I lived in Croatia, Spain and the Netherlands + traveled quite a bit. What I can conclude is - Croatia's XL supermarkets have the largest variety of groceries, hands down.
@@JenTheSingingTraveler in Australia we have liquor stores that only sell liquor its against the law to have them like that next to non alcoholic drinks
@@nikolabakich9709 Totally the same where I'm from in the US. (Pennsylvania to be exact - and each state has different laws when it comes to selling alcohol.) In Pennsylvania, we have what are called "State Stores." This is where you can buy wine and hard spirits. Beer is sold at special beer stores. (Crazy, I know.) But just recently, there have been some grocery stores that allow sales of beer and wine. But you have to pay at a different register. It's ridiculous. At least in Croatia, you just get everything at the grocery store - so simple and easy!
Products for dogs and cats most of people usually buy in ZOO shops- better quality food and bigger variety of all kind of brands and products. I'm not used to buy those kind of things in supermarket.
Thanks for watching. The closest "zoo" shop to us is in Rijeka, so we'd have to borrow a car and drive there. We do our best to get pet supplies for our cat here in town to either the grocery store or dm. Back in the US, we have have HUGE pet stores. (Bigger than Konzum stores in Croatia.) But we ALSO have tons of stuff in the grocery store for pets as well - for convenience. Again, this video is not trying to be a competition - it's just pointing out some differences, as Americans are curious about every day life in other countries. (And since my husband's country is Croatia, that's why we did our video here. If I were still living in Vienna, I could have done my video there - but I didn't have a TH-cam Channel back then.)
Hey kids Croatians don't do frozen foods, we like our produce and foods as fresh as possible, also the old adage "when in Rome(Croatia)" isn't that why we all go to different countries?, to explore different experiences, if you want like home(wherever that may be) then by all means stay home and experience nothing different
I found Croatian supermarkets compared to UK have just as much none-fresh food but it's less frozen and more things like dried bread, dried biscuits, pasta, cereals, jars, tins, salted meats, etc. Also found the fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket not as good variety and quality as we're used to. I love Croatia, it's a wonderful place, but the supermarkets aren't one of its best points. They're ok, but it's something tourists should be prepared for a bit of a challenge to adapt to.
You cant really compare US with Croatia. Our grocery stores are small to Americans and some other, but they are perfect for us. They may lack many brands you do in the States but again, nobody complain, we have all we need.
The video is to show Americans what it's like to grocery shop in another country - many will never get the chance to really do so - even well traveled Americans. It's just a look into another country and culture. For fun! Thanks for watching!
I feel like you showed a lot of American products which is a shame. I think it's more interesting to see what type of products they have in Croatia that other countries don't really sell.
Interesting interpretation - other than Heinz ketchup and mentioning Philly Cream Cheese, I don't think I focused on American products that much. We talked about Napolitanke, Jaffa Cakes, showed lots of pastas, showed how you can get alcohol in the store, etc. If I may ask, in which way does it seem like I focused on American stuff - just out of curiosity. Thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler I don't think it's a bad video at all but to be honest it was fairly focused on America. Jaffa cakes are a British thing. When you showed the alcohol I think it's better to also kind of show a little bit of which types there are typical to the country. It is also very focused on how small the shop is in comparison to US shops. To me it doesn't look that small but the US is also a little over the top with grocery stores I have the feeling. In most countries this is about the size of most stores. It didn't show a ton of the different variety of things that Croatian shops have to offer.
Svašta.... 2 Konzuma ,Plodine, Tommy ,Spar i Lidl na populaciji od 10000 stanovnika (Crikvenica) ...baš me interesira koliko ima trgovačkih centara u Americi na toliki broj stanovnika !? Evo ja lupio bezveze na googlu Deming, New Mexico populacija 4k više nego u Crikvi i imaju jebeni izbor 1 walmart i 1 Pepper's Supermarket ..lol
My town in the US is smaller than Crikvenica, and we have more and bigger stores - 24 hours Wal-Mart, 24 hours big supermarket, Target (with groceries in it), a second grocery store that's open 20 hours a day. Really - until you've been to the US, you just don't know how much we are able to get - the variety and the convenience.
Yeah, 24h stores are really something you should be proud of. Poor people who have to work at night. I am from Croatia but currently live in Germany now and I love that shops are closed on sunday so that people can enjoy time with their family. It would be great if Croatia could follow Germany on that topic (and some others, ass well). And comparing shops in USA and a little country like Croatia is hilarious.
@@JenTheSingingTraveler well we can go to your town and complaine that you dont have fresh fruit, vegetable, meet, cheese market there, and our local products
Croatia is a small and beautiful country. Has a sea. Lakes, rivers... We don't buy 100 types of ice cream. We buy the cheapest one. We like when something is on sale. Always check it out. We don't have coupons. In Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia has bit more stores and markets then else. We love our country. Lots of love from Croatia ❤
I would rather have a beautiful view of the Adriatic sea than a big supermarket... i could always order things online:) Also, thanks for showing us how expensive or not( apparently) is Croatia❤️
Thank you for doing a great grocery shopping video. These videos never show the whole store like I want, but you actually showed the store, not just a close up on the food in the aisle. Thank you!
