I have been managing the grocery shopping fine, even though I can't read most of the packages. However, there are just some items that they don't have here or are hard to come by that have been staples in our pantry that I am missing.
American cheese (Velveeta)
Mexican cheeses
Cream of celery and cream of chicken soups
Chow mein noodles
Baking powder
Vegetable Oil
Cake mixes
Rotel
Green chiles
Egg noodles
Turkey sandwich meat
Iced tea (not the same here)
Corn tortillas
Good avocados
Good salsa (would make my own but can't find the ingredients)
Good tortilla chips
Maple syrup
Blue Bell Ice cream (what I can find doesn't compare)
Bleach (I know it is here but I can't figure out which one it is)
Marshmallows
I am sure there are many more, but that is what I can think of right now. I did manage to find a few Betty Crocker cake mixes and chocolate frosting here but they are 5 euros each. I think we will save that for special occasions! Lauren's school is celebrating international day next week and we are supposed to cook something from our country. First of all, it was hard enough for me to think of something that is truly American, and what I can think of I can't find the ingredients for because they are too American! Ughhhhh!!! I will definitely be smuggling food over after our next trip to the states. Some things you just take for granted.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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