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Jun 08, 2007 23:08

01. It is SUCH a beautiful day today! The weather has been crap for a solid week now, and any nice weather we've had in the last few months has stayed around for a few days at most and then run into hiding again. Which is infuriating to me, a summer lover. So after work I walked straight past my house and jaunted around for a good 30 minutes, ( Read more... )

miggy, rl, tv, gj, u.s. trip 2007, lj, veronica mars

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newnumber6 June 9 2007, 02:40:27 UTC

Wait, no Crispy Crunch? That's just... wrong. Those poor, deprived Americans!

Aside from jamaican beef patties (which probably wouldn't be too portable), the only other food I can recall mentioning and getting a 'huh?' from American friends was dill pickle chips. According to wiki bacon chips are also mainly Canadian, which just strikes me as odd. Bacon and chips go together naturally!

soleta_nf June 9 2007, 02:56:39 UTC

I know! I will definitely pick up a Crispy Crunch for my friends. It's an iconic chocolate bar of my childhood, since I had TEH BIGGEST CRUSH EVAR on a guy named Chris P. from like grades 2-7. Hee hee, Chris P. Crunch.

I wish I could bring veggies to the U.S., because there are frozen fiddleheads here I could take (a New Brunswick vegetable). There's also McCain frozen poutine that I found here - not sure how good it would be, but I made my friends a pretty sad version of it last year (which they still liked!). I could probably get that into the U.S. but I'd have to wrap it up in a cooler and such. :S

I saw that about the chips, too, and yes it really does seem odd. They're both such popular chip flavours here. Maybe I'll pick up small bags of those, too. I love ketchup chips though, so that will be a big bag! We could eat them during our Canada Day party! Hmm, maybe I should bring a few bags... How big is my suitcase again? ;)

newnumber6 June 9 2007, 03:26:16 UTC

Oooh, what about those maple creme cookies? The ones shaped like a leaf? Those are good and, although I'm not certain they're not available in the states, still strike me as a bit of Canadiana - since they're shaped like our leaf!

Other President's Choice stuff in general might also be options since I think that's still Canadian.

soleta_nf June 9 2007, 03:30:05 UTC

They ARE good, and I bet they aren't available in the U.S. Thanks!

I had a big discussion with one of my Houston friends last year about the President's Choice brand, and they actually have it in some stores there! It's not very common, but she recognized the packaging and everything! Amazing.

devildoll June 9 2007, 03:36:49 UTC

We have dill pickle chips here (I like them!), but they aren't hugely popular. We don't have ketchup chips, as far as I know. They sound interesting!

We have those maple cookies here, but I'm in the upper Midwest, a little closer to Canada than some areas of the US, so maybe that's why. I'm not sure you'd find them everywhere.

soleta_nf June 9 2007, 03:55:33 UTC

Thanks for the info on dill pickle chips! Ketchup chips are SO yummy. They're my favourite chips, along with Lay's Sour Cream and Onion chips. I also love nacho chips in general. Which reminds me of what they call "Ranch" Doritos in Belgium - "Cool American". LOL!

Man, I have such a craving for all this junk food now... :(

ciaracat June 9 2007, 21:05:39 UTC

Chris P. Crunch! LOL!!! That's awesome!

Just to remind you, I'm an extraordinarily picky eater, and ketchup is on my list of "Ewww!" things. So, don't pack an extra bag expecting me to eat a whole bunch too. ;) Can't say for the others that might be around. I'm asking around to see who might want to join us for Canada Day!

The maple cookies sound interesting! I've never seen those.

soleta_nf June 9 2007, 21:18:09 UTC

Ahhh, thanks for the reminder! I picked up two bags today but I may not be able to take both (depends on whether I can get my huge suitcase out of the storage space). Even if I bring both, you really don't have to try them. It would be nice to have one bag out at the Canada Day party anyway, and I can probably eat the whole bag if absolutely necessary! ;)

Crap, I forgot to look for maple cookies. :( I just came back from the grocery store and got some goodies to bring, and about half of the chocolate bars I have listed here. Are you picky about chocolate bars? :D

Do you guys have bacon and dill pickle chips there btw? (God, this is starting to sound like Bertie Botts Every Flavour Chisps!! LOL.)

And do you want me to bring anything non-food - HP stuff (buttons for the show, I have a Ravenclaw and Sirius Black prison poster one extra) or anything else?

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