British food

[USA Here I Come]

Oh my ................ our cousins on the other side of the pond can buy "chippies" in a store"

Hmmmm, do I sense some sarcasm

I wasn't explaining that you can buy chips in a store I was explaining fish and chips shop which you don't have in America.

 

[perdidobay]

I forgot to mention my favorite UK treat... Cadbury Flake

 

[Planogirl]

I'm not all that hungry this morning so I'd settle for a scone and some tea. That breakfast looks yummy though, even the beans!

 

[Planogirl]

There is a chocolate bar that's real light and full of little holes. Is it Aero or something like that? Anyway, I really like it!

 

[ILUVMYBRIT]

Hmmmm, do I sense some sarcasm

No I dont think so. Chippie is one of those words that I believe has a different meaning here in the states. Kind of a not so nice term for a woman, if I am right.

 

[LuvDuke]

Hmmmm, do I sense some sarcasm

I wasn't explaining that you can buy chips in a store I was explaining fish and chips shop which you don't have in America.

It was just a play on words and a little joke.

"Buying chippies" was similar to something that happened to a friend of mine in the UK. He was asked if he wanted to be "knocked up" in the morning. Made him stand up and take notice.

Oops, hold the phone. You do realize "chippies" are not just potatoes in the US.

Chippie is also a phrase to describe a girl on the side other than one's wife.

There are a few other phrases but they'd be censored here with the dreaded asterisks.

 

[curiouser]

Oooh I've had cravings!! I'll take some jaffa cakes, chips and curry sauce, a bacon butty, a Boost bar, some Ribena, Walkers Smokey Bacon, and a sausage roll, please!!

Edit: I almost forgot.. and some Irn-Bru...

 

[USA Here I Come]

Oops, hold the phone. You do realize "chippies" are not just potatoes in the US.

Chippie is also a phrase to describe a girl on the side other than one's wife.

There are a few other phrases but they'd be censored here with the dreaded asterisks.

OMG really?! Sorry for jumping on you, i've never heard that before....guess you do learn something new everyday LOL

 

[magicmouse2]

Marmite crisps
Yorkshire Pudding
Shepherds Pie
Cowboy supper (from fish n chip shop)
Branston Pickle

Some British food We like (We are British though)

I think our best thing is the cornish cream tea as someone mentioned. Clotted cream and strawberry preserve on fruit scones.

Ohh what about fried bread that we have with our fry ups ? and brown sauce ?

 

[LuvDuke]

OMG really?! Sorry for jumping on you, i've never heard that before....guess you do learn something new everyday LOL

No need to apologize. What's the famous quote by George Bernard Shaw:

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."

Actually, in my little corner of SW Florida, we have a large British population and can find many of the British foods right on our grocery store shelves. I did take note that "pork and beans" is sold with both the American and British packaging/labels just on different aisles.

Btw, do I have to translate "knocked up"?

 

[Laura]

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

Crumpets... Scones with real clotted cream... A GOOD Ploughman's lunch... and... Malteasers. I love those things! We have a very small British grocery near us that we just went in over the weekend. Clotted cream $8 for 2 ozs, $3.50 for a tiny bag of Malteasers. I wish they sold them at Epcot!

 

[CuteHolly]

Beans on toast for me please

 

[Amazing-grace]

Thanks for you replies

This is my craving...

A Cornish Cream Tea

 

[Jrsy Boy]

DS & I are currently reading Order of the Phoenix and occasionally come across something we aren't familiar with. For example, what is a treacle tart? How about steak and kidney pie? DS knew what crisps and biscuits were from watching Kipper when he was littler.

 

[BelleBoo&AmisMum]

DH loves a full english breakfast. I can't take it, I can barely handle beans for dinner, but breakfast -

Every morning at DLP he was ready to run for the breakfast buffet because they had beans with carrots in them..... I stuck to the waffles.

 

[Tazicket]

What's clotted cream? I've seen it referred to before, but have never learned what it is.

 

[Pugdog007]

What's clotted cream? I've seen it referred to before, but have never learned what it is.

I don't know but it sounds disgusting. Like a blood clot or something.

 

[Tazicket]

Answered my own question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotted_cream

 

[binny]

OMG really?! Sorry for jumping on you, i've never heard that before....guess you do learn something new everyday LOL

No worries, I had never heard that term myself. Must need to get out more I think LOL.


Love Aero bars they dont have the Mocha one anymore that I can find ( when I visit Canada) do you have them in England? those were to die for!!

We have quite a list of things that the inlaws have to bring with them when they come to visit from Canada, things dh grew up on and we cant get here in the stores. Many of those I was familiar with from DH Very Scottish Grandmother.