American sweets and food stores
Discussion
I don't know if you have one of these stores near you or not, but I am noticing a trend of late for American food stuffs in shops, and even dedicated stores opening up.
Until recently in Newcastle, your best bet for getting American sweets and stuff was going to Fenwicks, which has maintained a small American selection in their food court for a while now. Now at the Metro Centre, there is an American sweet shop that is doing so well that a second store is opening in Eldon Square soon.
The selection is brilliant, though you have to be smart when you shop there. £1.30 for a bag of Ranch flavoured Doritos, the nearly identical Cool Original available for 30p elsewhere. Filter out the stuff that's readily available elsewhere in the UK and you can find some great stuff. I am particularly fond of the Nerds selection, since Nerds seemed to vanish from stores here years ago. The shop is usually rammed and the prices (I am told) are cheaper than ordering stuff online.
I wonder what the sudden attraction to American sweets is. Maybe it's the fact that they still taste like sweets? Do-gooders in the UK seem to have ruined sweets for us. Everything we make tastes bland and insipid. Even Haribo Tangfastics are now squishy and bland. Buy a can of American pop there and you'll probably be amazed at how delicious it tastes, not like the the piss that seems to have replaced most of our favourite pops overnight.
Anyone else have a taste for the American stuff, and anything worth trying? One thing I would recommend everyone try is a Payday bar. Salty peanuts on the outside and a delicious caramel interior (with a consistency like soft fudge) that probably pre-dated the wky chef trend of serving caramel with salt by many years!
Until recently in Newcastle, your best bet for getting American sweets and stuff was going to Fenwicks, which has maintained a small American selection in their food court for a while now. Now at the Metro Centre, there is an American sweet shop that is doing so well that a second store is opening in Eldon Square soon.
The selection is brilliant, though you have to be smart when you shop there. £1.30 for a bag of Ranch flavoured Doritos, the nearly identical Cool Original available for 30p elsewhere. Filter out the stuff that's readily available elsewhere in the UK and you can find some great stuff. I am particularly fond of the Nerds selection, since Nerds seemed to vanish from stores here years ago. The shop is usually rammed and the prices (I am told) are cheaper than ordering stuff online.
I wonder what the sudden attraction to American sweets is. Maybe it's the fact that they still taste like sweets? Do-gooders in the UK seem to have ruined sweets for us. Everything we make tastes bland and insipid. Even Haribo Tangfastics are now squishy and bland. Buy a can of American pop there and you'll probably be amazed at how delicious it tastes, not like the the piss that seems to have replaced most of our favourite pops overnight.
Anyone else have a taste for the American stuff, and anything worth trying? One thing I would recommend everyone try is a Payday bar. Salty peanuts on the outside and a delicious caramel interior (with a consistency like soft fudge) that probably pre-dated the wky chef trend of serving caramel with salt by many years!
Quite often pop into the Chinese food shop in Reading which sells original Mountain Dew from the US (not the "Energy Drink" version everyone sells these days". Fantastic
I went into an American sweet shop in Islington a few weeks ago and couldn't believe the range of things they had. I recognised most of the brands (M&Ms for example), but whereas we have 2 or 3 varieties of things, they had 7-10....
I went into an American sweet shop in Islington a few weeks ago and couldn't believe the range of things they had. I recognised most of the brands (M&Ms for example), but whereas we have 2 or 3 varieties of things, they had 7-10....
