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Despite a reputation for the ridiculous, both in calories and portions, the United States has a deep and colorful food culture. There is an abundance of items, from snacks to ingredients that tend to not exist anywhere else. 

Someone asked, “Non-Americans, what’s your favorite American food you can’t get in your country?” People shared their experiences and dishes that they simply could not recreate outside of the USA. So get comfortable, assemble some snacks, and get scrolling. Be sure to upvote your favorite posts and comment your thoughts below. 

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#1

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country A friend of mine who’s a foreign exchange student misses Wisconsin deep fried cheese curds the most.

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unfilteredCigarette73
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are a separate food group in the upper Midwest, I live there(MN) and can confirm

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country American pancakes. Doughnuts. Basically diner food! I want American diners in Norway!

Gobagogodada , Polina Tankilevitch Report

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Doctor Strange
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come to New Jersey, Land of the Midnight Diner. NJ is known for its excellent, twenty four hour diners.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Was in Houston in August 2016. Me and my girlfriend (British) went to a mexican bar/restaurant called Paparruchos.

Honestly, ruined Mexican food for us. We can't ever have it in the UK again, I've tried three or four times since from various places and it just doesn't even begin to compare to the pure culinary joy we got from Paparruchos.

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Ace
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know the chain you mention, but you should probably never go to Mexico to sample the real thing, otherwise this too will be ruined for you.

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While internet culture and memes have perhaps skewed most people’s perception of American food, the reality is that many, very common ingredients all hail from North and South America. Tomatoes, potatoes, squash, and pumpkin, to name a few. Think about a handful of your favorite dishes and you will no doubt find an ingredient that came from the Americas. 

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Given the massive size of the nation and all the different cultural influences, it’s no surprise that certain American dishes are simply better. This is a country that takes every single meal very seriously, so it simply stands to reason that non-Americans will encounter some dish so powerful that they can’t stop thinking about it. 

#4

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Dr Pepper is for the ascended Gods who have transcended the coke vs pepsi debate

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#5

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce! Ugh I loved that when I went to the states. Come back to Australia, and cannot find them anywhere!!

alannah_rose , Sarah Stierch Report

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Jesus hasn't anyone still mentioned MAC AND CHEESE?

Creamy, tasty, super delicious

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In fact, the US is so large that it becomes hard to pin down what exactly is “American cuisine,” despite the stereotypes of burgers and fries. Each region has its own variations, and every group of immigrants brought with it techniques, dishes, and concepts, which were then tailored for the host of ingredients available in the USA. 

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#7

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country It’s almost sacrilegious of me to say as an Englishman but I miss breakfasts. I love my full English but breakfast is something the US does so well. I lived in Manhattan for a few months and a diner, somewhere on Essex I think, did poached eggs with fried potato and onions for about $2-3 and I must’ve eaten that dozens of times whilst there. Pancakes and bacon too, we have US style places here but it is not the same.

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Ian Reynolds
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Welshman, I prefer bacon in the states over bacon in the UK, and I love bacon.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country When I was living in the UK, I couldn't find good Tex-Mex for the life of me. People would swear by some places, "no, this place has THE BEST burritos in all of the UK! The chef is from Tijuana, gets all the ingredients imported, it's amazing!" I show up, it's burnt and dried-up meat, a half a can of s****y beans, and some other stuff rolled into a tortilla in the shape of a softball. Terrible.

To be fair, I think it's not the fault of the restaurants, but the lack of ingredients. Even my own home-made guacamole was terrible over there. The avocados just weren't the same as the standard California ones, they had no flavor at all. No matter how you try to make the Tex-Mex over there, it's just never going to be the same.

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HTakeover
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You also might run into a problem of the good stuff being too far removed from the local familiarity. As in, make it the good way and people won't touch it because they can't recognize it or the taste is too far off what they know/like. Many a restaurant has gone under because of it.

