Subj : Re: American foods
To   : Nightfox
From : k9zw
Date : Tue Jun 25 2024 06:46:21

On 24 Jun 2024, Nightfox said the following...
 
 Ni> Recently there has been some discussion about candies here, and there
 Ni> were discussions of some candies in other countries that aren't
 Ni> available in the US (at least, ones I hadn't heard of).  This made me
 Ni> think about certain food items in the US that aren't very common in
 Ni> other countries.  I've read about some of these, but I'm curious what

Rootbeer and the soda style of gingerbeer are hit or miss abroad.

Cranberry Jelly and canned pumpkin took some searching as well.

Package goods and drinks might have a local equivilent or not be readily available.  If you were hooked on say the Kraft Dinner mac & cheese or Hamburger Helper, hard to find.  If you family craved a Captain Crunch or Maple Syrup, or L'eggo Waffles, hard to come up with.

Oftenb if you had access to a US Military base store, or even the local shops catering to a base or significant civilian project, you could get that Dr Pepper and Frosted Flakes you were missing.

Not a lot of TexMex products outside of the states it seemed, as I could get those from the base store and locals were amazed what was served.

I'm sure I will think of more.

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