I’m
trying to come up with a fascinating post, to resurrect my blog after a hiatus.
Meanwhile,
I went grocery shopping today, with only 50 Egyptian pounds to spend. I thought
you would be interested to know what I bought at the supermarket for 43.50
Egyptian—a little over 7 US dollars:
A 1-liter
carton (about a pint) natural mango/peach/apple juice.
One kilo
and a bit (about 2 and a quarter pounds) tomatoes.
Almost
one third kilo (well over half a pound) red onions.
Three
quarters of a kilo (nearly one pound) red grapes.
One
packet each frozen peas, beans, mixed vegetables (peas/beans/carrots).
Half a
kilo (about a pint) of rayeb, which is a fermented dairy product.
A box of
12 peppermint tea bags.
The bill
would have shot up if I’d bought:
Meat
(especially red meat—even liver and kidneys are expensive).
Yellow
cheese (Egyptians eat various soft white goat cheeses).
Real
butter.
Long-grain
rice (imported—Egyptians eat short-grain).
Granola
(imported from E. Europe) or other breakfast cereal.
There is
a variety of nuts and dried fruits in the stores now, ready for Ramadan. These
are also expensive.
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