498237 Tue Mar 11 20:01:03 -0700 2008 40 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3483923 You can't compare Cadbury's from the UK from here (I'm in toronto)...I'll make the trek to the british import store and spend the extra money for these treats..what other imports are worth it and where to find?... Cadbury Tiffin-delicious chocolate, shortbread bits, raisins Cadbury Golden Crisp-same chocolate with bits of "crunchie" Buttons-little disks of perfect chocolate Munchies-similar to Rolo, but squares of caramel and shortbread in chocolate Bon Bon's-pink (strawberry), yellow (lemon), or white (caramel) balls of sugary coated chewy toffees...mmmmm Cadbury's Flake.. Snack bars..small shortbread versions of a KitKat.. Tue Mar 11 20:01:03 -0700 2008 115868 burlgurl 1 3484358 Japanese Kit Kats - you can buy these at any Japanese convenient store in most major cities (eg here in Vancouver - Konbiniya, Fujiya, etc. I have not been able to find a store with more than half a dozen flavours) I love Japanese candies in general. Spanish Nougat/Turron (I personally like the Blando, and Yema Tostada from El Almendro, and Delaviuda). I get these at our neighborhood cheese shop and Italian grocery around Christmas time. Swedish Jellies and Licorices eg Gott and Blandatt from Malaco; Kack; Haribo - you can get some of these at Ikea. Tue Mar 11 23:55:49 -0700 2008 3483923 145820 fmed 2 3484456 Hobnobs, burlqurl. Oh those Hobnobs. Violet crumble is delish in pancakes, although I don't like it alone. But.....those hobnobs! Wed Mar 12 03:30:00 -0700 2008 3484358 11104 dolores 3 3484462 what is violet crumble? Wed Mar 12 04:00:25 -0700 2008 3484456 115868 burlgurl 4 3485396 It's an Aussie candy bar similar to Crunchie. Wed Mar 12 10:00:10 -0700 2008 3484462 145820 fmed 3 3490091 Hobnobs are import? I ate those so much as a child! Maybe it's because I'm Canadian that they aren't imports. Or they are, and I didn't know. Thu Mar 13 14:16:40 -0700 2008 3484456 161585 miss_bennet 3 3491656 Love the Hob Nobs! Fri Mar 14 05:23:50 -0700 2008 3484456 11778 irishnyc 2 3490098 I'll have to try KitKats the next time I go to Fujiya in Victoria. That is, if I don't spend all my money on ebi prawns... Thu Mar 13 14:18:55 -0700 2008 3484358 161585 miss_bennet 1 3485388 Oops...I guess I misunderstood your post. For English candy: Do Potato Chips/Crisps count? - The English have the best flavoured crisps. Basset jellies/licorice/etc are superior to the waxy jellies we get here. Rosettes - similar to but better than Kisses Wispa - similar to but better than Aero Flake Pretty much ALL commercial chocolate is better in England thatn here. I think it may have something to do with the higher concentration of hydrogenated fats in the fourmulation here (I have nothing to back this up). Wed Mar 12 09:58:30 -0700 2008 3483923 145820 fmed 2 3485522 Yes yes! Beef flavoured crisps! I love them! And the U.K. Flake is very different than the N.A. counterpart. And fruit gums. And Jelly Babies. I miss Marks and Sparks, I really liked their prepackaged Scotch eggs, and meat pies (steak and kidney in particular). And Branston Pickle. Wed Mar 12 10:30:16 -0700 2008 3485388 89969 moh 1 3486206 my husband loves Twiglets- not a candy but a favorite UK treat that can never find here. luckily the SIL's mother is a flight attendant and hooks him up on her london runs Wed Mar 12 13:23:07 -0700 2008 3483923 139194 lhb78 2 3486227 lhb78, before my supermarket stocked my beloved Hobnobs, I went here for all my Angliophiliac obsessions: http://www.britishdelights.com/ and yes, they have Twiglets! "impregnated with Marmite" -- ewwwwwwwww! JK, enjoy. Wed Mar 12 13:28:09 -0700 2008 3486206 11104 dolores 1 3486581 plain chocolate McVities digestives. Sandwich spread. Heinz cream of tomato soup. Wed Mar 12 14:55:52 -0700 2008 3483923 22559 smartie 1 3488189 Jelly Babies! Basset's All-Sorts. And, if crisps count, smokey bacon crisps. Those things are pure evil in a packet. I once literally emptied out a suitcase so that I could fill it with a caseful of smoky bacon crisps. And they're even vegetarian, too. Thu Mar 13 06:47:17 -0700 2008 3483923 25244 rockycat 1 3489020 I look for middle eastern import. But then I'm British and all the other stuff everyone's mentioning ain't an import for me. That said, I hate Brit chocolate unless it's 70% cocoa solids Thu Mar 13 10:11:59 -0700 2008 3483923 