Living in Luxor 3 - Supermarkets
Living in Luxor 3 – Supermarkets
As much as people like to try local recipes, now and then they like to be reminded of home and want to cook their favourite European style dishes which leads to a hunt for the relevant ingredients.
There are no supermarkets in Luxor that are comparable to those in Europe. Supermarkets in Luxor are generally not much bigger than a village store in the UK with an even smaller range of goods. There are huge supermarkets in Cairo but the chains have not yet reached as far south as Luxor.
The most well stocked supermarket is Omar’s Market in Medina Street. It is popular with Egyptians and well as ex-pats and carries a wide range of European style foods. Because many of the items are imported, they tend to be more expensive than local goods and they sell out very quickly, but it is still nice to be able to locate familiar brands. The checkout uses a bar code reader for pricing so there is no reason to ever suspect that you are being ‘ripped off’ or that two-tiered prices are being applied.
Omar’s Market also carries a range of pet foods including Pedigree Chum and Whiskers cat food. Dry dog biscuits and cat biscuits can also be obtained from ACE at a reasonable price.
There is another smaller but still quite well stocked supermarket in Salah el Din Street and another at the town end of Television Street on the corner of Medina Street. Neither carries the range that Omar’s Market does but there are still some interesting food stuffs to be found there.
The A1 market in Television Street was well stocked but the shelves have been rather empty of late. This might improve in the near future so it is still worth calling in there to see if they have what you need.
