Shopping in New Zealand - The American Store

 Shopping In New Zealand

Now we love New Zealand food, but every now and again we get a hankering for some good old fashioned American treats.  About 25 minutes south of us in Mt. Wellington is a fantastic little store, Martha's Backyard. 





Here's a view of driving on the other side of the road if you've never seen it. 

 

What would you miss the most if you left the United States?

 

I consider Cheerios to be an American icon.  General Mills took something as simple as oats and turned it into a successful household product since 1941. At $8.00 per box, I am tempted but end up passing.  If I don't get multiple boxes, there will be fights.  Better to avoid that while I still can.

 

 Ok I realize that most of our purchases would normally be found on the Hispanic aisle, but this is what we miss the most.... salsa, queso, and enchiladas.

 I must confess, nothing tasted as good as we remembered. 

In fact, being in a country for the last 18  months where we've prepared almost everything from scratch, we found that a lot of American food tastes.......well, plastic!  You can almost taste the packaging.  Like Space Food :( 

What would you miss the most if you left the United States?

Which foods taste better from the store vs.  from scratch?