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Foods you love but rarely get to eat

North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
in Not Sports Related
Anyone else have foods that they miss out on because of the fact they eat as a family so all have the same?

I love a good curry and chilli but the Mrs doesn't and a spicy one if either would be too hot for the little un who is on proper food (the other is only 6 weeks old).

Take every opportunity to choose either when out to eat!

Or foreign lifers, any food you miss because you can get your hands on it abroad?
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  • OaksterOakster
    From Canada - Mushy Peas when having Fish & Chips out. They always pair F & C with coleslaw over here - what's that all about?!
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Having lived and worked a lot in Asia, I love Mee Goreng ...so difficult to get in a restaurant over here.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    Parsnips,
    sweet potato
  • WheresmeticketWheresmeticket
    edited June 2015
    Ive not been well.
  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    Manze's Pie , mash and Liquor
  • SE10AddickSE10Addick
    stonemuse said:

    Having lived and worked a lot in Asia, I love Mee Goreng ...so difficult to get in a restaurant over here.


    I was going to say Indonesian food in general, but Mee Goreng aka Bami Goreng in particular
  • WheresmeticketWheresmeticket
    Bedsaddick said:

    Manze's Pie , mash and Liquor

    This. When I cant get SVs obv.
  • Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    Oakster said:

    From Canada - Mushy Peas when having Fish & Chips out. They always pair F & C with coleslaw over here - what's that all about?!

    You can get Mushy Peas at Brits Fish & Chips in Edmonton, unfortunately the chips are a bit uninspiring but the fish is okay although probably not the freshest with Edmonton being so far from the coast. The seafood was a lot better when I was down in Victoria a couple of months ago!

    Being able to just pop to the chippy and get a good sized meal for under a fiver - I miss that.

    Curry is the big miss for me though. I used to have at least 1 a week back home (as indicated by the girth of my waist!) but they are just not the same. Nice enough in their own way and probably closer to authentic Indian cooking, but nowhere near as tasty as even an average British-Indian curry. I've resorted to mostly making my own, with mixed results.

    Pork Scratchings.

    Pastries - pork pies, scotch eggs, pasties etc, savoury pies. You can get stuff like that here but you have to hunt it down and go out of your way and pay over the odds at specialst store or farmers market. Miss just being able to grab one off the shelf in Sainsbury's . I quite miss Sainsbury's come to mention it.

  • DippenhallDippenhall
    Bedsaddick said:

    Manze's Pie , mash and Liquor

    This
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.
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  • WheresmeticketWheresmeticket
    Tried making my own pie and mash once cos I misses the one next door on Deptford High Street. It was like propping a picture of an ex opposite and trying to have a romantic dinner date.
  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    Don't eat quite a few things due to diet/general health kick. One thing I really miss though is sitting down to a plate of ciabatta & foccacia breads, a bowl of balsamic and olive oil, parma ham, buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes.
  • MikeMike
    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    going to america soon and have been recommended this! Any other American must try foods mate?
  • DippenhallDippenhall
    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Tried making my own pie and mash once cos I misses the one next door on Deptford High Street. It was like propping a picture of an ex opposite and trying to have a romantic dinner date.

    Anyone can get a book, follow the recipes and produce a close imitation of whatever Gordon Ramsey or Michel Roux could dish up but I bet none of them could crack the secret of producing an authentic Manzes pie and mash.
  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    love it :smile:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_dkYNq8G9Y
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    Mike said:

    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    going to america soon and have been recommended this! Any other American must try foods mate?
    Where bouts you going mate? Most city's have their own speciality grub!
  • brogibbrogib
    ValleyGary said:

    Mike said:

    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    going to america soon and have been recommended this! Any other American must try foods mate?
    Where bouts you going mate? Most city's have their own speciality grub!
    Kentucky ; )
  • MikeMike
    ValleyGary said:

    Mike said:

    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    going to america soon and have been recommended this! Any other American must try foods mate?
    Where bouts you going mate? Most city's have their own speciality grub!
    New York for a week then Atlantic City
  • SantaClausSantaClaus
    edited June 2015
    My eldest daughter recently became a militant veggie and my diet has gone downhill fast. On the plus side I always have a ribeye on a Friday night when she goes to bed.
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  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    cashncarry said:

    My Mrs doesn't let me have fish pie as much as I would like

    Chocolate fingers?
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Bedsaddick said:

    Manze's Pie , mash and Liquor



    Has to be double pie double mash double liquor , cup of strong tea , and an orange squash In a polystyrene cup , from either Manze's or Tony's Waltham abbey ( so good there becks gets it sent out to every city he has played football in) his fruit pie and custard is legendary Rd here , great pie and mash
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Lambs kidneys
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    Just Googled that, does sound lovely.
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    Mike said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Mike said:

    ValleyGary said:

    When I lived in america id always have General Tso Chicken....Can't get it here for some reason. It's incredible.

    going to america soon and have been recommended this! Any other American must try foods mate?
    Where bouts you going mate? Most city's have their own speciality grub!
    New York for a week then Atlantic City
    Atlantic City is a bit of a dive but still good fun.

    The other thing I loved in America was the sweet pretzels that you dipped in icing. So bad for you but taste unreal. Also it's the only place where it's acceptable to have scrambled egg and bacon on the same plate as syrup and let it all mix in together.
  • AddickFC81AddickFC81
    Anything that is good for the taste buds.
  • lancashire ladlancashire lad
    many years ago you could get proper sharks fin soup in Hong Kong and it was lovely, I believe it is banned these days
  • cafcdave123cafcdave123
    Scotch pies, plain bread and chippy sauce to name just three
  • sirjohnhumphreysirjohnhumphrey
    Liver, kidney and bacon.
  • OaksterOakster
    Think if i left Alberta, i would struggle to find good Ginger Beef anywhere else - its ridiculously calorific & unhealthy but it tastes good!!

    It's marinated beef deep-fried in batter and coated with a sweet and sour sauce...staple of many Chinese restaurants around here....

    http://chinesefood.about.com/od/diningout/a/gingerbeef.htm

    It's not too far removed from General Tso chicken in fact....
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