Okay. Does anyone here know of a good, online store that sells British chocolate? I am sick to death of Hershey's. It tastes, quite frankly, like it was deposited on the floor by a camel.

Even the Cadbury's sold over here in supermarkets is made by Hershey's, it just isn't the same.

Any help, suggestions and information would be greeted with eternal gratitude from moi. I'll even give ya a hug and kiss, though it'd be of the non sexual kind of course!

Sadly the best we can find to replace good chocolate, is the lindt white chocolate, and dove chocolates. Wal-Mart (if you can stand the place) carries their own brand of belgian chocolate bars that Tim claims are very good. Meijer typically has galaxy bars, and Fresh Market has Guylian chocolates. Just some ideas for you.

As the USC I agree Hersheys taste like yuck and smell like vomit!

Try here:

http://www.worldmarket.com/Eat--Drink/Eat/...10000/index.cat


They have stores all over the place. Its much cheaper than the mail order "Brit" Shoppes.

John

Would the CANUCK version work?

Canadian Favourites Chocolates

(FYI, it does NOT taste like it was made by Cursey's; if not satisfied, you can always buy Nielsen products instead).

Oohh there is one only 45 miles away. Tomorrow we WERE going to finish the bedroom ceiling....I think we may be going to Carmel instead.




Thank you. I've never tried the Canadian equivalent. May give it a go!

Hey Mags! Do you have Paypal? If you do, find a buddy who does as well, transfer some cash over and have someone send you some....or is it more that you want it NOW or sooner??? hehehehe. I guess that was a bit daft as I'm sure you have people in England who could send you some if you wanted to wait that long! Hope you go on your road trip tomorrow!!! M.

http://shop.ghirardelli.com/?gclid=CPjk7KC...CFTzqJAodj2jamA try that for fine American chocolate.

As America's longest continuously operating chocolate manufacturer, Ghirardelli has established its position as America's premium chocolate company for more than 150 years.

We are one of very few American manufacturers that make chocolate starting from the cocoa bean through to finished products. Throughout the process, we take special steps to ensure that our premium chocolate delivers our signature intense, smooth-melting chocolate taste.

• Intensive quality assurance in the selection of cocoa beans means that Ghirardelli accepts only the highest-quality beans. We reject as many as 40% of the beans that are offered to us. Beans that are not selected are sold to other manufacturers.
• In all of its chocolate product, Ghirardelli uses a proprietary blend of cocoa beans that has been refined over the company's 150-year history to provide the company's distinct and intense chocolate taste.
• Ghirardelli roasts the cocoa beans in-house to ensure the company's signature flavor profile is consistently maintained in all chocolate products. We also use a different roasting process whereby we remove the shell first and then roast the small nibs inside. Because the nibs are fairly uniform in size, we have more control over the temperature and time, so we can get a more specific flavor. Other companies roast their beans before removing the shell, which requires over-roasting the outside portion of the bean in order to roast the inside. This could impart a burned flavor to their chocolate.
• Finally, Ghirardelli uses an intensive refining process to ensure that its chocolate truly melts in your mouth! Ghirardelli has no grainy feel because we refine most of our chocolate flakes until they are 19 microns (human hair is 100 microns in diameter). Other mass market chocolates are refined to only 40 microns.

http://www.scharffenberger.com/

Worldmarket does the trick for me- they have a great selection of European chocolates.

I normally try World Market. Luckily, the Kroger at the end of the road has been revamped and is slowly starting English foods. So far, we only have Bounty in the choc section.

There's a guy in the next town over from us who has a store that mainly does online ordering, but has the store as well. I popped in there with plans to buy TONS of stuff and enjoy future visits. Unfortunately, he was rude and didn't even want to make conversation. So, I left and he's lost out on alot of $$$!

We have a Kroger near us and, as of yet, nothing. No Bountys, no English stuff....nothing.

World Mkt....dolla fitty for a flippin toffee crisp eh, but I still buy em

I'll believe that about Nielsen's, but not about Cursey's!

This site is good for stuff

cadburys and the like

its all imported and they have all kinds of stuff on there!

This shop has all kinds of great things. Tea rooms where I am buy alot from this place.
http://www.thebritishshoppe.com/Merchant2/...tegory_Code=CAD

Crunchies are effin great!!!

for $100 US I will sort it for you

Along the lines famous 2-kittens/monkey/bread fable (similar to 2-otters/jackal/fish fable), eh?