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#9

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Every time I'm down in Montana, Sonics is my go to. I barely eat fast food in Canada, but I'm drawn to those cherry lime slushies, and those delicious massive f*****g chili dogs. God damn it. I'm hungry now.

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At the same time, the United States might be the undisputed fast food king of the world. To the degree that for many people, Mcdonald's was the first bit of exposure to American “culture,” for better or worse. Love it or hate it, fast food is a massive, dominant industry, and the US has restaurants to satisfy every craving. 

#10

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Can’t get biscuits and gravy in the UK. Or goldfish crackers.

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Tristan J
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two words that have very different meanings here. In either interpretation, the outcome would be disgusting

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#11

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Australian here. I have dreams about eating another everything bagel. 😭

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Darius S. (he/him) cis/grey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NJ here . There's nothing like an everything fresh out the oven .winter. 5:30 in the morning, all the blue collars going to work.. walk into the bagel store , feel the display windows to see which is hot/ freshest.. then getting that healthy (actually quite unhealthy) amount of cool cream cheese spread on. So soft.. Or an egg&cheese. .. homer drooling

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country I will forever have a empty feeling knowing I may never get to eat American buffalo wings again. I've tried to make them, bought them at restaurants here in Australia but nothing will ever fill the void they left. That and gumbo. I'd F*****g kill a man just to sniff the sponge that washed the plate they were served on. But seriously if anyone has a good recipe/link to a recipe for either gumbo or wings I'll give you and upvote and a personal message of thanks cos I have no idea how reddit gold works or what it is

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Paul Pienkowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You dont want gumbo from a restaurant. You want it from a roadside stand cooked by an 89 y/o black woman who only speaks thick Creole. Your taste buds will explode.

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This blend has also led to incredible levels of fusion cuisine. While some might argue that this “waters down” original dishes from the rest of the world, there is something to be said for bold combinations, new methods, and ingredients to see what works together best. 

#13

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Reeses anything

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Donkey boi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love peanut buttercups! I buy a least one pack a week. Thankfully sold just about everywhere in the UK.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Almond M&Ms.

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As these accounts can attest, there are some things that Americans simply do better. It might not be better for your arteries, your wallet or anything else, but when it comes to flavor, it's a class of its own. 

#16

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Well I moved to the US, so it's not much of an issue anymore, but before recent times, the UK was so far behind on what constituted as BBQ.

If I flip the question, now I miss actual Fish & Chips. It's common to see on a menu here but they come out with tiny thin fries and no malt vinegar to be found. :/

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HTakeover
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny story: I live in the general Kansas City area, so one of the huge BBQ havens. I've even competed in the KC Royal bbq competition so not unfamiliar with good bbq. Last year I was traveling around Scotland and stopped by Edinburgh at the tail end of Fringe Fest. Walking through the equivalent of a farmers/craft market and couldn't pass up the hot sauce & bbq sauce stand. I figured at the least it would be interesting to see what the locals considered bbq sauce. But the flavors genuinely surprised me as the hot sauces were excellent, very American style. And he did a decent job with the bbq sauces too. As in better than 75% of the mediocre but common sauces like Sweet Baby Ray's, and far better than the local Heinz type stuff. Got to chatting with the guy & expressed my surprise and turns out that while he was a Edinburgh local, he went to college only 45 min. away from my area so had strong exposure to the good Q! Small world!

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country I'm from the UK and went to America for the first time last Summer. I absolutely loved Cracker Barrel! You can get similar meals back home but their fried chicken and honey mustard sauce were something else.

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Donkey boi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVED Cracker Barrel. I later found that it wasn't really highly rated in the US, kind of how the UK rates, oh I don't know... Little chef?? Surprised me a bit, it was good hearty home style American food. I just loved the stuff in their shop as well, really worked well with the theme for the tea shop at my farm.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country southern style sweet potato casserole with cinnamon and crushed walnuts

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Judes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know this dish, but it looks like something that is not hard to make at home.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Fried Oreos! I was initially horrified at hearing how they were made, but damn, after I had them, it was love at first taste!

