PM »
Quote from: historyenne on March 04, 2011, 07:09:30 PM
Is that Strongbow...mixed with Ribena?
Yep - it's known as 'cider and black' (or 'Diesel') :) - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcurrant#Culinary_uses.

Also popular (especially with students) is Snakebite and Black (beer and cider, plus blackcurrant cordial), but many pubs won't serve Snakebite or Snakebite and Black because they're pretty potent :P.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #53 on: March 04, 2011, 08:35:44 PM »
Quote from: racheeeee on February 22, 2011, 02:19:46 PM
Thats a joke right? You have been to the UK before haven't you??

I've never had Vimto in the UK. I used to drink it alllllllllll the time when I lived in Connecticut though... at least once a week.  It is available in the States. You just have to know where to look.


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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #54 on: March 04, 2011, 09:03:00 PM »
snakebite = evil, my goodness, I love it but that was a bad night for me the first time I had it!!!! I'm not from the U.K. but totally agree with Strong, thick chips and all the awesome people there :D
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #55 on: March 04, 2011, 09:11:08 PM »
Thornton's and Cadbury chocolates. BBC 1&2. Malteasers and the Malteaser bunnies. Eccles cakes and Chorley cakes-pretty much anything at Gregg's or Chatwin's. The Cheshire countryside. Prawn cocktail crisps. The Nhs(coming from a former SoCali girl who only used Planned Parenthood for necessary "female" checkups, only). Irn Bru. Yorkshire puddings. Rain-but only during the night, when I'm at home. Dr Who and all of my other favourite shows. Dh's potato wedges. I love Snakebites! Will have to try the Diesel sometime as well! ;D
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #56 on: March 07, 2011, 01:43:41 PM »
Thorntons Thorntons Thorntons Thorntons Thorntons.

Oh and the local beer.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #57 on: March 07, 2011, 02:48:55 PM »
I love how this thread has turned into a food thread! We UKYers do enjoy our grub!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #58 on: March 07, 2011, 07:34:48 PM »
Has anybody mentioned public transportation yet? Even the readily available taxis are great.
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Re: Post your best "finds" in the UK! (Especially for the new people)
« Reply #59 on: March 07, 2011, 09:28:51 PM »
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