Friday, February 20, 2004

Americans in China?

Meghan and I went to another Carrefour today (the huge supermarket - or the hypermarket as they call it). I made a point of finding the international foods aisle this time. There was a large Mexican section and a large Chinese section. And smack dab in the middle of the Chinese section were Mississippi Brand blueberry muffins and cherry cheesecake. Huh?! Apparently, the only two American items didn't warrant their own American section. But why with the Chinese? And no, there was no peanut butter, much to my dismay.

I always make a point of going to a grocery store in every country I visit - just to see how the products and selection are different. I'm going to have to make sure to check the international foods sections in all the French grocery stores I go to now.