Favorite Foreign Foods/Sweets?

[Amusement Gal]

I'm bored out of my skull, sucking on my yummy candies, and just wanted to know what you guys like that's out of your (local) world! Out of State, Country, Continent, and Universe, what're your favorite stuffs?

Mine, is currently Simpkins Travel Sweets. I found them in the Imported isle of Ross, and love them! Great flavor, texture, and the coffee ones I use to bribe my MIL with. They also have a totally rockin' Tropical mix that I need to buy more of. My other love affair is Nutella and Kinder Eggs.

[csquared]

Tim-Tams rule!

[Elspeth]

One word: Pocky

Yeah I have to hide it from myself or I will just eat the whole package. And most if not all the flavors are good.

Reminds me that I need to go to Cost Plus World Market (evil store) to get Pocky for PAX Prime this weekend

[Amusement Gal]

One word: Pocky

Yeah I have to hide it from myself or I will just eat the whole package. And most if not all the flavors are good.

Reminds me that I need to go to Cost Plus World Market (evil store) to get Pocky for PAX Prime this weekend

Green tea flavor is awesome. And a lot of people I know won't steal it because they think it tastes like hay. Supposedly.

And I've seen the Tim-Tams around in my store, but we haven't picked it up because FIL dislikes trans fats, and they supposedly have them. They sound good though.

[NorthernZel]

I always use OXO beef stock cubes (UK brand) whenever I have to cook some gravy or for that matter any dishes that require beef stock. Unfortunately, there's only one special shop in my town that carries it.

I think I made a cashier quite disturbed once I was visiting the UK and bought about a year's supply of OXO cubes and Carr's Water Biscuits.... (they cost 50p a box in the UK, approx. three times the price when imported).

[raw456]

Tim-Tams rule!

Have you tried the "double coat" ones? = Heaven

A few years back I spent some time in Seoul for work and got hooked on these little biscuits that are like sesame covered wafers with marshmallow inside. no idea what they are called, but YYYUUUUUMMMM!!!!!!! I used to buy them by the bagfull

[BlaqueKatt]

rice snack crackers with seaweed, Ramune soda, honey loquat candy, crumpets, and lychee soda.

[MaggieTheCat]

Someone already mentioned pocky, so I'll mention daifuku. They're sort of like mochi. Basically they're a dumpling made of rice flour, stuffed with some kind of sweet filling and dusted with powdered sugar. My husband got some at A-Kon this summer that had a marshmallow and orange flavored filling, and that's what got me hooked. I loved them. Then again, I think the more traditional filling is red azuki bean paste, which I had at another anime convention a month later, and didn't care for it very much.

[Amusement Gal]

I spy a lot of Japanese foods here. It is Con season, after all! Daifuku sounds good. Ramune soda's alright, but the bottle is the real novelty. What I hope to say that I have tried next: sushi. Never had it before. Ever. Kill me all you want.

[Nurian]

Okay, I'm fully expecting everyone to think I'm nuts.

Kinder Eggs

Yes, I know it's for kids. Yes, I know it may just be nostalgia talking. Yes, Im QUITE aware there is far better chocolate out there (especially in Germany where I first had them).

I still miss them. I remember how they taste and how happy when my dad came back with one for my brother and me.

[Amusement Gal]

Okay, I'm fully expecting everyone to think I'm nuts.

Kinder Eggs

Yes, I know it's for kids. Yes, I know it may just be nostalgia talking. Yes, Im QUITE aware there is far better chocolate out there (especially in Germany where I first had them).

I still miss them. I remember how they taste and how happy when my dad came back with one for my brother and me.

Dude! I love those things. It's even in my first post. My dad got them for us a lot too when he went to Canada and Germany. But you can't get them in the states anymore, not even the ripoffs. So I'm hoping that I can order some online sometime.

[chrislb]

Big hell yeah to pocky shrimp chips and these weird mini jello cup thingies with a little piece of whatever fruit the jello is made of. the taro one is the best. my sis said it tastes like dirt though.

[Midnight12]

let the list begin. And this is from years of seeing that one item in the store section where said store was getting rid of stock OR i have no idea the next time I'm going to be anywhere near said store that has these
POCKY! many flavors and varieties
Turkish Delight, the candy bar and ACTUAL candies
Ramune
Mint Aero
rice candy

Foreign food
Tandori chicken
Unagi sushi (or the freshwater version which is uncooked. Eel for those unknowning)
want to go to the Lebanese restaurant sooo badly that just opened up here

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I used to be able to find Japanese rice-paper candy. You didn't unwrap the candy before popping it into your mouth; the wrapper was edible rice paper. Perhaps I need to look harder for it.

Jammin' Dodgers--these British sandwich cookies with jelly in them that my sister brings back when she goes to England.

Spotted Dick (despite the name it's very good.)

Tiramisu. I have to stop now before I start touching myself.

[Amusement Gal]

I used to be able to find Japanese rice-paper candy. You didn't unwrap the candy before popping it into your mouth; the wrapper was edible rice paper. Perhaps I need to look harder for it.

Jammin' Dodgers--these British sandwich cookies with jelly in them that my sister brings back when she goes to England.

Spotted Dick (despite the name it's very good.)

Tiramisu. I have to stop now before I start touching myself.

I've heard my FIL makes an awesome Tiramisu. And the rice paper candy, I've seen it sometimes. They like throwing it randomly near the 'oriental' and 'mexican' food areas if that helps any.