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sweetheart03622

I work in Chicago and there are a couple British tea shops that sell only British goods like chocolate, tea, etc. But, like most others have said, you can get a lot of the generic, common stuff just about anywhere. Cadbury is pretty much a way of life around here!

Shayztar

In Canada we do have British chocolates and candies sold in specialty candy stores. There's one in my local mall! But maybe it's cause Canadians are British cousins. LOL When my British friend found Flakies there she just about had a spaz!!

taunto

As somebody who've lived in both Europe and US, I can honestly say that you won't be missing out much when it comes to American candy there. For some reason everything I've tasted in US tastes....very manufactured (hard to explain it). And by everything I mean everything. Even the eggs here are tasteless compared to Europe and Asia. Over here you can often find European imported chocolates and other goodies if you know where to go find them. Don't recall seeing any big store that markets itself as purely European candies but then again, I haven't really been looking

I love that artificial taste. Don't think I'd want it in every bar available, but Whoppers are incredible, and I love US Fanta...so bright and luminous and chemical... :laugh:

Dunno if you've ever had Mirinda or not but I would definitely love that over Fanta orange or whatever. However, in Michigan we have Faygo which, though different, is very good. And a brand called Jones have a killer bubblegum flavored soda and creme soda which is to die for!

brookepenni

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

SabrinaJL

In the town I go to my friday farmer's market in, there's a little shop called 'All Things Bright and British'. I got Jammie Dodgers there. They were awful. lol Also, at the farmers market, there's a British guy that sells scotch eggs, pasties (which I do love), sausage rolls and shepherds pie.

GasMasterFlash

A place in my town tried to do this, so some friends and I dressed up as Indians (feather, not dot) and dumped the British candy into the local bay. That'll show 'em!

That'll show them that you can dump candy...?

Here's a picture book.

runnercheryl

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

Australian Cadbury chocolate is different again, though. It's by far my favourite. I've only had a few bars, sent over by a friend after he moved to Oz from England, but it was incredible. Have to buy another bar, some time.

brookepenni

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

Australian Cadbury chocolate is different again, though. It's by far my favourite. I've only had a few bars, sent over by a friend after he moved to Oz from England, but it was incredible. Have to buy another bar, some time.

Yes but Australia is the home of Cadbury, the original! And definately the best!

taunto

A place in my town tried to do this, so some friends and I dressed up as Indians (feather, not dot) and dumped the British candy into the local bay. That'll show 'em!

That'll show them that you can dump candy...?

Here's a picture book.

I got the reference in your first post. Still don't get what exactly were you trying to show them since Boston Tea party was about refusing to give in to monopoly and what you did was...polluted the bay? Also dressed up as Indians? lol

XXXMinnieXXX

Aw wish they had an american food shop here! X

SabrinaJL

I did a goody swap with an Australian from a board I used to go to. She sent Tim Tams, Violet Crumble, Caramel Koalas, Peppermint Crisp, Flake and Vegemite. I've been able to find everything here except the Peppermint Crisp, which was my favorite thing that she sent.

runnercheryl

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

Australian Cadbury chocolate is different again, though. It's by far my favourite. I've only had a few bars, sent over by a friend after he moved to Oz from England, but it was incredible. Have to buy another bar, some time.

Yes but Australia is the home of Cadbury, the original! And definately the best!

:noway:

Sockimobi

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

Nah, it ain't.

Edit to add: My comment refers to Cadbury's originally being Australian.
http://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Cadbury/Cadbury-in-Australia.aspx

taunto

Geez people!!!!!!

Cadbury is Australian originally NOT British!!!!

And here in Australia we have sweet stores that sell nothing but candy from around the world.

And yes - the world is totally missing out by nit having Curly Worleys hehe!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury

In 1824, John Cadbury began selling tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, which he produced himself, at Bull Street in Birmingham, England

Also, you believe in the Queen, you're British by default so even if Cadbury was from Australia (it isn't) then it would still be British

GasMasterFlash

A place in my town tried to do this, so some friends and I dressed up as Indians (feather, not dot) and dumped the British candy into the local bay. That'll show 'em!

That'll show them that you can dump candy...?

Here's a picture book.

I got the reference in your first post. Still don't get what exactly were you trying to show them since Boston Tea party was about refusing to give in to monopoly and what you did was...polluted the bay? Also dressed up as Indians? lol

1. I was being facetious.
2. Some of the Americans involved in the destruction of the tea were disguised as Indians.

bluefox9er

there were a few in soho,chelsea and amsterdam areas of NYC when i lived there, some in Chicago and a bunch in San Francisco.

all the usual stuff, heinz baked beans,marmite, cadburys chocolate, walkers crisps,branston pickle etc

if you were especially stupid, they'd even get you a copy of the Daily Mail.

ChasingSweatandTears

I don't know why, but this thread made me crave a peach nehi

thegeordielass

The few times my Mum went over to the States for business trips she used to bring my sis and me American chocolate/candy back and well... yeah. Hershey's just can't compare to Cadbury's, Galaxy or a Terry's Chocolate Orange!!! That said, there was a lollipop of some type she brought back once that was amazing. If I was desperate to get any American candy there's a department store near me (Fenwicks) which has a food mall with plenty of American candies/chocolates/cereal) and it seems to be slowly creeping it's way into Asda too (I'm enjoying the marshmallow fluff for my hot chocolates but avoiding the Hershey's).

