ADVERTISEMENT

If you've seen our article on photographer Gregg Segal's series Daily Bread: What Kids Eat Around the World, you know that our menu can vary a lot depending on the place we live in. Who knows, maybe you've even been on a culinary holiday. Point is, our tastebuds can get pretty intrigued about trying out different stuff. But sometimes, satisfying their cravings is pretty difficult. So when you get the opportunity, you have to use it.

Earlier this month, Reddit user u/pogmoshron made a post on r/Cooking, saying: "What are some kitchen 'must haves' that I can pick up when I'm in the States that can't be purchased in Europe?" Immediately, cooks began making suggestions, and the comment section ultimately became a pretty vivid illustration of American eating habits. Continue scrolling to check out their replies.

#1

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas When I lived in the US, I would bring back Lipton's Onion Soup Mix and make onion dip. My Indian friends loved it so much, they would fight over who got to lick the bowl.

born_with_no_bones Report

#2

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Old Bay Seasoning. I haven't been able to find it in Europe. I'm from Maryland, and I miss it so much that I make my own from a copycat recipe and always have it on hand in my kitchen.

realeaty Report

#3

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas All peanut butter products. I'm an American living in Scotland, and good peanut butter exists here but only in tiny expensive jars. I miss things like peanut butter cookies, Reese's Puffs, and peanut-butter-filled pretzels.

vlkthe Report

Add photo comments
POST
RoseTheMad
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm in the UK.. you can get Peanut Butter cookies, fudge, puffs (though they're animport) cups, pretzels, etc etc...

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#4

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas My friend just moved to Dublin from the states. They brought a ridiculous amount of ranch dressing and ranch dressing powder. When we go to visit them we are instructed to bring more. I guess Europe does not have a ranch market.

vlkthe Report

Add photo comments
POST
Guy MacGregor
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. And the first time I heard about it was here on Bored Panda. It was out of context and I did not understand why OP was speaking about "farmer clothing" (ranch... dressing...).

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#5

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. Salty, but so very good in all kinds of foods.

CaptainLollygag Report

Add photo comments
POST
Michael Sanders
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Staple. They have all kinds of other products too. Mixes, Bloody Mary mix, etc. Living in NOLA I make most of their mixes from scratch, but in a pinch their gumbo and jambalaya mixes are quite good. Zing Zang is much better bloody mix though.

View more commentsArrow down menu
#6

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas There's a brand of Cajun seasoning called 'Slap ya Mama'. I've never actually tried it myself, but as a brit living in the UK, I have seen it as an ingredient in SO MANY recipes that I can only assume it's popular.

Rogahar Report

Add photo comments
POST
Michael Sanders
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I put on nearly everything I want spice. That and Tony Chachere which is listed in….

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#7

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Celery Seed

Personally I haven't been able to find it here in Finland and I don't know how common it is in other countries. Celery seed really gives coleslaw and a few other dishes that true American flavor.

Alseids Report

#8

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Cottage cheese. In Japan, it's virtually impossible to find, and really I miss cottage cheese!

ukeireru Report

Add photo comments
POST
Mad Dragon
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cottage cheese is easy to make yourself from whole milk, salt, and some sort of acid (I use vinegar or lemon juice). Heat the milk slowly, add the acid, stir gently and let rest for a few minutes, strain through cheesecloth, add salt. I add a bit of cream to make it smoother, but that is optional.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
#9

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Maple syrup is so hard to find outside of North America! I'm in Brazil right now and I've been here several times before and I remember once a few years back when a couple friends had to tell me that there was roughly zero chance I was going to find maple syrup here (I was planning a Super American Breakfast For Dinner kind of fun meal).

angelicism Report

Add photo comments
POST
RoseTheMad
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I literally just bought maple syrup the other day. From Sainsbury's. xP It's available in Europe, but Brazil isn't Europe. (this article needs a new title jfc)

Paola Martz
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think OP refers to real maple syrup. Also in Mexico is kinda hard to find (and it's super expensive!) But there's plenty of "maple flavoured syrup"

Load More Replies...
Memere
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All y'all saying maple syrup is available in Europe - is it REAL maple syrup, or is it made with corn syrup or cane syrup & maple "flavor". There is a huge difference, and you'll absolutely know it. Plus real maple syrup is going to be VERY expensive - my favorite brand here in the U.S. is RunAmok, which is 16 USD for 12.7 ounces. There are less expensive brands, but they're still around 10 USD for a 10-12 ounce bottle. And real maple syrup is going to be graded & labeled clearly as real.