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howdylee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's just oreo dipped in pancake batter then deep fried. Frickin' amazing, but simple if you have a fryer.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country I'm American but ran across a guy from the UK earlier this year and he couldn't get enough of gas station beef jerky. He talked about how good it was for a solid 10 minutes.

cmoneyrockchalk , Mike Mozart Report

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Donkey boi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Readily available in the UK. Not just at petrol stations, but in supermarkets, convenience store, sweet shops, and more.

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#21

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing/dip.
My mum made the dip every Christmas. We had to wait for someone to travel to the US to get us a load. Still got a few boxes left..

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Mary Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this american hates ranch and its ubiquity in american cuisine...bleech

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#22

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Tie between Crab cake sandwich and Cornbread. Pure heaven

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Well in grew up mostly in the UK, but would visit my maternal grandparents every year spending the whole summer.

Whenever I comeback, I always miss BBQ, very few countries have a good BBQ tradition like the US, and none of them are in Europe. British BBQ is burnt bland sausages and either over cooked or undercooked burgers.

Mexican and Tex-mex , Though Pakistani and Indian food, kind of fill that void at times for me.

American Chinese food- I know it’s not authentic but damn if it’s so good.

Chicken sandwiches have improved a lot in the UK, especially thanks to British Asian community, but cheese burgers have a long way to go.

My grans fried chicken, gumbos, cornbread and fried catfish, they the best.

Beans - canned bland Heinz beans aren’t proper beans, Brits think they a nation of bean eaters but they really not.

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#24

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Those $1 huge cans of iced tea

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#25

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Here's a 'favorite' I haven't even tried, but as a Canadian who doesn't mind a nice burger & fries, and who has heard so many frustratingly good reports about this place, it *really* bugs me we don't have In-N-Out Burger.

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Whiskey Tango Delicious
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can vouch for this. We have an in-n-out down the street. We get it when we can, but the line is prohibitively long most of the time

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Wendy’s, we dont have it in the UK and I always wanted to try it so i heard they had a few restaraunts in Dubai so when my dad took me to Dubai (not just to try wendy’s btw) We spent hours trying to track one down and wow! It was worth it. Great burgers and not overly expensive considering the size.

If they had Wendy’s in London i would be at a serious risk of getting fat cause I’d be in there on a regular basis. I heard there used to be one in Covent Garden in London but it got closed down i think.

Wendy’s if you’re listening, make this happen.

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#27

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Lots of things, really, but the true gut-punch is the sheer **variety** of stuff you can get in the US now, especially online. Specialty ingredients can be tough to come by, and substitutes sometimes don't do much - try making Mexican food without the fantastic range of chillies.

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René Sauer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah, the variety is what pi**es me off. america as well as japan and other SEA countries always get so many good sounding coca-cola flavors every year, while we in Germany are sitting there staring on in envy.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country There’s a few, but the ultimate is Dippin’ Dots. Holy s**t, that ice cream was *awesome* and I miss it everyday. Also, Taco Bell (though I only had it once) and Starbucks.

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Depressed Boykisser
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

im from america and i barley ever get to eat Dippin Dots since its mostly at amusment parks or zoos

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#29

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Velveeta, Mountain Dew, Twinkies, giant snow crab legs from Costco and Ring Pops.

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#30

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country I lived in Austria in the late 80s and had to have my mother send me taco seasoning. The need for Tex-Mex is powerful.

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Mary Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

send taco shells, taco seasoning, and chili spice mix to my cousin in switzerland,,,based on reading here...i should send her cornbread mix with the next batch!

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#31

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country maple syrup flavoured biscuits with a layer of creme icing in the middle.

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Christos Arvanitis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We get this in Vermont. Not like the picture but rather shaped like little maple leafs EXCEPT.... they are always made in Canada :D

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#32

My friend, now an expat in Japan, says Raising Cane's and Culver's.

