tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post1804114946021458559..comments2020-12-22T14:45:20.593+01:00Comments on Euro Like Me: Der großer Supermarkt Top 20pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675993483165955805noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-47645665978322892522007-07-15T10:35:00.000+01:002007-07-15T10:35:00.000+01:00A place where people deliberate bump each other wi...A place where people deliberate bump each other with shopping carts as a way of expressing their impatience? You have got to be kidding me... If someone did that to me one time, I would make sure that they understood that they should regret it, and if they did it twice, I would make sure that they did regret it. I wouldn't live in a place with people that impatient and rude. That's ironic, because I thought that we Americans were incredibly rude as it is... However, I would have to see this unimaginable phenomena with my own eyes in order to believe it. <BR/><BR/>I believe in the specialization of more traditional style markets, but not being able to buy deodorant and food in the same place sounds pretty absurd these days...NJAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620328077495117086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-60973028857375513202007-04-10T10:32:00.000+01:002007-04-10T10:32:00.000+01:00Did you try Bobby's Foodstore at Scleifmühlgasse 8...Did you try Bobby's Foodstore at Scleifmühlgasse 8 (www.bobbys.at)where you can get all sorts of stuff you never thought you could get in Vienna?Art Nouveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609930249897585977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-4435215248679028602007-04-08T13:57:00.000+01:002007-04-08T13:57:00.000+01:00Especially when there's such a thing as Butterkäse...Especially when there's such a thing as Butterkäse, which I hope you don't have in Austria but rather suspect you do. Absolutely without flavor, texture sort of like rubber. And the Germans consume it by the kilo. <BR/><BR/>And over in France there are several cheeses that are brighter orange than any supermarket "Cheddar" I've ever seen, and the color's natural. Mimolette? That sounds right...Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805932361842578943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-23655742072270994782007-04-08T13:02:00.000+01:002007-04-08T13:02:00.000+01:00MMhm-hmm, yellow cheese. Why do Europeans suspect ...MMhm-hmm, yellow cheese. Why do Europeans suspect it so?pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675993483165955805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-53097243170404348482007-04-07T20:35:00.000+01:002007-04-07T20:35:00.000+01:00Ah, how quickly I forgot -- I have to say the 24-h...Ah, how quickly I forgot -- I have to say the 24-hr grocery available is one thing I <I>do</I> appreciate in the States. Good old Spar...<BR/><BR/>In Hungary, Tesco was built about 2/3 way through my stay. The Americans were SO excited about being able to get cheddar cheese! The Hungarians: Orange cheese? Nasty! McDonalds also arrived after the Americans did. And Bauhaus. Not good changes, IMHO. <BR/><BR/>Avocados were way too expensive to actually buy. They were not available before Tesco came.more cowbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867825812404503048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-25463304784677987532007-04-07T13:37:00.000+01:002007-04-07T13:37:00.000+01:00I bartended for a blessedly short period at a Mexi...I bartended for a blessedly short period at a Mexican restaurant owned by friends here (he, German, she, Texan). In the freezer we had these frozen 5 kg sacks of green stuff, which said on the plastic it was "Haas Avocadofleisch, 100% Rein," and I'd see them when they were in the beer room thawing out. Then they'd go to the kitchen, where they'd be mixed 2 parts avocado to 1 part sour cream, and voila! The guacamole. <BR/><BR/>In my friends' defence, however, I gotta say that they'd tried the real stuff, only to have it roundly rejected by the clientele, who always seemed to know better than we did what "real" Mexican food was like. <BR/><BR/>I'm jealous that you get Haas from Israel. We don't. What do they have against...uh...waitaminnit...Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805932361842578943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-48378930161613454242007-04-06T19:13:00.000+01:002007-04-06T19:13:00.000+01:00Ole' Julius is still macking in Vienna, his racist...Ole' Julius is still macking in Vienna, his racist logo of a small brown Morroccan boy intact......pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675993483165955805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-82805263731544280512007-04-06T16:03:00.000+01:002007-04-06T16:03:00.000+01:00What on earth happened to Julius Meinl???What on earth happened to Julius Meinl???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-75979216740264855772007-04-06T13:11:00.000+01:002007-04-06T13:11:00.000+01:00See, Ed, you know what to do with a Haas Avocado. ...See, Ed, you know what to do with a Haas Avocado. People here think you can actually make guacamole with the smooth skinned green ones. So far, though, no Austrian has stepped up with anything as disgusting as the quacamole-mayonaise "dip" once presented to me (as a delicacy) by a West Austin rich boy.<BR/> Funnily enough, our Billas get Haas shipped in from a number of places, including Israel and I think Peru!pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675993483165955805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970927334223123519.post-77953441858379477952007-04-06T12:59:00.000+01:002007-04-06T12:59:00.000+01:00Hoo, boy, you really are in trouble if the fancies...Hoo, boy, you really are in trouble if the fanciest place you have is a Spar! They took over the old East German Konsum chain here and...basically didn't change 'em at all. <BR/><BR/>You're lucky to be able to find Haas avocadoes, though; we mostly get rock-hard nasty smooth-skinned ones, and every summer there's like one shipment of Haas from Uganda. Mostly they rot; Germans don't know what to do with them. <BR/><BR/>But you're right: Spar <I>does</I> have the best tortilla chips...Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805932361842578943noreply@blogger.com