I’m a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 who has stayed half of her life in Malawi 🇲🇼
If I could pick one souvenir food wise it would be this garlic sauce from here in Malawi.
Will make a series of posts on this.
I’m a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 who has stayed half of her life in Malawi 🇲🇼
If I could pick one souvenir food wise it would be this garlic sauce from here in Malawi.
Will make a series of posts on this.
(I’m in the US). I’ve been told by multiple friends in multiple countries that they appreciate Reese’s Pieces peanut butter candies. The salty-sweet combo is unique and they don’t get them often in their countries.
My other go-tos depending on who I’m visiting would be a locally roasted coffee or an over-the-top flavor bomb craft beer. Like my local brewery has a seasonal on rotation right now, “Sprinkled doughnut double spiced oatmeal stout” with a bright, colorful can. My German friend is offended but intrigued by the beers I bring. Usually he gets playfully wound up insisting they don’t count as real beer.
Don’t worry, Germans are offended by every non-German beers.
Am German, found the exception. There is a beautiful little brewery in Lucerne right at the Lake. Go there and drink one of both beers on tap. Yes its that good. :)
Harsh, but true. Apparently Lone Star is acceptable?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI9DX8O3F-o
I’ve seen Germans turn their noses up at beautiful Belgian beers before immediately drinking a (delicious, but not legally allowed to be sold as beer in Germany) desperados. Granted, I shit all over German Mexican food and also love Taco Bell (and I don’t consider it Mexican food), so I don’t have a leg to stand on here.
I had to Google the Reese candies, they look like Smarties! I’m sure the peanut butter in them makes a unique taste.
That beer sounds super rich. Most visitors to Malawi are intrigued by the local “Kuche Kuche”.
I would definitely love some roasted coffee. I haven’t had coffee in almost 4 years. I usually drink herbal teas from the farm.
Theres a brewery in Astoria on the Columbia river (Oregon side), they’re called ‘Rogue’. They have made some of the most out there beers i’ve ever had. The Double Chocolate Stout actually tasted like chocolate; the maple-bacon…something… beer, was possibly the worst beer i’ve ever tried 😆. Great venue, so glad we could stop there for a couple beers on a trip a few years back.
The US do beers well, its a shame the major beer companies from there give it a poor reputation. But i suppose thats the same with anything, you gota look more closely to see the stuff of value. I’d not want Aus to be judged on Fosters for instance… 😂
Unfortunately, not any more: Rogue filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 25, 2025, and has choosen to close and sell off everything instead of trying to reorganize or recover.
Hate to break it to you, but in the US, Fosters is absolutely marketed as the Australian beer 😂. I think the Foster’s in our stores is brewed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under license though.
I’ve never seen stuff like Toohey’s or VB here. Next time I go to Aus, maybe I’ll do a cheep beer swap and bring cans of Keystone Light, Natty Light, Miller High Life, some of our other “sex-in-a-canoe” beers, as in “fucking close to water”.
Hahaha! I wouldn’t be surprised if old mate Paul Hogan (croc dundee) is still in the ads! I can’t remember if theres a brewery still doing Fosters in Aus, I’m pretty sure the British just brew it somewhere on their patch as well.
Haven’t thought about Tooheys in years, seems to have gone out of fashion over in WA (Western Aus), the Queenslanders are probably still chuggin it though.
If you do a cheap beer swap VB is def one for the swap, other potential water substitutes might be XXXX, and Great Northern. Interesting thing about those beers is they’re way more popular in certain parts of the country and almost unknown in others.