I was born and raised in America, but managed to escape to Britain before Trump took office (it doesn't matter, but it's an interesting fact). I have some favorite foods that I have never heard of in America. Before being introduced to them, I went there for nearly 27 years and felt a little robbed. Here are my top five (in no particular order):

Sticky toffee pudding-the whole world misses it! ! Check the menu and try to make it. It's worth it (if you are a good cook).

Concentrated cream-I mean, come to America, this may be your mascot, so keep up with the show. ...

Pea paste-yes, yes, I know-"What's good about pea paste?" "I'm not just talking about mashed peas, but also those with mint flavor. It's good.

Scones-the closest thing in America is cookies (or different from what Americans call cookies), although these are more famous for their tea-are not worthy of the name. * Best served with curd cream, raspberry or strawberry jam.

Shortcake-Well, we have all heard of "tea shortcake", but in fact we seldom drink tea (scones instead), so shortcake is not very popular. It's like a muffin and an English muffin with a baby. Many pockets are full of butter (or condensed cream) or jam, peanut butter or syrup, whatever you like!

Living in England has many favorite things (especially condensed milk), although I will never stop craving my grandmother's homemade bread in Utah-there are some delicious English supplements in my daily diet.

Editor * * * I missed Yorkshire pudding, which is definitely a crime. I'm terribly sorry. Yorkshire pudding should be a national dish-how to eat it in parliament? ****

Thank you for your comments and suggestions on new things. I want to mention that I am a vegetarian, so I put the meat outside on purpose! Where to start? When I was a child, there was no foreign food not long ago. Not in Essex, at least I grew up there. No pizza, no curry, no Mexican food, not at all.

I think there should be Chinese restaurants and the like in some areas of London and other big cities, but certainly not many. Most people don't like and don't want to eat foreign food, and even many don't try it. Of course, my mother doesn't buy this kind of thing, which means the older generation often buys it, such as "foreign garbage". My mother is a native Londoner, and her recipes were handed down by her mother. Nothing was written down, nothing was weighed. All eyes. Like most women of that era, she was an excellent all-around chef, who hardly brought anything in and out.