Grocery Shopping in Germany

I thought id bring yall along with me on a trip to the grocery store in Germany! My favorite store so far is a place called Kaufland. I come across "American Bacon" and lots of other delicious foods you dont normally see in the states.
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[@wyosundancer]

I lived in Germany for 6 1/2 years while in the Army at Kaiserslautern. My wife and I worked for a marketing company part time. We stocked the Military grocery store and liquor store. In addition the company had a contract with one of the local grocery stores. We worked hard but had a good time. We did a lot of shopping at local German stores. Much better choice of cheeses and meats. One of the marketing managers working out of the Stuttgart area got reassigned to Japan. Several of us rented a large truck to move him. When we showed up at his apartment most of the local residents showed up and did all the packing, then to top it off took us all to lunch. Have some really great memories.

[@littleblacklawyergermanbla2008]

Wauuuhh schön.

[@xXBlutbadXx]

I hope you liked my home town. I love kaiserslautern and the american people around here.

[@madamtwonky3953]

@@xXBlutbadXx I miss K-Town SO MUCH! I'm sure a lot has changed since I was there (prior to the wall coming down) but being in Germany is one of my fondest memories. I want so much to share it with my own kids. Especially at Christmas. Vielen Dank, dass Sie Ihr Zuhause teilen. Ich freue mich darauf, eines Tages zurückzukehren.

[@Pidalin]

I like how Americans can't just write 6.5 years and using that crazy number system. :-D

[@ArneBergsch]

A tip for grocery stores: You actually bought all the more expensive stuff. The majority of foods is also made by the shop specific brand (Kaufland, REWE, EDEKA etc...) and most of them really live up to the quality of the original brands. There are some exceptions of course, like frozen Pizza e.g. But generally, you can save like 40-50% by looking for the non-brand alternative.

[@schleykov]

In den meisten Fällen ist es sogar der Slebe Inhalt. Die Gut und günstig Milch, wird bei uns (Edeka) mit der Milch von Tuffi angeliefert. Und heute habe ich in einem Karton von der Tuffi Milch ein paar Packungen Ja! Milch (Rewe) gefunden. :D Also das ist einfach alles dasselbe XD

[@christianhagel6835]

+Sagrotan I would not say there is no difference. Usually there are different spice blends and sometimes even a diffenrent resource quality for the other brands. But those details remain inside the factory :p

[@fejah]

+schleykov Die Einkaufspreise varieren aber sehr. Die Hersteller beziehen die Milch für die einzelnen Marken von verschiedenen Bauern. Sicher wird die Milch dann gemischt, aber mit dem Kauf von "billigen" Produkten unterstützt man niemanden.

[@thomasmaloney843]

Sounds like Kroger in the Midwest.

[@Jjudes9665]

ArneBergsch I lived in Krefeld (1988) for a year, a friend of mine did all her shopping at the army camp. Her family food shop cost nearly three times the amount than ours did each week. We would also drive into Holland to Venlo on a Saturday. It was worth the half hour drive for the hyper market and the street market. In the market for the equivalent of about £4.50 we could buy a black bin bag full of seasonal fruit and veg. There would be enough there to feed six people for the week. I really do miss some of the foods you could get from Holland and Germany. You see odd things here in the UK now which is good. Miss the bread though!❤️

[@miked9000]

My favorite part is that the kid isnt screaming, or begging. Good parenting.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

Mike D learn something new everyday ;)

[@vanades5981]

Americans are easy to recognize. It's mostly the shoes. And the way they are dressed. I can always tell American tourists. The "bread section" you stopped at was just Toast which most people only eat on the weekend as a kind of treat. There should be another section with actual bread (grey, rye, whole wheat and so on). But I would really recommend getting fresh bread from a local bakery. Or try the bread rolls (Brötchen).

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

A German calling an American depressed looking.. that's new.

[@helloyall4355]

Hey Bozos! The girl is American and shes telling things as she sees them and its Americanized. Who gives 2 shits about what you fucking nazis think???!?!?! You bozos look akward when you come to the States! I call that bread in your store "light bread" We make himemade biscuits, homemade dumplings and noodles. Hell, we even make homemade sweet tea that'll knock your socks off! So before any of you Nazis come on her video spouting hatred towards her- fuck off! Its her video and she doesnt need your stupidity!

[@kenolsen1845]

Yes !

[@SuzanneU]

Tobz4uhuni ItsMyName I hate to concede to a stereotype but every so often I encounter a living example. Americans overseas are seen as rude, vulgar, and ridiculously thin-skinned. Well, you just confirmed all three.

[@helloyall4355]

@@SuzanneU Little pissy I see.. typical of someone like your kind. What this giel is saying is something you nazis cant seem to comprehend. Reread what I said and what she speaks of. Until then- STFU! You sound stupid!

