Brits poke fun at Texan grocery store's UK aisle that's missing Yorkshire tea
It's funny to see how other cultures portray your own culture, especially when it comes to something like food. A Texan man was so intrigued by the UK aisle at his local supermarket that he took to Reddit to ask real Brits what they thought of the cuisine on display. He wrote: “The UK section of my grocery store in Austin, Texas. How’d they do?” The remarks that followed were hilarious.
“No Marmite, no Bovril, no Worcestershire sauce, no Yorkshire tea.” One wrote, pointing out some of the most integral British things on their shopping list. “A fair selection of popular biscuits (the shortbread is great) - but too many cream crackers, which are boring and go stale quickly,” they added.
In terms of costs, they were quick to point out how pricey some of those items were, “$5 (£3.98) for a tin of Heinz tomato soup, which isn't even a British product and costs £1($1.16) here? $6 (£4.76) for HP sauce? Fair enough if they're imported, I guess.” Most Brits were annoyed about the absence of a popular yeast extract spread, Marmite. “Where the f**k is the marmite? Fail.” A few others agreed, “I don't see any marmite,” another wrote.
One user poked fun at an item on offer which is a British staple, but they weren’t used to seeing it packaged up because it's normally served fresh at chip shops. One said, “Chip shop curry sauce in a squeezee bottle? What a time to be alive.” Another agreed, “Honestly thought it was squeeze peanut butter until I read this, and now I'm even more mad.” This made one Brit very angry, “Vile abomination.” And another explained it would be weird served cold, “Wouldn’t work would it, it needs to be warm.”
One pointed out the selections included that weren't British, “I’ve never heard of Taveners, Coffee Crisps or Barry’s Tea, and I didn’t know Jacob’s did Jaffa cakes but everything else is legit.” They said. Coffee Crisp is in fact a Canadian snack bar not readily available in the UK, Barry’s Tea is only available from Ireland so not many English, Scottish, or Welsh Brits would know it. Jaffa Cakes are usually made by a brand called McVitties in the UK.
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The Brits were very angry about the tea selection, one wrote: “No Yorkshire tea bags. Complete and utter failure.” And another agreed, “Barry's is Irish isn't it?” Taking into consideration that mainland Ireland isn’t technically the UK and therefore Brits don’t know that brand. One poster wrote, “Wtf is Barry's Tea? Is it regional or something I don't think I've ever seen it where I live.
"Then again my husband and his family (who drink far more tea than me) seem to take it as a personal affront if I suggest anything other than PG tips.” PG Tips, the popular tea brand was included in the selection but others took offence to that. “Your only tea option is PG tips? Disgusting.”
Another poster commented as to why the change might have occurred in the US, “McVities and Jacobs are both owned by United Biscuits anyway. Dunno why they chose a different brand name for US but it’s probably the same product.” They said. One person applauded the selection, they said. “I think they did good. Plenty good British brands there. Not sure on the prices. Seems expensive.”
Another saw it as a reflection of how bad British food is when they wrote, “I'm from the UK, never realised how bleak our food looks when laid out like that as a novelty for another country. I guess we really do have bad food here.” Another American was upset this selection wasn’t available near them. “Jealous! I live in Austin too but my local HEB doesn't have a UK section, I think just a few Asian and Mexican products in their international section.”
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