If someone had told me that I would almost cry after my first grocery shopping trip, I would have laughed in their face…but it actually happened. We knew that there were going to be limitations to what we could purchase in stores here….but not because of prices!!! We fully expected not to be able to find some staples. That turned out untrue, as Lilongwe now has several grocery stores, stocked with just about everything you may need on a regular basis. The problem comes with the prices of some of these items! Mayonnaise and mustard are close to $10.00 a pot, EVOO runs at $20.00 a bottle, and I’m not even talking top shelf olive oil! A box of Corn Flakes is about $10.00 too… Needless to say, we are definitely going to change our eating habits, focusing more on unprocessed food and fresh fruits and vegetables. There are a few good articles though: a fresh loaf of bread is less than $1.00 and homegrown fruits and veggies are readily available on the corner of just about every street. The variety is not as great as the grocery store, but the prices are less and we help the local economy directly! I can see some good coming out of this…a forced diet!
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