American food products

Try any of the large food chains: Carrefor or Auchan. There might be others. I live in Pitesti and in my little local Profi (Romanian chain) I find Heinz ketchup . But even in the large chains I dont see a lot of American brands...but i honestly dont really look for them. I buy the local/Euro stuff. To me just as good. I prefer European beer. American whiskey is available. As far as a store dedicated to American products (like an Italian deli New York): maybe in Bucuresti; not where I am. Let me know if you head my way some time...I'll buy you a beer...or two or three. Rich Krieger

Oh, in Focsani I found good cheddar and anchovies at Lidl and decent barbeque sauce at the big Carrefour. But I figured there would be an international market in Bucuresti I might find a single place with a significant American section the way the international markets in St. Louis have. Just to have an occasional treat. Romanian pickles are boring. And I might find things to amuse me.

JohnnyStLouis wrote:

Oh, in Focsani I found good cheddar and anchovies at Lidl and decent barbeque sauce at the big Carrefour. But I figured there would be an international market in Bucuresti I might find a single place with a significant American section the way the international markets in St. Louis have. Just to have an occasional treat. Romanian pickles are boring. And I might find things to amuse me.

I'm not sure you'll find a "international market" with many American sourced items.  The main chains carry what they can, and that's about it.  There's a good number of American food products that are banned in the EU due to BHA and other ingredients linking them to cancer.  I think the cost of shipping and duty is also cost prohibitive for many stores.

A while back some British expats were also asking about their "home" products here and having a hard time finding them.  For them, they can take a fairly cheap flight now and then to stock up.

I typically bring back some goodies whenever I cross the ocean, otherwise I rely on local offerings and EU equivalent products, which often lack the carcinogens that Americans unknowingly gobble up.

Romaniac