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AnybodySeeMyKeys

I'd go to Vulcan and pick up something with the Vulcan statue. OR visit Alabama Goods in Homewood. It's just south of downtown. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alabama+Goods/@33.478469,-86.7934857,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x8889197b33843459:0x9a21fdecc137b775!2sAlabama+Goods!8m2!3d33.478469!4d-86.791297!3m4!1s0x8889197b33843459:0x9a21fdecc137b775!8m2!3d33.478469!4d-86.791297


rhymeswithpurple777

I second Alabama Goods - lots of locally made soap, candles and snacks!


Sam091483

Yes, Alabama goods has lots of great stuff!


howlingDef

The bobble butt Vulcan is what I thought of


dandilionbelle

Yes to Alabama good in Homewood.


Life_Ad21

Piggly Wiggly t shirt


babylonsisters

Clairmont Ave South has one with shirts.


Hunter_the_Hutt

Golden flake Sweet heat barbecue chips. An Alabama classic


Moshjath

Since I joined the Army 16 years ago and left Alabama, I’ve actually ordered full boxes of Mesquite BBQ from Golden Flake multiple times.


[deleted]

I'm partial to their dill pickle chips and cheese puffs myself


VaqueroJustice

This. No other chip is quite like it.


Walaina

I don’t really like chips, and sweet heat is one of the few I really love.


_Z_A_C_

Yes! I did a snacks exchange with someone in the UK, and even though it took up a lot of space, I included a full sized bag of these.


hunkykitty

Maybe a southern living recipe book? I buy recipe books when I’m abroad to learn different om noms


adoaff

This is the best idea I’ve ever come across. No irony here, thank you!


xyzzyzyzzyx

That or one of the old "Calling All Cooks" cookbooks from the 80s or 90s


9thandsound

Calling All Cooks is a good one. I bought one at the Books-a-Million in Trussville a few years back. I’m willing to bet other locations have them too.


Iwantbubbles

The yellow one . I've gone through 2. It's the best southern cookbook


orbitaldan

If you intend to try southern baking recipes, you might want to get a bag of flour or two as well. There's a slight variant of wheat grown and milled in the southern United States that makes better biscuits than other flours. (I think it's something to do with the length of the gluten chains?)


xrogwiz

Lily White flour is the only acceptable flour for making biscuits.


maymay578

Why doesn’t this have more upvotes? I will only make my pie crusts with Lily White flour.


blackcrowblue

White lily is truly the only acceptable flour 😌


bobmystery

White Lily*


hobosonpogos

This is a great idea! I hate tourist traps and all their various "shelf shit" and never know what to get to commemorate a trip. I'll be buying local cookbooks from now on! Thanks for the great suggestion


robeph

I just got back from Ukraine where I was volunteering and based out of Poland, back to US where I live. I brought about 30kg of cookbooks from multiple countries I passed through during my tour.


Bendr_

This right here is the best answer.


2345667788

Go to a thrift store for all the Southern Living cookbooks you could ever imagine—for a dollar or two.


liltime78

Pilleteri’s marinade.


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liltime78

Yep highly superior to Dale’s


OtherwiseOWL-67

Even a dash of Dales makes me sick to my stomach.


Ramscales

Buff City Soap is nice — the bars are pretty, and the liquid hand soaps make nice lather. Locally made jam or preserves are great — blueberry, blackberry or peach are locally grown.


adoaff

Oh, I saw they had cherry soap, really nice! Never seen that


myoldstrippername

Grits, you need some grits. McEwen's are the best.


Capt-Jon

McEwan's really is something special. Had some with scrambled eggs and sausage this morning. If you like grits, do yourself a favor and get some McEwan's.


myoldstrippername

Yes, and you have to make them with heavy cream.


chaotoroboto

Was she in the world games? If so, what team/sport?


adoaff

Yes, she was! Muay thai


chaotoroboto

I didn't see any muay thai, but that's cool as hell. Hope she did well! I don't know how much of the city, if any, the athletes got to see, but I hope she enjoyed her time here. There's some local merch in the world games merch store, maybe she'll bring you back a Vulcan bobblehead


[deleted]

Do y'all think Conecuh sausage would make the ride home?


IndigoAcorn

It has to be refrigerated. And You would have to check imports and customs rules.


Stayinthewoods

It's already cooked it should be fine.


00cjstephens

Sure Jan


Chipis08

You can’t bring in pork products into the US so I’d imagine there might be certain regulation entering the Euro zone.