[@g6kwan]

Germany has the best bread !! I stayed in Stuttgart for 2 months in 1991 and its 2019 now I am still thinking about their bread .haha

[@erinnkemp]

The butter

[@b.r.9171]

Next time you visit Germany don't buy grocery in large city's, to expensive. Try to drive out in the country, only few kilometer, you will safe at least 40%. If it helps, do ask someone on the street where is a cheap and good place to buy your grocery etc. All will be happy to help you :).

[@Whippy99]

Absolutely right. German bread is ACE.

[@88teeka]

what saddened me was that you are in germany and you buy the kind of bread you are used from America. Germany is known all over the world for their breads and you buy regular packaged white bread. ive lived in the US for years and i was astonished that most bread is soft and spongy... no crust. hardly a whole grain. if you are in germany do yourself a favout and eat the bread.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

Hi! Thanks for the advice. This vlog was made just weeks after moving here. Culture shock was real for me! I bought what I was comfortable with, what I could read! Haha now after being here for several months I have ventured out of my comfort zone and purchase bread at the bakeries! It's awesome that they slice it for you :)

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Absolutely! I am American,but my grandfather who came from Germany was a trained baker from culinary school. Eat the German bread-great variety and quality.

[@siegridthomas9674]

America has the worst bread....that is why baby's and later older kids have so bad teeth. Not everything in the US is great, I know I live here!!

[@lisajohnson9124]

Siegrid Thomas yes I now live in the USA and for the first 6 months I could not go to the bread isle do to the strong smell of yeast and it made sick. We Germans here learned real fast to make a lot of our own (quark is one of it) luckily i live in the middle of a Amish community were I can get raw milk, fresh eggs (w/o refrigerated) ,chicken, lamm, beef & seasonal vegetables & fruits. I still miss my German grocery stores. Here everything is fat free (even yoghourt)😩

[@vernalee5209]

she'll learn! 😉

[@sebastianurbas7699]

Nestlé is not an American brand. Nestlé is from Switzerland. Just look at the acute accent. It's the same with some other brands, where Americans often claim, that they are truly American. American: "Oh you have Aldi stores in Germany, that's great, they are from America". Next time in the U.S. I will claim that Ford and Nike are German brands ;-)

[@sefribu4159]

+Sebastian Urbas it gets sold in amerca, it must be an american brand! EVERYTHING is from america, didn´t u know? ;)

[@marklaw4435]

+Sebastian Urbas : Yes you are right! Last week, I was watching an American News Program. They were discussing a new Leukaemia Drug / Medication available in the US market. They then went on to say, that it was developed by the American Pharmaceutical Giant...Roche! Well Roche is Swiss....I know this, as I once worked for both Roche and Nestle. It annoys me how ignorant some of these News people are, they seldom bother too check their facts, and speak rubbish regular basis. As far as Americans are concerned, they invented everything, own the World, and all that's in or on it. Amazing.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Sebastian Burrichter (Sefribu) Yup, everything ;)

[@hansiperloff250]

+Sebastian Urbas especially when Nestle is the worlds no1, bigger than Kraft Foods. Nestle was founded by Heinrich Nestle, a german.

[@sebastianurbas7699]

southdallashogg752 No he wasn't German. He was Canadian. His father immigrated from Germany, But that doesn't make him German. (Info from Wikipedia)

[@klcampy]

We lived “on the economy” back in the late 80s in the tiny town of Weinheim. Loved every minute of it!

[@andreszimmermann4956]

I am from Germany but I am currently living in the US. I lived close to an American military base, and it is interesting to see Germany from the perspective of someone living there. You commented that we can tell that you are American, and this is true, in Germany I could tell if somebody was from the America, and now in the US I can tell who is German.

[@pixpusha]

I thought everyone could tell who's American and who isn't. Just like you can look at a person and tell who's German. The cosmetic products, fashion brands, the way the clothes fit, the way a person walks and carry themselves, is all different. You can also tell who's an officer or who's enlisted. Who's an officer wife and kids or enlisted wife and kids. At least we lower ranking people learned to tell. Maybe affluent people never needed to be as observant. Everyone I know can read a person.

[@b.r.9171]

Can it be that Americans living in fx Germany use to speak English while shopping/walking etc and that's why the German hear it and notify..wow her is some stranger ...an American ...:).. that's why they looking ... Same happen to us ..I am German and live in Denmark. While shopping I speak German with my family, that the people hear and voila, they look at me like I have a green striped head with blue dyed hair :):). That's just normal and not ment rude as all.

[@KJ-md2wj]

I was outed as coming from Germany from an old Russian lady in Croatia, and that even though in the company of an international group in the dark. It could be the clothes and bearing that you pick up after the years.

[@Jan96106]

In other words, they don't have as much processed food as we have in the U.S. And they don't give you free bags because they have more concern for the environment.

[@thomasmaloney843]

Aldi in USA is the same. Bring your bags!

[@miked1765]

Thomas Maloney Incidentally, Aldo is a German company and it’s west coast variant is Trader Joe’s. Love Aldis.

[@ailinos]

@MYHOLLANDGIRL yep, Ireland started charging for plastic bags way back in 2004 @26c per bag!

