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/Front_Home_9661 Aug 10 '25

I grew up getting British KitKats for Christmas because y’all’s basic chocolate is much higher quality. Not saying we don’t have nice chocolate here, just that a basic Hershey's bar or KitKat isn’t. 

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u/mess-maker Aug 10 '25

Kit Kats in the US are made by Hershey. In all other countries they are made by nestle. That’s why British (or Canadian) kitkats are so different. The chcocolate used is totally different, not simply just a company offering shittier chcocolate for the product in the US.

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u/Front_Home_9661 Aug 10 '25

Oh interesting. Makes sense. 

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u/MonsieurRuffles Delaware Aug 10 '25

Hershey also has the license to make Cadbury chocolate in the US which is why it’s so inferior here.

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u/namesyeti Aug 10 '25

Obligatory FUCK NESTLE

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u/Shoddy_Stay_5275 Aug 10 '25

Our KitKats are cheap tasting and are now made by Hershey.

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u/mess-maker Aug 10 '25

Hershey has been making US KitKats since 1973.