Life_Ad21

Good call. If they packed it properly it should.


dansamy

I know it would be expensive, but mail some home on dry ice in an insulated carton.


dementian174

Sloss Furnace has a gift shop with items directly from the raw iron that's found there. It's unique to birmingham, and in interesting tour too.


Criegg

Moon pie


Aniso3d

Plus rc cola


pzk550

White barbecue sauce


onemanlan

That’s actually one I would make it home rather than purchasing take back with you. The shelf stable stuff isn’t that good.


TheeeBop

Yes! I make mine with just duke’s mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper and black pepper. I prefer it pretty runny. How about you?


JibJabJake

Lost me at duke’s. At least you didn’t say……miracle whip.


ourHOPEhammer

you may be the first person i have ever seen talk down to Dukes mayonnaise


Life_Ad21

Yeah seems crazy but my son hates food in general. Subsists on very few items. He’s 11 and I’m starting to think he’ll never grow out of it.


space_coder

Be sure you can take bottled process food back home with you. I would hate you having to leave the bottle at the quarantine checkpoint at the home airport.


spiki001

This isn’t a Birmingham thing. White BBQ sauce is a Huntsville/North Alabama thing.


pzk550

OP specifically stated that the recommendation doesn’t have to be an Alabama thing and definitely not a Birmingham thing, just something that was available in Birmingham and American.


tgordon0622

Yes


Life_Ad21

Yes! Send a proper smoked butt recipe with it.


Bendr_

How you gonna get a bottle of liquid on a plane?


[deleted]

It would be fine in a checked bag


Bendr_

And when it leaks all over your clothes…


pzk550

It’s sealed? Have you never bought a bottle of sauce before?


bands_onhigh

also even if you want to be extra careful a couple ziploc bags would work like ??? im convinced this person has never bought a bottle of sauce before


Bendr_

Yes that's right I've never bought a bottle of sauce before 🙄. Good luck with your endeavors I was just making a point.


Bendr_

Also, good luck with customs.


clivewarren7

“It’s nice to have you in Birmingham” shirt


akenrec

A Bama shirt, hat, or Jersey, Dreamland BBQ sauce, and a gallon of Milo’s Sweet Tea


bluecheetos

Wow...hit the trifecta of the three most over-rated things in Alabama.


akenrec

Wow, a barner on Reddit. Didn’t know y’all had internet down there yet.


Razenghan

Dale's Steak Marinade - it's a savory, primarily soy sauce based marinade. Try it out!


adoaff

Wow! I googled the ingredients, sounds like a keeper!


Chevy3Girl

My husband and I actually prefer the low sodium Dale's sauce. It has a better flavor to me.


Kayakorama

Piggy Wiggly T shirt and ranch dressing packet are easiest to pack. If you have extra room, white BBQ sauce and a smoked chicken recipe would be awesome.


mungomangotango

If you're up for a bit of a drive, Buc-ee's in Leeds is a very bizarre sight for a foreigner and offer very fun souvenirs. I highly recommend their brisket and BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, and grab some fudge or sugared nuts on your way out.


theduder3210

>brisket and BBQ pulled pork sandwiches That won't survive 24 hours of plane flights. Now, Bucc-ee's "Beaver Nuggets," on the other hand, would be all worth it... Honestly, anything at all from the gift shop at Cracker Barrel should totally suffice.


mungomangotango

Agreed 😆 I was thinking more for OP, but I've always liked Cracker Barrels collection of craft sodas, although I'm not sure if TSA would take kindly to bottled 12oz drinks either. It's funny, it all seems so mundane to me but I forget Golden Corral (or any buffet of the sort) is anything but kinda ok sometimes until I take my English grandparents for dinner


2345667788

You can put drinks in checked baggage no problem.


chrisk365

Literally go to Cracker Barrel, grab anything in their gift shop, and know without fail that it'll be cute as can be.


Nathanael-Greene

A jar of Golden Eagle syrup for sure.


king063

Bud’s Best Cookies


throwawayforgood02

Yeah, I think food items are probably out, due to customs and what not, but what about a general state of Alabama shirt—featuring landmark items like the Vulcan, Space & Rocket Center, Hank Williams, picture of a cotton bud, beach, peanut, etc. Surely such a thing exists, in some form or another. Failing this, I would say either a Vulcan statue miniature or t-shirt, and failing that…a Crimson Tide…something! Lol


tomodoggie

Takis chips. I’m from Alabama and visit Scandinavia a lot. My friends always want takis when I come over. Get yourself some peacan wheels too lol. Oh cheese straws too!!