I didn’t think you were complaining about whats available in Croatia .I truly believe that you were just comparing between US to Croatia. Having said that, you mentioned about the small variety or availability of pet food. Maybe that’s an niche that you could tap into. Be it importing or developing a brand, just saying…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! And thanks for seeing the real purpose of the video! :-) If I lived somewhere with a huge expat community, I think importing could be totally worth it! :-D
7:31 Karlovačka brewery was founded in 1854, so they say that's the reason for smaller bottle. But, we know better, that's 7% less beer in each bottle. Jerks. I don't drink Karlovačko any more (not because of this trick, though)
Croatia has a population of 4 million people vs US of 320 million. You just cannot compare supermarkets and food in those 2 vastly different countries.... Why would you anyway?... Enjoy the differences
Thanks for watching - the intent of this video is to show Americans what it's like to shop in another country. Even American who travel a lot for vacation, don't do the "every day" kinds of things like grocery shopping. This is to show them what it's like. That's all! Have a nice day!
I wanted to give more of a side-by-side comparison. Populations between my home town in the States and my husband's hometown in Croatia are similar. (Although his town officially has more people than my town. My home town is a little over 8,000 and his Croatian town is a little over 11,000.)
There are stores specifically for pet supplies, but the supermarket just give the general selection because it's not their main priority. Most people in Croatia buy their pet supplies from pet stores rather than konzum. Also they do have cilantro in Croatia it's just not called cilantro ask for korijander ganz and you'll find it. It looks like a peppercorn and sometimes they have it fresh
Yes - you can get pet supplies at a pet store - it's just not always as convenient. We were just trying to point out that in the US, there are huge pet stores as well, but often there's also a FULL aisle at the grocery store as well. As to coriander - not what one wants for many recipes. For it to be cilantro it has to be the actual leaves. I think it just comes down to the kinds of cuisines people make and don't make in Croatia. For example, Mexican food is extremely popular in the US, and you have to use cilantro in a LOT of it. Since Mexican cooking is not as popular in Croatia, there is not as much fresh cilantro available. (Just one example.) And again, just a difference. We worked really hard to make it not be "better or worse," just different. Thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler As you probably already know in Croatia there is a huge culture around soup (juha). Many of these soups contain cilantro in fact many people actually grow their own fresh because Croatia is known for having fresh food hence why there is also hardly any frozen food. There are 2 forms of cilantro that you can buy Korijander ganz (like whole corn form) or fresh cilantro. Also cilantro and coriander are the same thing. It was a lovely video though just make sure you are saying the accurate things since many people who have not been to Croatia may be put off by what you were saying.
@@mariahalokwem2014 You don't travel to different countries to experience the supermarkets. Croatia is a wonderful place definitely worth visiting, and I doubt this will put anyone off. If the supermarkets are different to what you're used to, it can make your trip easier if you're a bit more prepared for what to expect.
People buy fresh veg hence why there is a limited variety of frozen veg and fresh is seasonal, also limited in winter BUT that is how humans are supposed to eat, seasonly. ....Pet food, processed pet food is the worst thing you could feed your pet unless you want your dog or cat to get cancer, uti's and diabetes, fresh meat is best. Frozen deserts are also limited because on almost every street corner there is a Slasticarna, why would anyone want to buy commercialy made sweets when you can get fresh, homemade ice cream? Comparing supermarkets in America to Europe is stupid, Europeans cook at home more so than Americans and its a healthier diet than in the States. You should do a % of how many people die from colon cancer in the States vs Europe/ Croatia, i'm sure that America wins hands down.....also, there are better 'ketchups' in Europe than Heinz...seems to me that you are a slave to brand names, quality doesnt even factor in your poor American diet.
Hi Hope - I'm not really sure why you seem so upset by the video, nor why you think showing a comparison is stupid. People in other countries are genuinely curious about every day life in countries that are not their own. It's really that simple. I'll speak for Americans (since I am one) when I say that we are very interested in learning things about other countries and how people do things. Since my life allows me to show that to other Americans, why not? It's all good fun! And as an expat, I can tell you, you always look for a few products that remind you of back home. In the expat groups I belong to, folks joke about the things that they find that remind them of home. Like an Australian finding Vegemite (yucky to me, but they love it!), or how Milos (my Croatian husband) would feel if he found Jamnica or Čokolino back in the States. It's not being a slave to a brand to be excited about finding something that reminds you of a taste of home. Anyways, thanks for watching and have a great day! :-)
Jen is not complaining. She is merely showing the differences between grocery shopping in Croatia and the US. I am in Australia and it is very similar to the US. I'm sure Jen is used to grocery shopping in Croatia and has adapted quite well to life there.
Thanks for understanding exactly what our video was about! :-) :-) :-) Every-day types of things can be a little different from country to country, and we thought people might enjoy seeing what shopping was like somewhere in a different country. :-)
I'd really like to test living in Croatia, somewhere along the coast, for a winter..maybe even next winter. Don't have a clue how to go about finding something to rent though... Been fascinated with the beauty of Croatia for quite a nr of years now. Thanks for the vids, Luv from Finland.
It's a double edged sword... i mean i love living here 'cos i was born here and i've been living here for ever but winters on the coast are not what you would expect... one could say our sunny days are amazing during winter but when we get storms... yea... they are much worse than the usual snowstorm up north. But it's something you grow to either like and live with or simply hate... Specially northern wind called "bura", this year we had record gusts reaching almost 300km/h... in USA they would call it hurricane.. we just call it winter. I would recommend at least trying. Also during winter the coast is empty (from the numbers of people visiting during summer) so if you don't like big crowds that's the time of year for you.
@@HladniSjeverniVjetar I don't like big crowds. But, i obviously don't want to live in the midst of a constant hurricane either. Thanks for the tips though, appreciate it. All the best.
If you're going in winter you should be able to find extremely cheap accommodation on the coast (just use AirBnB). But be very careful to check if it has proper heating/insulation - a lot of apartments were built only to be rented during warm months and winters can be brutal on the coast. As a Fin, you'll probably sneer at temperatures that rarely go below freezing, but the wind factor can be truly insane. Bura is particularly nasty because it is a wind that keeps changing direction and it always finds a way through the walls (unless stone built) and right into your bones... That being said, Dalmatia in winter is well worth visiting, but be prepared for something completely different than in summer. If you like stunning nature but with a true "bite" and challenge and almost no people around then it would fit you perfectly.
