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| - As you walk in you go straight to the bakery section. The aroma of freshly baked bread is overwhelming, I should stay away from carbs and yet I am finding myself grabbing all these loaves of rye, multigranes, white,challah .. Also in that section freshly baked piroshki with all kinds of fillings: salmon, meat, cabbage, potatoes... Also vatrushki ( like a cheese filled pastry thingy). To the right you will find the cakes, my favorite is Medovik(honey cake) and Izba (sour cherry cake) the reason I like this store is that everything is made from real ingredients and not a lot of substitutes that makes that food delicious and not that bad for you. The cakes are topped with real cream and many use natural ingredients like honey. As we walk forward you will run into the cheese, meat section. You will need your ticket # just like in Starsky. Don't pay much attention to the frown on the staffs' faces. It's an Eastern European thing. Nobody smiles there, except today I found this lady in the ready made food section that was unusually pleasant. In the ready made food section I'd recommend the shashlyk ( kebobs), blinchiki ( similar to crepes) and everything else. The food is not extreme in taste but is not bland either. It's delicious and comforting without loads of MSG in it. To the left of this section you will find the smoked fish/ caviar/ salad department. I saw today some really good looking caviar $120.00/kg.... But it was really nice. In the dairy section you will find lots of organic, local yogurt, kefir and creams. And on the rest of the isles there is lots of chocolates, candy, preserves, etc
If you have never been exposed to Eastern European culture I would recommend this store as you can experience something different and if you come from Easter Europe, then Yummy market is the place to be. It has a "welcome home" feel to it.
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