[@causticchameleon7861]

At least now I know that the buggy with the wonky wheel is universal. 🤣🤣🤣

[@crisyorke1328]

Of course I can tell American from European. The way we dress and look, and the personality even though meeting will reveal that!

[@In1998able]

yep always their shoes

[@sharroon7574]

Haha

[@naomismiler]

65 euro for rice cakes :) just made me laugh so hard.

[@WAJK2030]

+Sparkling Red Lippy Cents! :D

[@naomismiler]

I know but she said euros not cents

[@WAJK2030]

+Sparkling Red Lippy I know that you know that she said euros! :D

[@mohainimohamad4038]

+Sparkling Red Lippy It's her first time.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

My husband gets me for that all the time lol

[@tarnsand440]

Nutella has same amount of sugar as chocolate sauce for ice cream topping. My teeth hurt just thinking about it.

[@brooksequine7621]

@lora 1111 And you can't spell ... Brits inhereted their bad teeth .

[@tiffprendergast]

Tarn Sand that stuff is nasty 😷

[@brooksequine7621]

@lora 1111 : Who are you calling a " Brit " and " You people " ? Yes . I admit to having a perfect bite , to having no cavities , to having a lovely white smile and to flossing 2 times a day and brushing 2 - 3 times a day . I adore coffee and iced sun tea . I steer clear of sugar and am German / American , having spent copious time in Europe and the U . K . So . Put that in your pipe and smoke it and enjoy your day .

[@eleo_b]

Is there a big American base there in the neighbourhood? Because supermarkets adjust their products to the demographics around them. Like, they will sell more Turkish products when there is a large Turkish community. That may why there is so much American stuff.

[@fionab7100]

Eleonore we have "Amerikan" food all over Germany.

[@kristineturner8067]

German bakery is heaven

[@Santa531]

just to let you know if you buy "light meat"= you get meat that is full of diphosphate*s, that means chemical stuff that bind water into the meat. so you got less meat but more water... and cheese quality is often measured with the amount of fat, so a light cheese mostly lacks the taste of a normal cheese(if you dont want the calories just eat a little less cheese)

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Just avoid the "light" products at any situations. They are over expensive low quality crap full of chemicals and insane amounts of sugar and salt to hide the awful taste of nothing. You safe no calories, you pay more and get less. The same goes for the "vegan/vegetarian aisle" - look carefully! What they try to sell you as fancy vegan fried cheese substitute for ridiculous prices is just something called "substitute/analog cheese" in Germany. A really cheap and disgusting mixture of palm oil fat, water, chems and starch that is put on really cheap frozen convenience products. Or sold for 4€ for two small pieces on dumb people as vegan option.

[@letoubib21]

Honestly I've never heard the term "light meat" up to this vid . . .

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Steffen Ganzmann What? Really? Don't you ever go shopping in the supermarkets? Look at the meat rags. There always is a "light" variant of minced meat and steaks and quiet some light variants of other meats. Some are just some fat cut out but all the processed ones have water as secret sauce that magically drops the calories/100g

[@letoubib21]

Pardon? Something's missing I guess . . .

[@twist3d537]

i've always buy based on percent of fat like 20%, never seen lite fat meat

[@NJSMKMMS]

Cereal isle should be small, you would most likely get better nutrition from eating the box than what's in it.

[@HarionDafar]

Hihihi...Nestle is not an american brand ;)

[@webcrawler9782]

+GeilerRitter yeah Nestle is a swiss company

[@hansiperloff250]

+coawler oz yes, and it was founded by a german (Heinrich Nestle)

[@failuretocommunicate8690]

It's common in the US. She can be forgiven for the mistake.

[@dunoobyduby]

nestle is the definition of pure evil.

[@m4furalle824]

+hansi perloff Jau! Has Recht. Die Schweizer wären ohne die Deutschen nix ;)... Rolex z.B., auch vom Deutschen gegründet ...

[@1baboon1]

Germany looks really nice, I'd love to go sometime. Thank you for sharing.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+1baboon1 Thanks for watching!Its beautiful here and the people are nice. Love the food and the culture

[@neckarsulme]

you really need to visit Germany.....It is an experience that you will cherish forever.

[@littleblacklawyergermanbla2008]

yessßsssssssss

[@Mike500]

Like one guy commented already, it's cool to see this all from an american's perspective as a German. Just wanted to give you one little advice about your fridge, if you permit me :-) Ideally, you should put cheeses on the top shelf in the fridge. They last long and don't mind a bit higher temps. Yoghurt products are best stored on the middle shelf. Fish, meat and sausage/salami etc. are the most sensitive concerning storage life, so they should go on the bottom shelf, the coolest. Of course, salads and veggies should go in the lowest drawer compartments. Looking forward to more videos about my country and i'm glad you like it here!

[@KickinAshNaturally]

I appreciate the help!!! Thank you

[@thomasmaloney843]

Most Americans stock the fridge the same as the Germans, but I am in the Midwest and we are all a bunch of krauts.

[@paulpetersen3764]

In the U.S. now and I'd kill for some Nuremburg bratwurst and Berliner weisse.

