For example, Marmite Crumpets don’t exist. You cannot buy them at the supermarket. To be clear: you can buy crumpets, you can buy marmite, you can buy butter; but you have to assemble them at home.

If you walk into a breakfast cafe, they will happily serve you sausage / egg / bacon / french toast / bubble / squeak (whatever that is). But no marmite crumpets. If you ask them to make it, they will give you a very strange look. It’s not typically offered. It’s something you just have to make at home.

It is unbuyable. Any tourist who comes to the UK to try a Marmite crumpet would need to bring a toaster or an oven with them, or quickly befriend a brit and hope that they have all the ingredients at home.

It’s not a secret. You just can’t have it.

*munches into crumpet thoughtfully, and salivates at the juicy savory delight, whilst staring at you pityingly and condescendingly*

Anyway, what’s something that I could never experience unless I made it myself in your local?

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
    687·
    12 days ago

    Here’s something that you can’t buy outside of Italy: mozzarella. I tasted proper mozzarella in Tuscany and it’s nothing like the shit labeled mozzarella sold in supermarkets around the world, and for a good reason: real mozzarella has a shelf life shorter than Trump’s attention span.

    • tetris11@lemmy.mlOP
      452·
      12 days ago

      You mean those watery packets of cheese I sometimes buy aren’t supposed to taste like watered down kangaroo testicles?

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      301·
      12 days ago

      We have a deli here that makes fresh moz daily, you can find places that do it all over. Shelf-life really only keeps it out of supermarkets. The problem for many forms of cheese in many countries, and especially the US, is the requirements around pasturization. Completely changes the texture and taste. And for moz specifically, the lack of Buffalo.

        • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
          4·
          11 days ago

          As the other commenter stated, Italian moz is made from water buffalo milk, which the US doesn’t have. And unfortunately, it’s not importable because it wouldn’t survive the trip without pasteurization (and current risks of bird flu with less pasturized milks due to lax US handling laws). There are also laws in the EU about what can be called moz, which dont exist in the US (don’t get cheddar lovers started).

          US moz is made with cows milk, and while it can be very good when made fresh, most people find the Itallian version to be a completely different cheese, and much more applicable to the dishes it is served with in Italy.

          In the US, American-Italian food has made shifts to items like chicken parm, etc, partly because of historic American tastes, but also because of what pairs better with the cheese.

          All this to say, moz is good, in Italy and in the US. But they are very different cheeses.

  • Papanca@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    12 days ago

    Decent fitting clothes with deep pockets and quality fabrics with the colors i like

      • Papanca@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        12 days ago

        Me neither; after all, complaints about pockets are around everywhere. But at least i’ve learned how to deepen existing pockets. Next step will be how to create pockets

      • Valmond@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 days ago

        But they do?

        I had to buy a lewis pair because tall people doesn’t exist, and my stuff gets lost in the pockets.

        To be fair, my monoprix jeans pockets are exactly 1/2 smartphone deep.

      • Papanca@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        12 days ago

        True, but it’s an important reason for many people to start to learn how to make their own clothes. It takes effort, but one can learn how to do this. And it used to be a very common skill. With today’s junk on the market, we have a good enough reason to start learning.

        • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          11 days ago

          I can sew, but finding decent fabrics is hard. Back in the 70s I made all my own clothes and I can still remember some of the fantastic fabrics I used: a ming blue paisley sateen cotton; a red denim (for a duffel jacket with a toning floral for the hood lining); a soft purple lightweight wool; a dark green raw silk; glorious Chinese rayon florals in rich colours. So much choice!

        • tetris11@lemmy.mlOP
          4·
          12 days ago

          I patch my old socks with older socks, if that helps. And I fix armpit tears with a rough stitch. That’s about it.

    • Euler_eix@lemmy.world
      2·
      12 days ago

      I had the same issue until I discovered MTailor. It’s all I wear now. A bit more expensive but totally worth it.

    • GraniteM@lemmy.world
      2·
      12 days ago

      I’ve only ever found one zip-up hoodie with decent insulation and pockets deep enough that my phone won’t fall out of them if I’m not careful, and you better believe I’m taking good care of it.

  • BmeBenji@lemm.ee
    411·
    12 days ago

    A Twinkie weiner sandwich.

    1. Cook a hot dog
    2. Slice a twinkie halfway through the bottom longwise to get something like a hotdog bun
    3. Insert the cooked hotdog into newly created bun
    4. Squirt easy cheese along the length of the hot dog
    5. Dip in milk
    6. Eat

    Weird Al invented this in 1989 in his movie UHF and it’s still not available in stores for some reason