Food gifts from the US

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Anonymous wrote:Snacks from traders Joe’s. Everything else is pretty much available in London. There are costco stores and plenty of shops that cater to all the Americans in London like partridge’s. Bring canvas TJ bags stuffed full of your favorite TJ snacks, everything bagel spice, etc.

I’m Canadian and I second this. We want the TJs products, it’s what I request anytime a friend goes stateside.

Do you visit the US with bags full of ketchup chips in return?

If I’m going to visit someone who’s specifically requested them, sure. The other thing people specifically request (either expats or people who’ve visited Canada & tried Caesars before) is Clamato juice.

Oh, and quoting myself to say — also MacIntosh Toffee. Used to work at a company that had US and Canadian offices, and we sent a regular corporate package back and forth twice a week, and if it wasn’t full with work items, you could add goodies for those in the office - and the American colleagues wanted MacIntosh Toffee.

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Wild rice

Chippers (chocolate-covered potato chips)

Sunflower butter

Popcorn on the cob

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My American friends in Europe always ask for Kraft Mac & Cheese and Jif peanut butter.

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Anonymous wrote:Real maple syrup, peanut butter and TJ snacks.

But you may want to check on TSA peanut butter regulations. Now that I’m thinking about the couple times I’ve taken peanut butter on the plane in baggage, I have a of inspection on my bag and the peanut butter has been stabbed (through the foil lid). Coincidence or policy, not sure.

Peanut butter has the consistency of explosives, they have to check.

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Whenever I travel to our London office, they always want me to bring Reese's cups. They say the US version is best. It's also the only US chocolate any of them enjoy, which, same. US chocolate is pretty gross for the most part.

They have deemed the Reese eggs the most superior of all the Reese cups.

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I can’t believe no one has mentioned root beer. They don’t have it there so it is a novel flavor.

I would pick stuff that is classically American. I hate TikTok, but a good way to get a list is to watch a few “Brits try American snacks” clips.

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When I visited friends in Switzerland, they requested bisquick pancake mix!

But they were Americans living in Geneva, so maybe they wanted a taste of home.

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Brownie mix or other baking mixes

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Girl Scout cookies, especially Thin Mints, Samoas or S’Mores.