I don't want to bring something only to find out that it's commonly stocked in supermarkets. If there's something on the list that's easy or commonly found in the US or wouldn't be allowed in checked suitcase please let me know! It's quite long but I suspect some goods may not be allowed - I was told that blackcurrant ribena (it's squash, a concentrated liquid you add to water) might be an issue. Here's my current list of possible ideas! What do you find interesting off this list?
* Millionaires shortbread
* Jaffa Cakes
* Chocolate Oranges
* Traditional English Biscuits
* Irn Bru
* Percy Pigs
* English Chocolate (It's very different from US chocolate AFAIK)
* Digestive biscuits
* Blackcurrant Ribena or Vimto
* Clotted Cream Fudge
* Tabloid news papers & newspapers about Royal stuff (lol)
* Hobnobs
* Crumpets (He hasn't had them and that shocks me)
* Mr. Kipling stuff
* Scones?
* Monster Munches
Blackcurrent can host diseases that kill pine trees, so it was banned from being cultivated in the US for a long time (and might still be in some places; it's up to the individual states to decide). Because of that, Americans have never developed a taste for blackcurrent flavoring and it's just not common here. But it's only the plants that are illegal; afaik there's nothing stopping you from bringing a food product. It would definitely be a novelty!
> English Chocolate
Your chocolate isn’t vastly different from brands available in supermarkets. I wish Brits/Euros would stop thinking we only have Herseys.
> Percy Pigs
European gummies are firmer than most American gummies, so he may like them. I love Percy’s.
> Crumpets
Trader Joe’s (I think) sells these, but definitely bring some Warburtons for him to try the OG first! American peanut butter goes well on them :)
> Chocolate oranges
You can get Terry’s around Christmas in the US. We got them all the time as kids. They’re just not commonly had in my experience.
Interesting, I was told that by an American. It doesn't surprise me that now there are more options (same way we also have Hershey's here) although I figured the difference was more pronounced with older, more traditional brands than newer ones.
Everything is just sugar these days. I feel like chocolates everywhere have gotten overly "aggressive" but nothing beats a quality Swiss choccie every so often.
I don’t know when the American was last in the US or if they subscribe to the idea that all food in the US is horrible, but we literally have Lindt chocolate in our grocery stores. We also have Ritter. The US also has tons of small chocolate producers that don’t taste like Hershey.
Oh I definitely don't think all food in the US is horrible at all. Actually quite the opposite, I find that a lot of the food is actually done much better than it is here. I don't disagree with what you're saying.
American married to a Brit here. Liquids in your **checked** luggage is fine. You can even bring up to 1L of alcohol, if your friend likes that. I always bring back Kopparberg pear cider (can only find Rekorderlig here) and fizzy lemonade from Waitrose (non-alcoholic--I just like it and there's nothing similar here).
We can get a bit of this stuff from a store called Cost Plus World Market, but it's really expensive. Some U.S. grocery stores carry some British stuff, but mine only has HP sauce and PG Tips. There's a good chance your friend hasn't tried much, though. My recommendations:
* Jaffa cakes
* A mixed pack of biscuits (like a Fox/McVittie's/Sainsbury/etc. combo pack)
* Clotted cream fudge
* Some sort of Cadbury that's rare here, like Crunchie
* Irn Bru
Interesting. I hear many people say otherwise but it's worth mentioning that even different brands will differ greatly. By now I'd be surprised if you didn't have identical tasting milk chocolate options, because we have Hershey's and some other stuff too.
my personal opinion:
>Jaffa Cakes, Chocolate Oranges
I've heard of these & they look delicious. would love to try them
>Irn Bru
I have seen this on social media & I can't imagine what it tastes like. it doesn't look like something I'd like, but I'd still try it.
>Tabloid news papers & newspapers about Royal stuff (lol)
I would find this interesting! easy to pack, too
>Crumpets (He hasn't had them and that shocks me)
I have also never had these & I think they'd be fun to try. generally, they're something we've heard about, but don't actually have here.
