Marshmallow, gingerbread and tea: what other products does a Russian woman miss in the USA
'18.11.2020'
Source: Yandex Zen
Despite all the variety of goods on the shelves of American stores, there are products that are worth bringing from Russia, writes the author of the blog "The World through Helen's Eyes" on Yandex Zen.
I have been living in the USA for almost two years now, and a month ago I dropped by for a short while in Russia. I want to tell you about what I sometimes miss in the USA (mostly Russian sweets), and how I filled half a suitcase, or even more, when flying back from Russia to the USA.
Zefir. American marshmallows did not come close with our marshmallows. I brought two packs of Charmel, one vanilla and the other vanilla-cranberry. This time I didn't take the cranberries in sugar.
Kozinaki. Simple sunflower, no chocolate glaze ... Well, what can I do, I love them more than the "Belochka" candy.
Halva. I have never really been a fan of this delicacy, but this time I took one small pack for a test and a little regretted that I did not take more. Of all the halva brought, the very first one was eaten. If you go to the USA, take some with you, it will be an excellent hotel for those who live here.
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Chocolates and sweets. This time I took 400 grams of “Mask” candies and a couple of “Krupskaya” chocolates. Not so much, but I was afraid that it would all melt along the way, because the flight and transfer were long. No “Alenka” ... For some reason, in several stores I saw only “Alenka” in the form of hemispheres in a foil wrapper, but I wanted to take such a waffle, as before, is it still produced?
Gingerbread. Tula with apple / fruit filling - I love them very much, so I took three too.
Drying. This time I brought both dryers and my favorite vanilla “Ruddy Traditions” ... Well, those with bunnies.
Jam. Mom, homemade! Raspberries from the garden and lingonberries from the Pskov forest, om-nom. Even in Russia, there is nowhere else in stores such deliciousness, let alone America. She wrapped 3 jars in paper and several bags and put them in a suitcase between clothes. I would also very much like to take my mother's pickles, but nothing could fit into the suitcase.
Condiments. In addition to sweets, I also bought several packs of spices. Dill and "Khmeli-suneli", my husband said that it was not enough and it was necessary to carry even more.
Tea. This time I collected Ivan-tea and two types of mint (regular and peppermint). Now I'm chasing tea here and I'm happy. And then with good herbal tea in the states it is generally a disaster.
Cotton pajamas suits. I like walking around the house and sleeping in something fun. So in Russia you can buy such wonderful hebash suits with animals, which I did. Surely, if you look, you will find something similar in the USA too, but I didn’t look for it, I just went to the market in Pskov and bought myself several pieces of such suits.
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Buckwheat. But no! Buckwheat (and millet, by the way, too) in the USA can be ordered without any problems in the online store. Our Amazon has almost everything, and it is often delivered on average per week to anywhere in the country.
And I also had an apple from my parents' garden in my hand luggage, I forgot to eat it at the airport in Moscow, because of it, after arriving in the United States, I was taken to a separate room for interrogation and inspection ... I had to leave this beautiful apple at customs ... the first time I was forgiven, and I did not have to pay a fine, but if such a “malicious violation” is repeated again, then they can solder a fine of $ 1000. So carefully read the rules for transporting anything across the border!
Original column published on the blog. “The World Through Helene's Eyes” on Yandex Zen
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