Grocery shopping amusements

Today was moving day for my friend A.  Last night, I went over to her old house and helped clean, since she was already packed before I arrived.  I had some extra linens at my house, so I piled them into two big reusable Tesco bags and walked them over to her house.  I would have taken the bus, but I was feeling impatient :)

Once at A's new house, we started unpacking.  Once clothes were put away, we walked to Tesco.  Her new house is closer to mine and now she'll be using the Tesco where I do my shopping.  I got to share my Tesco wisdom :) 

While in Tesco, we found something very unique.  RAINBOW CAULIFLOWER .  I've never seen this before! 

It's not dyed.  Need a closeup? 

I love the entertainment of shopping at Tesco.  I find absolutely everything. Today Mango lassi smoothies were on offer.  

There were lots of signs announcing ramadan mabarak (basically, happy Ramadan).  Most meats (not that I often look in the meat section!) are labelled halal (appropriate for Muslims to eat).  There is a fabulous Asian vegetarian section :)  It's easy to find several different kinds of paneer cheese, and curry powder comes in mild, medium, and hot.  The mild is probably as hot as regular curry powder in the USA.  (I learned the hard way. I bought a curry container and used it for chili, since I didn't have chili powder.  Not only was it curry powder but also cayenne pepper.  I couldn't finish the chili, not even with lots of cheese!  My friend O could enjoy it, but then, she also enjoys vindaloo curry, which is a particularly spicy type of curry.)  

A at her first grocery shopping excursion 

We got a few household things and groceries for her first week in her new house.  It ended up being five big bags of groceries, which we then carried home.  We unpacked those and finished the last few tasks, like making her bed and hanging up the remainder of her clothes.  At 5:30, I walked home.  

Out of curiosity, I went to googlemaps.co.uk to route my journey.  It turns out I walked 3.5 miles today, most of which I was carrying heavy bags!  I think I got my exercise today.