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Post by onlymark on Nov 18, 2011 20:34:44 GMT
Normally I buy pita bread from the local small supermarket when I buy a few other things as well - so I don't really notice the cost. Today though I just needed them alone and I called at the local bakery in passing. They came pre-bagged. There seemed too many so I made the sign of cutting through my palm to indicate I only wanted half. The baker nodded and said (phonetically) "Nous"(half) and handed me the bag. I made the gesture again, and he repeated the nod and "Nous". Fair enough thought I, there is some breakdown in communication here, I'll just take the bag and freeze the rest. I asked him "Bikem?" (how much?) and what did he say? "Nous" - with a slightly puzzled expression. In other words, the bag cost half a dinar. Approx half a Euro. This is what I got - Twenty pita bread. Not a bad deal. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2011 21:06:58 GMT
That should be enough for your current needs!
Investigating the origin of the word "pizza" once, I learned that it is an offshoot of pita, which is easy to understand.
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Post by hwinpp on Nov 19, 2011 3:01:58 GMT
Some things just bowl you over, don't they? Nothing to do with pita bread but pricing. The first time I had a flat here I got it repaired at a roadside place. It was the back tyre so there was a bit more work involved than if it had been the front. Maybe 10 minutes work in all. When it was finished I asked 'how much' and the repairman held up one finger. So I gave him a dollar (USD are the parallel currency here). He gave me back 3000 riel  The whole operation had cost 25 cents. |
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Post by onlymark on Nov 19, 2011 8:35:03 GMT
Flat tyres are something I'm familiar with as well. In Egypt to remove the wheel, repair and replace costed equivalent of US 50 cents. In Jordan it cost 5 dollars. I later asked a local if I'd been ripped off badly and he said no, anywhere between 4 and 6 dollars is about right.
Another example of the disparity is a haircut. In Egypt it was 6 LE (approx 1US), here it is 6 Dinar (approx 8 US).
Petrol in Egypt, 30 cent a litre, in Jordan $1.12.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 21, 2011 12:03:32 GMT
Gee Mark, you've got the same amount I thought we would need on our recent trip into the bundu (bush) with our English friends! Did I get it wrong - we only had pita bread three times and then shared one between two of us. No harm done as the rest are in the freezer waiting for another barbecued lamb  I have my pita bread made by two Greek chaps who each think the other ones bread isn't as good as theirs! Supermarket stuff is ghastly beyond words...... |
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Post by onlymark on Nov 21, 2011 12:48:39 GMT
Shared one between two of you?
Gordon Bennett, that's about at the most a quarter of the amount I normally eat. When I get falafel sandwiches here they are in one pita bread and I normally have three of them.
The four of us ate all of them bar two lonely halves in two soup sessions and a snack.
Went to the supermarket this morning and saw they were the same price - at Carrefour no less.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 21, 2011 14:51:47 GMT
Ah yes, I do see why you're a bit shaken ;D Reason half each was enough is because of this, after two tins of smoked mussels for hors Oeuvre's:  With an accompaniment of a huge tossed salad, followed by a trio of cheeses: French Camembert du Bocage from Normandie, a Gre`s des vosges (Fromi) and another Camembert Monsire. Also on the board were a strong powerful Welsh cheddar from Collier's and because our friends are English I included a Stripey Jack which has layers of Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Lancashire and Cheshire cheddar. |
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Post by onlymark on Nov 21, 2011 15:58:31 GMT
You ate all that bundu bashing?
Gordon Bennett.
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Post by onlymark on Nov 21, 2011 16:05:05 GMT
Stripey Jack......... errr.............. how can I put this ............. I'm not a cheese snob by any means, but ........ errrr ........ interesting, is the best I can say!
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Post by tod2 on Nov 21, 2011 16:43:00 GMT
So you have tried it Mark? We can get the imported British cheeses individually but the last lot I bought were just awful. This way we tasted a bit of several - mostly used it on our picnic lunches with pickles etc.
Bundu bashing comes with a gourmet meal at the end of the day......or else all that suffering is for nothing ;D
My, did we lol around the campfire knocking back a couple of vinos ( or in my friends case - a whisky or two). Then gathered around the patio table to sample some smokey grilled - lamb, pork ribs, sausages, sometimes giant mushrooms, and primerib steaks! NOT all on one night Mark!
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Post by onlymark on Nov 21, 2011 17:03:40 GMT
I think I need to come camping with you.
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Post by mockchoc on Nov 26, 2011 0:51:34 GMT
Can I come camping with both of you please! Been too long and it's too hot here now  Will be the wet season too. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2011 23:10:45 GMT
I suddenly want a cheese nan. Maybe two or three.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 9, 2011 15:48:16 GMT
Stripey Jack......... errr.............. how can I put this ............. I'm not a cheese snob by any means, but ........ errrr ........ interesting, is the best I can say! Guess what Mark baby - I found this perfect gift basket for you! tinyurl.com/d9krlcaStripey Jack can't be THAT bad if they have put it in here ;D |
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Post by onlymark on Dec 9, 2011 16:26:47 GMT
Yes, well, it is an American company isn't it?
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 9, 2011 16:44:43 GMT
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Post by onlymark on Dec 9, 2011 17:22:44 GMT
I'd end up licking my own balls more than I do now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2012 15:40:02 GMT
I made some really excellent pita sandwiches with bacon, onion, tomato and watercress for lunch.
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Will be the wet season too. 