154102 Harters 1 3489094 Scandinavian herring, herring, cheese & bread. Thu Mar 13 10:29:42 -0700 2008 3483923 93538 Passadumkeg 1 3489364 Cadbury Crunchie bars Cadbury Double Decker Cadbury Starbar Nestle Kit Kat Chunky (especially with peanut butter) Mars Delight Galaxy milk chocolate Galaxy caramel milk chocolate Maltesers Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles Maynard's Wine Gums And no trip to the international food store would be complete without biscuits and cakes: Fox's Jam Cream Biscuits Jammie Dodgers Butterscotch Chocolate Digestives Viscount Mint Chocolate Biscuits Kiplings Cherry Bakewells Kiplings Battenberg Cake Slices And of course, crisps Walker's Cheese and Onion, Marmite and Heinz Ketchup flavors And Marmite, Marmite Marmite (oh, and Branston pickle too) That's more like a whole British grocery store than a candy list, but there you go. There's a lot of things from the UK I miss! Thu Mar 13 11:31:12 -0700 2008 3483923 124476 FoodieKat 2 3489455 In the very distant past, when she had just left school, Mrs H took a job at the local Kipling factory. She recalls that most of the Battenburg process was automated but great slabs of the stuff had to be moved by hand from the production line that put the quarters together to the line that had the marzipan. And the cherries and so on, were put on the "fancies" by hand as well. Those were the days! Thu Mar 13 11:52:49 -0700 2008 3489364 154102 Harters 3 3489464 "Kiplings Battenburg Cake Slices" - is this just slices of Battenburg cake - the pink and yellow squares? I loved that! Don't think I've ever seen it in the States. Yes - did some googling - mmmm. http://www.gastronomydomine.com/labels/cake.html - at the end, there's a recipe - can't believe she actually made it. Interesting that she notes that it is also originally spelled Battenberg: "Fellow pedants may point at the title of this post and tell me off; you're right, it is also spelled 'Battenberg', but 'Battenburg' gets more hits on Google ... Battenberg is the spelling which is, in fact, correct; the cake is named for the (originally German) family who made up part of the British royal family, and eventually renamed themselves Mountbatten in World War I to distance themselves from Germany." More about it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battenberg_cake The Pepper-hot apple cake above it looks wonderful, by the way. Thu Mar 13 11:55:06 -0700 2008 3489455 10985 MMRuth 4 3489540 Yes, it is. They're like little slices of heaven...with marzipan (my mistake on the spelling. My hubby would tell me off for that. ;-)). There's a shop based out of Laguna Niguel, CA that sells them. Luckily, I live close enough to drive there, but you can also order them online: http://www.britishfoodshop.com/default.asp Thu Mar 13 12:11:34 -0700 2008 3489464 124476 FoodieKat 5 3489565 Hmmm ... I might have to do that - or try making it myself, though it might not have that glorious artificial taste of sorts that the packaged kind has! I think loads of people spell it "Battenburg" - my intent wasn't to correct your spelling ;-). Just thought the original derivation was interesting. I also love: Maynard's wine gums Rowntree Fruit Pastilles Callard & Bowser Licorice Toffee And packaged fruit tarts - don't remember a brand name now, or where we bought them. Frank Cooper's marmelade - the coarse cut. This is making me hungry! Thu Mar 13 12:16:43 -0700 2008 3489540 10985 MMRuth 5 3489585 There was also a biscuit that I liked - can't remember the name now - with dried currants ... very flat. Thu Mar 13 12:25:04 -0700 2008 3489540 10985 MMRuth 6 3489599 Fruit shortcake biscuits. There's different brands, but McVitie's is the more widely distributed. I love those too. Thu Mar 13 12:28:17 -0700 2008 3489585 124476 FoodieKat 7 3489619 http://www.basically-british.com - this is a good site too. I'm reliving parts of my childhood here! Ribena ... I love anything that is black currant flavour - not a flavour used much in the U.S. Thu Mar 13 12:32:41 -0700 2008 3489599 10985 MMRuth 8 3490108 Luckily, you can buy Ribena at Food Emporium! Thu Mar 13 14:20:29 -0700 2008 3489619 10074 Caitlin McGrath 9 3490119 Just what I need - more sugar ;-). I'm actually surprised at how many of these things are pretty readily available. Even the little market around the corner from me sells the Rowntree products, Aero