As you might guess, she's from the Midwest.

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Ozymandias73
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Culver's yes, not so much on Cane's. It's just, boring chicken. I don't like the sauce, so without that, it's just big a*s chicken tenders. And that's all they have! Just not a fan. But that butter burger at Culver's is delicious! Along with the other variety of foods they serve. Something for everybody. Dang it, now I wish there were some here in Nevada. Michigan born here, and there was one not too far from where I lived.

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Living in Korea, I miss

1) Italian beef/combo and hot dogs from Portillo's before they sold out.
2) Lou Malnati's and Pequads pizza
3) Fried shrimp po' boy
4) Homemade gumbo
5) Legit al pastor tacos (Mexico is a part of America)

There is a lot more I miss, but these are the big ones.

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giku T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it seems as long as u keep on living in korea, u will have a healthy and long life.

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#34

The Cheesecake Factory

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#35

A&W is the nicest fast food place I've ever been. We need that and IHOP.

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#36

It's tough to get good Gumbo where I live in Canada.

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#37

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Big Red gum. You can get it here in the UK, but for several pounds. I wish it was readily available everywhere. I frigging love it.

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KDav
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I'm really hearing people say here is that we need to create some kind of mailing system where we send stuff from the US directly to individuals around the world in exchange for them sending us stuff from their countries, mostly because I want some Mr. Kiplings apple pies but I don't want to spend $19 bucks on Amazon for something that would have cost a quarter of that in the UK. Plus, I make my own taco seasoning and would happy to share it with whomever wants it.

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#38

I can't find dirty rice mix anywhere where I live... Hard to find cajun food ingredients in general.

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#39

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Sourpatch watermelons honestly arouse me I wish they did them in the UK

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arthbach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sour Patch Watermelon is available in Tesco (a major supermarket) in the UK. They are not at all difficult to find.

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#40

Costco four cheese pizza, its a damn good pizza.

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#41

My high school sweetheart (20+ years ago) was a German exchange student in the US. When I visited him there, he asked me to bring Doritos, cinnamon gum, and Dr Pepper.

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#42

Chocolate Cake Shake from Portillos in Chicago, every time I go visit my fiancé’s family I insist we get one as soon as we leave the airport

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#43

You have a lot of cereals I buy and bring back to my nieces and nephews. They're not available in Canada. Would I get arrested if I brought a box of Kinder Eggs to trade for cereal?

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#44

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Canadian here. Drive to the states specifically for Beecher’s cheese and Tillamook cheese which are not available in Canada (that I have seen anyway). I also stock up on butter because American Costco sells butter in half cup portions which are not available at home... and the cost even with the exchange rate is still cheaper in the US. Proud to have a freezer full of American butter.

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80 Van
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are all Pacific Northwest companies: Beecher's is was started in Seattle, Washington, Tillamook is on the Oregon coast, and Costco is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

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#45

Taco Bell. Had it once. Loved it. Bring it to NZ please

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#46

I no longer live in Seoul SK but it was really difficult to find peanut butter unless you were able to get some from the US army px at Yongsan or the black market.

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#47

Chicken wings with that spicy-sweet sauce (?)

Best food to have with a cold beer

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#48

I really want to try me some Jambalaya, but I've never been able to find any at restaurants here in Ireland or when I visit the UK.

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Donkey boi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've tried about 50 recipes for Jambalaya, It just doesn't work in the UK. My friend (from New Orleans) has actually stopped cooking it because 'it just doesn't cook right.'

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#49

Ho Ho’s, Iv tried them once and have had a want for them ever since then

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Little Debbie Swiss Cake rolls. I'd keep them in the freezer, so, so, so much better than ho ho's.

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#50

Monterey Jack cheese and Reese's peanut butter cups!

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#51

There's this flavoured water that Walmart sells called Clear American. I drank like a litre of that s**t a day, it's awesome.

Arby's is great. I've heard from Americans who hate it, but where I got it, it was really good. That chicken place that fries in peanut oil is really good, too.