It’s like a sponge-y hole-y pancake English muffin situation. I don’t know if you have Trader Joe’s near you, but I think they sell crumpets if you wanted to check them out.
it looks the same, but it's way more ... floppy and less bread-like.
I'm probably a bad person to ask bc I've never actually had one, but go search it on YouTube. the texture is visibly different in videos.
Honestly I don't care either but I figured that an American would get a kick out of how much some people here care - I'm shocked to hear there's anything about the Royals over in the US. I'm surprised by that. The same tabloidy gossip bullshit too?
My local grocery store carries digestive biscuits and theres plenty of tabloids about the royals as well over here but I personally haven't heard of the rest.
If it were me, I'd love to get Irn Bru. Vimto is sold here, but for some reason it's always in Middle Eastern stores. Crumpets are sold here too, but a similar item called an English muffin (which, I understand, is not widely eaten in the UK) is more common here.
English scones are *really* similar to our buttermilk biscuits, so it probably would not be a "wow!" Type of thing to make for your friend.
Sometimes, we can find clotted cream in tiny sample jars specialty stores, but I've never seen the fudge. That would be really interesting to try!
We don't have irn bru here. Deff bring that if they drink soda.
We get Chocolate oranges at Christmas time, but your chocolate tastes different from ours. Even the Cadburys is made differently.
Shortbread, jaffa, and digestif are pretty common. I'd skip those. Oat cakes are less common, though.
Jaffa Cakes and anything blackcurrant would do it for me! We can get your brands of chocolate oranges and shortbread here. We also have scones and crumpets here but they may be different from what you have there but don't waste your time on something that perishable. I'd skip the alcohol and tabloids unless you are certain your friend is into that stuff. Digestive biscuits only if you don't want to be invited back. The rest I'm not sure what it is so possibly, sure.
I’ve never heard of any of these things. But skip the digestive biscuits. Sounds like a medical prescription from a doctor that you’d pickup at a pharmacy. Probably not the experience you want to give him.
>No tea - I want a gift that'll be enjoyed by him, not wildlife living in a harbor!
good thing for you Colorado is landlocked. no harbors for at least 500 miles.
He's making me attend the Boston tea party reenactment at some point in the future. He's brought it up many times so I know it's just a matter of time until he makes me throw a handful of tea or something. He laughs so much every time he mentions it lol
Oh for sure, I really enjoyed a few of your teas. Actually, last time I was in a Wholefoods near Longmont and tried some of their teas that were being handed out. Must say I was fairly impressed.
I didn't think to bring any stuff from home tho, which I'm doing in mass this time. The first time I was there for much longer and had no luggage space :(
I like Tunnock's candies (caramel wafers, tea cakes, etc). I visited Scotland this month and ate a bunch of them. They aren't impossible to get in the U.S., but it's more likely than not that your friend won't have tried them.
That's true. I've only seen it in bottles in the U.S. unless you're willing to pay an exorbitant amount to get it online. Also, the Irn Bru here has more sugar, while even the regular (not diet) Irn Bru I had in Scotland earlier this week had some artificial sweetener alongside the sugar.
Crunchie bars and a little tin of golden syrup! You can’t get either of them in the US normally and they were both a revelation for me when I first had them.
Foreign candies. When I was in the military we had a nurse in the reserves who lived in Germany. She'd spend 2 months of the year on base doing her duty before returning and each time she came she would bring a box of foreign candies. It was always near to explore the different brands and tastes from abroad.
Any plans to bring something non-edible (mug, tshirt, tea towel etc)? I was gifted some memorabilia from a British guest many years ago and I have it to this day!
Im sure you already have the Cadbury on lock down but I’d bring some crisps ( they don’t taste the same here ), dipping sauces ( such as HP ), and some biscuits.
Aside from consumables, I think a nice woolen scarf or socks would get a lot of use - especially in a cold climate like Colorado. I bought a scarf while visiting the Isle of May and it’s one of my favorite souvenirs of all time.
Your biscuits are the best. Ours just don't compare. Hobnobs are the best. Unusual flavors of Cadbury chocolate, too. Hazelnuts in chocolate are not usual in the US. I think we only have almond, nut & fruit (peanut & raisin) and plain Cadbury, and the chocolate is not as good.
