Bhutanese Shopping List

This list is based on a family of four, adjust accordingly based on family size.

Aldi’s and/or another Grocery Store

• Apples
• Red grapes
• Oranges
• Strawberries
• Bananas
• Other seasonal fruit
• Bagged onions
• Turnip greens
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Spinach
• 5-lb bag of Russet potatoes
• Cereal
• Cookies
• Flat bread (without eggs)
• Loose black tea
• Salt
• Hot peppers (red, thin, Thai style) dried or fresh
• 2 packages of Garlic
• Ginger
• Fresh Cilantro (coriander)
• Sugar
• Turmeric powder
• Curry Powder (Indian style)
• Dried Coriander
• Fennel
• Homogenized Whole Milk
• Plain Yogurt (not fat-free)
• Apple or Orange Juice
• Iodized Table Salt
• Corn Oil

Meat (optional) (don’t buy eggs or any meat except chicken) and beans

• Lentils (red, black, yellow – all kinds)
• Dried green peas
• Chicken Legs (frozen) ***this is on a case by case basis!

Asian Grocery Store

• Rice (basmati or jasmine/Thai) 20 lb bag

Kmart or Walmart or Target

• Rice cooker ($25 on sale – get a 16-20 cup one))

Please note:

(1) Don’t buy meat or eggs – let the family buy meat and/or eggs later if they want.

(2) Arrange for a vegetarian selection of food for families when they arrive.

Suggested food for arrival: (1) Flat bread, lentil soup (a thick soup with salt, turmeric, and a little oil), vegetable curry, and yogurt or some fruit salad, or (2) if in a hurry, fried rice with peas and vegetables (such as carrots and potatoes).