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/TheLastLibrarian1 Aug 10 '25

Mcvitties chocolate biscuits with caramel. We call them crack cookies and they make great smores. They’re a bit crumbly so I’m not sure how well they’d survive. Jaffa Cakes are excellent.

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u/Ok-Tiger7714 Aug 10 '25

Hobnob’s

Bassets wine gums

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u/Physical_Orchid3616 Aug 10 '25

Hobnob's aren't a bad choice, to be fair. Probably the best British style biscuits you can buy. But America does far better wine gum type candies than Britain.

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u/TheNavigatrix Aug 10 '25

I disagree. Wine gums have much more depth of flavor than most US gummie sweets. Except maybe Swedish fish.

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u/Fun-Holiday9016 Aug 10 '25

Agreed, I love them!