Groceries

After spending a very nice shabbat in Meitar, in Southern Israel, we decided to brave and test the real grocery shopping experience.

Not worth it.

Osher Ad, one of the largest chains was like a zoo. There must have been some very good deal on linens because that aisle, unlike the rest of the store, felt like a tornado had hit it.

Here's what was surprising, to add onto the shopping etiquette (or lack thereof) -

1) The bananas are brown. A friend had warned me of this prior but I didn't want to believe her.

2) Hand soap isn't really sold with pumps. Rather just a basic cap.

3) There is no grape jelly.

4) We could not find raspberries or fresh strawberries. This is a travesty.

5) Regular elbow shaped noodles are huge.

6) Diapers are half the cost than what they are in America (score!)

7) There's tons of junk food. Everywhere. Since kosher options are lacking in the USA I actually feel that we are healthy compared to what we are seeing in the stores.

8) Yoplait is kosher!

9) It's not just soy that is added to ground meat, but kebabs and I imagine other products as well.

10) Israelis really do like their consome mixes. Yikes.

Missing big Snapple bottles.

Oberservations on the food front! Pack and plan accordingly.

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