Usually here in Croatia you buy things for pets in a pet store mostly. Konzum has a lot of things if you don't find something there you can always go to Lidl or Plodine even Miler has some food.
Thanks so much for watching! :-) We have similar in the US - giant pet stores where you can buy even more stuff for your pets. But the normal everyday stuff you have to pick up regularly (pet food, cat litter) are in the grocery store to make it more convenient. We'll be putting out a video about shopping in the US soon! :-)
i love the fact that they dont have SOOOO many garbage GMO foods like the USA, natural minimal ingredients and better for you, also why you dont see every 4th person being Obese in Croatia like the States, thank god for good food !!!!!!!!!!
I think you should go to a pet store if you wanna find a larger variety of items and not to konzum haha 😋 And our frozen sections are very tiny because we still tend to cook a lot so most of the croatian people buy fresh food. For example i have never eaten a frozen pizza in my life in croatia and probably 99% of my friends havent either
The point of the video is not to show better or worse - just to show differences. As you can see on another reply, in the US we have pet stores bigger than the whole Konzum! We just like variety. There are WAY more options in a US supermarket for fresh produce and bio foods. So many fresh fruits and vegetables! I don't eat frozen pizza either, but we do get some frozen vegetables sometimes for convenience (both in Croatia and US). I LOVE steamed edamame (which I get frozen in the US, as it's a healthy convenient snack.) Again, the video is really just to show differences, not to say one is better or worse. They're just different, and people are curious about those differences. Cheers, and thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Ok i see. And just a tip if you or the people who are interested in fresh products in Croatia want some dont go to the supermarket go to the local piazza every town has it. There you will find grandmas with their homemade million kinds of vegetables and fruits and also fish and meat.
So true, I also never eat frozen pizza in Croatia, but since I moved to Ireland I do that weekly. Reason is that (at least my reason) that in Croatia you can get excellent pizza from pizzeria for same money and in Ireland frozen pizza is cheaper 3-4 times.
Lots of salty folks in these comments. I liked the video! I thought it was interesting to see a different store than what I'm used to seeing. Comparing something doesn't mean you're complaining about it either. It's just different.
This would have been so-so if the bloke kept his gob shut. However, I have travelled to a number of places, and I am not interested in shopping for things from ''home''. Isn't that the whole idea of visiting different places? To experience their culture, try out a few words i their native language, eat and drink what the locals eat and drink?
I definitely suggest that TOURISTS immerse themselves into the culture they are visiting! Absolutely! But when you live outside your home country most of the year, it's always nice to have a little taste of home once in awhile, while also enjoying the local stuff! Cheers!
LEVITATE Do you mean coriander? (The seed form of cilantro.) I assure you, we’ve looked everywhere in crikvenica and Rijeka for fresh cilantro leaves and can’t find them. My mother in law has never heard of it. Neither has her mom. Our solution was to buy a couple bottles of freeze-dried cilantro leaves in the States.
Let me give you little advice. Next time you are looking for cilantro ( culantro) ask for KORIJANDER. This is how we ni Croatia call cilantro. You are welcome ..........😜
Yes, you can get coriander, but it's in a seed-form. When we talk about cilantro as in what we get in the US, we talk about the leaves - which we've never seen in Croatia - at least not in Crikvenica.
Yea, and why US would be the place that you compare all the world to it. You are not in the US, like if you go to Japan or Finland you are not in the US, and you have what you have there. Btw If you look for coriander leaves go to bio bio shop, or just go to plac Dolac
@@silvestardukovic1486 That would be a great idea if we were around most of the time, but we work in travel (we take large tour groups around Europe) for six months of the year. So we are in Croatia February and March, and then it's our home base when we occasionally get a week or two off between tours. For example, I just got done a six week run of tours, and am home in Croatia for the next 12 days. Then I go off and work on the road for another month straight. Our lifestyle is just not traditional enough for some things that folks with a normal schedule can do. Thanks again for watching!
@@sumi4210 They live in Crikvenica not in Zagreb. She is from the USA and ofcourse she will compare it to US. She won't compare anything in Croatia with a country she has never been in. I don't get it why are you so pissed people. If you take what she said as criticism at least take it as constructive criticism. What would be wrong with more options in the stores?
Hey you have some nice videos and vlogs here maybe a price comparison of basic living costs and housing would also prove interesting to expats. I've been getting a lot of questions from Americans wanting to move to Cro (or at least considering) and these kinds of videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work :)
Thanks so much for watching - and great suggestions! We will keep making videos about expat life in Croatia. (Although right now we're on the road for work, so we're filming stuff to showcase some other destinations!) :-)
That’s a small supermarket I’ve been to bigger ones in Croatia that have variety including organic healthy items. The outside markets are also good there and you get fresh products. Isn’t it awful how everyone feels so insulted with this. video. you probably didn’t mean to but people get sensitive about their countries. I love how in Croatia they believe all Americans eat junk food - well not everybody but yes a lot of people do. It hurts to hear that but it’s partly true.
I think all places have stereotypes. It seems that Croatians have this belief that all Americans eat a lot of junk food all the time. But that's simply not true - it's just a stereotype! (Just like I see Croatians, and think they are all unhealthy smokers!) And yes, people have a "personal reaction" over every tiny little criticism one makes of their own country. As an American, I can say that there are many Americans who take stereotypes personally, much in the way that many Croatians take things personally. For those of us who have lived around the world, we just see things for what they are: unique, different, and wonderful!
