[Idyllchat] Groceries in Giswil

[Walt Slazyk]

We returned yesterday from Giswil after a week at the von Moos residence. 
We found the grocery there to be complete for our needs.  Along with the 
family butcher shop and the small bakery we did quite well.   It should be
noted that we are pretty basic in regards to food.  We are not gourmets 
and food is not a major interest or attraction.  If that is someone's bent then 
they need to expand their shopping sphere.  The Coop in Interlaken Ost is 
very convenient to the train station and is huge even by US standards.
We didn't stop in Sarnen so can't comment on that. 
 
We thought the types of food available in all the grocery stores (Locarno,
Interlaken, Giswil) to be very much like we would find in the US.  The usual
vegetables and fruits are available.  For example, like here, fresh apples 
from New Zealand are available.  Canned goods and convenience items
like bottled pasta sauce and frozen pizza are readily available in Giswil
as well as the bigger stores.  We always saw some selections of Kellog's
breakfast cereals but also like some of the muesli so give that a try.
One thing to look for if you are a first-timer is that you are expected to 
weight your own produce.  There is a special scale to weight your items.
You punch in the two digit code for your particular variety and it spits out
the barcoded label. 
 
Neither are we very well educated regarding wines.  Our preference is for
German Moselle and Rhine wines and found the White Merlot from Ticino 
to be very good.  At the Bahnhof Hotel in Giswil we had a botte of the 
house white and it was excellent.  I believe the bartender said it came
from Bern.
 
Food shopping should not be a worry.  Try a new twist on some of your 
favorites and throw in an experiment once in a while, too.
 
Walt and Sandy Slazyk.
Downers Grove, Illinois.

>>> "Dennis Dean Carpenter" <ddcanne at alltel.net> 7/23/2007 6:45 PM >>>
Howdy,
We have stayed twice in Giswil and prepared most of our meals... We stayed 
at the home of the parents of the butcher, Herr von Moos, who has some 
excellent sausages and other meats in his shop. (If you run into Lisbeth and 
Leo von Moos, please tell them that Anne and Dennis Carpenter say hello and 
hope they are doing well.) If we were staying in Giswil (generally not) for 
the day, we got baked goods from the bakery between the butcher and our 
place. (It also has a small grocery connected to it.) As Vance said, Sarnen 
is a great place for fresh fruits, vegetables, and different bakeries.
Dennis Carpenter
Dahlonega, Jawjuh


Hi,
We are going on an untour in the Swiss heartland in a few weeks - Giswil
to be specific.  We are planning on doing most of our own cooking.  Does
anyone have any advice about what types of food we should expect to find
in Swiss groceries?
Thanks,
Guy


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