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Granny M

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14. I've been in Ireland for 20 years now.

Thu May 8, 2014, 02:30 PM

May 2014

When I'm back in the States, I eat a lot of Mexican food, real corn tortillas, and drink lots of ice tea. I always bring corn tortillas back for my freezer, and dole them out very slowly. Word is that somebody is opening a corn tortilla factory in Dublin. Can't wait to try them.

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If you were out of the US for a while, what would be the food you would seek out [View all] cbayer May 2014 OP

It's a toss-up Galileo126 May 2014 #1

I'm partial to a few items from MickeyD's, so that's on my list, too. cbayer May 2014 #2

Pecan Pie! PumpkinAle May 2014 #3

Yes! I'm coming in through Texas and a chicken fried steak and some Texas BBQ are also cbayer May 2014 #6

Ask maddezmom about a great BBQ spot if go by the Austin area. pinto May 2014 #17

I'm not going through Austin this trip, but I am going to stay the night with maddezmom. cbayer May 2014 #21

She makes some good plates. pinto May 2014 #25

Was it Kreuz Market in Lockhart? Texasgal May 2014 #23

That's it! pinto May 2014 #26

Ooops. Heard from my brother. It was Smitty's. pinto May 2014 #36

I don't know that I would. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #4

Yes! I look forward to lots of ice. cbayer May 2014 #5

Mexican! Kali May 2014 #7

You are hilarious! cbayer May 2014 #8

yeah you can rarely get real Mexican up here Kali May 2014 #10

I remember the first time I went to Italy Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #32

I have discovered the same thing in Mexico. cbayer May 2014 #35

Whenever I came back from the Caribbean, I always wanted... greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #9

Shelf stable boxed milk is widely available and super-delicious. cbayer May 2014 #11

I wanted the regular stuff. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #12

It took me a while to wrap my head around it, but it is the regular stuff. cbayer May 2014 #13

Well, I never had much call to go to grocery stores down there... greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #22

It is the issue of refrigeration that has led to the wide availability of shelf stable milk. cbayer May 2014 #27

I think the kids down there mostly drank goat's milk. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #28

I've been in Ireland for 20 years now. Granny M May 2014 #14

Tortillas are exceedingly easy to make. cbayer May 2014 #18

The masa harina has been impossible to find. Granny M May 2014 #33

Ah, that's a problem. cbayer May 2014 #34

If summertime, it would have to be my home grown tomatoes and other fresh japple May 2014 #15

I spent some time in Oahu as well and the only food I had that I really liked cbayer May 2014 #19

Cheeseburger. pinto May 2014 #16

Most definitely. cbayer May 2014 #20

Good chinese food or Dim Sum. Texasgal May 2014 #24

There are some fast food type Chinese restaurants, but cbayer May 2014 #30

I'm with greataunt locks May 2014 #29

Lol! I know how you love your milk. cbayer May 2014 #31

vegetables Retrograde May 2014 #37

Is there difficulty getting fresh produce in Europe? cbayer May 2014 #38

Not in my experience... greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #39

How they are prepared in certain areas is certainly true. cbayer May 2014 #40

That's very true. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #41

My famliy lived in Australia in the '70's..... A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #42

Yep! cbayer May 2014 #43

"Go for GIBBS! Pies, Pasties and Sausage rolls!" A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #44

Yikes! Alice Springs. cbayer May 2014 #45

"Ranch"?!?! No such thing! A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #46

Oops! Yeah, station. cbayer May 2014 #47

Riverbeds, to be sure. A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #48

I have always hoped to see them when they flooded. It must be an amazing sight. cbayer May 2014 #49