Also, I'd NEVER seen the UK stuff before in Kroger. I would just look in the "International" or "Mexican Foods" isle and it's there. Very small section.

Mags, stop buying cheap choccie! You ought to be ashamed!

Mwahahahahahahahaha!

I just discovered a cool new site called www.britishcornershop.co.uk
They sell all those things that you really miss (including Cadburys and Marmite!!!)

Check this page for the scrummy chocolate

http://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/shop.as...E-BDDFD5729A6C}

Happy Shopping!!!!!!!

I'm a mint aero feind. My husband used to buy me one a day from the van when I was pregnant lol

I get friends to send them now and again, as well as my Yorkshire Tea, PGTips and Tetleys because america tea is sooo weak compared to the stuff you get in the UK

What I really miss is Wheat Crunchies and Premula And stealing milky bar buttons and quavers off my kiddos hehe

You meanies are making me hungry *cry*

I know it sounds weird but once in a while we'll find more international food stuffs at Aldis and Ollies (the discount store place).

Not a bad shop....but the shipping is REALLY high....21.99 GBP for up to 5kg. Phew!

I got my wife addicted to Mint Aeros. On my last trip to the UK (a couple of months ago) I brough back 2 packs of "snack size" and one huge bar. I'm happy to say the huge bar is still unopened. Its an addiction, but who knows the next time I can fulfill her order!

Luckily Tea Bags come in large quantities in the UK! Only once in lving in the USA for 8 years have I had to resort to buying PG Tips from an import shop!

Aldi? Y'know what, they get quite alot of European stuff there (cause it's a European firm I guess!) and you can find Austrian choc there quite alot. They have some good stuff and it is CHEAP! Can't go wrong.

My Chris does the same thing with Delights. I Love those things and I am not much of a candy eater. But he buys a lot of them then we freeze them for when I get those cravings! Same with chunky kit kats for him!

I love Ollies....

Seeings as its my birthday monday I've made my family send me goodies

Karin sends me goodies from Germany...and when she gets here, her mom/sister/brother..someone!..will send us goodies ...

Personally I'm a Kinder fanatic...

We have great sucess at World Market

http://www.worldmarket.com/

Love World Market too!

One of the best perks of my husbands job at the Canadian Embassy is that he is able to get all sorts of Cadbury and Nestle that I haven't eaten since I last visited the UK.

This thread is making me very hungry though. Crap, now I need to go find some Hob Nobs.

I use www.jollygrub.com....... I got galaxy, branston pickle, crunchies and curlywurly's......heaven. Everything arrived quickly and in very good condition

oh wow crunchies are simply the business !! Get yourself off to World Market and stock up like a maniac. I got Cadburys Caramel, Dairy Milk, and a bucketload of turkish delights. To be honest I probably finished them all within the week but Im lucky to have a World Market 3 miles away !!!

Sigh, if only Costplus would open in Pennsylvania. Sadly I think PA's rather arcane laws regarding alcohol sales means they're in no hurry to open here.

Still at least I have Wegmans and its "British" section.

Wegmans in Erie, pa sucks butt for its "british" collection and in my town the world foods section consists of " mexican and chinese

That was the only place when I first arrived that I could find Heinz Beans and we ALL know Beanz Meanz Heinz plus I got ambrosia custard and treacle and Branston Pickle so I wish theyed open a branch a bit closer to us.

Shop n Save around the Pittsburgh area have Heinz baked beans made in Middlesex! They also have Ryvita made in the UK.

Aldi does sell good chocolate. Better than Hershey's anyway.

I have the worst craving for pickled onions and a lump of strong cheddar right now. I'm even considering learning how to pickle them.

Ahhh 7 more weeks and all the cravings can be fulfilled.

I'm very sad to hear that! My Wegmans's has just recently started carring a strange, ecclectic variety of British items in sections all over the store! There is no "International" section per se, but on the shelves I can find things such as PG Tips, Birds Custard, and HP Sauce. Wegman's is usually good for taking "requests" so I may just ask for Small Chunk Branston Pickle!

It sounds like you're fairly close to me (I'm in Buffalo) so if you're ever up this way and want to have a VJ meet up I'd love it!!!!!