What foods have you become addicted to since moving country?

[beck3]

Since living in Norway I can't get enough of a slightly sweet fish paste (sounds disgusting I know) called Kaviar. I used to hate this in the UK when my mum used to bring it back from Sweden but now I'm totally hooked. Also my love of herrings have increased and Lingonberries.
Do you think these new addictions will stay when we move back to the UK in a few years time or do you thinks its purely a cultural thing?

Unlikely sounding addictions you've developped there...

OK I now drink tea with a spoonful of raspberry jam in it, if I'm not drinking coffee so strong it'd melt your spoon. I couldn't touch nescafe again to save my life. Need the hard-core drug now.

I've got to have my truffel salami, even if it stinks. Can't live without it and I need a Mohnschnecke (pastry rolled out, wrapped around itself like a flat snail's shell and heavily coated with icing sugar) at least once a week for breakfast.

Where do they drink tea with raspberry jam in it?
I've got a lifetimes supply of PG tips here cause if you ask for tea in a cafe you'll get a herbal or even worse, Liptons.

In Russia becks. How do you like Norway?

Beck I lived with Norwegian friends for years - (but in London) and became addicted to brown cheese - I haven't had it for about 12 years, but still dream about it quite often, you know the stuff? Quite soft and browny colour and it makes your gums itch - oh god i want some. And also those salty black sweets, that also make your gums itch. I might have to move to Norway one day.

Love it so far but have only been here for 2 months so still in the honeymoon period.
Russia, wow, I remember going there with my art college years ago. I hope the food has changed since then!

Do you mean that disgusting sweet brown cheese Boco? And the salty black sweets were probably salted liquorice.....urgh! Theres not alot I don't like but you've mentioned 2 of them! I wonder if I'll love them when its time for us to leave?

Beck, my parents brought some of that back for me on their last trip to Norway. It's gross!

SS,where are you?
I left Russia with an abiding love for ikra. Also those little bread/cake things with a lemony curd topping. Yum.

Turkey left me with a weakness for lavash (unleavened bread)

Dh off to Bangladesh next. Curry this time?

It's not disgusting sweet brown cheese! It's delicious sweet brown cheese! The sweets came in different forms, there were some that were hard boiled ones, with a flaming hot middle, and others that were more like liquorice and chewy. I love them all.

It's so unfair that you have access to these things and you don't even like them!

When I lived in Israel I got addicted to those things that were like tiny cheese pasties, but more like filo pastry.

Also felafel of course.

Boco, I'll buy some and try again just to see if you and a whole load of Norwegians are right and Moondog and I are the only ones just not getting it!!

Be prepared for itchy gums.
I'm jealous.

Boco I now live in Denmark but have access to brown cheese! Not keen on it myself, but will gladly post you some

After 18months in Finland, Fazer Blue chocolate just ^has to be the best in the world

Haven't really taken to herring here, but quite like the Danes' habit of smearing a bit of jam on cheese and white bread for brekkie. I guess it's a bit akin to chutney...

Oh, Boco, those chese pastry things... Do you remember what they are called? I loved them.

And the figs. I haven't been able to buy figs here that even resemble the ones I had there.
felafel

most street food really.

Loved the BREAD in Australia. Tons of grains, and seedy bits.

The bread in Norway is amazing as well, about 20 different freshly baked loaves to choose from as well as the usual pre wrapped ones.
One thing I desperately miss though is ready rolled pastry. Pizza dough coming out of your ears but any flakey, shortcrust? None, am I expected to make this myself?????(wink)

waffles with chocolate sauce - yummy

purpleduck - burekas! spent the last half an hour trying to remember.

Tickle really? That's really kind! Do you think that it would travel ok?

We're in germany and although not a food we've all become addicted to drinking fizzy mineral water. Worst part is, I'm the one that has to drag the bottles from the shops.

The dc have aquired a taste for several different salamis - that's about all they miss when back in the UK.

Boco, i don't know if the cheese will travel but I can certainly send you some of your black salty sweets.

in Belgium: Koffee koeken, a type of danish pastry traditionally eaten for breakfast on a sunday morning. Except I want to eat them every morning!

And agree with michie about belgian waffles!

We have waffles with sour cream and jam over here which are lovely.

The German 'danish pastry' style cakes are so good, you have to be carefull not to get carried away! Imagine the joy when my dc saw that a bakery is soon opening right next door to us - I can send them down for fresh crispy rolls and pastries on Sunday mornings, bliss.

I went to germany recently and bought pastries from a bakery - they are really nice.

I love going to supermarkets and bakeries of any country I visit - it gives an interesting insight into the country.

Lol at going round supermarkets! Funny isn't it, it's the worst job of the week - the weekly shop but abroad it's at the top of my list too! My sister loves going round the German ones when she comes over. We go to the US in July and ds (aged 9) can't wait to go and see all the different things on offer although he especially has crisps and chocolate in mind!

and actually, every time I go back to the UK, my first trip is to Sainsbury's

I do love food