[@irmgardbaumannbaumann6648]

Hallo,haben sie keinen Deutschen Metzger bei sich in der Nähe? Einfach mal im Internet in den USA schauen,viele niedergelassene Deutsche Metzger bieten auch Versand auf ihrer Homepage an

[@Lex5576]

Aldi and Lidl sell it, at least so in their stores in the Carolinas and Virginia. Has the German inspection label. Not sure which company in Germany makes it for the store. I grill mine and eat them with Tomy on Parker House rolls.

[@exeuroweenie]

Aldi occasionally has both Nurnberger bratwurst and Berliner Weiss.I don't know if it matches top shelf products in Germany but they're still very good.

[@vernalee5209]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! When in Germany, we always head to Kaufland to get the treats we want to bring back home. We have family in Gelnhausen so we frequent the store there. Another fun shop is KiK. Its a discoumt store and I always find great deals! Enjoy every minute of your time there! Duetchland ist wunderbar!! 😊

[@dinmagol9874]

Nesquik is Swiss, so nope no us brands there

[@Filtertuetchen]

Kellogg´s is US brand.

[@autieandmore9585]

No it's not 65 euro for ricecakes, it's 65 cents haha😂❤️

[@Ynysmydwr]

It was just a "mis-speak"; we all knew what she meant. Worth noting, though, that a euro is officially divided into 100 _euro cent_ -- you'll see 50 euro cent, 20 euro cent, etc. written on the coins.

[@ailinos]

@@Ynysmydwr Yeah, but we just call it cent though, symbol is c. We only say euro cent if we're also talking about $ to prevent confusion

[@hannelarsen6979]

😂😂

[@solidstate9451]

Last week somebody walked down our german suburb street talking extremely loud in his mobile. When I opened the window, my suspicion came true: American.

[@dianestafford6968]

I miss Germany! Living on the economy I found always nicer than base living. Thank you for posting

[@hawnct]

awe, i miss Germany, LUCKY!! we lived there twice. i miss it. great video, have fun!! :)

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Chris Hawn We're in LOVE with it. I loved in Japan and Hawaii for the majority of my life so Europe is something different. So far, we dont want to leave!

[@AlabasterSkin]

Why does she refer to the prices in dollars and cents when she's reading the price label? Isn't it Euros?

[@pmay6772]

Just saw your fridge. Wow, the one we had was like the ones you would put in a dorm room. So lucky!

[@MissMerediana]

Argh, you live in germany and buy packaged bread? :( That's sad...

[@KickinAshNaturally]

Yes my kids still like their pb&j's and toast ;)

[@MissMerediana]

Ok I get that :D

[@AcceptYourDeath]

+1fitASHmom what`s the "&j" for ? oO

[@theuncalledfor]

+AcceptYourDeath & means "and". "pb&j" therefore means "pb and j", which in turn means "peanut butter and jelly".

[@zpetar]

No they are not immune to sugar. Sugar is one of main reasons why there is so much obese people in US. They are trying so hard to avoid fats but actually sugar is much more dangerous. When I say sugar I am talking about table sugar, high fructose corn syrup... Products used as sweeteners in processed food. Carbohydrates in food based on wheat, potatoes... are not so much dangerous because in them there is no fructose.

[@michaelspindeldreher5565]

I am happy to see that we Germans have just a little corner of these sugar cereals. It’s so unhealthy and should not feed your girl with this trash. And please stop buying this industrial toast. Buy fresh bred or fresh buns it tastes so much better. I recognize that Americans have still a lot to learn about healthy food. Enjoy your time in Germany. Good to have you here 👍🏻 Interesting video I liked it.

[@sadee1287]

Odd to call pre-packaged bread "toast." In the US and Canada only bread that is "toasted" is called "toast."

[@adlerkreiger3988]

Looks like Walmart or Target. My wife didn't follow OPSEC briefing and ended up being followed home on the strassenbahn. She said she wasn't until we opened the window and pointed him out to her. She wouldn't leave the apartment after that, w/or/w/o baby son.

[@tarnsand440]

Carts are same as at Canadian Superstore in Canada.

[@starsystemzchannel]

I live abroad too, in Thailand its such a life change but so cool to explore and be open to new foods!

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Courtney Violet Bentley Fitness I went to Thailand when I was in High school and LOVED it!!! Its nice to get away from what you're used to :)

[@starsystemzchannel]

[@leshpar]

I would kill for some proper european style bread. American bread is too sweet.

[@Riza-uc5ed]

Yeah. Unfortunately, because of sugar industry most of American foods are in high sugar and carbs.

[@irisjones6636]

This looks like a discount store like a Dollar General here in the States. The real bread is at the bakery ;)

[@Ryan-ps5xc]

Leshpar Dracendor. if American bread is too sweet. I would hate Europe lol. I always put jelly and sugar on it. Need sugar 😜

[@yeralmuzika]

Have ya tried wheat bread? Less sweet than white bread

[@Weasel0539]

@@Ryan-ps5xc bread isn't supposed to be sweet. You can add sweet toppings but who wants sweet sandwiches.