bars, smarties, etc. But the Battenberg Cake, that I've not seen! Thu Mar 13 14:23:23 -0700 2008 3490108 10985 MMRuth 6 3489962 Garibaldis? AKA squashed fly biscuits. Thu Mar 13 13:53:29 -0700 2008 3489585 40746 Peg 7 3490087 Yes - that's it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_biscuit Thu Mar 13 14:15:43 -0700 2008 3489962 10985 MMRuth 6 3498911 are you talking about sultana biscuits? Sun Mar 16 16:37:44 -0700 2008 3489585 153184 im_nomad 7 4284542 yes they are known as squashed fly biscuits. Tue Dec 30 19:23:52 -0800 2008 3498911 22559 smartie 3 3489548 Harters, I would love to have a job like that. But I'd probably gain 1,000 pounds in the process. :-0 Thu Mar 13 12:12:54 -0700 2008 3489455 124476 FoodieKat 4 3490048 Luckily Mrs H was only 16 at the time and the job wasnt for long. You familiar with "swiss roll" cake - thin sponge cake spread with jam and then rolled? Kipling used to make a mini-version - like say a very fat cigar - then covered in chocolate. The machine spread the chocolate but didnt always properly cover the ends. Dipping a brush in melted chocolate and touching them up by hand was the only way - skilled job that was (apparently). Factory was large, BTW. Several hundred employees. The company's advertising slogan is "Mr Kipling makes exceedingly good cakes". No, he doesnt! And they put a lot of neighbours out of work when they closed the place. J Thu Mar 13 14:06:58 -0700 2008 3489548 154102 Harters 5 3493850 Yes, it's lovely. Chocolate-covered? Sounds even better. Fri Mar 14 15:01:13 -0700 2008 3490048 124476 FoodieKat 6 3494368 the best mini rolls are the Cadbury's ones, plain sponge, strawberry jam dipped in cadbury's choccie - I am almost missing the UK! Also love chocolate covered marshmallow biccie things - with the biscuity cake on the bottom and some jam and soft marshmallow. Fri Mar 14 18:46:08 -0700 2008 3493850 22559 smartie 7 3495919 Yeah, I like those too. And those cake bars, especially the ones with caramel. Yum! Are those biccies you mean called tunnocks' teacakes? In the red and silver foil wrappers? Never tried them but always thought they sounded good. Sat Mar 15 12:51:40 -0700 2008 3494368 124476 FoodieKat 8 3499813 Yep. Those biccies will be Tunnocks. There's a standard procedure for eating them - slowly pick off and eat all the choccie; then slurp/lick the marshmallow and, finally eat the biscuit base. It may even be illegal to eat them in any other way. John Mon Mar 17 02:35:25 -0700 2008 3495919 154102 Harters 9 3502055 those are my favorite Tunnock's product, although the caramel logs are a close second. People seem to go for the snowballs first but i've always loved tea cakes. They were sold in the candy stores when i was little....can still get them in nfld. I didn't even know they were an import until i was an adult. We had mostly British confectionary growing up. Mon Mar 17 15:17:52 -0700 2008 3499813 153184 im_nomad 1 3491522 Funny, where I live the imported foods we crave are things like Doritos and Cheetos. I have spent close to 10 USD for a bag of Doritos in a moment of desperation, and they still don't taste right. Cadbury is easy to get though. Fri Mar 14 01:49:43 -0700 2008 3483923 86221 lulubelle 1 3498963 Bisto Chip Shop Curry Heinz Curry Beans Walkers shortbreads Nairn's oatcakes Tunnock's anything !! (tea cakes, caramel logs, caramel bars, snowballs..) Ediburgh Castle Rock Flake bars Cross and Blackwell's fish and chip vinegar La Chinata Smoked Paprika Oh how i wish i could still get the Heinz Vegetable Salad in the cans.....the UK sells one that looks just like the one i used to get (presumably made in Canada, but mostly sold in Nfld....they stopped making it about a year ago, because there was "no market for it"). The UK version doesn't quite taste the same, and i don't know why !! It had an "old" taste to it. Sun Mar 16 17:02:40 -0700 2008 3483923 153184 im_nomad 1 4284100 Lyle's Golden Syrup and Cadbury's Turkish Bars...yum! Tue Dec 30 16:07:49 -0800 2008 3483923 17508 acme 1 4284179 In Canada you may be able to get it, but here in the States, finding good British Bacon is a struggle. I find I buy 8 lbs or so at a time via mailorder and freeze it. Not quite the same, but pretty good. And nowhere can you find MacDougall's Thickener here. It was the best thickener I ever used for stews or soups Tue Dec 30 16:41:43 -0800 2008 3483923 204342 FriedClamFanatic