well i mean stuff that i can't get in nz. and you have to admit that the array of american junkfood is pretty astounding.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:32 (fifteen years ago) link
CHEESY, SALTY, CRUNCHY, AWESOME
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Keep an eye out for Scrapple, Souse, and C-Loaf, tho those more highly available in certain southern USA states.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I wish I had some idea of what isn't available in NZ.
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2664/imageuploadimagekf8.jpg
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
those pizzas are usually less than $2 and sometimes they go on sale for $1. maybe cheaper, food is expensive here so i'm prob. out of touch.
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
explanations/descriptions plz, libcrypt.
gr8080 those look tasty but also identical to something we already have here. i shall still try them tho.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
btw, my ex-boyfriend's wife is a food scientist and she used to work on Totino's pizza rolls.
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
sara, just assume nothing is available here and you won't be far off the mark.
awesome food/drink combinations
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Rubys, they's mostly parts of the pig most folks find too disgusting to eat. They's combined in bricks with various sorts of glues. Scrapple is more homogeneously glued together, while souse is rather gelatinous.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:36 (fifteen years ago) link
C-Loaf is just a loaf with a C.
gross
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't wait to see if a mcdonald's big mac in america tastes different to a nz big mac.
libcrypt, i think i'm going to pass on that. my vegan bf will probably appreciate me passing on that, too.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link
RR, you are making me sad. At least you have all those crazily named candies! ("perky nanas" still makes me smile)
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link
okay we do have some awesome LOLLIES (i'm going to insist on calling them chocolate bars and lollies when i'm in the US), but so does america! i promise i will try to remember to bring a ton with me so i can post them out to all you guys.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Rubys, try olallieberry pie. That's pretty USA-specific, I think and darn-shootin' good.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:38 (fifteen years ago) link
LOLLIES
Hmmmm, maybe you can get that to catch on here.
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
jordan s, what are butterfingers
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
http://stromandfriends.com/bugles.jpg
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I am going to have to think about this topic, and possiby visit the grocery store.
You know what, I've been secretly craving a Charleston Chew bar lately, though. I don't know why. So get one of those.
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i already got jordan saying LOLLIES
what the hell are OLALLIBERRIES
Note that I have been vegetarian for 20-some years now but wifey swears by scrapple and also finds real scottish haggis a total treat.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Bugles are awesome; gr8080 OTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rbj4idyc8
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.nestle.ca/NR/rdonlyres/62433100-3EE1-4B04-945A-7E9C2935435D/0/butterfinger_cta2.jpg
kind of an indescribable taste-- very awesome flaky orange filling covered in chocolate. a must try.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:41 (fifteen years ago) link
The olallieberry (pronounced oh-la-leh, sometimes spelled ollalieberry, olallaberry, olalliberry, ollalaberry or ollaliberry) is a cross between the loganberry and the youngberry, each of which is itself a cross between blackberry and another berry (raspberry and dewberry, respectively).
(Wackypedia)
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWyrOzXoKEc&feature=related
i still don't really know what a OLALLIEBERRY will taste like. will add to my list.
butterfingers sound delishhhhhh!
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
ah yes CRUNCHY AND PEANUT BUTTERY for the butterfinger
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm excited to try the whole range of hostess products
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Tamarind-based candy (again, MX-ish) is fine stuff. Also, if you can find chili-lime flavored dried split lima beans, they are seriously AWESOME.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I am seriously biased toward the latin side of CA cuisine.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i hope they eat this in NZ:
http://kms9262.k12.sd.us/kraft_macaroni_cheese.jpg
― gr8080, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:48 (fifteen years ago) link
see, wellington/nz in general, is v v limited when it comes to 'ethnic' food. auckland is probably better (since a third of our pop. is located there) but here it's all turkish and malaysian restaurants mostly, esp when it comes to cheap-eats.
there are no ethiopian restaurants here, and maybe like two mexican restaurants (both on the pricey side).
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:51 (fifteen years ago) link
we have prepackaged mac n cheese
a GIS for 'cheetos' without the safesearch filter on is... kind of... REVOLTING
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 25 May 2008 02:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i feel like this thread needs bell labs and jaq
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 04:25 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.rafa.com/graphics/zl303goines-Can.jpg
― mookieproof, Sunday, 25 May 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I will tell you that if you are thinking of trying funjuns and they only have wise onion rings WAIT til you can find funjuns. Then, do not, I repeat, do not exceed fun size!
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 19:18 (fifteen years ago) link
thanks mookie, i will add that to my list of places to visit.
funjuns?!?!
