Oh my WORD @Maggie8K this all looks delicious! I just looked up the seasoning, and it seems to be available on Amazon, I might need to invest as I love those kind of flavours.
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I highly recommend that spice mix, @Jenny. I might actually pack a bottle when I go on sits, LOL.
TJ’s is so popular that some resellers list its products on Amazon at a markup. Even people in the U.S. will buy that way sometimes if they don’t live near a TJ’s.
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@Maggie8K that spice mix sounds just the sort of flavour my younger son and I would love! Thanks @Jenny for your research into where to get it in the UK!
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Glad I could help, @Debbie! I have a real curiosity about everyday foods from overseas (I’ve only been abroad once so far) and I quite often spend time online looking for interesting everyday foods/grocery items from other places!
Right now I’m using French laundry detergent, and my new favourite chocolate is a French one, dark chocolate and a lemon fondant filling!
If you get the spice mix please report back about what you use it with!
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I’m going to try that spice mix on fried chicken wings, too. I think it would be a tasty combo. I normally just order wings delivered, but you could cook them at home as well, of course. I was thinking it also would taste good on tofu, say cooked in an air fryer first, then with the spice mix added.
Maybe also on potato salad or macaroni and cheese.
It might also be good on the rim of a cocktail glass, depending on the cocktail. Maybe a Bloody Mary or a margarita.
Add: Might also be good on corn kernels or corn on the cob, similar to some flavors in Mexican elote-style corn. Or maybe added to hummus or other dips.
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@Jenny Mmmm dark chocolate and lemon… I think we may have similar tastes!
I do love trying unusual or local food and drink when we travel. Even if just regional specialities in the UK. I love to eat and drink local produce. We just returned from a week in Pembrokeshire, Wales, a regular repeat housesit for us. My most recent discovery there was seaweed infused Barti Spiced Rum, available as a local ice cream flavour, and also sampled in a latte!
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@Maggie8K those all sound like great ideas, I’m particularly loving the idea of it in potato salad!
@Debbie I think we do have similar tastes, that rum sounds right up my street! I don’t drink often so I like to have something yummy and decadent when I do!
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@Debbie the rum looks good and it’s another new one for us to try, thank you for the recommendation 
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Good afternoon!
I’m just checking in, it’s been a busy day today so far.
I’m taking a moment to eat some goodies that I got from the only vegan bakery in my area. I’m not strictly vegan, but their food is SO good. I have a vegan sausage roll, and a bun with cardamom, pistachio, and caramel!
The cafe is wonderful too, as it allows pets in. When I say pets, it’s not just dogs! There is a little fluffy cat called Thor who lives with his pet parents in a flat nearby, who rules the whole street, and you’ll often see him sitting on a car, or getting some love from a passerby, although he is choosy about who he is friends with. I’m one of them!
Thor often goes in to visit his friends at the cafe, and to get cosy in the warm.
Here are some photos of the last time I saw Thor in the fluff!
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Someone mentioned being curious about every day foods in other countries. I find it amusing what people think Americans eat. The American sections in foreign grocery stores are interesting to say the least. I’ve certainly never eaten most of what is found there.
While there are some distinctly American foods, such as hamburgers, don’t forget that we are a nation of immigrants. And thankfully most cultures brought their food to the US.
Been a rough week. Time for my favorite lunch.
Not every country does this well. I’d love to experience this cuisine at the source.
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A great idea! I’ll be checking in
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That would be me @anon42826925!
Much like the US, other cultures brought their food to the UK. I do love traditional British foods but they can be a bit simple. Even in my rural Scottish town, we have delicious Indian, Japanese, Mexican and Chinese food.
I remember being curious about “biscuits and gravy” at one point during a pandemic lockdown. My sister and her husband own a butcher’s business, so she was able to bring me a home delivery, and I made biscuits and gravy with some of their fresh sausage meat. It was an absolutely delicious comfort meal!
Your lunch looks absolutely delicious. I hope you enjoyed it!
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Yes biscuits and gravy are a Southern US thing. I’m from the Southern US and have had that dish maybe once? I do love our biscuits very much, but sadly my doctor took me off of wheat and gluten years ago. I was so impressed that Frankie’s fish and chips had a gluten free fryer when I was in Shetland. I love fish and chips.
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Shetland must have been wonderful, @anon42826925! How long were you there?
Fish and chips is a wonderful dish, especially from a seaside town. I lived in Oban and then in Tobermory (on the isle of Mull) when I was younger, and they had the best fish and chips!
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3 weeks! I like slow travel. Made some friends I’m still in touch with and did a lot of walking. Went to the folk festival. I’m now stalking it for sits. Walks would have been far better with dogs. I also love the remoteness.
Joined a community walk and made the newspaper! Guess they don’t have too many tourists in Unst.
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@Jenny One of my housemates at University was from Louisiana and introduced us to some of her favourite foods such as corn bread, jambalaya, gumbo and even grits. She sent me a recipe from the US for Jambalaya and it is still one of my favourite meals to cook nearly 30 years later! Luckily my sons love it too.
@anon42826925 The same housemate was a fan of slow travel in remote and less touristy places and had spent the summer on Orkney before coming to University in Hull.
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I lived in New Orleans for a time. The food was amazing. Not American as much as purely Louisianan. I’ve never been able to eat it outside of Louisiana unless I make it myself. We are so many different and distinct cultures here.
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People were amazed that I was spending 3 weeks there. They “did” Shetland in one or two days. Some of us like to “be” in a place for a while. To learn about the culture of a place.
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I love fish & chips in Tobermory… and the view 
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Happy Friday! Here’s a goofy photo of Walter from the summer. He loves to lie on my neighbour’s walkway and stick his paw out to grab at my hair 
@anon42826925 I love the concept of slow travel! I feel like it takes a bit of time to properly soak up a new place.
@Debbie I’ve always been curious about corn bread! Is it something you make now? How lovely that you’ve got a treasured recipe from your old housemate!
@Samox24 Tobermory is lovely isn’t it! Did you go to the MishNish when you were there?
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