Daniel Marsh
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is the sugar maple endemic to North America? It's ALSO the tree most Americans (at least here in the East) envision when they think of the natural beauty of autumn. It's little wonder that it's the only thing on Canada's national flag.

Bored Seb
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problem is not that much because of the tree itself (they can grow in a lot of different place) but a climate question. Long and cold winter, with a spring when it's freezing during the night, but not during the day, for quiet a while...

Load More Replies...
GFSTaylor
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The cheaper ones are 'maple-flavoured' syrup - basically golden syrup with flavouring. You can get the real thing without too much trouble, in the UK. You just have to pay a bit more.

Load More Replies...
Daria B
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not too comm, but not so hard to find here in Korea. Now, I don't know if it's the same quality, or what, but technically....

BC_Animus
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Took me years before I realised that I have never had maple syrup before. All of the stuff I have had were maple FLAVOURED syrup, made with cane sugar. What made me realise was seeing a Canadian taking theirs out of their fridge - real maple syrup needs to be refrigerated, but the fake flavoured stuff they serve at fast food places don't. One day I will get round to the real stuff... one day.

Soosh_tr
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 2 weeks as a canadian i could like literally get the chalumeau and pail on the tree in my backyard and the spring temperatures will cause the sap in the maple tree to flow and fill the pail. Takes a lot of water to boil to get a minuscule amount of syrup. Sorry Korea but here its free!

Load More Replies...
GoddessOdd
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of what is marketed as maple syrup is mostly corn syrup. Maple syrup and olive oil are two items you really need to check the label to make sure you're getting the real thing.

Scout Kendall
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huh. It is very easy to find here in the USA... now just reading this, I relize this makes a lot of sense. It's interesting to think about how food changes from location to location. Even if it is just syrup!

Gabi Bett
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude, I live in brazil (londrina) and its not that Hard to find maple syrup, its avaliable In the larger chain stores that have an imports/oriental section. Its not cheap tho

Joke Vermote
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have Mapple syrup in all big supermarkets in Belgium, next to Agave syrup

ZAPanda
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/products/maple-syrup/ ...er? let me explain this thing called google

Nightshade1972
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tesco (major UK grocery chain) has it, but it took some effort to find. In the US, maple syrup is usually with the powdered pancake/baking mixes, which are usually near the boxed cereals. At Tesco, the boxed cereals are in a completely separate area from the baking materials (flour, sugar, etc). The baking aisle is where you find the maple syrup. Speaking of syrup, it also took me a while to realize that what they call "golden syrup" here in the UK is basically sweetened corn syrup in the US.

Yvonne Rankine
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see it in supermarkets in the UK all the time. Have it in my kitchen cupboard

Janet C
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw it today at the grocery store. I already have some in my pantry so I didn't buy any.

Leslie Crittenden
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be careful what you buy, I don't know what's for sale in Europe but there's a huge difference between real maple syrup and "maple flavored syrup" such as the former Aunt Jemima's. Get the real stuff, it's so much better and you can use much less than the artificially flavored kind and still get a better taste.

Jacqui Howe
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many different ones to choose from in New Zealand supermarkets

Nimrah665
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

[ JOIN US ] I get paid more than £70 to £100 per hour for working online. I heard about this job 3 months ago and after joining this I have earned easily £14000 from this without having online working skills..…231 . Simply give it a shot on the accompanying site… Weekly payments…… https://www.fuljobz.com

Huddo's sister
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We get maple syrup in Australia, but only one or two brands and it is expensive! More common to use imitation maple which is nowhere near as good.

