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What food do you wish was available where you live?
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I lived in Norway for a year and they had a delicious marzipanakake (marzipan cake)...there was also a restaurant on the corner of my street there that had one of the best pastas I've ever tasted - (it had a spicy curried sauce).
I agree with the other poster from Montreal - we have great food here. I do however miss the variety they have in U.S. grocery stores sometimes (my sister lives in Boston and I love to grocery shop when I visit her!)0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »We don't have any of those sugar free syrups or alot of the other "diet" products Americans have. Not sure if it's a good or bad thing. Some times I think it would be nice to have a sugar free syrup for my coffee but I'm just as happy to have NO artificial sweetners. Too many chemicals.
What I do wish was available here is spaghette squash. Used to be able to get it when I was a kid, but now I can't find it anywhere.
My local Coles has it now! Have you tried the markets? I don't know where you are, but I have also seen it at Foodland Pasedena (used to be Big Crow)
I'm in eastern suburbs of Adelaide.0 -
Raspberries, greek yoghurt. And ostrich meat. It's actually eaten in my country... but not available in my province because we don't have ostrich farms here.0
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I can buy almost anything American/British at a specialty store here in Geneva, but the prices are out of this world and out of my budget. I miss sugar free jello/pudding mixes, fat free/low sodium chicken broth in the brick carton, graham crackers, Motts apple butter, clam chowder, and Hostess ho-ho's. And oh, a piece of fried chicken from Publix or Wynn Dixie garlic parmesan chicken wings.0
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Spaghetti squash. Don't think it's sold anywhere in either of the countries I've lived in. I'd like to just try it.
I'm living in Norway right now so a lot of things are simply out of my budget. I haven't had a chicken breast (or red meat) since July. And cheese. Obviously chicken and cheese are sold here but too expensive for me to justify when there's other things I could have much cheaper. I mostly have ground pork and occasionally ground chicken but yeah, I miss simple chicken breast dinners!0 -
Greek yogurt
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Organic fresh salsa. Add it to anything. boom! instant yum yums XD0
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I live in Italy and I miss---peanut butter, milwaukee dill pickles, ceasar salad, and western salad dressing.0
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I'm an Australian living in England and I wish I had easy access to Twisties, Chocolate Teddy Bear Biscuits, Caramello Koalas, Nutri Grain cereal , Chicken in a Biskit, Vita-Weat and Promite.0
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I can buy almost anything American/British at a specialty store here in Geneva, but the prices are out of this world and out of my budget. I miss sugar free jello/pudding mixes, fat free/low sodium chicken broth in the brick carton, graham crackers, Motts apple butter, clam chowder, and Hostess ho-ho's. And oh, a piece of fried chicken from Publix or Wynn Dixie garlic parmesan chicken wings.
I've been to Geneva, I had the nicest hot chocolate I've ever tasted when I was there.
I'm English, but lived in France for a bit. I'm embarrassed to say I bought Heinz baked beans, salad cream and marmite while I was there for a small fortune. I do miss French food though.
We do have a pretty good choice in England. I would like to try spaghetti squash though, I've never seen that here.
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Indian food, Greek food, more fruit than just apples/oranges/grapes/bananas in the winter, bubble tea, fresh seafood, and decent BBQ...i'm not overseas; i'm just inland and rural, day's drive any direction to a bigger city0
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I'd have to say... French Vietnamese food. At least I can find summer rolls now, but I haven't been able to find 'nems' or those steamed dessert bun things anywhere.
Already said fromage blanc, but 'petit suisses' also. And choucroute. Gosh I've been craving a good choucroute, but I don't think my cooking skills are up to par yet.
Mostly 'cramique/craquelin' from Belgium, but I only had that a few times in my life. Wegmans makes some occasionally but they use brioche instead of sweet bread and it's just not the same.
There are a lot of things I'd miss if I left the US too though, to be fair.0 -
Living in Canada, I really wish they would sell my absolute fave cereal of all time... Cocoa Krispies 0
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In & Out Burger.0
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In-N-Out Burger -- I would rearrange my day to fit some of their menu in!0
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Kit kats
Nestle chocolate (we do have it here, but it's a cheap and disgusting version. When I visit my aunt in Spain I get a whole bar for 1 euro, but here I need to pay about 5 euros -converted from Argentine pesos- and the thing won't taste any good)
More Halloween candy
Monster energy0 -
I would give anything to eat fresh Hawaiian pink guava!!0
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I don't usually get jealous of the foods that Americans have. I feel lucky to live in Montreal, one of the world's best cities for foodies.
...I do get jealous of all the *information* they have about their food, mind you. Here, a restaurant that provides nutritional information on meals is rarer than a Jewish pope.
Pretty much this.....including the Montreal part
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Caffarel gianduia from Italy. It's chocolate/hazenut but so incredibly delicious... I've found it online but it's crazy expensive. Probably just as well.0
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Oh my. There's a Godiva store on my way home from work, I may have to check... Never seen Leonidas but if I run across it I'll be sure to pick some up.0
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Oh my. There's a Godiva store on my way home from work, I may have to check... Never seen Leonidas but if I run across it I'll be sure to pick some up.
If you ever come across those hazelnut-filled chocolate seashells from Leonidas or Corné, don't send me some because I will eat them all. Seriously, I have zero willpower with those things.0 -
Oh my. There's a Godiva store on my way home from work, I may have to check... Never seen Leonidas but if I run across it I'll be sure to pick some up.
If you ever come across those hazelnut-filled chocolate seashells from Leonidas or Corné, don't send me some because I will eat them all. Seriously, I have zero willpower with those things.
Yup, same here. Gertrude Hawk had hazelnut filled chocolates on sale at $3 a bag a few months back.. couldn't resist at that price... ended up eating the whole thing that day. Just can't resist.
Leonidas is from Belgium, I know they have a couple stores in the US, it's very expensive here though...0 -
Clean air. Phoenix, Arizona, USA0
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I am born and raised in NJ and now live in FL. I wish we had good pizza, good cheesesteaks, and panzarottis.0
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