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MegaCommentary© on MegaMarket, a Ukrainian grocery store.
The following is a basic list of the layout, with insightful and interesting comments added for your enjoyment:
Bakery-also known as Heaven.
Cereal-one of my favorite foods!
Cooking oils-don’t know the difference between any of them yet!
Sauces-ketchup, tarter, tomato, etc. FUN FACT: GUESS HOW MUCH TOBASCO SAUCE IS???
429 g.r.n = $53!
Canned fruits and veggies-limited to tomatoes, olives, corn, pineapple, peaches, and a few others.
Cookies-aisles and aisles of cookies, all varieties! It’s been fun trying them. Tea and cookies is huge here.
Chips-mostly potato, with flavors such as sour cream and onion, bacon, squid, and crab. Hooray!
Canned fish-and lots of it.
Alcohol-where you can buy a liter for 50 cents, which is the same price as water.
Nuts, sunflower seeds, and dried fruit-you can find dried anything here.
Dairy-the biggest bottle of milk you can buy is one liter. We buy milk every 2 days.
Produce-where you can buy a tray of 6 small cucumbers for almost twenty cents.
Meat-pork, chicken, fish, a little beef, and tons of weird looking sausage.
Drinks-yummy juice, Coke, Fanta, and Sprite.
Pasta-MMMMM! A staple in my house!
Baking ingredients-flour, sugar, yeast, etc. I will cherish getting to know this section! We will be friends soon!
Chocolate-sorry folks who love America, but chocolate here is a thousand times better! All the more reason to come visit me!
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