Housewifey delights. =P
It's so romantic going grocery shopping together. Hand in hand, walking down the aisle, checking out (microwaveable) stuff...ahh, I'm so happy just being here with him. <3
On a more intellectual note, the food here is seriously cheap (at Target, that is). When I say cheap, you can't convert ok. Imagine you earned 2000 USD per month, and 100USD gets you a whole trunk-full of groceries. In Malaysia, RM 100 would only get you what, 3 big plastic bags of groceries?
Okay an easier comparison : Most foodstuff I saw was below 3USD. In fact, when something I wanna get is 3USD, I start comparing prices to see if there's something similar for cheaper.
Another illustration : You know the Prego jars of spaghetti sauce? Costs like 1.87 USD here. No kidding. Makes you wonder how people in the food production industry even make money, doesn't it?
Oh and another thing I just LOOOVE about food here : it's usually packaged, cut, cleaned and washed already. That saves us SO MUCH preparation time. The meat can even be de-boned already, like that packet of boneless chicken thighs JW bought to make curry.
One thing I'm slightly concerned about is how healthy the food is, though - the food has to be pretty processed to be so...ready-made, right? If all I have to do is just pop it into the microwave for 10 minutes, it's gotta be unhealthy. Lol. Not sure if that's true, but take my word for it, it usually tastes awesome. Which probably means unhealthy amounts of salt, sugar and seasoning? XD
Rave aside, JW found condensed milk (!) in the Asian supermarket here, and I've been having my cuppa tea just the way I love it. <3
Like I said, grocery shopping is super romantic. xD
On a more intellectual note, the food here is seriously cheap (at Target, that is). When I say cheap, you can't convert ok. Imagine you earned 2000 USD per month, and 100USD gets you a whole trunk-full of groceries. In Malaysia, RM 100 would only get you what, 3 big plastic bags of groceries?
Okay an easier comparison : Most foodstuff I saw was below 3USD. In fact, when something I wanna get is 3USD, I start comparing prices to see if there's something similar for cheaper.
Another illustration : You know the Prego jars of spaghetti sauce? Costs like 1.87 USD here. No kidding. Makes you wonder how people in the food production industry even make money, doesn't it?
Oh and another thing I just LOOOVE about food here : it's usually packaged, cut, cleaned and washed already. That saves us SO MUCH preparation time. The meat can even be de-boned already, like that packet of boneless chicken thighs JW bought to make curry.
One thing I'm slightly concerned about is how healthy the food is, though - the food has to be pretty processed to be so...ready-made, right? If all I have to do is just pop it into the microwave for 10 minutes, it's gotta be unhealthy. Lol. Not sure if that's true, but take my word for it, it usually tastes awesome. Which probably means unhealthy amounts of salt, sugar and seasoning? XD
Rave aside, JW found condensed milk (!) in the Asian supermarket here, and I've been having my cuppa tea just the way I love it. <3
Like I said, grocery shopping is super romantic. xD
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