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

Try getting very thinly sliced pancetta, rachelinscotland. It won't give you all that dripping but it will make fabulous crisp bacon.

Is boiling bacon like gammon?

its sort of like gammon, but sort of not. Thats not very helpful is it? Its a big joint but its not very salty, its a different type of curing I think, plus often a different cut.

I must look out for some and investigate further. I'd like to try it. You can get quite unsalty gammon if it's unsmoked. Is that the kind of thing?

See, I have not heard of a joint of bacon before! So what my brain painted a picture of was a mess of sliced streaky bacon which had been boiled.

Our bacon is always salty and usually smoky. I've had pancetta, and while it's delish, to my taste it is nothing like bacon. It may be pork but it's a completely different beast!

No, my dd wouldn't try the marmite because it looks very different from what shes used to. I think I may try to sneak it on her. I added a dollop to my stew over the weekend and although I couldn't taste it exactly, it was a bit different. Even dd ate it and she hates stew!

This is what we're talking bout BP. Looks like pork but has been cured with salt/smoke. Boil for an hour or so then slice and eat with freshly baked bread/mashed potatoes/whatever you want. Then keep the leftovers in the fridge for snacking on.

Talking about.
I don't want to sound like Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes

Pancetta is very like American bacon, I think, if thinly sliced in rashers. At least, it's like what I've had in breakfasts with pancakes etc in American hotels.

But pancetta isn't smoked, is it?

Irish bacon for boiling looks like this, its shoulder or collar of pork rather than leg which is traditionally the cut for gammon.
Nothing like frying bacon.

Proper corned beef, incidentally, is like this and is absolutely gorgeous. Its silverside of beef and is sooo tender you can slice it with a spoon!

This is the stuff I mean, and it is smoked. It is very very thinly sliced and gets beautifully crisp if you grill it.

I want boiled bacon now! My Granny used to make it with boiled potatoes, cabbage and parsley sauce. Seriously good food. The only meat I've ever missed since becoming veggie.

I couldn't find Marshmallow Fluff in Asda. Is it with the jams? I did find it in TK Maxx though instead.

Also I did find root beer but only cans (think the make was Carter's). Is that the one you lot get or do you get it in bottles?

(I did find it in Sainsbury's in the bottle though)

Root beer reminds me of toothpaste.