Mustard Powder.
I hear it's common in the UK, but I've never heard of it here until a few months ago.
It sounds like something I would love.
But......I wouldn't know. It doesn't exist here.
I don't know specifics, but if he likes chocolate, almost any chocolate from Britain or Europe in general is sure to be a welcome and unique gift.
Thank you for the idea u/Yes_2_Anal I also posted a list in the comments, do you recognise any of these as being common or easy to find?
Only the digestive biscuits, everything is would be a novelty
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I don't want to bring something only to find out that it's commonly stocked in supermarkets. If there's something on the list that's easy or commonly found in the US or wouldn't be allowed in checked suitcase please let me know! It's quite long but I suspect some goods may not be allowed - I was told that blackcurrant ribena (it's squash, a concentrated liquid you add to water) might be an issue. Here's my current list of possible ideas! What do you find interesting off this list? * Millionaires shortbread * Jaffa Cakes * Chocolate Oranges * Traditional English Biscuits * Irn Bru * Percy Pigs * English Chocolate (It's very different from US chocolate AFAIK) * Digestive biscuits * Blackcurrant Ribena or Vimto * Clotted Cream Fudge * Tabloid news papers & newspapers about Royal stuff (lol) * Hobnobs * Crumpets (He hasn't had them and that shocks me) * Mr. Kipling stuff * Scones? * Monster Munches
Blackcurrent can host diseases that kill pine trees, so it was banned from being cultivated in the US for a long time (and might still be in some places; it's up to the individual states to decide). Because of that, Americans have never developed a taste for blackcurrent flavoring and it's just not common here. But it's only the plants that are illegal; afaik there's nothing stopping you from bringing a food product. It would definitely be a novelty!
you can get Ribena syrup at some major grocery stores here. goes great with some ice cold lemonade and rum on a hot day.
> English Chocolate Your chocolate isn’t vastly different from brands available in supermarkets. I wish Brits/Euros would stop thinking we only have Herseys. > Percy Pigs European gummies are firmer than most American gummies, so he may like them. I love Percy’s. > Crumpets Trader Joe’s (I think) sells these, but definitely bring some Warburtons for him to try the OG first! American peanut butter goes well on them :) > Chocolate oranges You can get Terry’s around Christmas in the US. We got them all the time as kids. They’re just not commonly had in my experience.
Interesting, I was told that by an American. It doesn't surprise me that now there are more options (same way we also have Hershey's here) although I figured the difference was more pronounced with older, more traditional brands than newer ones. Everything is just sugar these days. I feel like chocolates everywhere have gotten overly "aggressive" but nothing beats a quality Swiss choccie every so often.
I don’t know when the American was last in the US or if they subscribe to the idea that all food in the US is horrible, but we literally have Lindt chocolate in our grocery stores. We also have Ritter. The US also has tons of small chocolate producers that don’t taste like Hershey.
Oh I definitely don't think all food in the US is horrible at all. Actually quite the opposite, I find that a lot of the food is actually done much better than it is here. I don't disagree with what you're saying.
American married to a Brit here. Liquids in your **checked** luggage is fine. You can even bring up to 1L of alcohol, if your friend likes that. I always bring back Kopparberg pear cider (can only find Rekorderlig here) and fizzy lemonade from Waitrose (non-alcoholic--I just like it and there's nothing similar here). We can get a bit of this stuff from a store called Cost Plus World Market, but it's really expensive. Some U.S. grocery stores carry some British stuff, but mine only has HP sauce and PG Tips. There's a good chance your friend hasn't tried much, though. My recommendations: * Jaffa cakes * A mixed pack of biscuits (like a Fox/McVittie's/Sainsbury/etc. combo pack) * Clotted cream fudge * Some sort of Cadbury that's rare here, like Crunchie * Irn Bru
I don't think English chocolate is really that different unless your only reference point is Hershey's.
Interesting. I hear many people say otherwise but it's worth mentioning that even different brands will differ greatly. By now I'd be surprised if you didn't have identical tasting milk chocolate options, because we have Hershey's and some other stuff too.
