British-y gifts for Americans

[john_s]

Vimto

 

[kwerk]

Please give them back all of their rubbish TV shows. We don't want their kind over here!

Oh, and Baked Beans, Custard Creams, Twinings Teas, some really good chocolate such as Hotel Chocolate and the Benny Hill theme music to play while US customs are checking it all out?

Give them back their rubbish internet and GPS satellites too.

 

[PermaBanned]

The ability to laugh at yourself?

 

[Cosimo]

Here's a selection of "British" food:

http://www.foodireland.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=british

You can't fail with any of this lot.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Take them some proper cheese like Stilton.

 

[Crowort]

About the chocolate thing, American chocolate is made differently I believe. They add stuff to it or something. The person saying haggis you'd need to be lucky, technically you aren't aloud to import most British ones as they contain lung. I would have said cheese, a lot of nice cheeses aren't sold in America but again I don't think you are allowed to bring them in, and if not pasteurised you'll not be allowed too.

 

[Amp34]

They sell cadburys creme eggs and dairy milk and everything in America.

I would say the most bitter english marmalade you can find, pork pies, colmans mustard.

No, they sell solidified sick that is wrapped in cadburys wrappers!
As for taking food, its much like bringing it into the UK. No fresh or unprocessed foods. Stuff like sweets and bread are fine, ham no.

EDIT: Actually ham may be touch and go.

 

[Housey]

Some Nike trainers and a McDonalds.

 

[Cosimo]

As for taking food, its much like bringing it into the UK. No fresh or unprocessed foods. Stuff like sweets and bread are fine, ham no.

EDIT: Actually ham may be touch and go.

These are the current rules for travellers:

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/de...-bringing-food-into-the-u.s.-for-personal-use

 

[Voltar]

Tea, beans and HP sauce.

Three things that suck anywhere else in the world.

I'd have said bacon, but I doubt you'll be allowed to take that into the US...

 

[Stupot_]

I'd be massively disappointed if someone bought me a box of cheapo supermarket food!

Get a section of stuff from here:

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/

jams, chutneys, biscuits, mustard etc, or they do gift sets...

 

[sanaxe1]

US Cadburys chocolate does not taste the same as ours. Every American i have spoke to massively prefers our cadburys chocolate to there own so defiantly take some.

 

[Mr.Nick]

Cadbury's Bournville?

Kendal Mint Cake!

 

[Thunderbolt]

About the chocolate thing, American chocolate is made differently I believe.

This is true, generally they have to make their chocolate with a higher melting temperature because the slightly warmer climate. My partners grandma takes Cadbury over to VA, and they have to keep it chilled.