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
oh i spelled it wrong.
http://blogs.tampabay.com/popmusic/images/funyuns_2.jpeg
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 20:50 (fifteen years ago) link
In-N-Out Burger
Do they have avocados in NZ?
― Maltodextrin, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
we have avocados.
i've heard of this burger place and since i'm a big burger fan it will be at the top of my list.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link
By a lot of elementary schools in the East Bay there are sometimes churro carts where you can get a bag of them for a few dollars.
― svend, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
svend, you'll be pleased to know that thanks to you and about a 100 other ppl i know who've made reference to oakland being a shithole, jordan now wants us to move to somewhere like alameda or berkeley as soon as his current lease is up in august. this is mostly because he's worried that i will hate it there, thanks to everyone relentlessly badmouthing it to me, even though he really likes it, and moving will be a pain in the ass, and his current apartment is completely awesome, and he totally doesn't want to live in alameda or berkeley.
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
back to food discussion now.
chez panisse is kind of famous and v. expensive -- save it for mega-celebration
― mookieproof, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
oh man is it one of those places where i'll have to point at the menu when i order because i can't pronounce any of fancypants frenchy names?
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
this whole chicken/waffle thing sounds terrible to me. i also can't stand the bacon/syrup/pancake combo either.
― just1n3, Friday, 13 February 2009 04:30 (fifteen years ago) link
The key to making the syrup thing work is that you have to put it on (1) waffles that have had (2) butter applied and melted moments prior. Also, use real maple syrup, not high-fructose BS. Bacon is irrelevant.
― also *free* online sex personals - got any links? (libcrypt), Friday, 13 February 2009 04:34 (fifteen years ago) link
chikn biscuit ftw
nooooo, pork tenderloin + gravy + biscuit
― WmC, Friday, 13 February 2009 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
ew
― lucky girl LOL (tehresa), Friday, 13 February 2009 04:51 (fifteen years ago) link
it's so gooooood. Maybe it's a southern thing.
― WmC, Friday, 13 February 2009 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Biscuit wars.
― also *free* online sex personals - got any links? (libcrypt), Friday, 13 February 2009 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Hardee's has something real close now, "pork chop gravy biscuit." The gravy is the sandwich condiment! Can you feel your heart closing up yet?
― WmC, Friday, 13 February 2009 04:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Now I'm sorry I'm going vegetarian the rest of February.
― WmC, Friday, 13 February 2009 04:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Be still, my heart.
― also *free* online sex personals - got any links? (libcrypt), Friday, 13 February 2009 04:57 (fifteen years ago) link
had my first in and out burger today. v v nice!!!
― just1n3, Sunday, 8 March 2009 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link
god I'm starving... why did I look at this thread again?!
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 8 March 2009 04:58 (fifteen years ago) link
krispy kreme HOLY SHIT
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 5 April 2009 00:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i know that creamy filling is probably some kind of pig fat or crushed hooves or some shit, but GODDAMN
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 5 April 2009 01:00 (fifteen years ago) link
fyi: i ate TWO kk donuts, and the TWO inandout cheeseburgers, and then fell into a carb-coma on the way home. my stomach now looks like a malnourished ethiopian child's.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 5 April 2009 02:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i think with kk it takes just two. the first one is like 'well this aint so hot' the second is 'holy shit give me more'
ive never had one with filling though only the plain old glazed ones
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Sunday, 5 April 2009 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I like Krispy Kreme, but they have disappeared from the Twin Cities (so far as I can tell). I always ate the custard-filled ones with chocolate on top.
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 5 April 2009 03:40 (fifteen years ago) link
do they have eskimos in the us ms rubyredd? round and succuclent as a sweet pig, pagan little icons loved by kiwis since their earliest incompetent,resolute, gummy, golden hearted staring bug days, but i digress, have your heard the facts?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/2349017/Eskimo-lollies-rile-Inuit
hope the us of a is treating you well and you and your beau get back to nz one day to make pressed letters and babies that eat eskmios etc :)
― exploiting fully blown neurotic messes (Kiwi), Thursday, 23 April 2009 09:59 (fifteen years ago) link
yes, i read that article! (i read stuff.co.nz for the nostalgia)
we'll most likely be back for a honeymoon once my greencard comes through in a year or so.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Saturday, 25 April 2009 05:23 (fifteen years ago) link
hey justine, happy ANZAC day, Im sure your bloke will love nz.
