Food and Drink Global Grocery: Odds ‘n Ends Today’s post expands on the regions we’ve “visited,” offering finishing touches. In future posts we will try simple recipes with grocery lists from the shops we’ve explored, furthering our conversation with the basics! Edelwiess Sausage and Delicatessen (Bavarian) 3119 SE 12th edelwiessdeli. Charity Marchandt
Food and Drink Global Grocery: Mexico, Spain, South America Lodged inside strip malls and intrinsic to suburban neighborhoods proudly stands the Mexican mercado or tienda. Charity Marchandt
Food and Drink Global Grocery: Africa African markets in Portland could at one time be found in a few quadrants. Today, there are barely just a handful and they’re all in NE, waiting for you to come in. Charity Marchandt
Food and Drink Global Grocery: Eastern Europe & Russia Kachapuri (bread with cheese filling) from Roman Russian food is a surprising delight, with desserts that make you re-think what is usually seen as a soup-heavy culture. Charity Marchandt
Food and Drink Global Grocery: Europe & Asia Part One – The Asiatics Fresh roast duck at Uwajimaya Eastern Europe to Western Asia is a huge bi-continental region, including cultures from Italy to China, so we’ll be tasting it in two parts, while saving room for tangents. Charity Marchandt