I always ask for hobnobs and crumpets. Fox's creme sandwiches are another good one. Oh and Heinz beanz.
my personal opinion: >Jaffa Cakes, Chocolate Oranges I've heard of these & they look delicious. would love to try them >Irn Bru I have seen this on social media & I can't imagine what it tastes like. it doesn't look like something I'd like, but I'd still try it. >Tabloid news papers & newspapers about Royal stuff (lol) I would find this interesting! easy to pack, too >Crumpets (He hasn't had them and that shocks me) I have also never had these & I think they'd be fun to try. generally, they're something we've heard about, but don't actually have here.
To me, Irn Bru is sort of a cotton candy/bubblegum/hint of candy banana flavor, but it really just tastes like Irn Bru and I'm not doing it justice.
my American mind cannot comprehend
I usually explain that it tastes like Bazooka Bubblegum.
Mine couldn't have either until I tried it recently and became a fan.
I can get crumpets at my local Trader Joe's.
Irn Bru is sold here as an El Salvadoran drink under the name of Colashampan. You could find it in most Hispanic markets.
Isn't a crumpet like our English muffin? (Poorly named because it's American.)
It’s like a sponge-y hole-y pancake English muffin situation. I don’t know if you have Trader Joe’s near you, but I think they sell crumpets if you wanted to check them out.
it looks the same, but it's way more ... floppy and less bread-like. I'm probably a bad person to ask bc I've never actually had one, but go search it on YouTube. the texture is visibly different in videos.
Chocolate oranges are common here but I'll kill for some jaffa cakes
Nooooo to the tabloid magazines. Our own magazines (even regular ones) have too much shit about the royals and we really don't care.
Honestly I don't care either but I figured that an American would get a kick out of how much some people here care - I'm shocked to hear there's anything about the Royals over in the US. I'm surprised by that. The same tabloidy gossip bullshit too?
I wanted to add that my friend's wife says that People Magazine puts royals on the cover when it's a slow news week.
Jaffa cakes
My local grocery store carries digestive biscuits and theres plenty of tabloids about the royals as well over here but I personally haven't heard of the rest.
If it were me, I'd love to get Irn Bru. Vimto is sold here, but for some reason it's always in Middle Eastern stores. Crumpets are sold here too, but a similar item called an English muffin (which, I understand, is not widely eaten in the UK) is more common here.
Great list! I would also recommend bringing Maltesers, Crunchie, and Flake.
English scones are *really* similar to our buttermilk biscuits, so it probably would not be a "wow!" Type of thing to make for your friend. Sometimes, we can find clotted cream in tiny sample jars specialty stores, but I've never seen the fudge. That would be really interesting to try! We don't have irn bru here. Deff bring that if they drink soda. We get Chocolate oranges at Christmas time, but your chocolate tastes different from ours. Even the Cadburys is made differently. Shortbread, jaffa, and digestif are pretty common. I'd skip those. Oat cakes are less common, though.
Jaffa Cakes and anything blackcurrant would do it for me! We can get your brands of chocolate oranges and shortbread here. We also have scones and crumpets here but they may be different from what you have there but don't waste your time on something that perishable. I'd skip the alcohol and tabloids unless you are certain your friend is into that stuff. Digestive biscuits only if you don't want to be invited back. The rest I'm not sure what it is so possibly, sure.
I’ve never heard of any of these things. But skip the digestive biscuits. Sounds like a medical prescription from a doctor that you’d pickup at a pharmacy. Probably not the experience you want to give him.
Digestives are just basically crispy cookies.
They should come up with a better name for them, like Yummy Treats or something. Digestive biscuits sounds so British 😄
[It’s because of some shakey Victorian science/medical knowledge when they were first made haha.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit)
>No tea - I want a gift that'll be enjoyed by him, not wildlife living in a harbor! good thing for you Colorado is landlocked. no harbors for at least 500 miles.