[@grahampinkerton2091]

Uuuuagh Supermarkt bread ? Go to a baker and get some decent stuff.

[@failuretocommunicate8690]

Most in the US do not have a local bakery. Or even a not so local bakery.

[@Trekkie_Gal]

Most grocery stores in the US have a bakery where they do bake their own bread, but that is considered 'fancy' bread. Most people don't use it on a regular basis.

[@failuretocommunicate8690]

kjnohr grocery store bread is usually very bad. Bakery bread is usually very good. Not a lot of professional bakers in the US.

[@Trekkie_Gal]

There are plenty of professional bakers. They don't usually make a lot of bread though. Cakes, doughnuts, cupcakes, cookies - those are the most common items found in bakeries here. I'd say bread makes up a small portion of their sales.

[@seekingtruth1110]

@@failuretocommunicate8690 oh wow! Totally not true! We have bakers everywhere around here in the US.

[@brentlouis1236]

I was stationed at the Bamberg post in Bamberg,Germany circa 1989-1991 1st armor division (old iron sides)A2-28armor across the street from my barracks were the 2-2cav division. I miss Germany 🇩🇪 got drunk for the first time at the Green Goose club downtown.Another hot spot was the club Muvai,might have misspelled it.Had a ration card for cigarettes.Good times!!

[@xXBlutbadXx]

Is this the Kaufland in Landstuhl? Locks kinda like it.

[@rainyday4970]

So basically if I walk into an Aldi here, it's like walking into a German store there. Got it. Didn't you have Aldis in your home state?

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Rainy Day I seen one in Wisconsin, but not where we lived in Texas :)

[@larissahayes7956]

Try Butter Keäse and Shink. And definitely get fresh bread from a bakery. So, so, much better.

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Oh no the bread :O I hope you use it as substitute for TP or feeding ducks. Even if you are into plain white bread you will find decent stuff as "Weissbrot" from every bakery. You shouldn't miss the full spectrum of awesome bread choices! Step 1: find a traditional bakery that doesn't use prepared flour blends Step 2: try everything they have so you can have a new bread every couple days Step 3: repeat with another bakery when you want to try even more stuff

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Oliver Kurzweg I like that idea! I think its hilarious when people from other countries and cultures comment on this video. For your average American, this "toast" is perfectly acceptable and its what we live off of. Since moving here we do only use it for toast and the occasional PB&J. We have a bakery in our village along with one at Netto that I use frequently now. This video was filmed just a few months after living in Europe, so its been a big change for us!

[@CrazyKraut20]

"germans stare a lot" This is due to the fact you live out in the boonies. people from villages always stare at you which i find extremely irritating ( I think it is due to the fact that villagers lead boring lifes with nothing happening). I am from Hamburg born and raised and I can gurantee that nobody will stare at you in a decent sized city. In fact people will be a lot more open and way less "weird" in cities

[@therealmaskriz5716]

mostly old people

[@CrazyKraut20]

***** musst du nicht, ich tus ja auch :D ist einfach eine eigenart der landbevölkerung die mir aufgefallen ist, da ich schon an vielen orten gewohnt hab (z.b. münchen, bad salzschlirf dortmund fulda berlin) ^^

[@CrazyKraut20]

***** xD und das fisch im meer keine panade hat wa ? ;)

[@LuvBorderCollies]

This may have changed but 30 years ago there were still a lot of older Germans mad about WW2 and getting bombed. Plus Germans hate everyone, they have jokes about every other nationality and the jokes are not in good fun.

[@CrazyKraut20]

LuvBorderCollies absolute bollocks where the hell have you been? definetely not germany

[@catherin77]

Sorry but Americans do stand out when in Europe

[@marieantoinettescake9513]

Thank You for sharing this video. I really enjoyed. Especially the Bakery 👍😊❤️

[@loisaustin6200]

That would have been my first stop.

[@psychedelicpython]

It’s interesting how shopping on base cost a lot more than going off base. My husband and I would do both...do our grocery shopping at the commissary and off base here in the States, but that was here in the U.S.. I like the idea with the shopping carts because we live in a huge apartment complex and a lot of our neighbors walk their groceries home from the various near by stores and not take the carts back, so they are out in the apartment parking lot for days sitting there, some times longer. If they had to pay to use one they would be more considerate about taking them back.

[@jessicafaye2568]

We have carts like that here in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@MarcusTiedemann]

Hello from Germany, you probaly don´t like to hear it, but you have to make some german friend that show you how to shop. you will love it to take adfantage of the possibilitys on german food. Most of the parts you bue would be considered Conserfed Food for Days when you can not shop proper food.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Ernst Ellert I would actually love to do that and like to hear it :) This vlog was made just months after moving to Deutschland and I have learned LOTS since this. I now buy eggs and beef products from a local village biolandhof!

