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Thanks, marsbar! I just added a couple of glugs but it will be helpful to have an exact measurement for next time.

I think using the right kind of miso is important in preventing saltiness - there are different kinds of white miso, and shiro miso is pretty mellow. Or maybe I just have a higher salt tolerance :)

I found the salad super-tasty, although all those edamame beans have been a little tough on the old stomach.

Moved from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Northern Michigan late last fall, and it seems I miss something else every week...dreaming of falafel this time around. Last week it was Chinese food...Doesn't anyone eat anything but fish or burgers in restaurants up here?
Seems like I have to go from Traverse City to Petoskey to Gaylord just to find somewhat mildly comparable items that I could get in one trip to Trader Joe's. (I could weep thinking of Trader Joe's.) The produce up here is abhorrent.

I was born in Texas and when I was six we moved to St. Louis. It was during the depression and my mom was a wonderful cook. Because of her Texas upbringing, chili and tamales were a good part of our diet.
Making tamales was a family affair, on a weekend, my brother and sister and I would help my mom and dad roll the tamales and put them a cooker and it would take most of Sat. and Sun. to complete that job. Than we would eat em and share them with family and friends.
Breakfast, growing up was quiet different than breakfast today or even when my kids were growing up. Biscuit, (homemade) were everyday- Than we would have American cheese melted in butter to spoon on top of the biscuits or cream gravy with chicken fried steak with the biscuits. It's a wonder that my brother, sister or myself did'nt end up weighing a jellion pounds. I guess it was because we walked, rode our bikes or rollerskated everywhere- played baseball and swam all summer each year.
I still have my mothers recipes for her chile and tamales.I've changed them a bit and have won several awards for chili. I must say I make some of the best. Dave Johnson

American who was an exchange student to Australia and still seriously misses (even decades later)...

Vegemite (don't hate me for that!)
Milo drink mix
Cadbury's Violet Crumble
meat and mushroom pies
homemade sticky toffee pudding or syrup pudding
Arnott's biscuits (any and all of them!)

I am a German, living in the US for the past 30 yrs. I miss having so many kinds of yummy breads and rolls the most,
also Nuernberg sausages,
Kohl und Pinkel (a northern German specialty of kale cooked with barley and sausages),
Apfelkuchen (applecake),
the yummy yogurt flavors we don't have here,
turkish Doener Kebab,
mache lettuce,
creamed spinach.

I am an American (from Texas-Arizona-SoCal) living in Berlin, and while you can get lots of great food here, I would kill for:

Real Mexican food. omg I am dying for a fish taco or a bowl of Posole ...or a Torta from Rancho Mercado in Phoenix...even just some fresh corn tortillas would be heaven.

A decent Burger (they use beef mixed with pork most places here its drives me mad). Mostly I crave In N Out.

Diet Dr. Pepper

A decent cut of beef. I am not even a big meat eater but they cut the beef differently here and its all super tough.

Beans other than Kidney. I actually bring black, pinto, and red beans in my suitcase back with me from the states.

When I leave, I will miss:
the beer, the bakeries, and all the Turkish restaurants.

i lived in Hong Kong for ten years, there are A LOT of foods that we don't have here in the US, but most of all i miss the cuttlefish balls. they are made from cuttlefish meat, just like meatballs. it makes me want to cry that we don't have them here. i have almost forgotten how they taste. it has been 5 years since i tasted one.
but when i was in Hong Kong i missed Taco Bell, as they don't have any over there. also note that the only good American, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai food there is in high priced restaurants. and none of the "Mexican food" (If you can call it that) is actually anything like Mexican food. as my friends say, "we Chinese people don't like eating them beans" i guess Mexican is not popular there. it sucks.
but still, why would they not have Taco Bell. they have more McDonnald's per square feet than anywhere in the world and not one Taco Bell. curse you.

As a Bostonian living in Denmark, I reminisce about the days when I had access to: reasonably priced, incredibly fresh, and a broad enough range of seafood and shellfish; Winter squashes; Italian pizza as fast food; fresh Italian sausages (sweet & spicy!); a Jewish deli and Chinese food which has not been robbed of all spice or flavor.

We've got great ingredients with which to work here, but these were some of the things I miss about "home"

As a NJ girl now living in southwestern Virginia, I miss Jewish deli....the real thing......and White Castles!

Two things (seeing as most other items eg Marmite can be bought here):

Marks & Spencer and Waitrose food (all of it!)

has anyone noticed how much thinner Paula looks lately? Maybe she finally has to watch her fat intake! I for one won't be eating fried lasagna, deep fried mac&cheese, fried butter balls or any of her other heart stopping recipes but she is a fun lady to watch and an animal lover. I just hope she doesn't feed this food to her dogs, it might be considered animal cruelity.

Definitely over the top but i've had John Fleer's fried mac and cheese and it was divine... not greasy...beautiful.

@Peony: I love Coffee Crisp! I'm from Buffalo and growing up going to Fort Erie, Ontario for Chinese food was a special treat. On the way home we always bought a few Coffee Crisp for dessert.