American sweets/candy/snacks not available in the UK/Ireland?

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Hello, I was just wondering what sweets/candy/snacks from America aren't available in the UK. I'm planning on sending a good friend of mine a some food and give her a taste of what we snack on. Since the world is so globalized now, I figure everything from here can be found there, but I hope not.

I hope this is in the right place to post this.

Thanks!

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Hershey's anything (God knows why) and miniature Reese's peanut butter cups (especially the dark chocolate ones) were my two biggest requests over 3 years of delivering British friends cereal and candy.

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I have never found a canned tuna fish in the UK that's as good as Bumble Bee albacore in spring water. Sainsbury's makes one, but it's not in the same league at all. If your friend likes Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, that's not too easy to find here. 

Helen B.... I think I've seen Old Bay seasoning at Whole Foods, but I'm not 100% sure.

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I use these 2 sites, I just LOVE them!!!

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/index.asp This has a shop in Aldershot.
http://www.americansoda.co.uk/uk/American-Soda/Home/default.aspx This has a shop in Greater Manchester.

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You may also want to try Panzer's deli in St John's Wood

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St Johns Restaurant
24 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool L1 6JB, GB

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Please don't send anything Hersheys - it's vile! I've never met a Brit who likes it.

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My guilty American import pleasure is a 2lb block of Velveeta cheese and a can of Rotel Diced Tomatoes with Chili for making Chile con Queso.

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the larger Reeses peanut butter cups are on sale over here now.Apart from Peanut butter kit kats there aren't many other peanut butter flavoured bars on sale over here.

York Peppermint patties are always a hit when i bring them back.

Chocolate covered pretzels aren't that common over here either, i like the new pretzel M&M's

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Chipotle peppers! Trying to get some myself...(not sweets, I know but something that is difficult to get here)

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You can buy American food in many Tescos now (major supermarket) and that is mostly candy or cereal based stuff or things for baking. Perhaps send more region-specific snacks as we are unlikely to get the more local products.

 - haha, just realised the thread is very old. Oh well i shall leave this here as an update.

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Snyder's sourdough pretzels. The plain ones that come in a box (or a bag) - not the flavored ones I see in pubs every so often. I'm told they are sold here (UK) but I've never found them. I crave them regularly!

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It's worth popping into a Filipino supermarket sometime to check out (weird) Americanized food. There are a few around Earls Court, and they have a random selection of American goods from the Philippines. 

I used to get my A&W root beer there until my laziness finally trumped my hatred of Partridges.

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I'm going to be doing the same thing as OP, can anyone tell me if ( this is not likely at all but I wanna make sure before I send a bunch of southern foods as a joke) things like cornbread mix, fried chicken coating or grits are sold in the UK?

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