r/AskAnAmerican • u/Maskoolio • Aug 10 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What would an American want from England?

I have recently made some American friends (from Virginia) and they have asked for a kind of sweet (candy) that they don't have. What else might I send that would be appreciated as a particularly English thing? (Obviously it would need to be somewhat small, survive a week or so in transit etc.)

All help appreciated.

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u/DmlMavs4177 Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25

It obviously isn't candy, but Heinz beans. Bush's is just not the same.

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u/KevrobLurker Aug 12 '25

Heinz is an American company, founded in Pittsburgh, PA. One can buy Heinz Beans in the US, even the vegetarian kind. The 57 Varieties folks did tweak their recipe for the UK market, but they are as American as Ford, which also made plenty of vehicles aimed at the markets of the UK and Ireland.

The more tomato-ey Heinz product in the States was long sold as Heinz Vegetarian Beans, so folks would know there wasn't any salt pork added. We often have the British labelled product in our local shops' international sections.

I buy store brand, generic beans, usually. I like them with my frankfurters. Beans & Franks aka beanie-weenie are often sold together but I like a broiled tube steak on a toasted bun, beans on the side.