Food and drink you miss whilst on holiday.
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Currently in the middle of a two week break in Cuba. Food is edible. That’s about it. It’s my third time here so I wasn’t expecting anything different.
When I’m back I’m looking forward to a decent dim sum lunch, a good Indian takeaway, kebab and a big steak. Probably all to be eaten within the first week of getting home.
What do you look forward to tucking into after returning from holiday?
When I’m back I’m looking forward to a decent dim sum lunch, a good Indian takeaway, kebab and a big steak. Probably all to be eaten within the first week of getting home.
What do you look forward to tucking into after returning from holiday?
Not so much on holiday, but having moved to California, I miss really good Indian food and proper fish and chips. You can get adequate versions here, but it's not the same. Then again, when we lived in the UK, my Californian wife missed really good Mexican food, so I guess you can't please everyone.
NNH said:
Not so much on holiday, but having moved to California, I miss really good Indian food and proper fish and chips. You can get adequate versions here, but it's not the same. Then again, when we lived in the UK, my Californian wife missed really good Mexican food, so I guess you can't please everyone.
Funnily enough a decent curry and fish and chips are the things I can't get here in the Netherlands either. The Indonesian food and Dutch kibbeling are good but they're not the same 
I don't think there is anything I really miss while away, other than cooking and "simple" food as I find eating out too much causes the novelty to wear off. We traveled around USA for 5 weeks a couple of years ago and until the last week in Hawaii we had eaten out every meal, I ended up cooking in the AirBnB as I'd missed it which was a shame as we ended up missing out on some decent food while there. Off to Aus / New Zealand on holiday next week for 4 weeks and I imagine the same will happen again towards the end.
Generally don't miss the food unless the local cuisine is total pants but I do miss a good cup of tea!
Now I'm talking tea at breakfast in your hotel/B&B etc. The world outside the UK seems to think tea is Lipton's Yellow Label and lukewarm water. The only exception in my experience was in Australia; possibly no surprises there
Seems I'm not alone ^^^
Now I'm talking tea at breakfast in your hotel/B&B etc. The world outside the UK seems to think tea is Lipton's Yellow Label and lukewarm water. The only exception in my experience was in Australia; possibly no surprises there
Seems I'm not alone ^^^
I spend a lot of time on mainland Europe and the only thing I miss is a proper breakfast. I still find it amazing that people eat fish, cold meats and cheese for breakfast. Most attempts at a full English massively miss the mark (Germany, I'm looking at you with your hot dogs instead of real sausages) so i end up with a bowl of yoghurt mixed with granola, something I'd never have in the UK.
I used to go to Florida every two years and after two weeks of burgers, hot dogs and chips I used to crave bangers and mash. On the last day of my trip a few years back I made the mistake of finding a "British" pub. I knew it was British as it had a fake red phone box outside and a bulldog above the door. I should have ran a mile but I didn't. I went in and ordered bangers and mash. It was probably the worst version of that meal I've ever experienced. I didn't fancy it when I got back home.
I used to go to Florida every two years and after two weeks of burgers, hot dogs and chips I used to crave bangers and mash. On the last day of my trip a few years back I made the mistake of finding a "British" pub. I knew it was British as it had a fake red phone box outside and a bulldog above the door. I should have ran a mile but I didn't. I went in and ordered bangers and mash. It was probably the worst version of that meal I've ever experienced. I didn't fancy it when I got back home.
Not on holiday, but living in the US, fish & chips, sausage rolls, proper sausages, gold top milk from jersey cows, good milk in general, and stuff like chips cooked in beef dripping. And warbutons toastie bread....with cheese you don't need a mortgage for.
Things like weetabix, dairy milk, baked beans, and other treats, can be bought here locally easily enough - albeit at an inflated price - or sent over, but those things just aren't possible. $17 for a cod and chips (cooked in canola oil
) just does not cut it taste or price wise, despite how authentic the chippy looks, and it being founded, owned and run by english people.
Oh, and a proper pub.
