Some of you have asked and others have wondered: What do the Rupars eat at home now that they live in Egypt? Well, almost everything that we ate back in the States. This is true because we get to shop at a commissary. Some of you don’t know what a commissary is so here’s a brief description: a grocery store run by the U.S. military stocked full of groceries available on the U.S. economy.
Our commissary is truly a godsend. I laughed when I first saw the sign in front of the store, but now I truly appreciate the meaning of it. We can get groceries that most expats would have to do without. Although the commissary is about a quarter of the size of a regular store in the U.S., it is well stocked and we can get almost everything your heart desires. Aside from basic items like meats and produce, it carries numerous items that you’d hate to do without like flour tortillas, maple syrup (the real stuff), different types of American cheeses, pickles, frozen blueberries, canola oil, Italian sausage, chocolate chips, peanut butter, and ice cream (the good stuff – Breyer’s, Bean & Jerry’s, and even Stonyfield Farm). There are even ethnic items like fresh lychees, napa cabbage, somen noodles, mochiko, sweet rice wine, and dried black mushroom.
So I can easily put together a meal everyday. We definitely know how good we have it with the commissary. We have friends posted overseas elsewhere who rely on ordering grocery items via the internet. And we have expat friends here who complain that they have to do without worchestershire sauce or cottage cheese. This luxury is one thing we surely do not take for granted. We can shop in the local markets, but sometimes I just crave having some Doritos chips with my sandwich or my Cherry Garcia ice cream.
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