[@MarcusTiedemann]

+1fitASHmom Sorry for the bad english. An yes, something like that (Biolandhof) would be what I considered. You got some nice boys there and it sure would be good vor them to grow healthy and strong. semper servus

[@alexandralamb168]

I'm living in germany too with my husband. We are stationed near Ramstein, but its a bit more towards belgium. I want to compete in June! Love your videos. They really helped.

[@vane12685]

+southdallashogg752 nice. I was wondering where this was.

[@alexandralamb168]

***** lol. You obviously know nothing about the presence of the American military in Germany. BTW, just because i say "stationed" doesn't mean we're here with the military. Go educate yourself before you sound like a complete ass hat

[@vaxpak]

Ich versteh ja deine Denke. Ich erkenn nur keinen Sinn darin denen so zu kommen. Versuch doch einfach mal ihr Herz zu erreichen anstatt zum Angriff zu blasen. Letztendlich sind die genauso einfache Menschen wie wir. Wir müssen uns austauschen anstatt uns anzugreifen. Ist nur ein Vorschlag.

[@letoubib21]

Oh, shut up!

[@LisaPisa22]

Oh lord. You should delete all of that ridiculousness 😱

[@laken1804]

Those prices are great.

[@dinmagol9874]

Good video, but please, don't call the toast section the bread section. Please, that really hurt me.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

I'm American haha that's what we call bread. I do love the fresh bakery bread here in Europe but my children still like their pb&j's on "regular bread" :)

[@Haexxchen]

+1fitASHmom Toast is just not bread. It's an abomination of sugar, wheat and chemicals. Only good for hot Sandwich Toast's. (The ones that look a little burned and are pressed together on the edges.) But really I can bake it myself with 3 ingredients for cheap. Tastes better actually.(Just dries out faster.)

[@agenthoini]

+1fitASHmom i didnt even know americans call toast bread until a few weeks ago when i saw an idiot test on ellen where someone had to say coast to coast repeatedly and then answer the question what do you put in a toaster. she answered bread but i would have said toast and wouldnt even have known why thats the wrong answer :D

[@agenthoini]

+agenthoini but then again i saw you write toast in the comments so idk whats right :D

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+agenthoini It's bread until you "toast" it in the "toaster" :)

[@firstgoinpostal]

With shopping carts that are set up like that. You drill a hole near the edge of whatever type of coin it may use. Then you can attach it to your key ring. This makes sure you always have the coin,and don't have to dig around in your pockets/purse to find the right one.

[@ThePicesgurl]

Good idea

[@davidvincent3948]

Her opening statement is SO TRUE. As much as I like the selection at my local commissary (in this case McDill AFB in Tampa FL) the prices are lousy. The price off base is usually much better. When I was active duty you could not beat the prices (OK smokes in those days were 25 cents) You knew if you were going on payday to plan for a whole day shopping. You showed your ID then you got in line. YOU old timers will remember you got in line and had to walk up and down each aisle even if you did not want to. It was just 1 long line to the exit. Now that the prices have caught up with the outside world it is more like a regular market. PLUS even though in the US you do not pay tax on consumable food in a way you do at the commissary. They charge you a 7% service fee which is supposed to be for up keep and they DO NOT pay the people bagging your food, your expected to tip at the rate of 50 cents per bag unless it is payday or a big holiday then it is recommended you tip at 1 dollar per bag. So needless to say there goes any potential savings you might have gotten. Don't get me wrong because often there are great buys BUT you have to be there on the right day (whenever that is) at the right time

[@Jjudes9665]

I so miss fresh baked German bread still warm from the bakers!!❤️

[@donaldswink6259]

It’s nice to see other countries shopping centers, also aldi’s supermarkets home office is from Germany.

[@shelleypicott3239]

@1fitashmom loved the shopping experience and their grocery cart process reminds of Aldi's here in the States...always cheaper to shop off base and a great way to experience the culture....

[@jamesrivis620]

1 Euro is c $1.15 US., right. You keep talking dollars and cents.

[@karennewberry2598]

My daughter's in Germany,so neat to see some of the things she goes thru too

[@johnlopperman2161]

Karen "...goes thru..." Said like some kind of burden?

[@seineasylum6936]

Hi Ashley I am retired Military so I know exactly what you are talking about when you say it is better to shop in town. Many people are "afraid" of shopping anywhere but the commissary and they will look at you like you have two heads if you say it is cheaper and fresher on the economy... I think it is a form of culture shock, I am thrilled to see you not fall into that trap! Happy Veteran's Day to you and your husband.

[@t-bone9239]

thats why americans here have their own citys.

[@seineasylum6936]

Yep we use to call it the triangle in Rota. Work-Commisary-Home - Like culture shock that never ends

[@kellyrodriguez4197]

Kaufland was the best when we were in Germany! Super cheap and all kinds of cool things. We also liked Edeka and Lidl is you have one near you. Enjoy the Fall....Winter is coming!!

[@dinmagol9874]

That's probably because it's the most similar to american stores. Though, kaufland is one of the most expensive. Apart from edeka maybe.

