in preparation for my first trip to taiwan at the age of 9, i tagged along with my mom on multiple trips to Costco as she agonized over what presents to buy for our relatives on the island.
ahh, incidentally i picked up 2 boxes of Niederegger easter eggs yesterday! (1 marzipan, 1 egg liquor 😋) Good to know that those were worthy purchases 👍
Things I've requested (living in Lithuania): marmite from people coming from the UK, spices (zaatar) from people coming from Israel, a specific polish vodka from people coming from Poland. Getting something you absolutely cannot get in your country is amazing
Also I think while we can get sone same brands here, sometimes they’re made differently - like I think your Haribo gummy bears are made without corn syrup!
Your compassion for your mom all these years later is lovely. When we’d go to Germany as a kid, I was obsessed with Ritter Sport....now I can get it at grocery stores and pharmacies haha!
d‘oh!! you can get ritter sport at drugstores now?! back when i left only trader joe’s carried them (and only a few limited varieties) so i actually got a bag of them for one of my friends. here’s hoping the flavors were at least unique! 😬
Maybe the East Coast is different than the Midwest! It's still so sweet cuz maybe your friends don't even KNOW about Ritter Sport! I remember the ones I used to eat most in Germany were the marzipan and then the weird raisin - maybe even a strange yogurt raisin - delightful!
I always request Niederegger marzipan when my German friends visit. You can get it here in specialty stores but it is very expensive.
ahh, incidentally i picked up 2 boxes of Niederegger easter eggs yesterday! (1 marzipan, 1 egg liquor 😋) Good to know that those were worthy purchases 👍
Things I've requested (living in Lithuania): marmite from people coming from the UK, spices (zaatar) from people coming from Israel, a specific polish vodka from people coming from Poland. Getting something you absolutely cannot get in your country is amazing
Also I think while we can get sone same brands here, sometimes they’re made differently - like I think your Haribo gummy bears are made without corn syrup!
Your compassion for your mom all these years later is lovely. When we’d go to Germany as a kid, I was obsessed with Ritter Sport....now I can get it at grocery stores and pharmacies haha!
d‘oh!! you can get ritter sport at drugstores now?! back when i left only trader joe’s carried them (and only a few limited varieties) so i actually got a bag of them for one of my friends. here’s hoping the flavors were at least unique! 😬
Maybe the East Coast is different than the Midwest! It's still so sweet cuz maybe your friends don't even KNOW about Ritter Sport! I remember the ones I used to eat most in Germany were the marzipan and then the weird raisin - maybe even a strange yogurt raisin - delightful!