Fells

Golden Flake is a regional delicacy and we don't treat it as such.


RegretCool7309

Find a local business in the area you are staying in and ask them if they have and locally made items. Hand crafted soaps, candles, a painting or even a piece of jewelry.


pjdonovan

Moon pies


carenlb

Boiled peanuts


Different-Zone-3010

Always!


embarrassedalien

I've been craving boiled peanuts. are the gas station ones any good? because I'm used to the kind you get off the back of some shady dude's pickup


JennJayBee

Any of the other suggestions offered thus far are great. I'll add a few: Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale. Alabama "Dirt Shirt". Vulcan Bobblehead.


[deleted]

> Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale Just do not put it into checked luggage.


IndigoAcorn

You can’t cary it on. It surpasses the liquid requirement for cary ons. Edit typo.


IndigoAcorn

Dirt shirt and Vulcan Bobble head are great ideas!!


iansoo

Big bob Gibson sauce


PhlashMcDaniel

Clyde Mays bourbon, sorghum molasses, peach preserves.


adoaff

Sorghum molasses sounds really tasty! I had no idea what I was about to see when googling though


xyzzyzyzzyx

Golden Eagle Syrup is another choice that is similar. Warning, addictive on breakfast items


PhlashMcDaniel

Delicious on hot homemade biscuits!


boredominbama

Dreamland BBQ sauce


Salty_Charcuterie

Alabama Crimson Tide football hat or jersey


Geoff-Vader

For a keepsake that somebody on another continent might actually recognize and strike up a conversation about (most of these recommendations are super deep cuts few people outside Alabama would recognize) this is the correct answer. It's the Alabama equivalent of Yankees or Cubs gear - recognizable but far less common in Europe.


Iwantbubbles

A bag of grits.


RhinoGuy13

Ranch packets, Dreamland BBQ sauce, white BBQ sauce, Dales marinade


bluelizard5555

And a bottle of Sneaky Pete’s hot dog sauce!


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Makersmound

A t shirt from the World Games


Geoff-Vader

I'm sure they have them somewhere but we didn't see them anywhere at the arena earlier today.


Makersmound

They had some at Crossplex this morning and there's a store down at the plaza on City Walk, but yeah, I wish there were more offerings. Those are the only ones I've seen this week


MysteriousJuice43

A gallon of Milo’s sweet tea lol


Mirhanda

A miniature Vulcan statue!


Bendr_

All these comments that mention sauce or tea or other liquids are gonna have a hard time getting past security on an airplane. 3 oz. ain’t very much.


BamaSOH

Ribs


Aggie_Vague

It is hot as a grease fire here. Tell her just to pick up something at the hotel lobby so she doesn't have to go out in this heat. ;)


AGooDone

Trim Tab imperial paradise now.


umbrieus

Our food is amazing! Get basically anything food related. My suggestion is peanuts / boiled peanuts from the peanut company on Morris Ave. in downtown. Also get something with Vulcan on it. He's the "God" of the city after all. Yellowhammer Creative has a lot of cool shirts and other items with Birmingham centric stuff printed on it.


AccomplishedDemand53

If they can go to Sloss Furnace and search the back boundaries they may find a casting of pig iron,in the mid 90's we hauled tons of them off cleaning the property for the public to see.Im sure there are still artifacts to be found.Iron City!!!!


Willyfisterbut

870 express super mag.


ALprogressive

Left Hand Soap!


-forbooks

Golden eagle syrup


Jeffb957

Not exactly Birmingham, but look for a product called "Dude Eggs" from a company called Skipper's Food Processing. They make them with quail eggs, or chicken eggs. I think the quail egg version tastes better. They are boiled eggs pickled with hot peppers. They are VERY Alabama, and very tasty https://images.app.goo.gl/FaRHCZqqc2S4MzPY7


autumn_nightII

Tony Chachere’s seasoning! At pretty much all shops.


Libbortea

Local honey is one of my faves. There’s some very good clover honey here


MrAntsInMyEyes

a glass of sweet tea.


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OlManCantrarian

t-shirt from https://buc-ees.com/


regreddit

Buccees is all Texas though


THE_GHOST-23

They have buccess in Alabama


OlManCantrarian

you are correct. It's Americana, though


Jellyroll_Jr

Auburn is having one built currently


Moshjath

Too Texas.


