A shared friend of all the members of the Academic Karelian Pie Association visited Skopje, Macedonia, recently. Upon her arrival she shared the good news with us: There's a shopping center in Skopje where one can find all sorts of exciting ingredients for Finnish and international cooking. There's rye flour, malt, sea weed, ready-made Asian sauces and tahini on the shelves. Happiness is a supermarket with a good variety of
products and friends who share the information having found such a place.
Dear reader in Prishtina or nearby. In case you happen to find yourself in a situation of being in need of Finnish or Asian (including Near Eastern) delicacies, go to Skopje. (And take us with you!) The address is Vero Market (Skopje Gradski Trgovinski Centr, at the basement). There's also an organic shop at the second floor, that sells organic rye flour (500g/0,80eur).
So, it seems one can buy almost anything in Kosovo what a Finn may need. However, a Finn needs to be prepared to take some time for searching for that special product or ingredient. Nothing comes easy and all takes a bit more work - you simply need to keep on asking around, triangulate the information received and not stop before the same reply keeps on reappearing from more than one source. You need to spend time small talking, discussing, searching for clues and information and all info that is worth of anything will come to you by word of mouth, whether it's about the location of a newly opened restaurant, shopping or travelling. A Finn who's grown up in a society that values silent efficiency needs to assimilate.
So - we owe big time to our friend sharing the details on her shopping spree in Skopje. She's certainly distinguished herself and will be later granted a special medal of honour of the Academic Karelian Pie Association.
Dear reader in Prishtina or nearby. In case you happen to find yourself in a situation of being in need of Finnish or Asian (including Near Eastern) delicacies, go to Skopje. (And take us with you!) The address is Vero Market (Skopje Gradski Trgovinski Centr, at the basement). There's also an organic shop at the second floor, that sells organic rye flour (500g/0,80eur).
So, it seems one can buy almost anything in Kosovo what a Finn may need. However, a Finn needs to be prepared to take some time for searching for that special product or ingredient. Nothing comes easy and all takes a bit more work - you simply need to keep on asking around, triangulate the information received and not stop before the same reply keeps on reappearing from more than one source. You need to spend time small talking, discussing, searching for clues and information and all info that is worth of anything will come to you by word of mouth, whether it's about the location of a newly opened restaurant, shopping or travelling. A Finn who's grown up in a society that values silent efficiency needs to assimilate.
So - we owe big time to our friend sharing the details on her shopping spree in Skopje. She's certainly distinguished herself and will be later granted a special medal of honour of the Academic Karelian Pie Association.
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