Wth. I had American bf from SF several years ago, he was disappointed as you, as you don't understand European heritage and culture of fresh food...I don't even buy in supermarkets for years, definitely not in Konzum for 10 years...so, it is a culture of buying fresh foods more natural for us in Europe anyways
Thank you for watching! I'm not sure why you mistook it as disappointment. I was really just trying to show Americans what it was like to go grocery shopping in another country. I am editing a video that shows people what it's like to grocery shop in the US. Again - just for fun and education! :-) Have a great day! :-)
Why would you go to Croatia and compare whatever you can to the US? That just go against the very reason of why people travel. If you wanted to show what's it like to shop in Croatia to Americans, I can tell you that they don't care... what a miss you two...
I think you're missing the point. I (an American) married a Croatian and now live most of the year in Croatia. We thought it would be interesting to show Americans what EVERY DAY TASKS are like in another country. Really that's all. This is not a video for people who are going on a trip to Croatia - it's really the exact opposite. It's for folks who are curious about normal life somewhere else. We have DIFFERENT videos for folks who are looking to get ideas for vacations. Thanks for watching! :-)
No matter what country you're from, it's always nice to have a small taste of home when you're thousands of miles away from your homeland. This is true with ANY nationality! Thanks for watching! :-)
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Im in with you, but in the last time in croatia it wasnt a small taste of homeland. it was still your homeland thousands miles away :D. Maybe i have to travel more far away to see more national products.
Frozen prepared meals are a big NO in Croatia.We dont trust them, dont know what kind of chemicals are in there and what kind of ingredients are made of. Only fresh. If you shout loud on street GMO!!!! people will run away.
So do we! Our pet stores in America are larger than the biggest Croatian grocery stores. BUT we still have a FULL aisle in the grocery store for pet stuff! All the pet stores that I've been to in Croatia are SO TINY compared to American pet stores!
I never said or implied that Croatian pets weren’t doing okay. Of course they are! I like having a bigger variety of toys and special things for my cat, which is why we buy stuff in the US for him every year and bring those presents back to Croatia. 😀
products for cats, dogs and others we usally buy at a pet store, we dont need 1000 tipes of icecream, us Croatian are used to fresh food we are not type that would just eat forzen food, and you should not compare Croatia to US becase we are a lot smaller we do not need you to tell us what we should have or do, fruits and vegis are sesonal so we could always have them fresh and not like shipped from other countries, its maybe expensive for torists but if you live in croatia its actually not that much, so please stop telling bad things about our stores and stuff if you are not happy go back to where you came from!
I lived in Croatia, Spain and the Netherlands + traveled quite a bit. What I can conclude is - Croatia's XL supermarkets have the largest variety of groceries, hands down.
Yea, I used to live in Vienna, and I can say the supermarket here is much bigger for sure! Thanks for watching! :-)
@@JenTheSingingTraveler in Australia we have liquor stores that only sell liquor its against the law to have them like that next to non alcoholic drinks
@@nikolabakich9709 Totally the same where I'm from in the US. (Pennsylvania to be exact - and each state has different laws when it comes to selling alcohol.)
In Pennsylvania, we have what are called "State Stores." This is where you can buy wine and hard spirits. Beer is sold at special beer stores. (Crazy, I know.) But just recently, there have been some grocery stores that allow sales of beer and wine. But you have to pay at a different register. It's ridiculous. At least in Croatia, you just get everything at the grocery store - so simple and easy!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler ok my dad has family in san pedro california mums cousin lives in new york i think you can even buy it at the gas station haha
Products for dogs and cats most of people usually buy in ZOO shops- better quality food and bigger variety of all kind of brands and products. I'm not used to buy those kind of things in supermarket.
Thanks for watching. The closest "zoo" shop to us is in Rijeka, so we'd have to borrow a car and drive there. We do our best to get pet supplies for our cat here in town to either the grocery store or dm. Back in the US, we have have HUGE pet stores. (Bigger than Konzum stores in Croatia.) But we ALSO have tons of stuff in the grocery store for pets as well - for convenience. Again, this video is not trying to be a competition - it's just pointing out some differences, as Americans are curious about every day life in other countries. (And since my husband's country is Croatia, that's why we did our video here. If I were still living in Vienna, I could have done my video there - but I didn't have a TH-cam Channel back then.)
@@JenTheSingingTraveler we all buy pet food online
I never do that. Too expensive
Hey kids Croatians don't do frozen foods, we like our produce and foods as fresh as possible, also the old adage "when in Rome(Croatia)"
isn't that why we all go to different countries?, to explore different experiences, if you want like home(wherever that may be) then by all means stay home and experience nothing different
I found Croatian supermarkets compared to UK have just as much none-fresh food but it's less frozen and more things like dried bread, dried biscuits, pasta, cereals, jars, tins, salted meats, etc.
Also found the fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket not as good variety and quality as we're used to.
I love Croatia, it's a wonderful place, but the supermarkets aren't one of its best points. They're ok, but it's something tourists should be prepared for a bit of a challenge to adapt to.
Please stop complaining❤
Thank you💕
No one is perfect💓
You can't compare the giant US with our small, but beautiful Croatia💞
No one is complaining! Just a fun video to show Americans what it's like to shop in another country. :-) Thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler
Alrighty then^^
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You cant really compare US with Croatia. Our grocery stores are small to Americans and some other, but they are perfect for us. They may lack many brands you do in the States but again, nobody complain, we have all we need.
The video is to show Americans what it's like to grocery shop in another country - many will never get the chance to really do so - even well traveled Americans. It's just a look into another country and culture. For fun! Thanks for watching!
