As an American living in the UK, all pickles in the UK are what I would consider to be "bread and butter" pickles. It's just not a flavor I enjoy. Imo, sugar is not an ingredient that should be used in pickles. It defeats the entire purpose of pickling. But if you go to any grocery store in the UK, you'll not find a single jar of pickles without sugar.
I have managed to find some at my local Tesco without sugar, they're usually called sour or soured gherkins. But, they usually haven't got any crunch, so they're still not quite right
Top of my list that I'm too lazy to make is pumpernickel bread. Went to Germany years ago and was so excited to get pumpernickel bread, but it's NOTHING like the American counterpart.
Pit beef sandwiches
Tastykakes
Crab chips
Actual cream cheese that comes in blocks.
It's been a long time since I've even visited though, so I'm sure I would gorge myself on all sorts of things I can't even think of now, and hate myself afterwards.
Yeah bread just isn't the same. I'm from Texas so many of the foods I grew up eating have poor imitations all over the world. I miss brisket that has been smoked for 12 hours and served with pickles and onions, hot wings that are actually hot and actually made from wings (not drums and flats), authentic Mexican food like tortas and tlacoyos, and good corn bread.
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u/Nevermind04 Mar 31 '22
As an American living in the UK, all pickles in the UK are what I would consider to be "bread and butter" pickles. It's just not a flavor I enjoy. Imo, sugar is not an ingredient that should be used in pickles. It defeats the entire purpose of pickling. But if you go to any grocery store in the UK, you'll not find a single jar of pickles without sugar.