mv914 - 22 August 2008 08:15 PM
I just arrived from the US a few weeks ago to Barcelona. I haven’t had such a huge culture shock (either for better or worse) but one thing that bothers me is that I can’t find simple fruits and vegetables. I’m not trying to be condescending and I’m probably being very petty but I always heard the fruits and veggies will be way better and fresher in Spain. And they are but I feel like there is a bit of compensation. I can’t find what would be simple fruits and vegetables in the US, such any kind of berry (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc) or even red onions. Which I can live with and I can always find substitutes. But I love jalape?os and can’t find them absolutely nowhere! Can someone please tell me where I can find them? Thank you!
That’s bizarre; I can only think you’re not looking hard enough. My local Eroski and El Campo supermarkets in the primitive deep south have plenty of fresh chillies, including jalapenos, red onions by the ton, and more strawberries than you can shake a stick at, so I’m sure they’re easy to get in cosmopolitan BCN. Try ethnic Indian/Pakistani/Arab shops if the markets and supers don’t deliver on the chillies. True enough, some berries - particularly cranberries and blueberries - are just not that common anywhere in Europe compared with the US. They also have very short seasons. Healthfood stores should have dried or frozen versions.