[@sebastianurbas7699]

+Dînmagol Sorry, but that's not true. I really don't like Kauftland that much, but the prices of their store brands are exactly the same like the prices from Aldi or Lidl. And they also have very good prices and sales for name brand products.

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

+Dînmagol Kaufland is the full spectrum supermarket with the lowest prices. By far! Of course Aldi and such may be cheaper but they are small scale discount markets. If you actually shop with an open eye looking out for best prices, discounts and products near expiring date (Kaufland is the best for it! Rewe mostly throws stuff into the trash while Kaufland puts it on huge discount. I know what I'm talking about since my father owns a Rewe supermarket) you can get a really decent priced grocery shopping. Sadly the maker of this video did a lot of "don'ts" and end up partly with completely wrong products. Btw: the bread - wtf?! This toast stuff is suited as asswipe for for deeding ducks but not for human consumption!

[@donaghmore1967]

Is this the Kaufland in Landstuhl ?

[@ellensloan3479]

Lived Ergenzingen 89-90. Loved shopping at Aldi!

[@maggieb9842]

I love the way you stocked your fridge

[@kellysb2244]

Everything seems so much cheaper in Germany!

[@solidstate9451]

Even the minimum wages.

[@sadee1287]

@@solidstate9451 LOL yep....of course even the lowest minimum wage in Europe is more than you'd ever get in the US.

[@ohitstimslife]

Wow thats a old Kaufland. THe ohne we have in schweinfurt is so nice? :)

[@aaglad8604]

Tischos. went to schosol in scheinfurt lived in bad kissengen 69-74. Love it.

[@lohbut2]

Was a Camp Zama and Okinawa brat too. Never lived in Germany, but TDY'd as a contractor to Graf for month and Ramstein multiple times. Germany and Japan are real nice in different ways.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+lohbut2 I went to middle school on Zama!! I personally love the asian culture and FOOD but Europe has been amazing so far. You're lucky to have traveled to these places!!

[@emaildavinam]

Is the coffee and drinking coffee? It look like to you had a bottle, you know like the juices come in? And yes, the European countries love their Nutella. I am in Greece now, and you can find sheets with Nutella everywhere. I even found a donut the other day that had Nutella inside. There is also a doughnut with Kender Bueno feeling. So far, I think this is a Greek thing, but plenty of pastries haven’t kinder Bueno as a filling. Even croissants, and other things.

[@lostincyberspaceIII]

If you haven't tried them milchbrötchen are amazing if you have ever had brioche its like mini versions of that. I would always cut them in half and put a little bit of Emmentaller Swiss cheese its sweet and savory at the same time. I definitely recommend going to a bakery and or the fresh bread section in the store they generally have automatic slicers that you can use and the bread is much better. For a while I had a electric slicer and would just buy the loaf whole and slice off what I needed when I needed it.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Lee Myers (AskTrae) Ill be on the lookout for that! Sounds delicious. They have that bread slicer you speak of at Kaufland! Ive been scared to use it haha

[@ilkathompson8669]

Nutella in Germany is like our Peanut Butter here. I grew up in Germany. From a young girl on in the morning we had a Brötchen, which is a crispy fresh roll from the bakery. A light layer of butter and a light layer of Nutella.

[@karind7513]

That's how you recognize Germans: they travel with their Nutella jar!

[@Dashingdiva73]

That place is huge! I loved that coffee brand as well!

[@neckarsulme]

Germany is awesome

[@SinorBlim]

Oh btw... This is German cheesecake

[@laurendinamiller1225]

We go to Stutgart for medical.I think the base were station is close I'm not sure.My sis station in Bitburg base.Love German foods.Oh my what a memory.

[@amc3]

I never heard of this supermarket before and I spend time in Germany visiting family, we usually go to REWE, they are all over Berlin and Germany. The prices are really low, offering great value, then I saw the date on one of the meat products was 27/10/2015, 4 years ago, thats why :)

[@KJ-md2wj]

I avoid REWE because prices are lower in Kaufland, Aldi, Lidl.

[@dj-aj6882]

You know that Nestlé isn't American but a Swiss brand?

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+DJ-AJ Ive since figured this out after posting this and getting tons of remarks LOL

[@josephsmall4270]

77 Euro equals $86.34 in US Dollars.

[@ROGER2095]

Very interesting! Thanks for doing this.

[@xxannxx87]

I love these videos, because it's so fun to see how you compare things and what is different for you. Oh and "mager" is a possible word you can find for products with reduced fat instead of light.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

That's really good to know! And I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you :)

[@agnieszkavanheirreweghe5837]

2:21 americans are so mixed that they only see white, but I can assure you that we europeans can see the differences 😂 it's not even the way they dress or behave but also the facial structure. Me and my sister look very similar, both blue eyes and blond hair, but I have a polish father. People notice that I'm not 100% belgian 😆

[@babycakes8434]

And your name is Agnieszka🐣I bet they don't have many native Agnieszkas in Belgium.

