Monday March 3rd we decided to drive to the European Market (Walker Road) on a quest to find some authentic Ukrainian food. I am familiar with the European atmosphere as I am Slovak and have shopped at the European Market in the past. On the other hand, this was a new experience for Victoria as she is "etic" to the European culture. As we strolled through the aisles and we noticed an abundance of multi-cultural foods. Among these foods we located some jarred beets and perogies in the corner of the store which we knew were Ukrainian from our research. We asked one of the employees where we could find more Ukrainian items in the store. As she looked around the store she had a difficult time distinguishing Russian food from Ukrainian food, as they share many cultural similarities. Although the store carried more Russian food than Ukrainian, we were not disappointed because a fresh batch of paczkis were awaiting us on the counter for our dining pleasure!! :)
Monica Lamos & Victoria Turner
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