If you want the best chocolate though you have to head to Belgium (there's an amazing choc shop in Bruges which has about 10 flavours of milk chocolate alone and where they have massive blocks of chocolate and just knock as much as you want off the big block!) or Switzerland. Proper Swiss toblerone's beat ours hands down. If I remember rightly, the milk content is higher so they melt a lot quicker too.

I don't think I could ever move to America as I'd miss our foods too much.

Silver_Star

No but there is Aldi. They carry real German chocolate bars and they are SO AWESOME!!! i cant stand American chocolate...it tastes...sugary sweet ...rather than chocolatey, to me....so i love the German chocolate.


i grew up eating the British kind of Cadbury's in India...and there's nothing that will compare!

likeschocolate

No but there is Aldi. They carry real German chocolate bars and they are SO AWESOME!!! i cant stand American chocolate...it tastes...sugary sweet ...rather than chocolatey, to me....so i love the German chocolate.


i grew up eating the British kind of Cadbury's in India...and there's nothing that will compare!

My friend google provides some interesting results
http://www.quora.com/Why-do-British-and-American-chocolate-taste-different
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8414488.stm

Silver_Star

No but there is Aldi. They carry real German chocolate bars and they are SO AWESOME!!! i cant stand American chocolate...it tastes...sugary sweet ...rather than chocolatey, to me....so i love the German chocolate.


i grew up eating the British kind of Cadbury's in India...and there's nothing that will compare!

My friend google provides some interesting results
http://www.quora.com/Why-do-British-and-American-chocolate-taste-different
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8414488.stm

i knew my tastebuds werent wrong! who wants to nosh on baby vomit smelling butyric acid.:sick:
thanks CHOCOLATE!

TeachTheGirl

(I love the back and forth about which country invented Cadbury. XD)

(Which was the UK, by the way.)

Anyhoo~ I've made some of my friends try a British and an American Mars Bars and Skittles, because both are definitely different. It took me a while to get my tastebuds used to the way things tasted out here in the US. Even the bread tasted sweeter in the very beginning of my living here.

DrewMaxwell

http://britishfood.com/

misskerouac

There are actually 2 british grocery stores in my town. We also have a Dutch grocery store, german deli, asian market and mexican grocery store.

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I want to know what the hell flipz are?!

And, I have never seen any British candy stores. Although, almost every Kroger I have been to has an international isle, and they sell stuff from all over the world. And, there's a store in Ohio called Jungle Jim's that has a ton of international foods.

99clmsntgr

The local Publix (grocery store chain in Florida) actually carries a lot of British and other European candy and sweets in the "Ethnic" foods aisle (where you'll find all the Asian and Latin American foods). I glance at it whenever I go by, otherwise, unless I'm looking for something specific (like gold syrup for treacle tarts or something like that), I don't give it much thought. Any suggestions on things I could look for?

souperficial

We have a local supermarket (although I think they might just be wholefoods operating under a local title) that imports foreign candies, but not specifically British. And closer to Boston, there are a lot of shops that specialize in just British stuff.

TeachTheGirl

I want to know what the hell flipz are?!

Chocolate covered pretzel snacks.

SpitfireStacey

I have this argument a lot - Cadburys in the US is mostly manufactured under licence by Hershey. I frequently have an American friend tell me all about the Cadbury bar they ate and how far superior it was to Hersheys and they insist that it's English until I point out the manufacturer to them. It's irritating. Caramellos are not the same as Caramels. I miss home!!!! I'm English and living in the states and we've traveled a LOT (military). I've usually managed to find an import store to get some of my favourite foods but the cost is astronomical.

I get my heinz beans at the commissary and there is lemon barley water, hp sauce, bisto, weetabix and a few other things there.

I get salad cream (when it's there), branston pickle, fruit gums and mint aeros in Harris Teeter (I'm in NC)

There's a store in Pensacola florida where I could get Monster Munch and other sweets (mmmmm)

In San Diego there was a pub with a shop attached where I could get monster munch, hula hoops, smarties, fruit gums, blackjacks, fruit salads, and all sorts of other stuff, but it cost a fortune. I haven't found my Brit store here in NC yet. I have my parents come every year and they bring our favourite stuff. There are Brit stores but they are few and far between and the cost is astronomical and you never know what you're getting. I've NEEDED salad cream for months now and Harris Teeter have been all sold out boohoo!

SpitfireStacey

(I love the back and forth about which country invented Cadbury. XD)

(Which was the UK, by the way.)

Anyhoo~ I've made some of my friends try a British and an American Mars Bars and Skittles, because both are definitely different. It took me a while to get my tastebuds used to the way things tasted out here in the US. Even the bread tasted sweeter in the very beginning of my living here.

OMGosh how many times have you saved all the purple skittles til last because they are the absolute best, to try one and remember oh spit, they are GRAPE and not blackcurrant!!! LOL I did this for the first year I was here. I miss blackcurrant. HATE grape everything! lol