10 Foods Americans Miss Most When Abroad

And no one makes proper pizza, because they're not making Greek Pizza, which is of course, New England cuisine at it's finest!

Greek pizza is THE BEST!!

We had to pay for ketchup when I lived in Scandinavia.  Also, they sold Happy Meals separate from food.  Parents had to order the food, order the little box, and stick the food in it.

I really didn't eat bagels often the last few years I was in the US (although I love them, bialys even more).  But the last time I went to Costco, I picked up a pack of blueberry bagels considering whether or not it was worth buying the double pack.  The smell of them literally brought tears to my eyes.  I didn't end up buying them, despite my husband trying to convince me that we should (he thought me crying was over missing bagels, but it really wasn't).

And I worked at a Greek "House of Pizza".  They can't be beat.

Mmm, Greek pizza!  I had forgotten!  Sooo delicious!  But I love Chicago pizza too.  No trip there is complete without a visit to Lou Malnati's. 

Ugh, Chicago pizza is blasphemous if you ask me. A perfect slice has a really thin crust, none of that bready texture of deep dish.

Love Chicago pizza.....and to me it doesn't have a thick crust, it's a thin crust that goes up the sides of a flan dish so loads more topping on it! I don't like thick crust pizzas but Chicago pizzas are different to that.
Glad to see can go to a Chicago Uno in NJ when we visit!

This thread reminds me of DW with Italian food. She constantly says that she can't get good Italian here and yet we go out and she raves about the restaurant we are in and tells the server how nice it is to get good Italian food here!
The best one though, we were out with friends, and she was bemoaning how long before we'd be going back to the States and saying that she couldn't wait to go so she could get some "authentic Italian food", it was suggested that we could go to Italy perhaps!

PP, I thought you were from Massachusetts - It's a Grinder my dear  

And no one makes proper pizza, because they're not making Greek Pizza, which is of course, New England cuisine at it's finest!

Greek Pizza! I love me some Greek Pizza! 

Regarding the Grinder vs. Sub debate, I've only ever seen subs advertised as grinders/subs on a menu, but I've never actually heard anyone use the word grinder in conversation. I've also heard conflicting information about the origin of submarine sandwich with some saying it's a Boston thing and other saying it's a New York thing. My mom still uses the word spuckie though, but she's from Dorchester originally.

This thread reminds me of DW with Italian food. She constantly says that she can't get good Italian here and yet we go out and she raves about the restaurant we are in and tells the server how nice it is to get good Italian food here!
The best one though, we were out with friends, and she was bemoaning how long before we'd be going back to the States and saying that she couldn't wait to go so she could get some "authentic Italian food", it was suggested that we could go to Italy perhaps!

I totally get this. As an Italian American over here, I have learned that our version of Italian isn't as authentic as I thought... I love the Italian food I can get here, and a lot of the things on the menu are things that my Papa used to make. But I still miss the Italian restaurants back home!

I think it is like Chinese food.  There are so many different regions of Italy and China that what you consider the be "x food" is really dependent on the area from which the people immigrated from and then their adaptation to the local area. 

But hoagies? This place. http://westgoshendeli.com/ Oh my God.  I want one now.

But maybe your problem is that you are calling them subs?  Because I mean really.....

Ha!  I grew up in West Chester!

Ha!  I grew up in West Chester!

We were (almost) neighbors, then.  I'm from Philly.  West Chester is nice!

Allentown, but my uncle used to work there. 

By the time they cross an ocean, the average U.S. citizen will fall into paroxysms of delight at the mere sight of a Taco Bell.

Sadly this is true for me.

I ditto the dill pickles. They are all too sweet for me. I once found a jar of Polish pickles which were quite close but I forgot where I got them. Go figure.

Also, I hate chinese food here. I really can't stand it but I ate it all the time in the states and did when I was visiting during the holidays. There is only one chinese restaurant in Leeds that I will go to and its an expensive one but they do good duck. Chinese take away is the worst here.

There is only one chinese restaurant in Leeds that I will go to and its an expensive one but they do good duck. Chinese take away is the worst here.

I feel the same way about Chinese food here & especially takeaway!  Is that Red Chilli you're talking about in town?  Because I don't even usually like duck at all, and they do a duck with young leeks dish there that is delicious!  That's our go to restaurant for Chinese (we don't go often), although I will say - we had some nice Chinese in Manchester's Chinatown back in January (and not at Red Chilli because they have one there too). 

I agree. Chinese is vile here and I have yet to find a single place I'd return to, even in Chinatown.

I am so happy to hear people talk about Chinese food.  I really don't like it here.  Dim sum is great and ive had good duck a few times, but what I think of as a lot of "standards" are just awful.   The same names are on the menu.  But the taste..or preparation...or something.  Bleck.  When we are back in the US, one of our first stops is Chinese!  I don't know if it's more "traditional" here and I am just a clueless fool, but I've only had a few good dishes here and they were pretty expensive.  Who looks forward to a trip to suburban Rhode Island for Chinese food?  Meeeee!