The other day, I decided to sample a new grocery store. Every once in a while, I like to do this to shake things up and maybe find items I don't find at the local store.
Turned out to be a mistake. I've learned that here in Edmonton, it can be hit or miss as far as finding products I need for specific recipes. At the Safeway in Oliver, I could have found most of the stuff I needed, but here, nope.
The first thing-- tomatillos. The Safeway in Oliver has taken to carrying them pretty regularly. All the papayas here were not anywhere close to being ripe, thus canceling my idea for fruit salad. No Italian parsley to speak of either. Even chicken legs were non-existent. They had every other configuration, but no drumsticks, which I needed for the recipe.
The yogurt selection was basically every flavor I hated (I can't stand peach), and the flavors that did sound halfway interesting were full of sucralose. You ever taste that crap? Blegh.
I've generally noticed that the meat cuts at Sobey's are more interesting than some of the other locations I shop, but the fact that there were no chicken legs made that moot. I kind of miss the Sobey's in Rosslyn that closed. For as small and old as it was, I found the selection better. Even the prices here were as high or higher than Safeway.
The only thing I was really happy about was the fact that I could get my Cranberry Apple Juice here. If you're just out for basics, you're fine. But don't go looking for specialty items. You won't find them. read more
