Grocery Store Exploration

Last night, Adam and I went to the Carrefour which is like China's Walmart. And by that I don't mean that it's full of crappy stuff I just mean that they sell pretty much everything. We focused on the grocery part because there's a Carrefour in Huainan and we wanted to see what kind of foods were going to be available to us. Although it might be cheap enough in Huainan to eat out for every meal, we don't want to.

The place was huge. I can only hope the one in Huainan is somewhat close to this size. They had some American brands and also some brands from other countries as well as Chinese brands. There were lot's of weird fruits and veggies that I can't wait to try. There were live fish, crabs, clams, and turtles too. Most of those things were labeled in Chinese and English. But all the bakery items and packaged foods were in Chinese. So you just have to go by looks and pictures. Cereal was, by far, the most surprisingly expensive item. Imported cereal was between 45 and 65 RMB which is about $7-10 per box. And the boxes aren't huge. Looks like we're going to be eating something else for breakfast. There are a lot of mushroom, seaweed, and prawn flavored snacks. Not very excited about that. But in all, I think we'll get along just fine. We'll be eating mostly things that look normal, not too weird. But in order to broaden our horizons, we've decided to try one new "questionable" item per week. You never know what delicious things we'll come across!

I don't have any pictures of the Carrefour because only weirdos take pictures in the grocery store. But here is a sponge with adorable packaging.

And here is a picture of Smudgie laying on my pants. I'll try to post at least one new picture of him per blog from now on.