come grocery shopping with us in belgrade, serbia!

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024

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  • @piconi89
    @piconi89 Před 3 měsíci +34

    About the food, you guys should know that Serbia is one of i think 5 remaining european countries that still BANS the GMO foods import, alongside Switzerland, France, Italy and a couple others, not 100% sure which ones.
    So the food quality is really good, and the inflation hits harder on non-GMO products

  • @orkovic
    @orkovic Před 3 měsíci +36

    In Serbia people buy cereals in bio shops. Not in supermarkets.

    • @MarchOrDie
      @MarchOrDie Před 2 měsíci +2

      O čemu pričaš druže? Pahuljice imaš u svim supermarketima, nemoj da lupetaš gluposti.

    • @orkovic
      @orkovic Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@MarchOrDie Imaš ali je izbor manji ako si gledao video objasnio sam zašto mi imamo manji izbor jer mi kupujemo većinu tih žitarica posebno i mixujemo sami. To većina naroda jede a ove pahuljice neznam ko jede iskreno jer je industrijski procesuiran proizvod. Nisi me razumeo. Pozdrav! Naravno da imamo i u super marketima industrijske žitarice ali im kažem da znaju šta je daleko bolja i zdravija opcija.

    • @orkovic
      @orkovic Před 2 měsíci

      @@MarchOrDie a to kad neko ne kapira nešto pa se tako ubaci kao slepac zadnji to je odlika glupih ljudi.

    • @MarchOrDie
      @MarchOrDie Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@orkovic "neznam"🤣🤣🤣

    • @orkovic
      @orkovic Před 2 měsíci

      @@MarchOrDie neznam i treba da se piše zajedno to je greška u našem jeziku jer ako kažeš NE ZNAM može da znači dvojako. Prvo značenje je kao da naglasiš NE da izgovoriš kao da znaš nešto a drugo kao da neznaš. Zato kad nešto neznaš treba da stoji uvek spojeno da bude jasno značenje. Ja za razliku od ljudi bez mozga koristim mozak i ne primenjujem slepo pravila.

  • @user-tp9jc4rt5s
    @user-tp9jc4rt5s Před 3 měsíci +16

    Most of the prices you've shown were literally half of what they are today only a couple of years ago. I remember 1 liter of milk still being 90-100 RSD in 2022.

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 3 měsíci +2

      You can still find in some stores ,like Trnava promet stores in my town are 104 din for 1.5% 1l and generally many stuff is generally cheaper 30% then Idea or Maxi or Lidl but that stores are only in central Serbia .But yes most stuff is 50% more expensive then just few years ago

    • @mp.p.7096
      @mp.p.7096 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I believe it's the same everywhere in Europe. Even here in Germany, we must carefully consider what we buy and whether we truly need it.

    • @frostflower5555
      @frostflower5555 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Prices went up everywhere, in other countries too. Prices are doubled. People are complaining to each other but no one is rioting.

    • @user-tp9jc4rt5s
      @user-tp9jc4rt5s Před 2 měsíci

      @@frostflower5555 You can't riot against the economy.🤨

  • @user-zw3go4oy2y
    @user-zw3go4oy2y Před 3 měsíci +10

    Pizza ketchup is our original product that you use to fight off Italian mosquitos, they are very alergic when they see it so they stay away ;- )

  • @branislavnovakovic5492
    @branislavnovakovic5492 Před 3 měsíci +14

    You are lucky guy,she is beautiful

  • @hypatiatv421
    @hypatiatv421 Před 3 měsíci +19

    Inflation killin us. But, in hipermarket in my vilage, around 150km southern of Belgrade, prices are something like, Belgrade minus 10, 15 even 20% sometimes.

  • @MasaUrosevic-dq1fe
    @MasaUrosevic-dq1fe Před 3 měsíci +8

    it's nice to see when someone comments on your country from another point of view, with so much effort and desire to show everything as it really is. it would be nice if someone showed you traditional Serbian food, so you could see how delicious it really is. Great job ❤

  • @danaeto6898
    @danaeto6898 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Hello. This is a supermarket typical for the central part, if you go to any larger store outside the city centre, you will see the difference. Mustard - way more selection choices; cereal - we do eat them but not as much as Northern Americans; produce is more or less what you get in this store, but MUCH better to go to a green market (some good in the centre as well)

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 3 měsíci +2

      We love green markets! We prefer to shop there for produce, etc., but wanted to show what it's like in a grocery store where we are staying :) It's like that for us too, grocery stores outside of Toronto's city center (where we are from) are usually larger with much more selection. Thanks for watching!

