Monday, November 30, 2009

Bring from Home!: US Food Items Not Generally Available in UK

After months of research and hunting around Birmingham I have compiled this list of items that are tough or impossible to find here, and I stock up on the non-perishable items on visits back home:

Hidden Valley Ranch dressing (dry and bottled)
Good Seasonings Italian Dressing mix
Lipton Onion Soup Mix (for dips and recipes)
Lawry's Taco Seasoning
Accent seasoning
Pepperjack cheese
Corn tortillas (available here, but not so good)
Veleveeta cheese
Mezzetta Brand pepperoncinis, cocktail onions, gardiniera
Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary Mix
Salsa con queso/spicy cheese dip for tortilla chips
Crystal Light lemonade and iced tea packets
Chicken Rice a Roni
Sourdough bread
Canned chopped green chiles
Chipotle peppers
Pequillo peppers
Wheat Thins crackers
Zatarains Jambalaya Mix
Wonton wrappers

The following items are available at Partridge's Grocery store in Kensington in London (thanks for the tip Allison!), but are not readily available in Birmingham (or I assume, in other cities outside of London generally)--also watch out for the very high prices!!:

Motts Applesauce - regular and unsweetened
Stove Top Stuffing Mix
Lawry's Seasoned Salt, Garlic Salt and Lemon Pepper
Zatarain's mixes - Dirty Rice, Red Beans and Rice and Creole Gumbo (no Jambalaya)
Bisquick Pancake Mix
Heinz Chili Sauce
Graham crackers and graham pie crusts
Crisco vegetable shortening & canola oil
Betty Crocker cake & brownie mixes
Heinz Dill pickles - chips, spears and relish
Vlasic sweet and dill pickle spears
Pop Tarts
Hershey's Chocolate syrup
Light and dark corn syrup
Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips (most UK grocers carry only milk or dark chocolate chips)
Skippy Peanut Butter
Old Bay Seasoning
Libby's canned pumpkin
Quaker corn meal
Baker's semi-sweet chocolate chunks for baking
Jiffy Corn muffin mix
Progresso Italian style breadcrumbs
Various american cereals (fruit loops, apple jacks, grape nuts)

I also found these items at Whole Foods in London on Kensington High Street, but have not seen them anywhere else:

Tarragon vinegar
Green tomatillo salsa
Libby's canned pumpkin
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Raw pearl onions
Smoked mozzarella
Spanish tuna in olive oil

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