My American Goodies

@sishy7 (27167)
Australia
November 22, 2016 11:08am CST
# 45 As often the case, we don’t start missing things until they are no longer around as much. Common food that I’m familiar with in the States often remain as memories - either I can’t find them down here, or if I do, they will understandably be expensive since they have to be imported. Every now and then, I still like to venture inside specialty stores selling American goodies just to look around and perhaps to walk down memory lane a bit. These stores do have all kinds of all-time favorites snacks like Twinkies, Graham Crackers, Reese’s Peanut Butter, all the different flavors of Pop Tarts, and of course Hershey’s... On my latest visit, I saw a HUGE version of the original Hershey’s Milk Chocolate. It’s like the size of an A4 paper – okay, for those in the States who use Letter size instead, A4 paper measures 8.27 × 11.69 inches. And it looks like around half-an-inch (about 1.5cm) thick... I was bad on that visit because I ended up home with the goodies in my picture above... (Collage made using free Photovisi site)
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@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Nov 16
WATT!! No chips n salsa?? **shakes head in dismay** Did you forget to get those lays potato chips too? Boy, I'm just so disappointed
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@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Nov 16
How could you resist @sishy7 ?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
24 Nov 16
@rebelann I decided to go all sweet at the time...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
They sure have Lays too and I almost bought some...
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Nov 16
Basing on the pictures of what you bought in that store , i can say that you have a sweet tooth . Usually , i only like Chocolate bars- Cadbury is my favorite brand , but the medium sized ones only , which me and my hubby can consume in just one eating . At least , we will just open another when we feel like eating one again on next days .
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Nov 16
Cadburys is an excellent choice. Good old British chocolate.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Nov 16
@sishy7 However , most supermarkets have here are those with roast almond, fruit and nuts and milk chocolate . I want the one with hazelnut .
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Nov 16
Cadbury is a very international brand... Everywhere I go, I can almost always find a Cadbury.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Nov 16
you know, you know enough americans that if there is something you really really want, I am sure one of us would do a trade for some local random fun items!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
I know and that would be fun! I actually have families there and my sister have sent me stuff by post before... But even the most economical way of sending packages to/from there and here would still be quite costly...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
24 Nov 16
@Jessicalynnt Yeah, that's some sweet thoughts... Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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• Centralia, Missouri
24 Nov 16
@sishy7 Oh I know, cant do tons, but every now and then!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
22 Nov 16
I totally understand and don't blame you for spending so much and loading up. When we travel, I enjoy trying foods in other countries. However, I noticed some American candy is made special for Europe, for example, and tastes nothing like the original made in the USA. Enjoy your goodies!!!!!!!!!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Yes, there are some Kelloggs Australia and such... But I think the specialty stores carry goods actually imported from the US... As far as I can tell these goodies taste the same as I remember them in the States...
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@JudyEv (340043)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 16
Sometimes you need to give in and spoil yourself. So are you American and now living down under or did you just live in the US for a while?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Yeah, I'm from the US living in Australia...
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• Agra, India
22 Nov 16
Were you not happy with your shopping?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
22 Nov 16
I only wanted to look around when I went in the store, but ended up buying all those goodies...
• Agra, India
23 Nov 16
@HAPPSINGH I'm usually happy when I shop
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• Agra, India
25 Nov 16
@HAPPSINGH yes...but since 2 months it has shifted away a bit far from my place so now the visits have reduced
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@AmbiePam (92772)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I guess I never think about those products not being sold in a lot of countries. I'm shocked Twinkies aren't universal!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
10 Dec 16
We don't really miss them until they become hard to find...
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@Tampa_girl7 (50258)
• United States
28 Nov 16
Yes, you were very naughty in buying all the junk food.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
22 Apr 17
@Tampa_girl7 We did - we tried to make them last as long as possible while enjoying them...
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Nov 16
Those junk food are a rarity down here so I shall indulge...
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@Tampa_girl7 (50258)
• United States
22 Apr 17
@sishy7 I hope that you enjoyed it
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
29 Nov 16
You have lots of goodies there! Looks like a little bit of heaven!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Nov 16
Too much sugar, I think...
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
29 Nov 16
@sishy7 yes, that goes without saying. If you were to eat it all at once, it would be a real problem to your body, that's for sure! lol
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
30 Nov 16
some of those little treats are hard to give up!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
30 Nov 16
I particularly love the Twizzlers out of the whole batch I got there...
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
1 Dec 16
@sishy7 Me too. Some of those I haven't seen here in Canada either.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Nov 16
Yes these things are favourites- I live in Canada and can get them here as we import a lot but we all are guilty of loving them---LOL!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
24 Nov 16
I can go without them for a long period of time, but the temptation is there from time to time... And although I can always get a really nice bottle of pure Canadian maple syrup at any time, I just had to get the Aunt Jemima only because I knew I may not find them as easily at other times...
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Nov 16
@sishy7 Hahaha! Maple syrup really is a natural favourite and it seems- an International one too!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Nov 16
Those are a lot of goodies....I got some nice chocolate biscuits too today called Dark Fantasy.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Oh, they sound really nice... I imagine they have some dark chocolate in them... I don't think I've seen that brand down here, but our Tim Tam biscuits are quite popular...
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• India
24 Nov 16
@sishy7 A sort of gooey chocolate mixture comes out when you bite it :)
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• Philippines
4 Dec 16
The goodies look so good still. I love sweets too. One of my stress-relievers.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
5 Dec 16
I have a sweet tooth too... But I really need to watch my sugar intake as I'm not getting any younger...
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• Philippines
5 Dec 16
@sishy7 Yeah, slow down too. But sweets are irresistible. .
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@Ladera (340)
• United States
10 Dec 16
Love anything with chocolate in it!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
10 Dec 16
You know, I actually know someone who dislikes chocolate... my eldest son...
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
26 Nov 16
I would say you were good taking home the goodies LOL I'm not sure if I could afford it that I could have passed up the huge candy bar.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Nov 16
The thing is so big, the size actually turned me off and I didn't even need to know what the price was...
@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
24 Nov 16
Those are the sort of things that should not be around. Everytime I see a piece of chocolate, no matter what the size, it fits exactly in my mouth. And I have a piece of paper in the fridge´s door with the list of no-nos that the doctor told me. Chocolate and salami are among them. And I´m sure that your list is forbidden too
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Nov 16
Yeah, I'd be much better off avoiding such stores... no risk of sugar overload and of empty wallet...
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Nov 16
i remember the tootsie roll chewy stick growing up. cinnabon is a coffee shop that serves cinnamon rolls here.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Yeah, they come as chewy sticks but I like the single or bite-size ones...
@jstory07 (139717)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Nov 16
That is great that you found some goodies to buy.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
24 Nov 16
Yeah, they're not always available... I looked for the syrup few months back and they didn't have any in stock... So I bought some this time especially that they were on sale...
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
23 Nov 16
Toothsome names!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Okay Sherlock, what do you mean? It's an awesome name you have this time though... Want some tootsie rolls?
@radhruv (135)
• New Delhi, India
23 Nov 16
Looks too yummy. Enjoy till it lasts.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Nov 16
Yeah, they better last me for a while as I can't eat too much sugar at once...