Best British "picnic snack" for international picnic?!

[titsmcgee]

Got a work event next week with international/global colleagues. Includes awkward "ice breaker" picnic. We have to take a picnic "snack" that represents our local culture (ie, British). It's got to be something that will survive a long flight (so tragically no scotch eggs or pork pies). What can I take?! Currently thinking Monster Munch, but please help!!

How about shortbread, especially if you can find some in a tartan box or tin?

I’d go to M&S and get some of their mini cakes, tubs and Victoria sponge

A couple of chutneys and buy some bread there. Maybe some Jam/marmalade as well.

Sandwiches made with butter?

Tea in a flask?

But some eggs and mayonnaise when you get there and make egg mayonnaise sandwiches?

I would stick to biscuits or similar, When i flew to the US they were very strict about meat and cheese going through customs.

Shortbread is available in every supermarket in the Midwest.
I would take a variety of crisps, they have very few flavors here.
Worcestershire sauce is used in Bloody Marys so a known flavor but the crisps are not. Prawn cocktail are also impossible to get, or bacon.

I might consider mr Kipling French fancies as well.

Another vote for tunnocks tea cakes.

(If you can't take cheese and pickle sandwiches or scotch eggs)

Tunnocks tea cakes or caramel wafers would go down well with me! Hot tea in a flask (or an insulated water bottle is also good depending where you are going “tea” may be usually iced tea. Exotic crisp flavours as dreichuplands suggests - salt and vinegar, barbecue and cheese are the most common flavours in the US.

Cucumber sandwiches would be tricky due to the bread, not easy to get decent bread that isn’t sourdough.

www.m-s.gr/en/product/16-milk-chocolate-teacakes/

Don't try so hard. These ^^ went down brilliantly in Germany, better than all the home made things I'd done in previous years.

I'd never eaten a chocolate tea cske in my life, but neither has anyone who isn't British, therefore you can pass them off as typically British, no effort, and they taste good.

Although what people actually expect you to bring is shortbread despite the fact that you can buy it everywhere in the world. So you could buy shortbread when you get there

Space raider crisps, pickled onion flavour

M&S mini Victoria sponges, and lots of flavours of crisps.

Surely it's got to be a selection of teas. No effort required, easy to pack and light as a feather.

If you want to do scones and cream you could order some clotted cream from igourmet to be sent to where you're staying.

Goodness knows what clotted cream from a jar is like, but they claim it's authentic. Might be better than plain thick cream.

If you want to do scones and cream you could order some clotted cream from igourmet to be sent to where you're staying.

I've had this stuff - it's OK. Better than heavy cream if you're trying to do scones with jam and clotted cream.

Space raider crisps, pickled onion flavour

I think something like this would be brilliant.

Ribena.

Scones are very similar to what the Americans call biscuits so I wouldn't do them. They serve their "biscuits" with gravy and miht find the jam too weird. Their gravy is no Bisto - much thicker and meatier. When I've looked up photos of US "Biscuits and Gravy", it comes up with things that look like vomit on scones.

I also agree with the suggestions like Tunnocks and crisps.

(US Biscuits and Gravy tastes much better than it looks though)

I would have backed Tunnocks Tea Cakes but they now contain palm oil which renders them inedible

What about an eton mess which can be assembled on arrival?

Eccles cakes would travel well. So would veggy cornish pasties in cool box. Bakewell tarts might crumble.

Nowadays samosas and onion bhajis are pretty standard British picnic fayre.

Eton mess. You can buy all the stuff when you get there, and chuck it all together.

Pickled onions?

Rock cakes

There are some sensational suggestions here. Crisp selection is definitely happening, and love the idea of little cakes and fancies. Tunnocks tea cakes are great idea, I'll take some proper English tea, jar of two of Branston to whip up a ploughman's. Thank you all, my international colleagues are in for a treat!

I'd do flapjacks or something that travels well. Scones don't really, sadly. I work for an international organisation and when something similar comes up I avoid all meat and gelatine, but especially pork for religious reasons.