Wendy Kester
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I used to travel to Mexico several times a year I always had a request to bring lots of Maple Syrup. 🍁. I'bartered' for real high-end Tequila (Herradura) those were the good 'ol days!

Silvana Martins
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can find at Emporio Santa Luzia, San Marche , Mambo, Pao de Acucar...and even online https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1807065614-xarope-de-maple-bordo-15-topping-importado-do-canada-250ml-_JM

Silvana Martins
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is really expensive...but you will find maple syrup in special places like Emporio Santa Luzia, San Marche Market, Mambo Marlet, Pao de Acucar Market...

Sanchez Vasile
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's brilliant that you miss on the best and biggest sugarcane producer.

Lavender Oak
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So pitiful that so many of you have no idea what maple syrup is.

Emily Creasey
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can find maple syrup in Brazil depending on where you live. But it is really expensive and they are not very good.

Krisi Rolfe
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

White Syrup (corn syrup- Karol version) I find easily at my Asian stores 1L bottles for about 2-3€!

Krisi Rolfe
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in Frankfurt it cost 6-8€ for a 250ml bottle- “American” brand!

Wang Zhuang
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not that hard to get here. The Canadian stuff is available in China.

H.L.Lewis
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Canada is the largestbproducer of maple syrup. They even have a national vault for it. Under heavy guard.

Ana Miani
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not easy nor cheap, but you actually can find Maple syrup in Brazil. Bought a couple months ago in a local supermarket, and I don't even live in a big city...

Stannous Flouride
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first time I went to Venezuela to meet my in-laws I brought 2 each of 7 varieties of apples and 4 of pears for my FiL, and a 32 oz (almost a liter in the civilized world) bottle of pure dark maple syrup for my MiL. I scored major points that day. When I went back 2 years later she still had about 1/4 of the syrup left.

Ashi Mari
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah South America doesn't really seem to have a market for Maple Syrup, seen it once in my life... Maybe

Sanchez Vasile
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why should they? All of them are sugarcane and tropical fruits producers, both giving them more than enough sugar.

Load More Replies...
Linda Adamo
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and here i am in new hampshire (usa), with tapped maple trees about a mile from my house, and i don't like the stuff!

Phil Green
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in the Falklands, we have several different Maple Syrups available. It's not hard to find at all. One thing I am noticing with this thread is how "exclusive" the US purports to be. Hardly any of the things listed on this page are either exclusive to the US or difficult to replicate or make.

Katherine Heasley
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's next to impossible to find in China. I was able to order some, and I even found some (extremely, extremely expensive) maple syrup in an import store in Shanghai, but it's just not available many places.

Pedro Gerhard
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are so many places i brazil that you can find maple syrup.... even in carrefour you can find it

Rens
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I buy mine at Aldi, B&M sells it too. Both cheaper than Sainsbury's

Red
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One can get it from Amazon, and other large retailers, real easily, super pricy though, here in Brazil. Idk if op is going to see, but just search for Xarope de Bordo.

Roxy Eastland
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While maple syrup isn't hard to find in the UK it generally only comes in those small glass bottles (250ml?). I only found out when an online friend came over that in the US you can buy quite big bottles of maple syrup. The downside is that you have to use it fairly rapidly as ours went mouldy in the bottle.

Lara Verne
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know how is it in Brazil, but I live in Europe and maple sirup is in every supermarket.

Blackheart
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My family handmakes syrup from sugar cane which we grow. It is pretty awesome too!

Memere
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cane syrup is awesome, but totally different from real maple syrup.

Load More Replies...
Lovin' Life
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American here. There are so many flavors of syrup here it's unreal. Everyone I know eats syrup but me. I think it is just way to sweet.

Jo Choto
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter found it in our tiny little village in England. I was very surprised.