  • @stefangajic
    @stefangajic Před 3 měsíci +5

    Lovely people.. :) thank you for a nice review

  • @BJovke
    @BJovke Před 2 měsíci +4

    The bakery section is still mass production.
    They prepare the dough in one place, like a factory, and then they usually freeze it and ship to the stores where it's unfrozen and baked.

  • @GhostshadowShadowghost
    @GhostshadowShadowghost Před 3 měsíci +6

    We don't have the habit ingrained in our culture of having to eat cereals for breakfast. I think this is the case in all of Europe. Pastry (bakery products) is what is mandatory for breakfast to us, like e.g. in France and Italy ...

    • @DDtch6669
      @DDtch6669 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Differs a little bit to northern Europe, here people usually eat oatmeal for breakfast. If not it's usually the same as southern Europeans. Cereals pretty much only kids eat :D

    • @vladimirpetrovic9380
      @vladimirpetrovic9380 Před 3 měsíci

      Keep in mind that only recently we can buy pretty much everything in the store, but a couple of generations back people could choose only from locally produced food, so if you didn't grow it, you didn't have it. In this part of Europe due to climate and terrain, we always had a very good mix of local crops, meats and fish, so eating habits come from that.@@DDtch6669

  • @hypatiatv421
    @hypatiatv421 Před 3 měsíci +14

    02:47 MILKA is brand of some swiss company. They have factories all around the world. The most MILKas chocolades in Serbia coming from german and austrian factories.
    The mmost famous serbian chocolades or chocolaths...?, my english, is bran called ŠTARK. Factory SOKO ŠTARK, Belgrade. Besides it:
    PIONIR, from Subotica,
    SWISS LYON, from Gornji Milanovac, small town in central Serbia.
    HISAR, from small town in southern Serbia called Porkuplje but they relocated their headquarters in Belgrade i think?
    a bunch bunch of smaller companies, usualy fammily business...

    • @visi_inspektor_besevic
      @visi_inspektor_besevic Před 2 měsíci

      You are very wrong for Milka. Milka is no longer Swiss brend for a very long time. And is BS quality for long. It's a part of the American Kraft corporation and now part of American Mondelez corp (Kraft is a parent company) . And most of Milka products in Serbia coming from factories in Poland, Slovakia, Romania or other Eastern European countries with cheap labor. There is no a single Milka product from Germany or Austia in Serbia because it would cost 10 euros for a 80gr chocolate. American Kraft owns almost everything you eat.

    • @hypatiatv421
      @hypatiatv421 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@visi_inspektor_besevic thanks for information

    • @hypatiatv421
      @hypatiatv421 Před 2 měsíci

      @@visi_inspektor_besevic About Milka from : Poland, Romania... I can say i do not agry with you. The most MILKA chocola..s i eated or eeat.. sorry my english. The most are frrom Germany, some from Switzerland(SHOP and GO stores and open markets in Serbia). Price goes from 1,5 usd per 100g up to 2 usd. Depends what is inside.

    • @hypatiatv421
      @hypatiatv421 Před 2 měsíci +1

      BTW food in Germany is chepaer then food in Serbia.

    • @visi_inspektor_besevic
      @visi_inspektor_besevic Před 2 měsíci

      @@hypatiatv421 Check the label of every Milka products in Serbia and you will find out where it comes from.
      Of course that Milka is cheaper in Germany because people in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia etc. paid the price difference. Plus Germany is in EU same as Poland, Slovakia etc. So they to not have to pay custom tax, other high taxes etc. Anyway, Milka products are totaly worthless SRANJE!
      There are way better sweets than Milka.

  • @orkovic
    @orkovic Před 3 měsíci +3

    Pizza Ketchup is for making pizza not to put it over pizza but for the very layer of tomato sauce that is essential for the layering of ingredients before the oven... I saw one comment here that told how it's akward to put ketchup on top of pizza... pro thing is pelat for that but that is only if you made it home or in pizza restaurant but home making thing is pizza ketchup that can be used for the fill and also after it's prepared you can use it on top of course. Tomato sauce is one of essential things of every pizza basically.