Oh, Zagoreni, shut the fuck up...
I feel like you showed a lot of American products which is a shame. I think it's more interesting to see what type of products they have in Croatia that other countries don't really sell.
Interesting interpretation - other than Heinz ketchup and mentioning Philly Cream Cheese, I don't think I focused on American products that much. We talked about Napolitanke, Jaffa Cakes, showed lots of pastas, showed how you can get alcohol in the store, etc. If I may ask, in which way does it seem like I focused on American stuff - just out of curiosity.
Thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler I don't think it's a bad video at all but to be honest it was fairly focused on America. Jaffa cakes are a British thing. When you showed the alcohol I think it's better to also kind of show a little bit of which types there are typical to the country. It is also very focused on how small the shop is in comparison to US shops. To me it doesn't look that small but the US is also a little over the top with grocery stores I have the feeling. In most countries this is about the size of most stores. It didn't show a ton of the different variety of things that Croatian shops have to offer.
Svašta.... 2 Konzuma ,Plodine, Tommy ,Spar i Lidl na populaciji od 10000 stanovnika (Crikvenica) ...baš me interesira koliko ima trgovačkih centara u Americi na toliki broj stanovnika !? Evo ja lupio bezveze na googlu Deming, New Mexico populacija 4k više nego u Crikvi i imaju jebeni izbor 1 walmart i 1 Pepper's Supermarket ..lol
My town in the US is smaller than Crikvenica, and we have more and bigger stores - 24 hours Wal-Mart, 24 hours big supermarket, Target (with groceries in it), a second grocery store that's open 20 hours a day. Really - until you've been to the US, you just don't know how much we are able to get - the variety and the convenience.
@@sumi4210
Ha, ha, haaaa... Nicely pointed! Everything is better at the states!
Yeah, 24h stores are really something you should be proud of. Poor people who have to work at night. I am from Croatia but currently live in Germany now and I love that shops are closed on sunday so that people can enjoy time with their family. It would be great if Croatia could follow Germany on that topic (and some others, ass well). And comparing shops in USA and a little country like Croatia is hilarious.
Ne bih nikad živjela u USA. U Hrvatskoj je hrana zdravija. Osim toga, u Njemačkoj je nedjeljom sve zatvoreno. Koristimo mozak i planiramo kupovinu.
@@Phenomenaable
Couldn't agree more! Exactly that!
Basically, this american is complaining about how little US managed to colonize Croatia since 95' haha
No one is complaining! We're just pointing out the differences! Cheers and thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler well we can go to your town and complaine that you dont have fresh fruit, vegetable, meet, cheese market there, and our local products
@@sumi4210
Exactly that!
We have those things too! Have a great day! :-)
@@JenTheSingingTraveler wow incredible soooo gooood man!! Have the best day and best best best possible life!!!!
Dont try to find america in croatia enjoy croatia the way it is
Croatia is a small and beautiful country. Has a sea. Lakes, rivers... We don't buy 100 types of ice cream. We buy the cheapest one. We like when something is on sale. Always check it out. We don't have coupons. In Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia has bit more stores and markets then else. We love our country.
Lots of love from Croatia ❤
Hi! I live in Dubai, I like Ur county very beautiful.can u reply me here ?
I would rather have a beautiful view of the Adriatic sea than a big supermarket... i could always order things online:)
Also, thanks for showing us how expensive or not( apparently) is Croatia❤️
I love the view of the sea and I love huge 24 hour grocery stores too! Each place has its pluses and minuses.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for doing a great grocery shopping video. These videos never show the whole store like I want, but you actually showed the store, not just a close up on the food in the aisle. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it! :-)
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Ja sam lol😂😂
Love my Croatia.
I didn’t think you were complaining about whats available in Croatia .I truly believe that you were just comparing between US to Croatia.
Having said that, you mentioned about the small variety or availability of pet food. Maybe that’s an niche that you could tap into. Be it importing or developing a brand, just saying…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! And thanks for seeing the real purpose of the video! :-)
If I lived somewhere with a huge expat community, I think importing could be totally worth it! :-D
7:31 Karlovačka brewery was founded in 1854, so they say that's the reason for smaller bottle. But, we know better, that's 7% less beer in each bottle. Jerks. I don't drink Karlovačko any more (not because of this trick, though)
Croatia has a population of 4 million people vs US of 320 million. You just cannot compare supermarkets and food in those 2 vastly different countries.... Why would you anyway?... Enjoy the differences
Thanks for watching - the intent of this video is to show Americans what it's like to shop in another country. Even American who travel a lot for vacation, don't do the "every day" kinds of things like grocery shopping. This is to show them what it's like. That's all! Have a nice day!
There are bigger markets than this with a bigger variety in Zagreb, Super Konzums and Interspar hypermarkets.
I wanted to give more of a side-by-side comparison. Populations between my home town in the States and my husband's hometown in Croatia are similar. (Although his town officially has more people than my town. My home town is a little over 8,000 and his Croatian town is a little over 11,000.)
Very good video. Thanks a bunch for sharing. :)
Thank you for watching!
There are stores specifically for pet supplies, but the supermarket just give the general selection because it's not their main priority. Most people in Croatia buy their pet supplies from pet stores rather than konzum. Also they do have cilantro in Croatia it's just not called cilantro ask for korijander ganz and you'll find it. It looks like a peppercorn and sometimes they have it fresh
Yes - you can get pet supplies at a pet store - it's just not always as convenient. We were just trying to point out that in the US, there are huge pet stores as well, but often there's also a FULL aisle at the grocery store as well.
