I moved from the UK to the US in the summer of 2016
I loved trying American food when I was abroad.
I missed British food, like fish and chips and haggis.
I moved to Pennsylvania in the US in 2016 from Scotland.
In August of 2016 I left my home in Glasgow, Scotland to attend the University of Pennsylvania. It is a two-hour drive from Philadelphia to Millersville.
During my time in the US, I was able to travel around the East Coast and try some foods that we don't have in my home country.
While in the US, there were a few British specialties that I missed.
Fish and chips is a staple in Britain.
According to Great British Mag, fish and chips have been a popular dish in the UK since the 1860s. They are found in fish and chip shops in the UK.
In the UK, you can find a chippie in every small village and big city, but in the US it's not as common.
My parents ran a chippie in my hometown when I was a teenager and I loved fish and chips.
The original UK version of Cadbury chocolate is different to the one in the US.
I visited Hershey Chocolate World in Pennsylvania, where I got to try samples of Hershey chocolate bars and Cadbury bars. Hershey is the owner of Hershey in the US.
I was not a fan of the bars in the US. I could tell that it was different when I tried it, and I thought the original tasted better.
The US has different labeling standards for ingredients in chocolate bars than the UK.
The fat and cocoa content in the recipes of the two countries are different. The UK company uses vegetable oils such as palm and shea in order to meet FDA standards, whereas the US company only uses cocoa butter.
My family sent me Tetley tea because I missed it so much.
One of the first things I did when I arrived in the US was buy a kettle for my dorm room.
I realized the beverage is not as popular as it is in the UK. Many places did not serve English breakfast tea when I requested it. If they served it, the tea usually came with cream, which is not something I am used to.
They didn't sell Tetley at my university or at my local supermarket. My parents sent me tea because I missed it so much.
Scottish haggis are hard to find in the US.
Haggis is a well-known dish from Scotland. Many people eat it as part of a Burns Supper on January 25 in honor of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
In a Burns Supper, haggis is served with onions and potatoes.
Since 1971 the US has banned traditional haggis because it contains sheep lung. You can get a vegetarian version of it in some stores.
I was born and raised in Scotland. Everyone should try at least 7 Scottish foods and beverages in their lifetime.
Pumpkin pie is one American dish I wish we had in the UK.
Pumpkin pie never took off in the UK because we don't celebrate Thanksgiving there. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, I had never tried it before.
In my opinion, sweet pies are done better in the US than in the UK. The first time I went to a US supermarket, I was surprised by the wide variety of pies.
Apple pie is popular in the UK, but there isn't as much variation.
While living in the US, I was a big fan of waffles.
According to PBS Food, waffles originated in Europe and were brought to the US by pilgrims in 1620.
waffles are not as popular in the UK as they are in the US I have tried them at restaurants, but they are not what I would make at home. In the US, waffle-makers are a common appliance in kitchens.
When I was in the US, there were waffles in the dining hall every day.
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