  • @stefankukolj2347
    @stefankukolj2347 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Nice vid guys! Pizza ketchup is just ketchup with oregano and maybe some other herbs or spices. A lot of people like to put kethcup on their pizza. Mustard isn't hard to find, but usually the packaging is on the smaller side. You can find mayo in 1kg buckets if you ever need that though lol

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Ah, good to know, thank you!

    • @suzannstrohmaier2578
      @suzannstrohmaier2578 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Wow...Mexicans also put ketchup on pizza...sorry but no thanks 🤦‍♀ haha as an American it is very strange 😁but some of us do put ketchup on eggs...maybe also a bit odd...I only like ketchup on fries or certain fried foods. ☺

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 2 měsíci

      @@suzannstrohmaier2578 I always put mayonnaise on Pizza ,i know its not healthy but is how i like .And 40 years i eat only one mayonnaise and that is "Tommy majonez"

    • @suzannstrohmaier2578
      @suzannstrohmaier2578 Před 2 měsíci

      @@dzonikg No, mayo on pizza is wrong...just plain wrong...mayo is for sandwiches and sandwiches only. 😆 🤣 I do put pepper flakes on my pizza though....🤔

    • @JayandSarah
      @JayandSarah Před 6 dny

      @@suzannstrohmaier2578 it is very common in the balkans for people to put mayo and ketchup on their pizza. I agree, it's pretty strange... but only because this is not what you are used to based on where you were born. The world is different in so many places! It's fun.

  • @nentj
    @nentj Před 3 měsíci +2

    Every supermarket seems to have its unique layout. There's no standard rule for how the milk and yogurt sections should be organized; it all depends on the store's size and design. Some supermarkets even offer milk in cans, tubes, or bags, although these items may not be available everywhere. Each supermarket has its own set of partnerships and business strategies, so you might find a brand in one store that's completely absent in another.
    We also prioritize fresh food, so when we need to buy mass-produced items like sour cream, shopping at a supermarket is usually a secondary choice. We don't expect to find top-quality meat at a supermarket, and bakery bread is often superior. While some supermarkets try to replicate bakery goods, they often fall short.
    People are drawn to supermarkets for various reasons, such as discounts or the chance to discover items they didn't know they needed.

  • @zoranmarkovic1123
    @zoranmarkovic1123 Před 3 měsíci +3

    These are smaller stores, so if you want a larger offer of different items, you should go to the hyper market or mega market, the range of items there and trademarks is huge.

  • @suzannstrohmaier2578
    @suzannstrohmaier2578 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Thanks guys : ) very interesting...in the USA our milk comes in plastic gallon jugs...or you can get a 1/2 gallon or smaller portion in a carton...but I have never seen milk come in a plastic bag. Considering the smaller size of the milk bottles in Serbia, I would think overall they may be more expensive than what we pay for a gallon of milk here in the states. I too love to drink milk plain...I think in other countries besides USA/Canada it is not so common. 🤔

  • @Aleksandar-Srbija
    @Aleksandar-Srbija Před 2 měsíci +2

    You picked a small neighborhood-type supermarket. Bigger ones have more choices.

  • @skrajina8037
    @skrajina8037 Před 3 měsíci +4

    The varieties of different things depends on the size of the store. Obviously if u go to a big super market like Metro og Mega Roda, or Tempo or Mega Idea u can find all kinds of things

  • @leokaloper4132
    @leokaloper4132 Před 3 měsíci +2

    a USA friend of mine saw the same mustard (senf) he uses at home, here in a store, but as he forgot to buy it, he sent me. Once there, I stared at all the mustards to find what he indicated brand, and name (Dijon) - a french town. I took it and thought to myself, gee, isn't a mustard a mustard. You learn something every day. Same goes for pizza decoration.

  • @AlojzJakob
    @AlojzJakob Před 3 měsíci +3

    try going to mega maxi in viline vode (near pancevacki most (bridge)) there you will have huge variety of everything including cereals etc. You just went to small IDEA store in the middle of the city where space is limited to have a huge store :) More people actually shop in mega and hyper markets instead of these smaller ones

  • @SerbAtheist
    @SerbAtheist Před 2 měsíci +1

    Most people make homemade pizza with ketchup. We usually use pizza ketchup, which is essentially ketchup infused with oregano smell and flavor. In fact, until I went to America I always thought pizza was made with ketchup and especially wasn't aware of 'tomato sauce snobbery' until relatively recently. i.e. that making pizza with ketchup was some unforgivable culinary sin in Italy and the US.

