What food from your home country...

amother

Skyblue

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 6:07 pm

amother PlumPink wrote:

Trader Joe's has crumpets. I make my own meat pies. And I've paid a fortune for vegemite on Amazon.

Yea I get vegemite from Amazon. Trader Joe’s does have crumpets but I was never obsessed with them anyway. But I dream about meat pies and real sausages. Nothing compares.

amother

PlumPink

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 6:13 pm

amother Skyblue wrote:

Yea I get vegemite from Amazon. Trader Joe’s does have crumpets but I was never obsessed with them anyway. But I dream about meat pies and real sausages. Nothing compares.

Also Australian lamb tastes different.

amother

Wheat

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 6:17 pm

amother PlumPink wrote:

Trader Joe's has crumpets. I make my own meat pies. And I've paid a fortune for vegemite on Amazon.

Trader Joe's has crumpets?? I've never seen near me but I haven't been in a while. Which location do you get them at if you don't mind sharing?

Can your share your meat pie recipe? If it tastes anything like Solomon's I'm sold...

amother

Wheat

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 6:18 pm

amother Skyblue wrote:

Yea I get vegemite from Amazon. Trader Joe’s does have crumpets but I was never obsessed with them anyway. But I dream about meat pies and real sausages. Nothing compares.

Sausages and lamb oh my... Surprised

ra_mom

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 6:20 pm

amother Skyblue wrote:

Yea I get vegemite from Amazon. Trader Joe’s does have crumpets but I was never obsessed with them anyway. But I dream about meat pies and real sausages. Nothing compares.

Can you post a link to kosher vegemite? I always wanted to try it.

amother

Dandelion

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 7:19 pm

I'm a long-exiled Brit.
I miss Rakusens digestive biscuits, orange jaffa cakes, real dairy chocolate eclairs fresh from the bakery, iced buns, golden syrup, marmite and humzingers. Do they still make all those products in Blighty?
Cant believe I've been so many years without the above food!

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amother

Caramel

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 7:27 pm

amother Mayflower wrote:

Oh gosh was waiting for someone to bring up the digestives!
What are the jaffa cakes,? What make?
I vaguely remember sonething when I was little but they dont do it anymore...

Are you in Israel?
Dont they sell golden syrup there?

amother

Babyblue

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 8:25 pm

Not British, but have some family there. Was introduced to Jaffa Cakes on a trip as a child and my mother used to buy them. They were a favorite. You could occasionally find them in Israel or in Monsey, but have not seen a kosher version of them in years. Does anyone know where you can find them in the US?

amother

Forsythia

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 8:54 pm

amother Wheat wrote:

Here's what I WISH I could get in the states, from Australia to be precise: meat pies and crumpets!! I would pay good money for it...

Oh yes meat pies! And hot dogs, lamb, weetbix, solo and alpha chocolates 😋yum

amother

Maple

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:05 pm

amother Mayflower wrote:

Where's Blighty?
I too can crave jaffa cakes
And I miss the real cheese

amother

Wheat

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:08 pm

amother Forsythia wrote:

Oh yes meat pies! And hot dogs, lamb, weetbix, solo and alpha chocolates 😋yum

Have you tried weetabix? It's a very close second and my kids love it! It's by a Canadian brand I believe but a frum brand does runs of it with a good hechsher, I think taanug. It's available in most of my local stores. Solo, haha can't say I miss that honestly. Alpha chocolates mmm...my parents bring that when they visit along with haymishe cookies, and Anzac biscuits!!

I'm hungry!!

boysrus

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:09 pm

amother Maple wrote:

Where's Blighty?
I too can crave jaffa cakes
And I miss the real cheese

Blighty is slang for England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.....land.

boysrus

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:11 pm

amother Dandelion wrote:

yum. digestives. and marmite!

amother

Molasses

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:12 pm

My old country is the tristate area and my new country is very oot.

I only like heimish brand (mostly oneg) french fried onions.

Greens chocolate loaf id important to me 🙈. Trader joes doesn't cut it.

I also stock up on Elite chocolate powder.

I would bring over more stuff to my new country but they would spoil in the suitcase...

amother

Maple

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:15 pm

boysrus wrote:

yum. digestives. and marmite!

Which part of England are you from? Do I know you?

Rappel

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 9:15 pm

heidi wrote:

Wait. Vanilla extract. Will pay any price or make my own. Would never buy the ichsa fake garbage they sell in Israel

I was going to say this, and maple syrup. But at those prices, we don't eat it, only bake with it

SG18

Tue, Sep 19 2023, 11:58 pm

I make my own vanilla extract. Vodka and vanilla beans from the shuk.

I splurged on Arizona and Snapple this week, and was shocked at how sweet they are! The sugar content in American products is so high.

There isn't much I miss, besides Duncan Heinz brownies. I haven't been able to find a good dupe. (I would love recommendations!) And my husband needs the American duck sauce. The consistency on other ones doesn't work as well for sauces.

boysrus

Wed, Sep 20 2023, 12:01 am

amother Maple wrote:

Which part of England are you from? Do I know you?

How would I know if we know each other? We are two anonymous/unnamed people on this vast website.
There are many British expats in USA. In my city alone I know of about 50 frum people from England off the top of my head.

amother

Maple

Wed, Sep 20 2023, 1:07 am

boysrus wrote:

you're lucky!
I know of 2 where I live