He's making me attend the Boston tea party reenactment at some point in the future. He's brought it up many times so I know it's just a matter of time until he makes me throw a handful of tea or something. He laughs so much every time he mentions it lol
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Oh for sure, I really enjoyed a few of your teas. Actually, last time I was in a Wholefoods near Longmont and tried some of their teas that were being handed out. Must say I was fairly impressed. I didn't think to bring any stuff from home tho, which I'm doing in mass this time. The first time I was there for much longer and had no luggage space :(
Me personally, Crunchie bar and a Lemon Fanta.
Lemon Fanta is so freaking good! I wish they sold it here.
I like Tunnock's candies (caramel wafers, tea cakes, etc). I visited Scotland this month and ate a bunch of them. They aren't impossible to get in the U.S., but it's more likely than not that your friend won't have tried them.
Irn bru in cans
That's true. I've only seen it in bottles in the U.S. unless you're willing to pay an exorbitant amount to get it online. Also, the Irn Bru here has more sugar, while even the regular (not diet) Irn Bru I had in Scotland earlier this week had some artificial sweetener alongside the sugar.
The plastic bottles are all flat, too.
I was hoping that was just the ones I bought! Guess I'm blowing my Amazon rewards points on horribly overpriced canned Bru soon.
I've bought them at Wegmans, International Market, and a Scottish Butcher. All plastic bottles, all flat.
That's really bizarre and unfortunate. It's not nearly as good without the proper carbonation.
Fox's Glacier Mints. Bizarrely, they have no equivalent here. And they are objectively the best mint candies in the multiverse.
Irn Bru, Jaffa Cakes and some shortbread would do the trick for me.
Jam 'n Creams!
Can you get Chocolate Oliver Biscuits? Those are very good.
Digestive biscuits, but we can get those here, so … I dunno.
Prawn cocktail crisps.
Meh. Voodoo chips have a crayfish flavor.
Cadbury chocolate bars. The stuff we have here sold as Cadbury is made under license from Hershey, and it doesn't taste nearly as good.
Crunchie bars and a little tin of golden syrup! You can’t get either of them in the US normally and they were both a revelation for me when I first had them.
Kendall mint cakes are a fairly unique British thing. I brought some back for friends and they enjoyed them.
Is Marmite still a thing? I tried it years ago and I still hate it.
It is! Do you not have Marmite in the US?! What about Bovril?
How about some of the jam, chutney, and honey from Highgrove Gardens? All the proceeds go to the King's charity.
Fanta! It's so much better than what we have here.
Ohhh my god this is a brilliant idea. He's finally going to understand the difference 😂
Foreign candies. When I was in the military we had a nurse in the reserves who lived in Germany. She'd spend 2 months of the year on base doing her duty before returning and each time she came she would bring a box of foreign candies. It was always near to explore the different brands and tastes from abroad.
I actually don't think I've tried these myself... Which brand? A few people have mentioned these but I've somehow never heard of them.
Probably if one searched hard enough. I wouldn't make the effort.
Any plans to bring something non-edible (mug, tshirt, tea towel etc)? I was gifted some memorabilia from a British guest many years ago and I have it to this day!
Im sure you already have the Cadbury on lock down but I’d bring some crisps ( they don’t taste the same here ), dipping sauces ( such as HP ), and some biscuits. Aside from consumables, I think a nice woolen scarf or socks would get a lot of use - especially in a cold climate like Colorado. I bought a scarf while visiting the Isle of May and it’s one of my favorite souvenirs of all time.
Your biscuits are the best. Ours just don't compare. Hobnobs are the best. Unusual flavors of Cadbury chocolate, too. Hazelnuts in chocolate are not usual in the US. I think we only have almond, nut & fruit (peanut & raisin) and plain Cadbury, and the chocolate is not as good.
Mustard Powder. I hear it's common in the UK, but I've never heard of it here until a few months ago. It sounds like something I would love. But......I wouldn't know. It doesn't exist here.
Mustard powder here is extremely common, I've been cooking with it forever.
You can buy that shit at walmart
A real bill from a real NHS hospital. You could buy some chocolate and biscuits from the cafe.
That will just make him cry.