Id love to get to the US myself one day, you might enjoy Joe Bennets description of his travels through the US:
"and I travelled light. I carried only a backpack of prejudices. Cherised prejudices, racial heirlooms that I was unwilling to let go.I had been raised to see Americans as energetic children , committed to making money and being keen, but all of them, in the words of Evelyn Waugh, who was and remains my favourite bigot, 'exiles uprooted and doomed to sterility'...These people were different but if I had to choose a single adjective to describe them I would not choose sterile. I would chose good. These people were good.The young did not seem disaffected. The old seemed free from bile. Their intrest in me was all that I could wish and their generosity was greater than I could handle."
.
― Kiwi, Saturday, 25 April 2009 12:40 (fifteen years ago) link
April is the worst month to be AUS/NZ ex-pat what with missing 4 day easter weekend and then 3 day anzac weekend.
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Saturday, 25 April 2009 13:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I regret telling you to try Idaho Spud; a friend bought one for me recently ("though of you! Idaho!") and I forgot how waxy and mushy and tasteless they are, like an old man's balls.
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 February 2012 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
anyway my answer now is roasted Hatch green chileyum
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 February 2012 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
i bought a thing of hatch chiles when i was in america
america is really just a well-oiled mechanism for delivering food to mouth
― desperado, rough rider (thomp), Friday, 17 February 2012 03:27 (twelve years ago) link
Just want to add to Abbott's endorsement -- anybody can have this precious stuff without going to New Mexico, if you have a store that carries Anaheim chilies and have a way to roast them. (Gas oven with a broiler rack works best.)
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Friday, 17 February 2012 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
abbz if you mean the candy bar I REALLY ENJOYED IT!!! i think. i can't actually remember and i may be confusing it with something else.
― just1n3, Friday, 17 February 2012 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
hahahaha "rubyredd"
― how did we get here how? (ytth), Friday, 17 February 2012 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
these are the heights that itr aspires to fyi
― Thu'um gang (jjjusten), Friday, 17 February 2012 05:39 (twelve years ago) link
3.5 years andi haven't tried snoballs, olallieberries/pie, panda express, scrapple, funyuns, hot wings, bbq ribs, clam chowder, cool whip, white castle, it's-it, church's chicken, popeye's, taco bell, spam
i liked hershey's at first but now i hate itcheetos are inferior to nz's 'twisties'i still haven't been to chez panisse but i did go to millenium and it was awesomein-and-out was amazing the first time, subpar other times, and their fries are the worstsunny otm about pretty much everything - i still feel sad about once a week bc i miss nz bread so muchsalt water taffy is... salty; idgigood biscuits are SO FUCKING GOOD. a million x better than boring scones
re. grits: i will cook them when you come here
― lxy, Tuesday, May 27, 2008
YOU TOTALLY DIDN'T
everything here tastes like medicine!!still true
RR, send me your address, too, so that when it cools off here I can send something your way. I promise to try not to lose it.
― Sara R-C, Wednesday, August 6, 2008
but then again i totally didn't send anyone any new zealish candy bc it all ended up in my belly
― just1n3, Friday, 17 February 2012 06:24 (twelve years ago) link
hey ruby do you like toffee pops, i've been scoffing them all week.
― estela, Friday, 17 February 2012 10:21 (twelve years ago) link
just1n3 OTM, In-N-Out's fries are rubbish.
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
Are you a vegetarian? If not, I don't see any reason why you should be shying away from hot wings or ribs. I don't think the rest of them are so neccessary, but you sorta owe yourself snoballs since you started the thread off with that intent.
― getting good with gulags (beachville), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:31 (twelve years ago) link
God, those Snoballs look like thistles.
― getting good with gulags (beachville), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
I love toffee pops, and squiggles, mallowpuffs, collisions, all of them!
― just1n3, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
The us is really lacking in the the fun-cookie dept
― just1n3, Friday, 17 February 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
come back, bring lollies, i will make grits
<3
― lxy, Friday, 17 February 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
Hostess went bankrupt, so y'all need to act fast.
― pplains, Friday, 17 February 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
xp we were talking the other day about how we'd love to do that pac-nw road trip all over again - it was so much fun. alas, we are saving it all for a trip to paris next year instead.
― just1n3, Friday, 17 February 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
yeah lxy, but you can come to paris and cook us some grits there, that would be fine.
― how did we get here how? (ytth), Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:38 (twelve years ago) link
i will very happily do that.
― lxy, Saturday, 18 February 2012 06:33 (twelve years ago) link
"RR, send me your address, too, so that when it cools off here I can send something your way. I promise to try not to lose it.
but then again i totally didn't send anyone any new zealish candy bc it all ended up in my belly"
:(
Another thing I have, unsurprisingly, failed at.
Just come visit me in Minnesota, I will feed you many treats, hand made, not kidding!
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 19 February 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link