"Mpoconnor7" > wrote in message
...
> I finally went shopping at Jungle Jim's north of Cincinnati today. What a
> store! It took me 2 1/2 hours just to walk thru the entire store (it's
set up
> like a labyrinth), and I'm sure I missed a couple areas. They had lots of
> things there I didn't even know they still made, like Faygo Redpop and
Rock and
> Rye in 16 oz. glass bottles (I bought one of each). They had a room that
just
> sold cigars, a vast wine and liquor area, beers from around the world, and
lots
> of exotic fruits and vegetables I've never seen before, like Yucca Root
and
> Burro Bananas.
>
> There were separate areas for foods of dozens of different nationalities
> (including frozen foods), and an extensive area of hot sauces from around
the
> world. I picked up a bottle of what I think is an oriental hot sauce made
by
> Tabasco; I can't wait to try it out. I bought a bottle of wing sauce from
the
> Anchor Bar in Buffalo. There were two separate delis in the store (one
for
> domestic meats and cheeses, one for imported), and virtually every brand
of
> cheese made on Earth. The only thing I was looking for that I did not find
was
> Heinz spicy brown mustard, but I emailed them after I got home and perhaps
they
> will stock it in the future.
>
> It was like Disneyland for food lovers; I can't wait to go again. I wound
up
> spending 170 bucks there, and I think my diet is ruined for the next
couple
> weeks.
>

I was there today around 3:00. Sunday is a bit better than Saturday as it
can be absolutely packed. Their selection of ethnic groceries and produce
attracts people from many miles away. They seem to have far fewer samples
now that they moved the cheese and deli section into the new building. They
are usually sampling a number of wines for 10 cents each, so that can be a
good reason to stop. We stop in nearly every weekend. Since there has been
so much construction lately, the store changes from week to week. I can't
wait until the winery is open and the monorail is operational. Have you
been over to the Cincinnati Mills (formerly Forest Fair Mall)? We went
there on Saturday.
http://www.junglejims.com/