Which of these British foods should this American try first?

[BananaPudding]

My little Texan village grocery has expanded and is trying to be very posh all of a sudden (which is a change from the standard Velveeta and Hamburger Helper choices) and has put in a British section of food! Imagine my shock to find some of the things you talk about in my own store here. It's quite pricy as it's all imported, so I want to try just one or two things at a time. Here's what they have to offer:

HP Brown Sauce and Fruity Sauce
Branston Pickle
Marmite
Heinz Baked Beans (apparently different than ours?)
Blackcurrant jam
Galaxy bars
Bounty bars
Bird's Custard
Bisto granules
Robinsons barley water

Think there are more but can't remember. Of these, what should I try?

Oh, almost forgot the Heinz Spotted Dick. It's creating hilarity/shock throught the town

I've lost another long post. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr sometimes I want to hurl my iPhone against the wall! I wish my computer was working. No, actually I love my phone but sometimes it drives me nuts. iPhones are like partners that way.

Oh hey, there is another difference. In the us the word partner is often only used for same-sex partners. I was amazed at how many same-sex unions there seemed to be in GB when i first joined mn. How ignorant!

Today in Austin TX it is 34 celcius or 94 fahrenheit, but not sunny; it's lightning storms and rain (finally rain). But I have several thermal lined shopping bags that keep my groceries cool on the way home. [clever]

Lyra, thank god I have never seen a can of pig's brains. That is so hideous. I can however send you a can of pig's feet, or chitlins, or maybe some menudo?

UniS, that sounds fab, I wish I had thought of going around supermarkets, its something I would love. I will endevour to do so in future.

UniS, that sounds fab, I wish I had thought of going around supermarkets abroad, its something I would love. I will endevour to do so in future.

Cheapskatemum, this recipe is very similar what I've done the past few times. Some use merengue which I detest, so I've always done a cream top. key lime pie

love that pie. Also adore sweet potato pie!

speaking of pigs brains, did anyone see Jamie oliver tonight? they cooked bull's balls (rocky mountain oysters). also did baked beans with molasses/treacle. nothing like heinz' recipe.

US beans are nothing like UK ones. i pay the extra dollar to get the imported Heinz ones from the UK.

Momino, I watched that part from behind a cushion the big bowl of balls slopping around

Kitkats - I was once sent a care package from a cyber US friend and he put in a Kitkat. It was vile and nothing like our kitkats. BP you need a proper Kitkat!

avada, we were eating our supper during that part and i nearly got sick!

Kitkat - i worked for nestle when we made mint and orange kitkats for hershey USA. we had to make it to a specific hershey recipe but used UK chocolate 'crumb' so was still better than the standard US kit kat. i'm always sending choc to my family there.

No recommending KitKats now - Mumsnet is a Nestle Boycott zone remember

oops

are they really? that's a very old argument. do you think they'll kick me off here when they find out i'm an ex-nestle employee...?

Yep, big logo bottom right of the home page...

I think you're safe though

Golly, I'd never seen the logo before (always go to active conversations). Well done MN!

Remembered another use for good old Marmite tonight.

Whisk a little (half a teaspoon) into the oil you roast your potatoes in and it makes them go all extra golden and yummy

Good tip, goldensnitch. I'll try that next time I do a roast.

I put a thin layer of Marmite on my chicken before roasting

I add a dollop of marmite to veggie chilli to give it a bit of bite. And to other savoury sauce type things if I feel like it.

Cadbury's milk chocolate is THE BEST comfort chocolate on the planet. You can have your fancy-pants Belgian, Swiss, French or whatever handmade, 70% min cocoa content stuff for nibbling but for an all-out comfort gorge, nothing beats Cadbury's!

lol at cheap cold drink. I have wine & sparkling water. Sometimes w/out the water.

Wine's not that cheap though Cariboo. Not the decent stuff anyway.

Reporting a (US made) Cadbury sighting in Walgreens.

That's no good Mathanxiety. It'll taste like Hersheys, won't it?

tongue in cheek re wine

I've now enlisted a coworker to participate in Marmite Friday with me we are going to do branston pickle too. We found this cheese at the store. Is it proper enough for branston?

Nice ham is good with Branston in a sandwich too