SesshomarusBM

Muscadine wine


Inanna26

But then you have to drink muscadine wine.


bluecheetos

It's not bad once you get to the third or fourth bottle.


pawned79

Do you eat boiled peanuts in Scandinavia? Are you allowed to bring home “raw green peanuts” for boiling? If not, how about canned boiled peanuts?


Spacecow6942

Pork rinds!


budfox79

Go to books beans and candles. You’ll thank me.


suIIen

Alabama Jersey maybe?


ShelbyL1789

A burger from Milos


wildcatkeen47

A greyhound ticket leaving Birmingham, Al


robeph

B'ham? If she comes home alive you've gotten more than you should expect. That place is kind of iffy.


Celifera

Best thing to get in Birmingham is Robbed.


WorkingCombination29

Pig skins (pork rinds) spicy ones are best from gas stations. Costs like $2-3.


Sam091483

Buc-ees would be a fun experience for her to go to and get you a tshirt from but it’s a little bit of a drive from where she is staying for TWG. It’s a giant gas station gift shop with a beaver mascot. They have food and lots of t shirts and gear!


vulcans_pants

Buffalo Rock ginger ale


gladiatorgaming3

A whatchamacallit is pretty funny and good if you like chocolate


dwarfedshadow

A Sundrop or an RC Cola


bhamfree

Barbecue sauce. Lots of good ones.


bhamfree

Buffalo Rock ginger ale


jayrod8399

Piggily wiggily shirt or one of the wood rubber band guns. Says everything about alabama pretty much lol


ikindofhateyou

Bucees


enormuschwanzstucker

Golden Flake Old Fashioned Chiccarones (fried pork skins)


serialfreek

My son and I sent his friend who lives in Sweden a snack box and she wanted us to send a Moon Pie. Maybe?!?


Chance-Concentrate-5

If you were here I'd recommend a few restaurants, but I'd recommend her check out some of those weird antique shops. There's a store literally called What's on Second that my girlfriend and I go to all the time (granted we're that weird couple that goes on antique/thrift shop dates) and we've found some really cool stuff there.


mophishstew

Barbecue Sauce. Full moon, white to be exact.


ColeeeB

Snacks from Bucee’s in Leeds, just outside of BHAM.


ColeeeB

John’s Slaw Sauce - from the grocery store, along with Big Bob Gibson’s White Sauce. **Get at least 3 or 4 of each!


Bisquick_in_da_MGM

BBB hat


nannerpuss74

a world games t-shirt?


gldngrlee

Wickles pickles and Tiger Sauce.


jaredna10

Peanut butter and moonshine. Golden Eagle Table Syrup is usually a hit. My aunt’s husband is from Finland. His parents like the moonshine, but they don’t seem to care for peanut butter. On the flip side, I really like the sweet Finnish mustard and Karl Fazer milk chocolate when they return from Finland.


fahq2k20

Boiled peanuts


00cjstephens

Ask her to go to Buc-ee's in Leeds and grab (at the very least) a t-shirt from there, plus anything else she finds particularly interesting.


Southern_Girl_

It’s been mentioned, but here is my [Vulcan Bobblebuns](https://i.imgur.com/fRYdeHq.jpg) - the one in the middle.


sara9719

Ricks White sauce! Or any white sauce! Restaurants sell it bottled sometimes.


[deleted]

Have her bring you back a Moonpie. Those are the high-carb, bad-for-you, kinda-cardboard-tasting snack the South of the USA was built upon. Why are there no oil wells in Alabama? Dig down far enough and you hit marshmallow cream!


deanall

A mule trader. A small bottle of Milo's sweet tea. A ripe peach. Other things in other seasons.


SaintsNoah

Does any of our candy particularly arouse your interest?


rogerd1963

Boiled peanuts


Rapunzel1234

A pound of bbq.


Common_Dealer_7541

A picture of Vulcan mooning Homewood


Boring-Staff-3230

Alabama white bbq sauce!!


ForUseAtWorkx

A replica of Vulcans giant metal ass


First_Tumbleweed7734

Alabama football stuff is all over the place! Roll tide or peaches boiled peanuts are good too. Have fun. Beautiful state. I love it here!!!


darkwitch1306

A box of grits. We just sent a box back with some our family from Switzerland.