Thomas Hunt, Jr.
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maple syrup is overrated. Been around it (making it)my entire life. Got sick of it 20 years ago.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#10

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Canned chipotle Chiles in adobo sauce!!

ladderoflove Report

#11

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas My [expat] sister always says how hard it is to find canned pumpkin overseas so i always bring some when I visit. I'd load up there!

Cheddar18 Report

#12

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Corn bread. It’s rare to find in the UK. The only place I’ve seen it was at Whole Foods, and even there it was cold, subpar, and not as comforting as the US version.

helenc8 Report

ADVERTISEMENT
#13

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas American measuring cups. Makes making recipes online much easier as you don’t have to try and convert anything.

MentalFairy Report

Add photo comments
POST
The Scout
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course you could circumvent this problem by switching to metric like the rest of the world, instead of having to carry a measuring cup if you go abroad...

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#14

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas When I was in the USA I bought a cast iron pan for 20-30 dollars I think. It’s at least 3 times cheaper than the same kind of pan where I live.

jujihai Report

#15

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Stone-ground corn grits. At least in England, they're nearly impossible to find. You can get your hands on Quaker Oats corn grits, but that's about it.

u/PantherBrewery Report

#16

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Chipotle powder. I get it at a Mexican market. Chipotles are smoked jalapeños. I use it as a rub on chicken or pork before grilling.

OnceanAggie Report

ADVERTISEMENT
#17

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Franks red is key. I used to bring back Buffalo sauce when I would go to the States, but then I realized how easy and tasty it is to make from scratch, so now I just bring back some Franks

MadMuse94 Report

#18

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas I'm an American expat living in Germany, and when I make trips back to the US I return with:

BTB

TJs EBTB seasoning

Annie's Mac and Cheese (I make m&c from scratch, but my kids love the s**t in the blue box)

Rainbow sprinkles

Frontera Mexican sauce packets

Pink Starbursts

Reese's Pieces

Bourbon

Cream of Tartar

brian_sue Report

Add photo comments
POST
Omi bub
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find it funny how many of these posts are just synthetic flavours or ultra-processed stuff

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#19

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Bourbon! Whenever I go to the US, I bring home as much bourbon as I'm allowed. Abroad, there are very few types of Bourbon sold, and they are incredibly expensive.

blkhatwhtdog Report

Add photo comments
POST
Marcellus II
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meh. Why drink Bourbon if there's something better locally available? Say, whisky.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#20

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Internet teached me what pop tarts are. Never seen them in Europe. Also we don't have good brown sugar. Maybe that's a continental thing.

dath_bane Report

Add photo comments
POST
Rick
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonder where the person is in Europe that they’ve never seen a Pop Tart before? I’m in the UK and used to eat these as a child.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#21

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Anything Mexican related and some less common hot sauces.

Snowing678 Report

#22

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas If you have the space in your luggage, kosher salt is a lot cheaper in the US than the European equivalents

If you like Mexican food, it’s worth stocking up on dried chilis in the US since they’re again way more abundant and much cheaper

I personally prefer the sponges you get in the US, so I always bring back some of the yellow and green Scotch Brite kind.

elijha Report

Add photo comments
POST
Debbie
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can buy iodine free salt in Europe when/if I want. But why would I.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#23

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Dr. Pepper. Whenever we travel abroad, my husband almost loses his mind going a week or two without it.

ninamanuella Report

ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#24

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Hidden Valley fiesta ranch mix is god tier. Mix with sour cream and its perfect with all flavors of potato chips

aPlumbusAmumbus Report

#25

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Tajin seasoning. It elevates just about every kind of fruit, and it's so hard to find outside of the States.

MrsNyx Report

#26

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Trader Joes spices - Everything but the Bagel is phenomenal

dbesh Report

#27

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Peanut butter, graham crackers & marshmallows keep well and I know a lot of countries don't have them.

vanastalem Report

#28

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Dried chiles. If you like cooking Mexican food, it's worth stocking up on them in the US. You can find them abroad, but they're way more expensive and less common.

elijha Report

Add photo comments
POST
ZAPanda
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow this is such a laugh, we have these things growing in our garden. weirdos.

