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Luke and Naomi of Two Mad Explorers visit a JH super store in Chongqing. They look at fruit such as blueberries, bananas, durian and mangoes, then explore vegetables, mushrooms and root vegetables. The tour continues through snacks, bakery goods, meat, dairy, coffee and tea. They compare prices with Europe and discuss differences in sweetness and product selection, including instant coffee without added sugar. Their haul includes watermelon, donuts, mangoes, coffee and duck tortillas, and totals just under 20 Euros.
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Fruit, vegetables and snacks
Two Mad Explorers, Luke and Naomi, tour a JH super store in Chongqing and compare its prices and selection with supermarkets in Europe. They look at blueberries, bananas, durian, mangoes and other berries, then move through mushrooms such as ceps and root vegetables including ginger. The produce section has both packaged and unpackaged goods. They discuss the quality and range of fresh food as they browse, including small mangoes and a large watermelon.
The tour continues through prepared foods, baked goods and snacks. Luke and Naomi notice products such as chicken feet, snails and jellyfish, and they look over the variety of local products. They comment that baked goods can be less sweet than Western versions and mention unexpected ingredients. The store also carries familiar Western brands alongside local products, so their walkthrough includes both recognizable items and foods they have not often seen.
Dairy, coffee and the grocery total
In the dairy and deli areas, they discuss sweeter yogurts, limited cheese options, fermented milk drinks, sausages and smoked meats. They look for instant coffee without added sugar and find it difficult to locate. They also note that coffee beans and ground coffee are less common than they expected. They choose mineral water during the visit and show the grocery haul at the end: watermelon, donuts, mangoes, coffee, duck tortillas and other items. The total is just under 20 Euros.
Their price comparisons include specific examples from the produce section. Blueberries cost just under a Euro per pack, durian is 30 yuan per 500 grams, kiwis are under a Euro for half a kilo, small mangoes are one yuan per 500 grams and a large watermelon is around 10 yuan. The full haul, including these foods and other goods, comes to just under 20 Euros.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: How much were the blueberries?
- A: The pack was just under one Euro. Luke and Naomi compare the produce prices with what they are used to paying in Europe during their Chongqing supermarket tour.
- Q: How much did the durian cost?
- A: They quote 30 yuan for 500 grams of durian. Durian is one of the fruits they point out while walking through the fresh produce section.
- Q: What was the price of the kiwis?
- A: The kiwis cost under one Euro for half a kilo. The travelers include them among the fresh produce prices they compare with European supermarkets.
- Q: Were mangoes expensive?
- A: They mention small mangoes at one yuan for 500 grams. Mangoes also appear among the fruit included in the supermarket tour and their grocery haul.
- Q: How much was a large watermelon?
- A: They quote around 10 yuan for a large watermelon. It is included in the examples of affordable fresh food from the Chongqing shop.
- Q: What unusual foods did they see?
- A: They mention chicken feet, snails and jellyfish among the less familiar products in the supermarket. The tour also covers snacks, prepared foods and different kinds of meat.
- Q: What did they notice about coffee?
- A: They found it difficult to locate instant coffee without added sugar. Coffee beans and ground coffee were also less common in the store than they expected.
- Q: How much did the groceries cost?
- A: The total was just under 20 Euros. Their haul included items such as watermelon, donuts, mangoes, coffee and duck tortillas.
