McCann Oatmeal
Bob’s Red Mill makes an adequate substitute. It’s not as uniform as McCann, but it is good.
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
That’s the most Swiss german thing ever. MSG galore.
Aromat is just MSG (mono-sodium-glutamate). If you need this stuff to “spice up” food, I feel sorry for you.
I’m confused. You feel sorry for me because I enjoy a seasoning?
And no I don’t need it, I just prefer having it. Do you only eat plain food without any seasoning or spices?
I eat it with herbs and spices. Just dunking it in SMG is horrible.
If you need to put others down for no reason to feel good, I feel sorry for you
Wrong. I can cook. I know about MSG and the damage it does.
What damage does it do?
They’re probably referencing this, but unironically.
MSG is found in all sorts of foods, from soy sauce to some nice aged cheeses. And the glutamic acid (which this is a salt of) is a non-essential amino-acid (meaning the human body makes it itself).
Honestly you kinda just sound racist.
Like any other seasoning, MSG has its uses. I wouldn’t stock a spice cabinet without it.
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?
I always add it to a pot of chili before simmering it for an hour (usually about a teaspoon per 3lbs of meat, I just eyeball it).
If I’m making tacos, I’ll add it to already cooked meat in the pan along with the spices and water (to be boiled off), which will make it extra beefy.
Also works great in a beef or veggie stew, beef stroganoff, or vegan beef macaroni soup.
I haven’t tried it in ramen, but that’s a great idea!
Thanks! Super cool. I’ve never had marmite, but I’m gonna snag some and try this.
I wanted to follow-up and say that I got some Marmite, Coleman’s mustard and a box of Yorkshire pudding mix. I’m excited to try the marmite in recipes. I tried it on a cracker and it tastes like this “better than bouillon” broth-making concentrate. I don’t think I’ll be eating it plain on toast anytime soon, but it’s very salty and umami.
Jelly Babies.
Blackcurrant Jam.
I dunno if they count, but Swedish Fish.
The red Swedish fish are not from Sweden
Apparently they were originally, just not in my lifetime. :)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23125/brief-history-swedish-fish
And now I know more about Swedish Fish than I ever, really, necessarily needed to know!
Oh, interesting! I didn’t realize malaco made Swedish fish and was Swedish.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Swedish fish outside of America
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.
Quinces. I live on quince cider as my go-to non-water drink.
I’ve seen quince cider made in the U.S., but I’m guessing it’s all hard cider?
I’ve moved and become Canadian… but I was born American and raised it.
I love the shit out of quality marzipan.
As a french reading the replies in this thread: Ew
Fine. I’m putting my Campari in Champagne now 🙃
Mayonnaise, as explained here:
https://theonion.com/new-high-viscosity-mayonnaise-to-aid-in-american-swallo-1819564964/
Prosecco…
…and Campari.
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.
Every time I go to Mexico, one of the first things I do is get tacos! I NEEEED EM!!!
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 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.
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…
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.
