Shopping in Soyo

It has been some time since I showed photos of the shopping here in Soyo.  I must admit that things have improved with the reopening of the store, Nosso Super.  If you recall, this was what the store had for shopping just before it closed for many many months.....in 2011












The frozen food section was empty.....and most of the freezers were not working.  The canned goods were not there at all....only one or two types of olive oil in very small cans, placed at the front of the shelves to make it look full.

Laundry soap was only in bars......

But a few months ago, Nosso Super reopened!!!!  What a delight for all residents of Soyo!!!!

even toys for the kids.......

and diapers......

housewares.......

fresh fruit and veggies

dairy and frozen chicken, beef, and a baby pig that was shrink wrapped....

a bathroom......haven't been in there tho...

sign outside the front door......

 There is still the option to go to the market and buy things there and when this store is empty of fresh fruits and veggies, which happens weekly, then we still go to the open market.....Tari Tari.

Roasted Pork in the street market

'Bush meat' ....unsure what animal.....

the largest cabbage I've seen here.  The small ones behind the tomoatoes on the right are the normal size 

With the real rains not here yet, there are still lots of vegetables in the market.  Tomatoes, okra, cabbage, bell pepper.....lots to choose from.  The tomatoes are sold in the piles of 5 and the price right now is really good.....50 cents for 5.  The large cabbage looks fresh and is $7.00.  During the rains, the small partially spoiled cabbages will be $7.00......

Then we went to a small store, Kambizi,.....and found the following:

Flip Flops for just $22.00

Dishes and wine goblets are new on the shelves.

Coffee, Nesquick and a coffee cereal mix, Mokambo.....Yumm???

Finally,

The Kambizi Comercial store is one we have never shopped in.  The pictures on the front are self explanatory, I think.  It must be a meat shop......but it is always locked so we don't shop there.  The painted animals on front are surprisingly clear in their message.....no live animals there......
















Shopping is always a treat here.....seeing what you can find.......and creating healthy and tasty meals.  We know that food is much easier to find now but once the rains start in force, the road from Luanda to Soyo will be cut and food will become much more difficult to find.  We are just enjoying all that is available now.......