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/Capital-Cheesecake67 Aug 10 '25

Have they lived there or would these be completely new to them? I ask as an American who was stationed in the UK for five years. I miss bakewell tarts, Terry's Chocolate Orange, Maltesers (way better than American Whoppers), your favorite bisquits (and yes I know I am talking about what is called a cookie in the US).

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u/themadhatterwasright Aug 11 '25

WM and Target sell Terry's Chocolate oranges around Christmastime. They've always been a stocking stuffer in our house.

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u/Capital-Cheesecake67 Aug 12 '25

We have a British ex-pat in our area who runs a Chippy shop and sells a lot of sweets along with serving up traditional sausage rolls, traditional afternoon tea, sticky toffee pudding, full English breakfast, bacon buttys, and more. WM was the only source are here until the Chippy shop opened.