  • @Yeovil7
    @Yeovil7 Před 2 měsíci +1

    There are 3 types of ketchup. Hot, sweet with sugar (blagi, mild) and pizza/no sugar added.

  • @frostflower5555
    @frostflower5555 Před 2 měsíci +1

    5:40 I'm surprised that regular mustard is just a small packet. But they sell Dijon mustard. Maybe it's not so common in Europe?

  • @stevanjakovljevic8390
    @stevanjakovljevic8390 Před 2 měsíci +1

    That is milk that last 5 day or you need to boil milk. On other place is milk in in tetrapack that can stay few month if isnt opened
    Pizza ketchup is for pizza . It has origano in it

    • @malarija83
      @malarija83 Před 2 měsíci

      Also, we have milk in plastic bags too, it used to be more common, but nowadays, mostly milk cartons or bottles.

  • @milenailic1437
    @milenailic1437 Před 2 měsíci +1

    We don't care much for cereals at all! Pizza ketchup has oregano flavour. That market is small, because it is in the city center.

  • @argavenharge9704
    @argavenharge9704 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Serbians mostly eat meat not cereals.And this Heinz Is not popular because its full with sugar.

  • @DDtch6669
    @DDtch6669 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The way you buy fruits and vegetables is identical to the way we do in Sweden :)

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 3 měsíci

      Oh, interesting!

    • @zoki.to974
      @zoki.to974 Před 2 měsíci +2

      canada walmart and i see more and more stores goes same way, you pick fruits/veggies and measure then print label by your self, then go to self checkout and do that part your self also. soon you will unload trucks and store items on the shelf by your self lol

    • @DDtch6669
      @DDtch6669 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zoki.to974 Haha nisam znao da su nasi tolika gospoda :) Jedino jos i kod nas zaposle radnika na benzinskoj da ti puni gorivo 🤣

  • @snaked99
    @snaked99 Před 2 měsíci

    There is senf C mustard thats all u need rly :)

  • @Tukemuth
    @Tukemuth Před 3 měsíci +4

    We used to have milk in plastic bags too when I was a kid.
    Also, pizza catchup is a blasphemy. Some people actually put catchup on pizza... 🤮

  • @milandrenovakovic2925
    @milandrenovakovic2925 Před 3 měsíci +3

    You just missed the larger bag of mustard right next to those fancy jars of mustard,a yellow bag with words Senf on it.

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Ah, thank you!

    • @BJovke
      @BJovke Před 2 měsíci

      @@GizmoAndCompanyWe use German word for mustard: Senf. It's strange but it's the only "Serbian" word for mustard.

    • @prosquatter
      @prosquatter Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@BJovke no it's not. Serbian words for mustard are slačica or gorušica.

    • @Brurarum
      @Brurarum Před 2 měsíci

      @@prosquatterMustard is a mustard seed spread, which is always called senf. Noone ever asks for slacica or gorusica, which are names for mustard seeds, when they are buying a mustard to put on their hotdogs/sandwiches/etc.

    • @prosquatter
      @prosquatter Před 2 měsíci

      @@Brurarum mustard is the name of the plant and the paste (who uses mustard as a spread?) in English. Just like hren is both the plant and the garnish in Serbian.

  • @zoranpavlovski1352
    @zoranpavlovski1352 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Hersheys, before i always thought its nice chocolate, hehe. Until i didnt try. And i realised that is not nice at all. Any Dorina chocolate is better quality.

    • @rosierrosier9926
      @rosierrosier9926 Před 3 měsíci

      Read somewhere that the acid they put into Hershey is same acid found in baby vomit...Also putting some color can't remember which one in things like M&M and Mount Dew that is banned across the Europe

    • @suzannstrohmaier2578
      @suzannstrohmaier2578 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes, European chocolate is by far superior. : ) Hershey comes from here in the USA...Hershey, Pennsylvania...maybe try Ghirardelli chocolate...it was founded here in San Francisco...and is much more like real chocolate. : )

    • @suzannstrohmaier2578
      @suzannstrohmaier2578 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@rosierrosier9926 Yes you are correct....I believe it is one type of red dye added to our food...specifically Skittles...California is trying to ban this dye from our food as well...Europe has much higher food quality standards than we do...over here they will let us eat anything so the big companies and make a buck $$$. So we as individuals have to be more proactive to eat healthy. ☺

    • @rosierrosier9926
      @rosierrosier9926 Před 3 měsíci

      Huh first time getting my comment shadow removed mby cuz babe vamit part 🤔

  • @mnemonija
    @mnemonija Před 3 měsíci +1

    Bro, hersheys is not even legally allowed to call itself chocolate. Hersheys is absolute trash.

