... in response to For the guys that have brought over a la..., posted by wsbill on Apr 25, 2003Mine insisted on drinking bottled water for the first six weeks, now she she fills a glass direct from the tap.
I've finally got her out of the nasty habit of leaving cold tea in the pot and topping up with hot water even after several hours ugh! She still refuses to take milk and sugar with her tea.
The only canned foods we buy now are those tinned tomatoes I use for Italian recipes and caviar and other fish. She took a while to get used to frozen foods.
She's still experimenting with ingredients as our local supermaket has far more range than anything she could get in Ukrainian markets.
She has taken well to English cooking, I do all the exotic stuff about twice a week. Galoopsie and borsch and the home made soups are the only Ukrainian food we eat nowadays, we are not able to buy Ukrainian kolbassa sausage here.
I wouldn't say that there's anything to really avoid as taste is a personal thing. Your lady will be amazed at the range in your supermarkets and will need your help in choosing ingredients, esp, for the exotic recipes. Her favourite takeaway is good ol' cod and chips wrapped in paper bought from the seaside.
www.thefoody.com for English and Irish recipes since Roman times.
BTW. When we are out in restaurant, pub or club she always likes me to choose a drink or cocktail new to her, as back in Ukraine it's all just vodka and beer.
