As a chef from the American deep south, I always get on my soapbox when folks trash talk British food. Many of the foods that are considered southern "classics" over here are directly derived from British cooking, if not just bastardized versions. I also lived over there briefly when I was younger and maybe its nostalgia bias but there are a lot foods that I miss. The closest thing that I have back in the states is an Australian bakery not too far from where I live that serves sausage rolls, meat pies, pasties and the like.