Posted by: Gritz
Re: Ukraine, East Crimea (Krim, Krym) - 03/03/08 06:44 PM
I got light food-poisoning by canned fish last year also. Anything can happen from time to time. But if it's impossible to be complete vegetarian it's better to buy some fish than some sausages.
Be warned that you might get poisoned by melon or watermelon too (it is not so common but possible).
I do not recommend to eat this early, melons and watermelons ripen normally only at august (they often become available much earlier).
Those bricks of bread sometimes taste good (it's different from bakery to bakery and usually bread which is local baked at village(or small town) bakery is better than all-crimea brands in plastic wrap. Bread must be fresh to taste good (today baked). I personally like rye brick bread (is it correct name? sorry for my english) which is called "borodinski" - but it also differs from brand to brand, some are better than another.
I don't know correct name for that tatar round bread and i use to call it "tatarskaya lepeshka" (or "tatar lepeshka", tatar bread anyway - if they have one they probably will understand what you mean). Look for tatar grannies (old ladies? sorry for my english again) with baskets at the market-places (usually one round bread lies over cloth that covers the basket). The tatar ovens at the shore can be found too. The prices was about 1.25 to 3 hryvnnyas for small sized one depends on a distance to the sea coast
(normal exchange rate is 5 hryvnyas for 1USD, but in resort cities at the beach there is hard to find exchange at a good rate).
Sorry, i don't know what is ´gazly suv'.
The lemonade that i'd described is cheaper (of course price depends on a distance to the sea coast) than any other bottled drink. It's bottle has a distinctive look (back to USSR, eh
). You can found that lemonade in PET bottles also, but there is difference in taste between that in PET bottle compared with one in to glass bottle.
Yes stores are called "Magazin". But prices there usually are fixed and depends on a distance to the sea coast, closer to sea - higher prices (of course it's possible that personnel tell a higher price when they see a foreigner).
Ticks there are very obstinate insects and can get under the clothing (once get on you it will "travel" to find how to get under clothing). They bite me often when i'm forgeting about using repellent.
Be warned that you might get poisoned by melon or watermelon too (it is not so common but possible).
I do not recommend to eat this early, melons and watermelons ripen normally only at august (they often become available much earlier).
Those bricks of bread sometimes taste good (it's different from bakery to bakery and usually bread which is local baked at village(or small town) bakery is better than all-crimea brands in plastic wrap. Bread must be fresh to taste good (today baked). I personally like rye brick bread (is it correct name? sorry for my english) which is called "borodinski" - but it also differs from brand to brand, some are better than another.
I don't know correct name for that tatar round bread and i use to call it "tatarskaya lepeshka" (or "tatar lepeshka", tatar bread anyway - if they have one they probably will understand what you mean). Look for tatar grannies (old ladies? sorry for my english again) with baskets at the market-places (usually one round bread lies over cloth that covers the basket). The tatar ovens at the shore can be found too. The prices was about 1.25 to 3 hryvnnyas for small sized one depends on a distance to the sea coast
(normal exchange rate is 5 hryvnyas for 1USD, but in resort cities at the beach there is hard to find exchange at a good rate). Sorry, i don't know what is ´gazly suv'.
The lemonade that i'd described is cheaper (of course price depends on a distance to the sea coast) than any other bottled drink. It's bottle has a distinctive look (back to USSR, eh
). You can found that lemonade in PET bottles also, but there is difference in taste between that in PET bottle compared with one in to glass bottle.Yes stores are called "Magazin". But prices there usually are fixed and depends on a distance to the sea coast, closer to sea - higher prices (of course it's possible that personnel tell a higher price when they see a foreigner).
Ticks there are very obstinate insects and can get under the clothing (once get on you it will "travel" to find how to get under clothing). They bite me often when i'm forgeting about using repellent.