I WAS SURPRISED BY ITALIAN FOOD PRICES! Grocery prices from various supermarkets.

Grocery shopping in Italy. I explore a few stores and discover some wierd and wacky items on sale. Definitely more than just cheese, wine and pasta. This is what Italian supermarkets look like, and how Italian EURO grocery prices compare with GBP and USD.

Filmed April 2024 | Lake Como, MIlan and Rome, Italy.

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[davidcharnes]

In Italy everyone wears plastic gloves when they touch the fruit and vegetables. The gloves are with the plastic bags. You might have got the unhappy looks only because you weren’t wearing a plastic glove.

[raffaeleamore]

In Italy in supermarkets it is forbidden to touch any type of unpackaged food product with your hands, fruit and vegetables in particular! In fact, plastic gloves are available at the entrance.

[antifugazi]

You have to go to the local supermarkets when traveling, its one of the best things about being abroad.

[steve-marsh]

Scottish salmon! Yay!!! Great effort with the reconnaissance mission mate ;)

[jamesk]

The taste of the fresh produce in Italy is amazing!

[sallyhey]

I absolutely love foreign supermarkets. It’s one of my most favourite things to do. ❤

[MikeJackson]

Coming from Australia, as you would know Scott, we love our seafood. I was surprised how expensive it was for prawns. The rest of the food seemed on par with here. Love walking through the supermarkets in other countries. Brilliant, thanks mate.

[johnledingham]

Thanks Scott. A very interesting video. My Italian wife (and my only wife) was captivated too. She came from Abruzzi, on the Adriatic Coast.
Spent two weeks in Scotland, my dad's birthplace (Dundee) then two weeks in Italy, just before the Covid outbreak. Loved both places to bits.
Loved the people, loved the food, loved the hospitality. Loved the beer in both places but glad to get home to Queensland. On ya Scottie!

[kathleenmorrow]

Thank you for showing us the supermarkets. Like you I love cheese. 🧀🧀🧀

[Pooky-Cat]

Truly fascinating Scott. I wonder if Italians would enjoy a tour around my local Iceland 🤔😏

[kriskruz]

Nothing wrong with videoing a cabbage. I find these sorts of videos really interesting.

[wemailbill]

This was really interesting and fun. More supermarket videos please.

[Bearleena]

Esselunga isn’t a bad supermarket by international standards, but you’re always going to get better food in Italy from an indoor market (like your last ‘store’) or the weekly outdoor or farmers’ market. They will have the local specialties at competitive prices and - best of all <gulp> - you have to ask for everything by name, which is great for improving your language skills. I may have brought a kilo of aged grana padano back in my suitcase a few months back.

[MIEJ]

I would get a GoPro mount that sits on a rucksack shoulder strap. Then I think you can switch all the lights/displays etc off and people would hardly notice you’re recording.
Loving all your Italian stuff, can’t wait until I can sort another trip ther

[ronalddailey]

Great food in Italy. Cheap vegetables and fruit. Remarkable cheese 🧀

[TheIantoJones]

This was *so* much fun - such a fascinating insight into someone else's food culture. Thank you so much, and I'm sorry you were made to feel uncomfortable.

[picsntech]

Went into a supermarket in Tuscany. Biggest surprise was to find sliced loaf sandwiches British style on sale! Mind you they are also on sale in Spanish and French supermarkets. French are best for tinned food.

[tonymaxwellhatt]

In the Caribbean you are not really allowed to touch vegetables, it's regarded as not being polite. I remembered on a holiday to Trinidad and Tobago, I went to a local fruit and vegetables shop, I picked up a very large tomato to examine it, only for the lady working behind the counter to tell me "please do not touch or squeeze the tomato, if you are so lonely, go find a girlfriend" well I really wanted to react but she was holding a big knife at the time.

[xyanatos]

i understand you like beers. you should TOTALLY try Ichnusa non filtrata. One of the best beers in italy. Messina beer with sea salt is also special.

[kazzicup]

I too love going to foreign supermarkets. I just realized I have not eaten a grapefruit in the last 5 years. Time for a grapefruit ! Romani broccoli are not widely available in my area. I seldom see them in grocery stores.