    • @mnemonija
      @mnemonija Před 3 měsíci +1

      Also try local mayonaise and local mustard. Frenchs is really not that good. Buy some bologna (ask for “parizer”, 100g to try, for some reason in usa is named after a city in italy, and in serbia after a city in france. Where is bologna really from?), fresh bread, mayo, pickles and make a sandwich.

  • @Ivan-I2aR1a
    @Ivan-I2aR1a Před 3 měsíci +2

    Of course you guys have more cereal brands. Cereals are an ultimate unhealthy processed peasant food. We eat real food here.

  • @comibumbar
    @comibumbar Před 2 měsíci +1

    Kako je meni ovo sranje, ides po prodavnicama i izigravas budalu od sebe... A fora je da misle da su neki jako bitni ,a zapravo skoro niko nije cuo za njih

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 2 měsíci

      Hvala na gledanju 🥰 Ne zaboravite da se pretplatite! ❤️

  • @robertpecanac6263
    @robertpecanac6263 Před 29 dny

    Of all the Americans or Canadians, you two and the cheeky cat Gizmo are the most likeable people who report on Serbia. Bravooo. Please make more videos in Leskovac Pirot Nis Valjevo Priboje Uzice Sabac and Podujevo

    • @GizmoAndCompany
      @GizmoAndCompany  Před 20 dny +1

      Thank you! And thanks for the recommendations! ❤️

    • @robertpecanac6263
      @robertpecanac6263 Před 20 dny

      @@GizmoAndCompany THANK YOU SO MUCH ! WE SEE US IN THAT CITIES OK? WHEN DID YOU ARRIVED THERE?

  • @visi_inspektor_besevic
    @visi_inspektor_besevic Před 2 měsíci +1

    Here is some explanations.
    1st- this is some relatively small local store (Idea market-Mercator chain) so products selection are pretty much limited. If you need bigger selection you guys have to go to bigger store- to supermarkets. Also Idea (Merkator), Maxi, Dis, Univerexport. Metro...etc. Store like this is for a basic everyday needs of a regular Serbian mid class family (household) which is like less than 15 000 euros annual income. Yes, annual. I know on the streets in the cafes and restaurents it doesn't look like that but it is.
    Then, vast majority of people in Serbia do not eat instant cereal meals. We think that is BS and it's also proved very unhealthy because it's all gmo and full of sugar and additives (chemistry). Anyway we just do not eat it, never did and that is why selection is very low. Simple as that.
    Pizza ketchup is Serbian cheat, deception, deceit... :) It;s pretty much same like regular ketchup. No difference at all. And yes we put ketchup on pizza, I personally don't, (no matter how many Italians get mad about it and get hart attack after they see it. :)
    But long time ago in late 80es and during the 90es when more people in Serbia start to eat pizza it was a very tough times during the 90es, war, sanctions, empty stores, shortage of many products, inflations sky high, monthly salary $3-5 ( yes 3.00-5.00, not a mistake, not thousands, not hundreds) etc. So if we wanted it to make pizza we only had a ketchup and kechup was the cheapest way to make pizza. That's how we have pizza ketchup today. So unique. :) :) Oh, btw I put mayo on pizza. :D :D Great combination. :)
    Sweets- Serbia and former Yugoslavia had and still have pretty much strong sweets industr, factories like Banini, Stark, Takovo-Swisslion, Ravanica, Crvenka, Bambi, Frikom etc. (candies, cakes, buiscuits, chocolates etc.) so we all grown up and still grow up on domastic sweets and like it very much (Plazma, Eurokrem, Cipiripi, Najlepse zelje, Domacica, Noblice, Toto, Euroblok, krem bananica, munchmallow, Jaffa cakes etc._ ) So we do not have many other, imported, selections of sweets because we do not consume it much. Exept Milka and Nestle products, no matter how BS is it. :)
    It's like,you can see we have very few MCD's or KFC restaurants, no Pizza hut, no Burger King... because most of us do not like it. Same with Starbucks. We have our versions of coffees of burger (pljeskavica) we have our version of fast food like cevapi, burek and all that pekaras selection and that's it.