[Idyllchat] Groceries in Swiss Heartland?

[Vance Roy]

On Jul 23, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Guy Stevens wrote:

> 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?
>
>
>
A wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, some of which you may  
or may not recognize, many kids of dairy products and cheeses, meat  
with a preponderance of veal and pork, lots of sausages, many dishes  
ready to heat and serve, frozen foods of all kinds, Asian foods and  
other ethnic foods, wonderful breads, and a lot of bottled beverages.

Giswil has no large grocery, but does have smaller ones and a great  
butcher. Sarnen is about 12 minutes away and has two large  
supermarkets, COOP and MIGROS.

Usually, you bag your own produce and weigh it at the site in a  
machine that gives you a sticker to place on the bags. You can buy  
grocery sacks, but there are no bag boys; you do it yourself. Save  
the sacks to use again.

Vance Roy
gigli.saw at dplanet.ch
http://homepage.mac.com/fredch

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