An American woman at Global Foods has put her Ukrainian boyfriend on loudspeaker and he is guiding her search for food.
“Are you in the aisle that says ‘Ukraine’? No, it’s not the same aisle as Russia. It’s barely the same planet as Russia but whatever. Do you see the Ukrainian flag? OK, now get two boxes of Korean carrots. No, don’t go to the Korean section. The best place for Korean carrots is Ukraine. We also need matzo balls because I was going to make our traditional Ukrainian soup. And if you could grab some halva, that would be great. Israel? Why do you need to go to the Israeli section when all this stuff is right there, under the Ukrainian flag? OK, now you can head over to the Mexican aisle because I’m thinking of making borscht next week and they have the best tomato paste.”
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Love it! Also deeply curious about these Korean carrots that come in boxes from Ukraine. FWIW, an Italian-American friend uses wonton skins from Chinese section in the supermarket to make the most delicious ravioli.
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You’re reminding me of what it’s like to shop at the Portuguese shops on Albert Embankment, where I don’t really need to buy some of the stuff except that it’s better.
Also, northeast London is surprisingly good for these cultural mash-ups — Caribbean, Bulgarian, and Turkish under the same roof, for instance. It’s not so awful if you stay north of Hackney.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to make some Cup-a-Soup with Polish salt and German spices … 🙂
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