Short, but sweet.

Food cravings. We all get 'em. Usually they are easy enough to deal with. Except when the very food you are craving is only available in your country of origin. 

Man oh man. It's brutal when the Smarties urge sneaks up on you (here in the US, Smarties are what we Canadians call Rockets. SO not the same thing.) Or the Coffee Crisp desires come calling. Or you start aching for an Aero bar. It's like that itch you can't scratch.

Canadian Smarties (mmmmm, chocolate!)

American Smarties

But the irritation doesn't end in the candy aisle. The cereal aisle can be equally challenging. Sure, we have access to all sorts of fun and questionably nutritious breakfast cereals here in the local supermarkets. But when all you want for breakfast is a bowl of Shreddies, nothing else will do. (As an aside: "shopping carts" are referred to as "carriages" here in New England. Awwwwww! )

On a more positive note, I just found my first bags of Ketchup chips here last week! Whoopee!

I do have to say that most supermarkets here have pretty decent selections of food products from Latin American countries, but that's not too surprising given the relatively large Latino population in the area. As I recall, the better selections of these items were found in specialty stores and not at the larger chain stores. 

(**hurriedly publishes post and scours eBay for yummy Canadian candy**)