Trip to the store.

A typical grocery trip:

We start at the Mad Butcher. I usually buy whatever's on sale that isn't sausage. I hate sausage.


Then I go to the produce store. I buy whatever fruit is cheap, usually oranges and apples (kiwifruit is out of season), and bok choy - my new favourite green vegetable. It's incredibly cheap, and it has a really interesting flavour. It's sort of like cabbage crossed with brussel sprouts and endives. Occasionally I treat myself to some avocados for my infamous guacamole.



Then I head across the parking lot to Countdown for my "other stuff." Usually I top off whatever I'm miss from a list of: pasta, pasta sauce, spicy fruit split muffins, brown rice, canned kidney beans, frozen vegetables, mobile minutes, chips and salsa, and that fruit spirulina smothie-esque drink.

Interesting things about grocery stores in NZ.


They have this weird security feature. The bars only swing one way, I think it's designed to keep overweight people from stealing, as it is quite easy to walk through sideways. Or maybe it's for trolleys...



They sell lots of dried goods and candy in bulk, which I love. Because among the typical bulk dried goods are wasabi peas!


Chips and salsa. Not nearly as popular here unfortunately. No giant jars of salsa, and the bags of chips are rather small... At least they have chicken flavored potato chips.


One of the greatest foods ever. And they are cheap here! When I first moved here, I was on a pack a day.