As to coriander - not what one wants for many recipes. For it to be cilantro it has to be the actual leaves. I think it just comes down to the kinds of cuisines people make and don't make in Croatia. For example, Mexican food is extremely popular in the US, and you have to use cilantro in a LOT of it. Since Mexican cooking is not as popular in Croatia, there is not as much fresh cilantro available. (Just one example.) And again, just a difference. We worked really hard to make it not be "better or worse," just different.
Thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler As you probably already know in Croatia there is a huge culture around soup (juha). Many of these soups contain cilantro in fact many people actually grow their own fresh because Croatia is known for having fresh food hence why there is also hardly any frozen food. There are 2 forms of cilantro that you can buy Korijander ganz (like whole corn form) or fresh cilantro. Also cilantro and coriander are the same thing. It was a lovely video though just make sure you are saying the accurate things since many people who have not been to Croatia may be put off by what you were saying.
@@mariahalokwem2014 You don't travel to different countries to experience the supermarkets. Croatia is a wonderful place definitely worth visiting, and I doubt this will put anyone off. If the supermarkets are different to what you're used to, it can make your trip easier if you're a bit more prepared for what to expect.
People buy fresh veg hence why there is a limited variety of frozen veg and fresh is seasonal, also limited in winter BUT that is how humans are supposed to eat, seasonly. ....Pet food, processed pet food is the worst thing you could feed your pet unless you want your dog or cat to get cancer, uti's and diabetes, fresh meat is best. Frozen deserts are also limited because on almost every street corner there is a Slasticarna, why would anyone want to buy commercialy made sweets when you can get fresh, homemade ice cream? Comparing supermarkets in America to Europe is stupid, Europeans cook at home more so than Americans and its a healthier diet than in the States. You should do a % of how many people die from colon cancer in the States vs Europe/ Croatia, i'm sure that America wins hands down.....also, there are better 'ketchups' in Europe than Heinz...seems to me that you are a slave to brand names, quality doesnt even factor in your poor American diet.
Hi Hope - I'm not really sure why you seem so upset by the video, nor why you think showing a comparison is stupid. People in other countries are genuinely curious about every day life in countries that are not their own. It's really that simple. I'll speak for Americans (since I am one) when I say that we are very interested in learning things about other countries and how people do things. Since my life allows me to show that to other Americans, why not? It's all good fun! And as an expat, I can tell you, you always look for a few products that remind you of back home. In the expat groups I belong to, folks joke about the things that they find that remind them of home. Like an Australian finding Vegemite (yucky to me, but they love it!), or how Milos (my Croatian husband) would feel if he found Jamnica or Čokolino back in the States. It's not being a slave to a brand to be excited about finding something that reminds you of a taste of home. Anyways, thanks for watching and have a great day! :-)
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@@JenTheSingingTraveler Do you live there
Jen is not complaining. She is merely showing the differences between grocery shopping in Croatia and the US. I am in Australia and it is very similar to the US. I'm sure Jen is used to grocery shopping in Croatia and has adapted quite well to life there.
Thanks for understanding exactly what our video was about! :-) :-) :-)
Every-day types of things can be a little different from country to country, and we thought people might enjoy seeing what shopping was like somewhere in a different country. :-)
I'd really like to test living in Croatia, somewhere along the coast, for a winter..maybe even next winter. Don't have a clue how to go about finding something to rent though...
Been fascinated with the beauty of Croatia for quite a nr of years now. Thanks for the vids, Luv from Finland.
It's a double edged sword... i mean i love living here 'cos i was born here and i've been living here for ever but winters on the coast are not what you would expect... one could say our sunny days are amazing during winter but when we get storms... yea... they are much worse than the usual snowstorm up north. But it's something you grow to either like and live with or simply hate...
Specially northern wind called "bura", this year we had record gusts reaching almost 300km/h... in USA they would call it hurricane.. we just call it winter.
I would recommend at least trying. Also during winter the coast is empty (from the numbers of people visiting during summer) so if you don't like big crowds that's the time of year for you.
@@HladniSjeverniVjetar I don't like big crowds. But, i obviously don't want to live in the midst of a constant hurricane either. Thanks for the tips though, appreciate it. All the best.
S1S this croatian life is a yt channel that has a lot of information about that
If you're going in winter you should be able to find extremely cheap accommodation on the coast (just use AirBnB). But be very careful to check if it has proper heating/insulation - a lot of apartments were built only to be rented during warm months and winters can be brutal on the coast.
As a Fin, you'll probably sneer at temperatures that rarely go below freezing, but the wind factor can be truly insane. Bura is particularly nasty because it is a wind that keeps changing direction and it always finds a way through the walls (unless stone built) and right into your bones...
That being said, Dalmatia in winter is well worth visiting, but be prepared for something completely different than in summer. If you like stunning nature but with a true "bite" and challenge and almost no people around then it would fit you perfectly.
Look up Villa Naja in Makarska. They have previously rented to foreigners for a year or more.
Usually here in Croatia you buy things for pets in a pet store mostly. Konzum has a lot of things if you don't find something there you can always go to Lidl or Plodine even Miler has some food.
Thanks so much for watching! :-)
We have similar in the US - giant pet stores where you can buy even more stuff for your pets. But the normal everyday stuff you have to pick up regularly (pet food, cat litter) are in the grocery store to make it more convenient. We'll be putting out a video about shopping in the US soon! :-)
I never buy in pet shop
Nice video we going to Croatia 12.7 in Drage i love croatia
Have fun!
When you were in the frozen section,, wasn't there a sign of edamame hanging from the ceiling or were they pea pods??
Alas, there really is no edamame. However, there are lots of peas and lima beans. sigh....
