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I moved from my home in the UK to the US for 4 months. Here are 4 British food and drinks I missed — and 2 American dishes I loved.

Mikhaila FrielMay 7, 2022, 15:31 IST

Mikhaila Friel, photographed in Washington D.C. in 2016, and a portion of fish and chips, right.Mikhaila Friel/Insider, Alex Walker/Getty Images

I moved from Scotland, UK to Pennsylvania, US, for four months back in 2016.
One of the things I loved about my time abroad was trying American food.

I moved from my home in Scotland, UK, to Pennsylvania in the US for four months in 2016.

Mikhaila Friel in New York City in December 2016.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

Fish and chips is a British staple that I found myself missing.

Fish and chips with mushy peas.Pepgooner/Shutterstock

Cadbury chocolate in the US is different to the original UK version.

Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate.Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

I missed Tetley tea so much that my family mailed it to me.

Boxes of Tetley tea at a supermarket.Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

It's difficult to find traditional Scottish haggis in the US.

Haggis, neaps, and tatties.Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images

However, there are some American dishes I wish we had in the UK — like pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin pie.bhofack2/Getty Images

I was also a big fan of waffles while living in the US.

Waffles with syrup and fruit.JMichl/Getty Images

A bartender shares easy tips for making the best at-home margarita