German chocolate is like a whole other food than the wax that Hershey's pretends is the real thing.
Soapy-tasting wax, at that.
Try Belgian chocolate next
As a swiss person “Hershey” is not choclate — it is a candy.
I don't think there's any food product from Europe that I regularly consume.
Now, Mexico and South America, on the other hand...
Same. But I did enjoy some of it. There was some local spring water in Bosnia that was awesome, cevapcici is cool, and I enjoyed the Georgian wine I had in Ukraine. Also the Netherlands' food surprised me. I loved everything I tried, especially bitterballen and mustard soup.
I'm not American ... but I carry an emergency ration of Aromat at all times when ever I leave Switzerland.
We have those in Belgium too! I always thought it was just MSG and bouillon combined.
It is
Off the top of my head the only European food product I consistently buy is Kerrygold butter. But I could use a domestic version. Other than that I'll on rare occasion buy a wine that'll be from Italy or France rather than a domestic.
The only international foods that really make up any significant part of my grocery list are fruits from the tropics.
As a french reading the replies in this thread: Ew
Fine. I’m putting my Campari in Champagne now 🙃
Most of it... Last trip I took to Europe, I was staying in an airB&B in Iceland with a few friends, and it had a kitchen. I went to the Bonus (local grocer) and got bread, cheese, eggs, and butter and made a simple fried egg sandwich for breakfast every day. Best damn food ive ever made for myself.
We dont have good cheap bread state side, cheese product is most of whats on the shelves and Euro eggs were just better. It took about a week after coming home for random food items to stop tasting like plastic...
Preparing EU exit tariffs for the upcoming trade war with the US?
In that case, fancy wines that rich people buy.
Marmite. I enjoy it on toast, but I use it more often as a vegan beef bullion replacement and umami booster, of which I think it's unparalleled.
Can you give me some examples of dishes you'd add it to? I'm intrigued. Like a pho, ramen or soup?
Cheese, cured and uncured dried meats, dairy...actual food standards that protect consumers and aren't pumped full of antibiotics, they just taste so much better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%27s_Chocolonely
Dutch chocolate which is very good, and uses a slavery-free supply chain.
But not a lead free chain
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/
Damn. Pick your battles I guess, I'll die of lead poisoning to keep people free
I think it's more like "The chocolate supply chain is poisoning you in general" tbh, so go with Tony's because it's the ethical choice of delicious lead.
Welp. That's depressing
Salmiak licorice. It’s not a treat for everyday, but sometimes that weird bitter salty combo slaps.
Belgian ales, and German beers that follow the purity laws.
Prosecco…
…and Campari.
Croissants (made here but I think of them as so French)
Good cheese (there is some great cheese being made here but in Europe they make different ones and they are so, so delicious)
Cava wine, the Raventos Blanco Blanco de Blancos Vino Cava holy crap that stuff is so good it convinced me wine can be simply delicious on its own.
European sardines are VASTLY superior to most of the stuff you get in the US
Danish butter cookies are pretty awesome
Those tins never contain cookies when I see them.
They are sewing tins, the butter cookies are stowaways.
Chianti Classico from Italy. It’s just soooooo smooth.
Good old Austrian Vegemite.
I can find alternatives with enough effort, but I love me some heavy peated Scotch. The smokier the flavor the better
I've moved and become Canadian... but I was born American and raised in it.
I love the shit out of quality marzipan.
I'm Canadian, but... Fruit, I guess. Some fruit we get from places like Greece, Spain or Italy, both canned and fresh. We could live without them, but surely there'd be moments in the year when we couldn't get fresh peaches, for example, at the supermarket, without European imports.
But it's not a majority. We get quite a bit from South America, North Africa, and, astonishingly, as far as South Africa, too.
Though there isn't much else. It's rarely worth it to import food from another rich country, all the way across the ocean, in today's world.
Though interestingly, I bought "canned" soup (actually packaged in a plastic bag) that came from Lithuania, of all places.
Mayonnaise, as explained here:
https://theonion.com/new-high-viscosity-mayonnaise-to-aid-in-american-swallo-1819564964/
I'm good as long as Scotland and Lagavulin isn't back in EU.
It's not from Europe but I wouldn't feel the same if I couldn't get Pocky anymore.
Twinings (UK version) Extra Strong Breakfast Tea with Digestives dark chocolate biscuits.
I love that Smarties (the chocolate) are naturally colored. All our candy is basically carcinogenic
Also, our Smarties are basically chalk. Delicious chalk
Edit: clarity
Smarties are two different things in the US and Europe so you have to specify.
Proper pickled onions and Branston pickle.
Barry's tea
cheese, all of them
wine and scotch
I've infiltrated the European place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesey comestibles!
I'm trying to think of the last food item I've eaten that was made in Europe, without success.
Banoffee pie.
Can't find bakeries nearby that make it. Silly.
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