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i love the fact that they dont have SOOOO many garbage GMO foods like the USA, natural minimal ingredients and better for you, also why you dont see every 4th person being Obese in Croatia like the States, thank god for good food !!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you! Cheers!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler wc friend 💚❤️
I think you should go to a pet store if you wanna find a larger variety of items and not to konzum haha 😋 And our frozen sections are very tiny because we still tend to cook a lot so most of the croatian people buy fresh food. For example i have never eaten a frozen pizza in my life in croatia and probably 99% of my friends havent either
The point of the video is not to show better or worse - just to show differences. As you can see on another reply, in the US we have pet stores bigger than the whole Konzum! We just like variety.
There are WAY more options in a US supermarket for fresh produce and bio foods. So many fresh fruits and vegetables!
I don't eat frozen pizza either, but we do get some frozen vegetables sometimes for convenience (both in Croatia and US). I LOVE steamed edamame (which I get frozen in the US, as it's a healthy convenient snack.)
Again, the video is really just to show differences, not to say one is better or worse. They're just different, and people are curious about those differences.
Cheers, and thanks for watching!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Ok i see. And just a tip if you or the people who are interested in fresh products in Croatia want some dont go to the supermarket go to the local piazza every town has it. There you will find grandmas with their homemade million kinds of vegetables and fruits and also fish and meat.
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Edamame is a soybean it's high in protein but in USA it is pretty much 100% GMO product 👹
So true, I also never eat frozen pizza in Croatia, but since I moved to Ireland I do that weekly.
Reason is that (at least my reason) that in Croatia you can get excellent pizza from pizzeria for same money and in Ireland frozen pizza is cheaper 3-4 times.
Lots of salty folks in these comments. I liked the video! I thought it was interesting to see a different store than what I'm used to seeing. Comparing something doesn't mean you're complaining about it either. It's just different.
Exactly! That was the intended purpose.
Thanks so much for watching! :-)
This would have been so-so if the bloke kept his gob shut.
However, I have travelled to a number of places, and I am not interested in shopping for things from ''home''. Isn't that the whole idea of visiting different places? To experience their culture, try out a few words i their native language, eat and drink what the locals eat and drink?
I definitely suggest that TOURISTS immerse themselves into the culture they are visiting! Absolutely! But when you live outside your home country most of the year, it's always nice to have a little taste of home once in awhile, while also enjoying the local stuff! Cheers!
Konzum is most expensive store in croatia too!!!
Studenac is more expensive
@@royalprincess2678 trgostil/NTL is even more expensive then studenac
No cilantro? You are wrong :) Cilatro is one of the most used herbs in Croatia, you just probably missed it ;)
LEVITATE Do you mean coriander? (The seed form of cilantro.) I assure you, we’ve looked everywhere in crikvenica and Rijeka for fresh cilantro leaves and can’t find them. My mother in law has never heard of it. Neither has her mom. Our solution was to buy a couple bottles of freeze-dried cilantro leaves in the States.
Neither cilantro or coriander is used in Croatia, you can actually find it, very hard too, mostly in spring you can find it on the local market.
Hi, I need cilantro cause I´m from the carribean, is it posible to grow it ther like in pots ??
I'm sure you could! But perhaps bring the seeds with you?
I didn't see any 30 packs of beer in the best aisle....
i live in croatia and i got to Konzum alot
Wow, only 100 types of ice cream. By the way your hair and shirt look just like that collagen water
Let me give you little advice. Next time you are looking for cilantro ( culantro) ask for KORIJANDER. This is how we ni Croatia call cilantro. You are welcome ..........😜
Yes, you can get coriander, but it's in a seed-form. When we talk about cilantro as in what we get in the US, we talk about the leaves - which we've never seen in Croatia - at least not in Crikvenica.
Yea, and why US would be the place that you compare all the world to it. You are not in the US, like if you go to Japan or Finland you are not in the US, and you have what you have there. Btw If you look for coriander leaves go to bio bio shop, or just go to plac Dolac
Hmmm......OK. Why don't you try to let those seeds grow in one pot on you balcony or window, so you can have nice fresh cilantro leaves all year long?
@@silvestardukovic1486 That would be a great idea if we were around most of the time, but we work in travel (we take large tour groups around Europe) for six months of the year. So we are in Croatia February and March, and then it's our home base when we occasionally get a week or two off between tours. For example, I just got done a six week run of tours, and am home in Croatia for the next 12 days. Then I go off and work on the road for another month straight. Our lifestyle is just not traditional enough for some things that folks with a normal schedule can do.
Thanks again for watching!
@@sumi4210 They live in Crikvenica not in Zagreb. She is from the USA and ofcourse she will compare it to US. She won't compare anything in Croatia with a country she has never been in. I don't get it why are you so pissed people. If you take what she said as criticism at least take it as constructive criticism. What would be wrong with more options in the stores?
Good Evening
Do they sell bread within the grocery stores in Croatia?
Yes, they do!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Is that a problem
@@based_croat4191 Why would it be a problem? Not really sure what the question is about.
Hey you have some nice videos and vlogs here maybe a price comparison of basic living costs and housing would also prove interesting to expats. I've been getting a lot of questions from Americans wanting to move to Cro (or at least considering) and these kinds of videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work :)
Thanks so much for watching - and great suggestions! We will keep making videos about expat life in Croatia. (Although right now we're on the road for work, so we're filming stuff to showcase some other destinations!) :-)
I live in croatia in what town are you I live i Ogulon
Ogulin*
konzum. i live in austria and my grandma always calls supermarket konzum how come lol
quick googlesearch, the supermarkt near her was called konsum before.
Wow, Croatia have Heinz ketchup.