If you are in the Newcastle area this firm has started delivering american desserts, sodas and candy up until midnight for those late night cravings. Not sure how the prices compare:-
www.dessertsdelivered.co.uk
(No connection, just thought relevant)
www.dessertsdelivered.co.uk
(No connection, just thought relevant)
Cybercandy have been doing this for years. They have four shops in London (Covent Garden, Islington, Camden and Shoreditch) and shops in Birmingham and Brighton.
http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/
http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/
deville said:
If you are in the Newcastle area this firm has started delivering american desserts, sodas and candy up until midnight for those late night cravings. Not sure how the prices compare:-
www.dessertsdelivered.co.uk
(No connection, just thought relevant)
That looks good! a 276 phone number, that's Walker I think. I could easily make up £8 for an order, but I wonder what their delivery charges are, it doesn't say on the menu. Maybe I will give it a go sometime!www.dessertsdelivered.co.uk
(No connection, just thought relevant)
On the subject of American sweets though, I'd avoid Wonka's Chewy Runts. They're fking minging. You can get them in the UK (the sweet dispensers near M&S in the Metro Centre, for instance). Sort of a hard candy shell with a chalky, chewy inside and some naff flavours. The banana ones are particularly bad. I'll not bother with those again!
Also, I have noticed you can now buy 'Fluff', that Marshmallow spread, at Asda. I wonder if Tesco have it.
You should all buy loads of them, honestly they're brilliant. Especially the sodas and candy, they're even more brilliant, and if you like them so much, you should totally consider selling them yourself.
Regards,
The guy who supplies a fair chunk of the stores which sell them
Regards,
The guy who supplies a fair chunk of the stores which sell them
Edited by Stu R on Friday 12th October 01:22
Be real careful before you think about drinking American sodas. They are generally sweetened not with sugar, but with high fructose corn syrup.
I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
Captain Cadillac said:
Be real careful before you think about drinking American sodas. They are generally sweetened not with sugar, but with high fructose corn syrup.
I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
Yep. And is hugely bad for weight. I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
I don't rate American sweets, candies or chocolate. It's just a huge sugar hit and artificial taste.
www.americansoda.co.uk are my boys and they have a physical shop too!
listen:
they discontinued Vanilla coke in the UK so I have to buy it from them
listen:
they discontinued Vanilla coke in the UK so I have to buy it from them
Stu R said:
You should all buy loads of them, honestly they're brilliant. Especially the sodas and candy, they're even more brilliant, and if you like them so much, you should totally consider selling them yourself.
Regards,
The guy who supplies a fair chunk of the stores which sell them
"every day British favorites"Regards,
The guy who supplies a fair chunk of the stores which sell them
Edited by Stu R on Friday 12th October 01:22
"harbio tangfantastics"
Colonial said:
Captain Cadillac said:
Be real careful before you think about drinking American sodas. They are generally sweetened not with sugar, but with high fructose corn syrup.
I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
Yep. And is hugely bad for weight. I'm American and I only drink Mexican Coke, which is still made with real sugar (aside from when Kosher for Passover Coke is available in the spring) or diet soda.
HFCS is linked to pancreatic cancer which I am a survivor of. I won't touch the stuff.
I don't rate American sweets, candies or chocolate. It's just a huge sugar hit and artificial taste.
the only Merkin 'Soda' i rate is the 'proper' mountain dew - as colonial says the US go crazy over pop sweetened with actual sugar rather than HFCS
Justin Cyder said:
I've not been to the states since I was a kid, but last time I was there, I recall my dad buying me a milk carton. Full of Maltesers.
That was the most awesomey thing in all creation. Can you still get those?
You must mean Whoppers.That was the most awesomey thing in all creation. Can you still get those?
Not as nice as Maltesers, I find they leave a rather unpleasant aftertaste.
Yep... American snack food seems to have landed
There's a shop called 'Americandy' just opened up down the street from my office and is rammed with all the sugar filled crap you could ever need.
I will admit to visiting it a few times and buying a few items!
Fluff is ok on toast, I like the 'Three muskateers' chocolate bar, and also Welch's Purple Grape drink is nice
There's a shop called 'Americandy' just opened up down the street from my office and is rammed with all the sugar filled crap you could ever need.
I will admit to visiting it a few times and buying a few items!
Fluff is ok on toast, I like the 'Three muskateers' chocolate bar, and also Welch's Purple Grape drink is nice
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