[@Ranaaamir98]

Vry nice market with good prices loves shopping everytime i wish i could shopping there in germany one day

[@31337flamer]

how does the meat stay the same when it has 50% less fat? .. im sry to dissappoint u but most "light" things have a chemical ingredient in it that looks like fat but has no taste.. they mix it into the light things so they kinda look the same as before.. its not bad .. and yes u have less fat in your food.. but i think its good to know that the jsut kinda "change" the fat they not just remove it :O

[@eleo_b]

At the butcher, they just ground the leaner parts of the meat for light ground beef. Some supermarket meats might be treated, but that's the normal way to have light ground beef.

[@Diana-gn8rp]

Very good video. Thank you for sharing. I’ve never seen a German grocery store. Confusing.

[@dalococider]

I bet they sell K’Fee Energy Drinks like In the Commercials where they have Jumpscares in the End.

[@pmay6772]

What part of Germany do/did you live in? We lived in Hanau which was about 25k from Frankfurt. I would walk to the local bakeri ( I think that's how it's spelled). The selections were awesome.

[@SaGruenwdt]

Sure, especially americans are quite easy to find in the crowd. lol I can't tell how, just guess but it usually always works! i guess it has something to do with the expressions of face and gestural stuff… (not bad meant ;o) ) Americans have as example often a quite "trained" smile that is so amazingly huge different to ours. It is just like BAMM this must be American! My ex was American, and she complained about starring too.

[@evilpagan2342]

They complain about "staring" in every other country, too. That's because no one in the US actually looks at each other and they "excuse" themselves when they pass you 3 meters away. It's really weird.

[@candacestephens7224]

Thanks for this! I hope to be moving to Germany within the next 1-2 years. Please do more videos like this! How has school been for your son so far?

[@CC-ds4jh]

65 cents! Ugh, go to the bakery!

[@dmayfield8256]

Germans are required to take 4 years of English in school. If someone (unless they are super old) says "I don't speak English", that means they don't want to interact with you. So say: Entschuldigen Sie bitte. Es tut mir leid. With a small nod forward & down (like a bow with your head). And move on. Once you do that, the next time you encounter them, they may speak to you in English! (This happened to me!)

[@jhall2593]

Kaufland looks a lot like Wal-Mart and Meijer in the U.S. and Brugseni in Greenland.

[@mrj9224]

Like Aldis with the 25 cents lol for the carts

[@kalleh3491]

Go and buy bread in a bakery :D Germany is famous for our huge selection of different bread types! It's usually in one peaace but you can ask them to cut it for you. And what you described as "Swiss Cheese" is probally the worst quality Cheese you can get! Go to the Cheese Counter of the Supermarket, you get a selection of hundreds of cheese's and it's freshly cut up just for you.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

Thans for the advice! We have been in Germany almost 9 months now and a lot has changed in the way i shop for our groceries. Breads and cheeses being the main thing!

[@Petrajac88]

Thank you! I love this... and the whole world wraps their cucumbers, so sad huh... but really thank you, great video.

[@babycakes8434]

What about those cucumbers? I didn't get that? Maybe that they are grown on pure chemicals😉? Yumm. US is not better about it. Most of the fruits and vegetables taste like nothing😞Even the organic ones have sometimes barely any flavour. And that is how cancers and other deseases are born. We are being poisoned every day. Lots of health to everyone!💛💙💜💛💙💜

[@Petrajac88]

@@babycakes8434 Agreed, nothing taste as it should, and thats because its all green house grown.. My stuff in the green house has no real taste but in my garden where the sun shines on it.. BOOM flavor.

[@sadee1287]

Not everywhere....I live in Canada, and our cucumbers (regular) ones are not wrapped, just the english cucs.

[@Weasel0539]

€77 For 4 days food is really expensive. That's over £60. I could do a family shop for nearly 2 weeks for that. Do you have an Aldi nearby?

[@KJ-md2wj]

The introduction of the euro increased prices 100+%. Used to buy groceries for a week for 50 DM and couldn't do that for 50 €.

[@samantha3988]

yaaaas Kaufland is the best!!!!! it was so frustrating here at first trying to find a grocery store with decent variety

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Sam Topaz Same here! Everyone likes Aldi and Lidl but I prefer Kaufland!

[@butterwaffeln]

7:40 Nesquik is a brand of products made by Swiss company Nestlé so you mean Kellogs 8:05 box is only half-filled

[@ailinos]

@6:28 interesting to see Rustlers, an Irish brand of premade burgers there.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

You talked about meat prices in dollars and cents per pound, whereas the shelf labels clearly indicated euros per 100g.

[@shannonlewis4648]

Can't wait till things get settled and you can make more videos !!

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Shannon Lewis Thanks for watching! More to come :)

[@shevory2601]

It's so funny see americans in german grocery stores. seriously seeing our stores through your eyes is a very special experience XD

[@KickinAshNaturally]

Haha is think the same about a German in a Walmart! Lol

[@erickaj.2253]

Thank you for the outing! Enjoyed the details.

[@KickinAshNaturally]

+Ericka J. Thanks for watching!