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That’s a small supermarket I’ve been to bigger ones in Croatia that have variety including organic healthy items. The outside markets are also good there and you get fresh products. Isn’t it awful how everyone feels so insulted with this. video. you probably didn’t mean to but people get sensitive about their countries. I love how in Croatia they believe all Americans eat junk food - well not everybody but yes a lot of people do. It hurts to hear that but it’s partly true.
I think all places have stereotypes. It seems that Croatians have this belief that all Americans eat a lot of junk food all the time. But that's simply not true - it's just a stereotype! (Just like I see Croatians, and think they are all unhealthy smokers!) And yes, people have a "personal reaction" over every tiny little criticism one makes of their own country. As an American, I can say that there are many Americans who take stereotypes personally, much in the way that many Croatians take things personally. For those of us who have lived around the world, we just see things for what they are: unique, different, and wonderful!
We do have pet stores where you can buy much things for animals.
Are you guys in Dramalj Konzum?
Is this in Osijek?
No, it's in Crikvenica.
Uživajte rađe u ljepoti Hrvatske a ne tražite ovdje Američke proizvode ! Večina izbjegava vaše proizvode!!
Good video
Thank you!
Je li to konzum črnomerec?
Ivo Juric i meni se cini, nisam iz zagreba al bila sam dosta puta na crnomercu u konzumu
Good 😃
Thank you!
You need to go to visit Split and see how we live Here 😉
@@markomaric5281 We love Split! We visited a few years ago and look forward to going back!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler nice
Wth. I had American bf from SF several years ago, he was disappointed as you, as you don't understand European heritage and culture of fresh food...I don't even buy in supermarkets for years, definitely not in Konzum for 10 years...so, it is a culture of buying fresh foods more natural for us in Europe anyways
Thank you for watching! I'm not sure why you mistook it as disappointment. I was really just trying to show Americans what it was like to go grocery shopping in another country. I am editing a video that shows people what it's like to grocery shop in the US. Again - just for fun and education! :-) Have a great day! :-)
Amerika nikad neće imati kvalitetnu hranu kao Hrvatska....😁
Thanks for watching!
And u kan get calantro in croatia u grow it or buy it
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Do they sell toy cap guns in croatia?
I don't see my favorite sandwich, made with lard, liver paste, anchovies and Limburger cheese on rye bred with some sauerkraut.
That sounds less than appetizing... hahaha! :-)
My father would eat that and love it.
Why would you go to Croatia and compare whatever you can to the US? That just go against the very reason of why people travel. If you wanted to show what's it like to shop in Croatia to Americans, I can tell you that they don't care... what a miss you two...
I think you're missing the point. I (an American) married a Croatian and now live most of the year in Croatia. We thought it would be interesting to show Americans what EVERY DAY TASKS are like in another country. Really that's all. This is not a video for people who are going on a trip to Croatia - it's really the exact opposite. It's for folks who are curious about normal life somewhere else. We have DIFFERENT videos for folks who are looking to get ideas for vacations. Thanks for watching! :-)
There is no Kuna now it’s Euro and it sucks
We made this video before Croatia switched to the Euro. And we agree, it sucks.
Im from croatia xD
Greetings! Pozdrav!
i hate american products in mediteranian countries. I hate them too in my homecountry but its ok cause we have enough storage 4 all products.
No matter what country you're from, it's always nice to have a small taste of home when you're thousands of miles away from your homeland. This is true with ANY nationality!
Thanks for watching! :-)
@@JenTheSingingTraveler Im in with you, but in the last time in croatia it wasnt a small taste of homeland. it was still your homeland thousands miles away :D. Maybe i have to travel more far away to see more national products.
They're jah fah cakes not yaffer cake
Ima li nas hrvata???😁
Tasha Tom evoevo😂
Frozen prepared meals are a big NO in Croatia.We dont trust them, dont know what kind of chemicals are in there and what kind of ingredients are made of. Only fresh. If you shout loud on street GMO!!!! people will run away.
exactly!! Americans are all about consumerism, and we oppose it. At least i like to think so.
How American recipe begin
1. open can of...
Were did you hear that? 🤦🏻♀️ My family eats it and we are still very healthy
we have pet stores for animals
So do we! Our pet stores in America are larger than the biggest Croatian grocery stores. BUT we still have a FULL aisle in the grocery store for pet stuff! All the pet stores that I've been to in Croatia are SO TINY compared to American pet stores!
@@JenTheSingingTraveler I dont think its nessesary to have 1000km2 stores for pets. Pets are doing just fine in Croatia with tiny stores we have lmfao
I never said or implied that Croatian pets weren’t doing okay. Of course they are! I like having a bigger variety of toys and special things for my cat, which is why we buy stuff in the US for him every year and bring those presents back to Croatia. 😀
urbandragon You mean where pets go shop by themselves,I have to teach my pet to do that if he wants to eat lol
Thus video is useles for me because i live in croatia.hey ekipo
Coca je za 5
JA VOLIM NAPOLITANKEEEEEEEEEEE
Animals will eat anything, it's funny how we humanize dogs & cats.
So expensive
products for cats, dogs and others we usally buy at a pet store, we dont need 1000 tipes of icecream, us Croatian are used to fresh food we are not type that would just eat forzen food, and you should not compare Croatia to US becase we are a lot smaller we do not need you to tell us what we should have or do, fruits and vegis are sesonal so we could always have them fresh and not like shipped from other countries, its maybe expensive for torists but if you live in croatia its actually not that much, so please stop telling bad things about our stores and stuff if you are not happy go back to where you came from!
i live in croatia
I am from craotia and i like in karlovac
If it's not radenska tri srca it's not good water hahahaha
Worst kind of water
I am croation
Hello madam
Hello 😊