Things like weetabix, dairy milk, baked beans, and other treats, can be bought here locally easily enough - albeit at an inflated price - or sent over, but those things just aren't possible. $17 for a cod and chips (cooked in canola oil
) just does not cut it taste or price wise, despite how authentic the chippy looks, and it being founded, owned and run by english people.Oh, and a proper pub.
Edited by GCH on Thursday 7th November 12:04
I love Thai food, however when in Thailand last year I'd just had enough of the stuff and we happened across this really random burger joint, both myself and the wife couldn't believe it and the burgers were amazing.
It turned out that the Thai owner, who was an absolutely smashing guy, was married to a Californian, she taught him to make proper American burgers as she missed them.
One thing I do miss though is a proper fry up, I rarely have one; preferring a more healthy option, I see it as a treat when away and if away in the UK in a hotel I will always have one, I scoff at people who choose the healthy option or cereal!
However nowhere seems to do one properly but the UK, there is always something that isn't quite right; beans for a start are generally always missing; whilst in Poland last month there were sausages, they were nice but they were some spicy Polish sausage, just give me a Cumberland or Lincolnshire sausage, the bacon wasn't quite right, there was no fried bread, no beans and only scrambled egg which hadn't been seasoned, no fried tomato!
It all tasted good but I just fancied a proper full English, I sound like your stereotypical English holiday maker!!
The wife always struggles with tea, usually the milk part, we in the UK seem to be the only nation who has milk in it; ask for milk and they either look at you funny or produce some horrible UHT crap, in Thailand one of our hotels actually had proper English Breakfast tea and milk, however I cringed as they brought the pot out and started pouring it.....no this is not what we do in England, you bring it out, put it on the table and leave it, we then wait a few minutes for it to steep and then we pour it!!
Cider too, I love a cider but I've never found decent cider anywhere outside of the UK; never even found any in Thailand and when having a conversation with a guide about Chang and Singha, I mentioned cider and he looked at me all blank; he'd never heard of it.
It turned out that the Thai owner, who was an absolutely smashing guy, was married to a Californian, she taught him to make proper American burgers as she missed them.
One thing I do miss though is a proper fry up, I rarely have one; preferring a more healthy option, I see it as a treat when away and if away in the UK in a hotel I will always have one, I scoff at people who choose the healthy option or cereal!
However nowhere seems to do one properly but the UK, there is always something that isn't quite right; beans for a start are generally always missing; whilst in Poland last month there were sausages, they were nice but they were some spicy Polish sausage, just give me a Cumberland or Lincolnshire sausage, the bacon wasn't quite right, there was no fried bread, no beans and only scrambled egg which hadn't been seasoned, no fried tomato!
It all tasted good but I just fancied a proper full English, I sound like your stereotypical English holiday maker!!
The wife always struggles with tea, usually the milk part, we in the UK seem to be the only nation who has milk in it; ask for milk and they either look at you funny or produce some horrible UHT crap, in Thailand one of our hotels actually had proper English Breakfast tea and milk, however I cringed as they brought the pot out and started pouring it.....no this is not what we do in England, you bring it out, put it on the table and leave it, we then wait a few minutes for it to steep and then we pour it!!
Cider too, I love a cider but I've never found decent cider anywhere outside of the UK; never even found any in Thailand and when having a conversation with a guide about Chang and Singha, I mentioned cider and he looked at me all blank; he'd never heard of it.
HTP99 said:
The wife always struggles with tea, usually the milk part, we in the UK seem to be the only nation who has milk in it; ask for milk and they either look at you funny or produce some horrible UHT crap.
Cider too, I love a cider but I've never found decent cider anywhere outside of the UK; never even found any in Thailand and when having a conversation with a guide about Chang and Singha, I mentioned cider and he looked at me all blank; he'd never heard of it.
In NL they often bring you a little jug of hot milk when you ask for milk Cider too, I love a cider but I've never found decent cider anywhere outside of the UK; never even found any in Thailand and when having a conversation with a guide about Chang and Singha, I mentioned cider and he looked at me all blank; he'd never heard of it.
As for cider you need to go to Brittany or Normandy, although I believe the Basque region of Spain is supposed to be pretty good too.
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