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Kelly Scott
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll have to check Walmart out. I've been drinking Clearly Canadian and I love it, but it's pretty expensive.

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#52

Fruit Smiles, Combos, Salsa con Queso, those steam-in-bags of veggies with cheese sauce, a whole bunch of flavours of protein bars, a bunch of flavours of Halo Top ice cream, certain types of hard Ciders and different flavours of spirits.

I miss the USA

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#53

I've been to America twice years ago, well more like 20+ years ago and they had a chocolate milkshake in a glass bottle with a yellow top. I can't remember the name but it was amazing.

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#54

Flamin hot cheetos!!!!! I can find them, but they're usually $7-8 (about $6 USD) for a pack which is a bloody rip

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Theo Blackwood
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They’re finally back here in Ireland but they’re so f*****g expensive.

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#55

30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Pizza flavored Pringles. They used to be available, then, they weren't anymore. I miss them. Also, Root Beer. SOMETIMES you can find Sarsparella around the place, or some A&W, but it's just not a flavor in New Zealand.

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#56

god damn XL coke from McDonalds :(

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#57

pineapple flavour (or similar to} soft drinks, i used to be able to find it in old fashion lolly shops but recently i've been unable to find it anywhere, i usually hate american brand flavours but that flavour was heaven on earth.

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Mary Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just as a tip, most pineapple sodas in the u.s. are from mexico...try juaritos brand....

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#58

I dunno if it's still available even to Americans, but on a trip to Texas in '15, I fell in love with an alcoholic apple cider from Trader Joe's. It had nothing but fermented apple juice with a bit of fresh apple juice. Friggin DELICIOUS! And I have not found any cider in Canada that A: is real (most arr artificial flavor and concentrated alcohol), and B: tastes anywhere close to this amazing elixer, zingy and fresh but not too dry, almost like a fresh McIntosh.
The name was something to do with crushing apples like Smashed Cider but I forgot. Should have written it down.

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Tjoori Vids
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frankly... you can keep all your apple ciders. I live in France now, in a region that makes PEAR cider. And... yeah. Keep your apple cider. :P

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#59

Candy corn m&ms, I'm sure if I had some now they would be no where near as good as I remember but damn they were delicious

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Christos Arvanitis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that the poster imagined this in a fever dream! I've never heard of nor seen candy corn m&ms... huh

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My partner is obsessed with Lucky Charms. Apparently you can only find them in American import/expat shops in their home country. One time when I was mad at him I went to Burger King without him and got that Lucky Charms milkshake. Regretted it immediately afterward because that was like a week's worth of sugar.

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#61

No particular food jumps out at me, but I do like the SIZE of American food. Haha. It's great for when you want to feel like you've gone to another planet, and everything's too big.

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#62

american corn pops cereal is vastly superior to canadian.

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#63

They don't have hardly any Taco Bell, grape juice or apple butter over in the UK 😔 still love it there though.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grape Juice is easy to find, there's Welchs purple grape juice, or white grape with pear and apple. They're delicious. There's also KA grape, that can be fizzy or still. M&S do their own grape juice,too. And apple butter isn't exactly difficult to make.

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#64

I can get everything, but damn... 2€ for 1 twinkie or 14€ for 1 Pack of cpt Crunch!?

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#65

KFC! For some reason, we don't have that here in Sweden :(

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

KFC outside the US is different. The two menu items I always get are the biscuits (they're soda biscuits, which are rare even in the US) and chicken pot pie. Neither was available in any of the locations in Ireland or the UK that I saw.

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#66

Ranch powder which you mix with water and pour over salads. I don't know if that's how you write it, but it was delicious when our American friends brought it when I was a child.

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Funyuns

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#68

Garrett’s Popcorn

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30 People Share What American Foods They Tried And Now Wish They Could Get In Their Country Chick-Fil-A has become my definition of good American (fast)food. Them spicy chicken sandwiches...

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