Grocery Shopping

It seems that I can't go away without doing a bit of grocery shopping. In my wanderings today I made a number of stops at some food specialty shops and then on the way back to my hotel I stopped at Coles, the local supermarket.

I love being able to buy a unique food items while out of the country. When you get home and use these items it's a greay reminder of your vacation.

In addition to my stop at Coles, I also went to the foodhall at David Jones. The food at David Jones department store is a bit more refined than at Coles but it's a good place to find some good Australian made food. They also have a good selectionof imported English and European goods. Oddly enough it's always fun to see the American "gourmet" selections. At David Jones along with all the fancy piccalilli and exotic chutneys was jars Of Vlasic Sweet Relish at $6 (US$5.80) and Best Foods Mayonaise, also at around $6. I remember that next time I use these two gourmet ingredients to make a tuna sandwich.

So here is my Australian grocery list...

-T2 Earl Grey Tea (remember I had this in Melbourne? I found this on 50% off clearance. $5.25 (US$4.20)

-Maggie Beers Red Wine Vinegar $8.50 (US$6.50)

-Country Cuisine Cumquat Marmalade $8.50 (US$6.80)

-Tasmanian Meadow Honey $10.95 (US$8.75)

-Truffle Honey $12.50 (US$10.25)

-Cockatoo Ridge Shiraz $11.79 (US$9.50)

-Aqua Queen Spring Water $1.68 (US$1.35)

-Skim Milk $1.24 (US$1)

-Scotch Finger Biscuits $2.87 (US$2.30)

-Tasty Jacks Sweet and Sour Potato Chips $1.06 (US$ .80)

-Strawberry Yoghurt $2.03 (US$1.60)

-3 packets Thai Curry Paste $1.01 ea. (US$ .80)

-Cadbury Boost Candy Bar $1.44 (US$1.15)

-Small packet of cheddar cheese and crackers $2.03 (US$1.60)

-Thai Green Curry Paste $3.56 (US$2.80)

All that for US$63.

Snacks, souvenirs, drinks and treats, not bad.

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Comments

What no Tim Tams?

[eric]

I love grocery shopping in foreign countries. Usually I just like to pick items based on the packaging. I have some great tins that I bought in London at Harvey Nichols that had coffee and tea in them. Now they store Splenda for my morning coffee!