What's the most interesting food product you've brought home from your travels?
Oct 27th, 2006, 03:35 PM
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What's the most interesting food product you've brought home from your travels?
I love to bring back food products from other countries. What are some wonderful things that you've found that we don't have in the US.
Oct 27th, 2006, 04:33 PM
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The library in which I once worked was always raffling something off to raise extra money.
On a trip to England, I gathered together the makings of a "Great British Mysteries" gift basket. It included spotted dick, Christmas pudding, Bovril, Heinz complete English Breakfast in a can, a variety of teas in such containers as a double-decker bus and a post box, a potholder from the Sherlock Holmes Museum with Holmes peering through a magnifying glass and the words "You're getting warmer" and -- of course -- a good collection of new mysteries by British writers.
The can of spotted dick seemed to be the big draw for the ticket buyers. I don't know if anyone ever ate the complete English Breakfast in a can.
The raffle was a big success.
On a trip to England, I gathered together the makings of a "Great British Mysteries" gift basket. It included spotted dick, Christmas pudding, Bovril, Heinz complete English Breakfast in a can, a variety of teas in such containers as a double-decker bus and a post box, a potholder from the Sherlock Holmes Museum with Holmes peering through a magnifying glass and the words "You're getting warmer" and -- of course -- a good collection of new mysteries by British writers.
The can of spotted dick seemed to be the big draw for the ticket buyers. I don't know if anyone ever ate the complete English Breakfast in a can.
The raffle was a big success.
Oct 27th, 2006, 05:00 PM
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Super inexpensive pizza oil from France, made with grapeseed oil or olive oil with chili peppers and other spices. My son and I both love this stuff to cook with or to drizzle over pizza.
Speck from the Tirol areas.
We were in Alba, Italy for the white truffle fest 2 week-ends ago, and I sure wish I could have brought home a fresh truffle or 12. They are almost affordable when bought at the source. Unfortunatly they don't last very long once they are dug up.
Speck from the Tirol areas.
We were in Alba, Italy for the white truffle fest 2 week-ends ago, and I sure wish I could have brought home a fresh truffle or 12. They are almost affordable when bought at the source. Unfortunatly they don't last very long once they are dug up.
Oct 27th, 2006, 06:49 PM
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Pesto (from Liguria) and Parmesian cheese. The honey from Lucca was confiscated. : (
Next trip to Venice I may pick up some of that fancy colored/striped pasta; I just saw a small bag of in the local grocery for 13 bucks!
Next trip to Venice I may pick up some of that fancy colored/striped pasta; I just saw a small bag of in the local grocery for 13 bucks!
Oct 27th, 2006, 09:19 PM
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Whenever I go to London, I always bring home some seafoof dressing from M&S. I use it to make crab sandwiches for my wonderfully husband. Cheap and simply.
I also bring home small sodas (8 oz size, so small and cute) from London.
One time, I was able to bring in porcini mushrooms from Italy. I will never do that again, because I was so scared. I made sauteed mushrooms with sundried tomatoes over smoked mozzarella cheese. DH was so happy.
I also bring home small sodas (8 oz size, so small and cute) from London.
One time, I was able to bring in porcini mushrooms from Italy. I will never do that again, because I was so scared. I made sauteed mushrooms with sundried tomatoes over smoked mozzarella cheese. DH was so happy.
Oct 28th, 2006, 03:59 AM
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Always bring back Harrods Stilton in a crock for my boss as he loves it. For me, my Whittard tea & Coleman's mustard in a tube as well as some jams & jellies. Occationally some spices also.
Oct 28th, 2006, 06:20 AM
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With our potential upcoming trip to Parma, we are hoping to bring back some Parma. I know it has to be shrink wrapped but is there a limit on how much you can carry on or put in your checked bag?
Oct 28th, 2006, 06:27 AM
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I bring back Pocket Coffee whenever I return from Italy. I've since discovered you can buy it over the internet here in the US, but I'll stick to my travels as it's waaaaaay too dangerous to have an unlimited supply 
Oct 28th, 2006, 07:06 AM
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Hi Ira,
I haven't the faintest idea. I see this stuff in Sainsbury's every time we go to London. I've never had the nerve to actually open a can.
I think the woman who won the raffle uses hers to threaten her husband and children.
Virginia
I haven't the faintest idea. I see this stuff in Sainsbury's every time we go to London. I've never had the nerve to actually open a can.
I think the woman who won the raffle uses hers to threaten her husband and children.
Virginia
Oct 28th, 2006, 07:50 AM
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Italian cheese and German ketchup. Milka and Bounty candy bars. Greek, Spanish and Italian olive oils.
And I always bring back a couple cans of the local beer. The only problem is that I'm reluctant to "waste" it on a non-special event so by the time I open it, it tastes funky.
Is honey an illegal import? I thought that I read that honey is the only natural food that doesn't spoil. Why would it be banned by the Agriculture Department? I was hoping to bring some back from Greece next summer.
And I always bring back a couple cans of the local beer. The only problem is that I'm reluctant to "waste" it on a non-special event so by the time I open it, it tastes funky.
Is honey an illegal import? I thought that I read that honey is the only natural food that doesn't spoil. Why would it be banned by the Agriculture Department? I was hoping to bring some back from Greece next summer.