View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#29

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Canned diced green chilis. Decent salsa (but sure if it might break), Goya beans and salsas, boxed Mac n cheese. My German friend from college demands that last one in all her care packages lol.

BryceCanYawn Report

#30

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas The umami seasoning is phenomenal. I use it in almost everything to add depth of flavor.

TMK602 Report

Continue reading with Bored Panda Premium
Unlimited content
Ad-free browsing
Dark mode
#31

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Bbq sauce and hot sauce.

I hear Tajin is hard to find in Europe as well.

Dont_want_a_coover Report

Add photo comments
POST
A
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tajin is a brand of spice. Highly recommend trying it on watermelon

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#32

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas I'm an American expat living in Germany, and every time I return home I bring back Annie's Mac 'n' Cheese. I often make mac 'n' cheese from scratch, but there's something special about that stuff in the blue box.

brian_sue Report

Add photo comments
POST
Rick
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really liked that Mac N Cheese too. And, to my shame, Cheeze Whizz

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#33

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Chick-fil-A sauce, Trader Joes everything bagel seasoning, Goya Sazon and adobo seasoning packets, ranch seasoning, chipotles in adobo sauce, guava paste, dried Mexican chilis.

brockleehead Report

Add photo comments
POST
Daniel Marsh
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two things I think of when I think of Goya: cheap Latin-American food and Uranus eating the head off a guy who's supposed to be his child. It's a wierd combo of imagery to always stick together.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#34

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Snyder's buffalo pretzels (honey mustard and jalapeno also good but you can find them in England).

Hot Cheetos.

Takis.

Valentina hot sauce.

Old bay seasoning.

Dried chillies.

Various other seasonings/seasoning blends; BBQ rubs, hatch green chili powder etc - which will either be more expensive or hard to find

DanAykroydFanClub Report

Add photo comments
POST
RoseTheMad
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hot Cheeto's are all over in the UK, and shops with a larger selection probably would have Taki's too. You can mix up your own Old Bay/BBQ rubs , as for dried chilli's.. they're at every asian supermarket here. And sometimes you see them in the supermarket, too..

View more commentsArrow down menu
#35

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup. The American version is just different than the version you can buy abroad.

LongUsername Report

#36

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Sugary cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I had my sister bring me a few boxes when she visited me in Madrid. The cereal selection in Europe just doesn't compare.

jzr91 Report

ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#37

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Spicy things. I’m not sure where in Europe you’re coming from but when I was in Spain the options were essentially Tabasco sauce or tiny dried chilies, that’s it. Get yourself some chili flakes (aka crushed red pepper) and then check out the enormous selection of hot sauces available in US grocery stores. Get some Frank’s, Cholula, El Yucateca etc. As others have said, dried whole peppers from Mexico are abundant and cheap here as well. Other ideas: graham crackers, real maple syrup, anything pumpkin related. There’s also infinite peanut butter options if that’s of interest

edit: bacon flavored chocolate.

toasterding Report

#38

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Wild rice, key lime juice (Nellie and Joe's if you can find it, plus any ingredients for the key lime pie recipe on the side that you can't get at home), good quality chocolate chips like Ghirardelli.

I'd also suggest a set of measuring cups to use for US recipes, so you don't have to convert to metric.

butidontwannasignup Report

Add photo comments
POST
JuJu
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

quality chocolate? I'm sorry, but American chocolate always has a sour taste (kind of like vomit). For baking get some Valrhona.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#39

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Irish friends always returned home with lots of aluminum foil & Goldfish crackers when they visited family in the US.

favorited Report

Add photo comments
POST
Rick
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, aluminium foil, why?? You can get it everywhere 🤷🏽‍♂️

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#40

30 "American" Kitchen Essentials People Wish They Could Find Overseas Buy yourself a garbage disposal

monsterofcaerbannog Report

Add photo comments
POST
Trillian
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are not supposed to throw trash in the sewage system. I have a separate bin for compostables.

View more commentsArrow down menu