corn tortilla, jiffy peanut butter, liquid vanilla,brown sugar,chocolate chips, cake mix, etc. So now that I'm back in the states I'm gobbling it all up.I'm definitely going to be stocking up before I come back.
Does anyone want anything?
Switzerland is great, but honestly I missed American food so much:
Whenever I'm in the States I always bring back a case of Oberto beef jerky... can't get enough of the stuff. Its one of those love it or hate it foods
In case you suitcase is too small..
Corn Tortilla=American food?
Yes.
Quote from Wikipedia, "This form of bread predates the arrival of Europeans to America, and was called "tortilla" by the Spanish from its resemblance to the traditional Spanish round unleavened cakes and omelettes (originally made without potatoes, which are native to South America)."
The OP was probably referring to special kind of crisps....and these in their packaged form are easy find in the US of America.
These are easy to find in Switzerland as well. Plus, if the OP is American I doubt that he/she would call tortilla chips corn tortillas
your right, we would probably call them nacho chips For some reason, I don't like the ones they sell here though.
The best I've found for dips like guacamole are the Coop house brand Tortilla Chips Nature. They come in a blue bag with yellow chips printed on it.
If you can find the plain ones, without all the spices, they are edible. The best ones I have had come from the small manufacturers scattered throughout California or from a decent Mexican restaurant.
If you're serious and you still have room:
* Peanut butter (Wal*Mart house brand is fine), one big jar each crunchy and cremy
* Lucky Charms (> 10 Swissies for a small box at the Expat Expo was wayyy too much)
There's stuff that everyone probably misses about their home cuisine (Marmite, Worcester sauce, proper bacon in my case) but I would NEVER want to swap Swiss food for British (or American for that matter)
Even the milk tastes nicer here
I would not mind swapping for the diversity of good ethnic food, at least in big cities in the US (like NYC or San Fran)...but other than an occasional real American Hamburger and real fajitas, I probably would agree with you. But if I had a choice, preference would be for a more meditarranean diet with lots of seafood like in Spain.
The Native Americans had tortillas long before the Spanish arrived there.
The Spanish popularized the word tortilla.
Additionally, fajitas are not Mexican, they are Tex-Mex. If one orders
fajitas in Mexico, they would look at you funny.
Partly correct. The Native Americans didn't call them tortillas before the Spaniards showed up. The Spanish already had tortillas but they were not (and are not) anything like corn tortillas.
I'll refrain from the groan. I would much rather have the choices in restaurants that one can find in America. I'm not talking about American food (whatever that is) but just food.
Fer shure..
like a Swiss Burger with French Fries..!
(obvious European influences on American kitchens)
That is correct. The Native Americans called them whatever, and the Spanish
called this whatever tortilla.
The flour version is not really that much different than these Döner Kebap
breads.
Could you please get me some Lindberg Snider Porterhouse & Roast Seasoning? I use to buy it at Pavillon's, Gelson's or Bristol Farms. I can't find it anywhere here. Also, Reese's Peanut Butter cups and Efie Marie's Rum cake. Seriously, we have the BEST of everything in the 'states, don't we? As evidenced by widespread obesity.
Mmmmmmmmmm. I'm bringing back a few bags of these for Halloween here. We'll see if they last until the trick-or-treaters show up.