Metro!

We had been in eastern and rural Turkey for a couple weeks or more. Even in Antakya we couldn't find a decent supermarket. Our cupboards were beginning to get bare. The little village markets and shops carry very little. So imagine our thrill when, driving through Alanya, we happened onto a Metro, Turkey's version of Costco.

There it is; even sells tires; but no free samples nor

raspberry chipotle

Interior view

Alas, produce was available only in bulk sizes; not exactly

what you're looking for in a small RV with a 3.9 cubic foot

refrigerator

But they did have some few American products, and many

other products had English sub-titles

Turks eat a lot of yogurt; a lot a lot; these are 10 and 15 liter

containers

But the coolest part of the store was the charcuterie, where

they keep the meats and dairy (and olives), 34 degrees F,

and they provide vests and jackets for shoppers

There I am in the charcuterie, suitably attired,

with a hunk of meat we judged probably not

of a pig