My name is Alana, and I live in Scotland. I'm an American, and I've heard all the cultural stereotypes about British food*, so I thought I would take the time to try a variety of British foods, drinks and dishes, and report on whether or not they really are all that bad. BEFORE YOU EMAIL ME: 1) I know that these foods come from different regions of the UK, but my American friends won't know or care where they come from any more than my British friends know or care that Idaho and Ohio are 2 different places 1500 miles apart. 2) I don't care how much you love Marmite. If you like the stuff here, you might also be interested in my book, An American Guide to Britishness. It is available for the Kindle , and also in paperback. Some people have emailed me asking where they can buy some of this stuff in the US. If you're interested try my friends over at The British Food Depot. They have a lot of this stuff. For the fresh made stuff, you can find recipes all over the internet. Mini-Reviews: Drinks and Condiments 08 Nov 2011 Mini-Reviews: Crunchy Salty Snacks 08 Nov 2011 Mini-Reviews: Chocolate and Sweets 08 Nov 2011 A blog post looking back on all the foods in the list 07 Jun 2010 Beans On Toast 29 May 2010 Digestive Biscuits 3 February 2008 Pork Pies 26 January 2008 Black Pudding 11 Mar 2007 Weetabix 3 Mar 2007 Meat Pie (in a can) 22 Feb 2007 Cranachan 12 Feb 2007 Crumpets 18 May 2006 Piccalilli 11 May 2006 Marmite 3 May 2006 Branston Pickle 27 Apr 2006 Scotch Pies 20 Apr 2006 Yorkshire Pudding 22 Feb 2006 Sticky Toffee Pudding 22 Feb 2006 Cornish Pasties 22 Feb 2006 Jamaica Ginger Cake 19 Feb 2006 Jelly 19 Feb 2006 Flapjacks 17 Feb 2006 Bubble and Squeak 9 Feb 2006 Chocolate Spread 9 Feb 2006 Lemon Curd 9 Feb 2006 Smarties 9 Feb 2006 Haggis 25 Jan 2006 Custard 24 Jan 2006 Spotted Dick 24 Jan 2006 Pickled Onions 24 Jan 2006 British Hot Dogs 24 Jan 2006 Lucozade 22 Jan 2006 Selkirk Bannock 22 Jan 2006 Christmas Pudding 21 Jan 2006 Jaffa Cakes 19 Jan 2006 Scotch Dumpling 18 Jan 2006 Mushy Peas 18 Jan 2006 Toad In the Hole 18 Jan 2006 Scotch eggs 18 Jan 2006 Oatcakes 17 Jan 2006 Irn Bru 17 Jan 2006 Reviews of British food from other web sites, by other authors. These are either stuff I haven't gotten around to, or stuff I'm just too scared to try: Munchy Box from Jared Earle at The 23x Blog. Scotch Ostrich Egg from Blogjam. Deep Fried Candy Bar from FXcuisine. Deep Fried Pizza from FXcuisine. Deep Fried Cheeseburger from FXcuisine. In the US, a good place to buy British food and British Chocolate is The British Food Depot. Some items offered: Weetabix Cereal | Branston Pickle | Lemon Curd | Smarties | Spotted Dick | Irn Bru | Galaxy Chocolate Please visit our sponsors: Help me pay my bills: * Some of my friends (you know who you are) have complained about my calling it all "British Food" because some of it is English, some Scottish and some Irish, and my Scottish friends don't like being identified as British. Guess what? Scotland is still on the island of Great Britain, so you are technically British. And I'm not going to call my site "The GirlAlive English, Scottish and Occasionally Irish Food Experience". Get over it. Alana Muir © 2011