PG Tips and Dorset museli always. Crumpets and English muffins for the children. Chutney in all forms 🙃. Me + Em work clothes (they ship to Europe but its very expensive).
This is a great list. If it's a London trip I'd swap Waterstones for Daunt Books or an independent bookshop in any other town. If it's a northern trip it has to be Barter Books in Alnwick!
This is a great list. Because I live in Brixton, I always bring Brixton-y things like Market Row gin, Brixton Rum and totebags, coasters (beer mats) and fridge magnets with Brixton market insignia. I'm also quite partial to tee shirts and glasses from Brixton Brewery.
Marmite— “weird”?! Them’s fightin’ words!🤺🤠🤣
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I knew this one would be controversial!
😆Yah I mean… hot buttered toast, scraped over lightly with pungent Marmite: Mmmm a fiendishly moreish condiment!🤌
why would one skip the Big Ben shaped soap though?! 🤪🤪
love this! i always ask my british friends to bring me crumpets from M&S to be eaten right way i get them 😍
good luck with the move my boo
Crumpets ❤️
PG Tips and Dorset museli always. Crumpets and English muffins for the children. Chutney in all forms 🙃. Me + Em work clothes (they ship to Europe but its very expensive).
You are so right - PG Tips is indeed requested by all Brits abroad.
Superb post! I would add Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup. Even the most blasé of French gastronomes are knocked out by this.
Love this. It’s strange to me that the book covers are better here!
They really are!!
It's gotta be Yorkshire Tea and M&S shortbread for me.
Tunnocks tea cakes !
This is a great list. If it's a London trip I'd swap Waterstones for Daunt Books or an independent bookshop in any other town. If it's a northern trip it has to be Barter Books in Alnwick!
This is a great list. Because I live in Brixton, I always bring Brixton-y things like Market Row gin, Brixton Rum and totebags, coasters (beer mats) and fridge magnets with Brixton market insignia. I'm also quite partial to tee shirts and glasses from Brixton Brewery.
Local breweries is actually a great one! We get the Beavertown beers and merch for friends / family too!
Betty's tea for special or M&S gold
Duchy Organics oaten biscuits
Hovis cheese biscuits
Crumpets and pikelets
Bagels
I also find myself looking at all the more exotic spices and condiments that are so much easier to find in the UK.
We have weaned ourselves off breakfast cereal but this is so much cheaper in the UK and we used to stock up!
For children - shoes (no VAT) and nappies were much cheaper.
Truly - everything Duchy.
The transport museum does London Brio sets. A+++ gift.
I also love TOAST clothing but find tons of it on EBay
Same on Vinted!!
I travelled to the UK last in 2023 and I JUST finished my boxes of Whittard English breakfast tea. Missing her greatly
Gone but not forgotten 🫶
The coffee is terrible over there haha
You can find bad coffee everywhere (and will, if you don’t know where to look for the good stuff)
Im most likely spoiled as im living in Australia. Trying to order a piccolo in the uk is like pulling teeth
Ahhh you are spoiled indeed!
Love this! Reminds me of the Prawns with Fiori Di Sale recipe I adapted from hit NYC restaurant Il Buco for easy home cooking! check it out:
https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/get-il-bucos-recipe-prawns-with-fiori