The other day I wrote about “American Food” and trying to get the girls into eating some American staples so they at least have a memory of it as we move to the UK. That topic brought up a few other things I started to wonder about. Most importantly is were can I find or even is it possible to find some foods we love and take for granted in the US? My friend A (lets call him A since he is a security minded person) is from the UK and lives in NY. He has been a huge source of information. Other friends from work who live in the UK have been other sources of info. A has said that there is at least one place i can get a decent bagel. I think he also mentioned a BBQ place too. The Expat group i joined did also discuss good Souther BBQ and what options there were.
But what about the other foods? I am not a huge Indian food fan but I know getting good food in London is no problem. Sushi, sure should be ok. Thai, I am not a huge Thai fan but I have eaten good Thai food in london already so no problem. So what local American items are going to be an issue.
Pizza for sure will be a problem. I am pretty positive i can get Pizza. The issue is how good is it? Lets face it I live in NYC. When i goto my in-laws in the Hudson Valley i am always surprised their pizza is good since its not NYC. When we go to their place in Tampa the pizza not so good. I always heard its the water but who knows. I do know that good Pizza will be a challenge.
Then there is a good old fashioned American Diner. MC and I both love them. Were the menu is a book. The portions are huge. If you order pretty much any mainstay item it will be greasy delicious. I typically get the same thing (most of the time but not always). Some sort of burger and onion rings. I just don’t think we are going to be getting that in London. I envision getting off the plane when we come to America to visit and stopping by somewhere on the way to wherever we are staying in NY. Just to get our grease fix. I may not be far from the truth on that. I hope I am wrong.
Those are the main food genre’s i can think of now. I am sure i will think of more or someone will sadly remind me of one. When i do i will add it to my list. For no particular reason and not for keeping score i plan on periodically writing pro or con posts on life in London. I guess you can consider this a potential entry in the con category however I have to get on the ground and explore first to be sure.