just as much as i can't stop looking for germany in the united states, i've been finding myself smiling when discovering the united states in germany.
the perfect blend of u.s. and german stereotypes for tongue and tummy: "bagel bavaria", a sesame bagel with pork roast with crackling/crust [Krustenbraten] and cole slaw [Krautsalat] for immediate consumption as the label promises. seen in a local edeka brand supermarket of zeitz, saxony-anhalt.
another curious combination of typical german and u.s. foodie elements: dark chocolate from an east german chocolate manufactury in weißenfels, saxony-anhalt, meets cranberry, the fruit which is probably most identified with the united states.
apropos, you can also purchase the merry berry in its almost pure form as sugared dessert in jars.
more subtle but also a reminder of a hottie of u.s. food influenced by latin american immigrants, chili in swiss lindt chocolate.
talking about hot, a lonely stack of salsa jars, medium, is the only red latin american dip offered in the kaufland supermarket branch of zeitz east. u.s. shelves would parade rows of salsa in increasing hotness.
technically an italian product by ferrero brand, nutella mysteriously always arises as the specter of german breakfast worldwide. here it's sold in a "to go" variety. coffee is not the only thing to take along anymore. maybe a certain mermaid-run shoppe needs to update its inventory.
when simple u.s. marshmallows are not enough there are still peach mallows to be had in germany.
a staple of the average u.s. diet, peanut butter [Erdnussmus above], has found a hidden home in the organic section of a cvs/pharmacy style store, here dm brand drugstore. it's accompanied by its close relative, almond butter [Mandelmus above].
brownies, but also blondies, and especially muffins in contrast seem to have become also a staple in german supermarket baking aisles.
the variety includes chocolate cherry muffins, ...
vanilla pirate muffins with "awesome stickers" as the box promises,
... apple muffins (above) and "juice" [saftige] muffins with pink icing topped by white and pink sugar hearts (below), of course only a serving suggestion.
apart from the powdery baking mixes, muffins in germany also come in...
...liquid form. as goes for pancakes. the batter is offered in so called shaking bottles [Schüttelflaschen]...
...and in ready-to-be-fried pieces (below).
ten of them per bag cost arout $1.20. of course, it's not enough to call them by their english name in a german supermarket, they have to be called "american" in addition.
after your cart is crowded with cranberries, salsa, muffins, peach mellows, and bavariarized bagels, the impulse shopping zone at the cash register gives the customer one last chance to catch u.s. style sweets. pick your smoothie candy: tropical taste or lime-lemon-cherry juice filling? either way, it's the perfect cherry (juice) on top of your u.s. shopping trip in a small town german supermarket.
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