Product Review

Today I am going to take it upon myself to review some of the products we have tried from the German grocery stores. These are just Mr X's and my opinions so just because we think something is disgusting doesn't mean everyone will. So here we go...

Weiβkrautsalat

Verdict: Blech -- What I imagine rotten coleslaw tastes like.

Cornichons

Verdict: Pretty Good -- Mr X loves them. I like them. They are sweet but not sweet like bread and butter pickles in the US. I'll buy them again.

Pastry-on-the-left

Verdict: Way better than pastry on the right. It was kind of like a cream puff pastry but better. I won't buy it again because there are too many others I need to try now.

Pastry-on-the-right

Verdict: Mr X says this one is way better than pastry on the left. I don't remember exactly what it tasted like but it was good too. But hey, they are both pastries, right? Have you ever had a bad pastry?

Dickmilch

Verdict: Funny. It's pretty much sour cream (given the name that's fitting, no?). Mr X couldn't resist buying that one - it was mysteriously in my grocery basket when I looked down.

Edalsalami

Verdict: Just Okay. Mr X loves it though. The reason I thought it was just okay is that it is so fatty that when you eat it the fat builds up in the back corners of your tongue and it totally grosses me out. The initial taste it pretty good though, I will admit. This is the very same salami Mr X made those cracker things out of that you saw in the picture in a previous post. And yes, the pickles were the cornichons.

Soft-boiled Eggs

Verdict: Great. Mr X won't touch them though because he hates eggs - therefore his verdict really doesn't count because he's biased. Soft boiled eggs are way better than hard boiled eggs because the yolk part isn't so dry and crumbly - it's kind of soft and moist and much tastier so I like these a lot. Plus they get presentation points because they come colored like Easter Eggs already and that's always fun. Plus it makes the inside of my fridge prettier. I wish US stores did this because I would buy them all the time. As it is, I'm far too lazy to actually make them myself, much less color them. Cost? A dollar.

Well, that concludes this segment of my Product Reviews. This has been brought to you by Rewe, one of the many German grocery stores.

**By the way, they've got a great idea over here for getting people to put their grocery carts away: you have to insert 1 euro into the cart handle for it to be released to you and then if you want your euro back you have to return it to the drop off and when you insert it back into the slot from whence it came your euro is returned. brilliant, no? I hate when people are too freaking lazy to return their carts.**