Things that are easy to find (you could say abundant) in most grocery stores here:
*Freshly baked rolls, bread, pretzels and other carbohydrate creations
*Pastries galore!
*Brats, sausages, meat meat meat
*TONS of yogurt varieties, some of which we don't have in the U.S. Greek yogurt is hard to find, but there are so many other varieties, most of which I still haven't tried. Ever heard of Quark? (There is actually a brand of quark available in the U.S. now; http://www.elliquark.com/) Quark is a fermented cheese type of yogurty thingy...yeah, that's about as much as I can describe it. It's actually really good! Cottage cheese is one of few foods I actively DESPISE, and the description of Quark makes it sound like it's like cottage cheese (BLEH!) but it actually tastes nothing like it! It has a creamy texture and I sometimes buy a "Vanilla Yogurt Quark" tub to enjoy throughout the week.
*Spreads for bread- cheese spreads, herb spreads (there are a LOT of onion/garlic spreads), butter spreads, and on and on. These peeps like their bread, and apparently their bread spreads.
*Beer and liquor- it's in pretty much every store AND it's CHEAP. Like cheap cheap. I can't help but picture cute little yellow chicks when I say that. (And yes, I know that would be "cheep cheep".) I probably don't have to tell you, but German beer and beer selection is pretty amazing. Wine can be purchased for 1.99 a bottle and it's good! Seasonal federweiss is the best thing I've ever tasted. It's the freshest of the fresh in terms of delicious grape-y wine. It's made from the freshest pressed grapes (locally!) and you buy the bottles for about 3 Euros. The bottles aren't sealed, so you cannot lay them down in the fridge or they'll spill sweet sticky federweiss goodness all over the place. It ferments slowly over a few days.
*Chocolate- From cheap 'store brand' chocolate to delicious name brand German and Belgium chocolate, which is still inexpensive. If you're not drooling, you should be. It's legit and delish.
*Cheese- cheese cheese everywhere of the sliced or block variety. Shredded cheese is very hard to find, as is any type of cheddar.
*Freshly baked rolls, bread, pretzels and other carbohydrate creations
*Pastries galore!
*Brats, sausages, meat meat meat
*TONS of yogurt varieties, some of which we don't have in the U.S. Greek yogurt is hard to find, but there are so many other varieties, most of which I still haven't tried. Ever heard of Quark? (There is actually a brand of quark available in the U.S. now; http://www.elliquark.com/) Quark is a fermented cheese type of yogurty thingy...yeah, that's about as much as I can describe it. It's actually really good! Cottage cheese is one of few foods I actively DESPISE, and the description of Quark makes it sound like it's like cottage cheese (BLEH!) but it actually tastes nothing like it! It has a creamy texture and I sometimes buy a "Vanilla Yogurt Quark" tub to enjoy throughout the week.
*Spreads for bread- cheese spreads, herb spreads (there are a LOT of onion/garlic spreads), butter spreads, and on and on. These peeps like their bread, and apparently their bread spreads.
*Beer and liquor- it's in pretty much every store AND it's CHEAP. Like cheap cheap. I can't help but picture cute little yellow chicks when I say that. (And yes, I know that would be "cheep cheep".) I probably don't have to tell you, but German beer and beer selection is pretty amazing. Wine can be purchased for 1.99 a bottle and it's good! Seasonal federweiss is the best thing I've ever tasted. It's the freshest of the fresh in terms of delicious grape-y wine. It's made from the freshest pressed grapes (locally!) and you buy the bottles for about 3 Euros. The bottles aren't sealed, so you cannot lay them down in the fridge or they'll spill sweet sticky federweiss goodness all over the place. It ferments slowly over a few days.
*Chocolate- From cheap 'store brand' chocolate to delicious name brand German and Belgium chocolate, which is still inexpensive. If you're not drooling, you should be. It's legit and delish.
*Cheese- cheese cheese everywhere of the sliced or block variety. Shredded cheese is very hard to find, as is any type of cheddar.
Beer, cheese, and chocolate.. I'm in! What more does a person need!?
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