I, for one, am gobsmacked by the fact that are NO (decent) ethnic groceries closer than the terrific Mazzaros in St. Pete. Originally out of NYC, I am used to an abundance of Italian/German/Polish Delicatessens selling homemade sausage, potato salad, sandwiches, and assorted delicacies. When we arrived here we attempted to find real Italian Specialty (ring) sausage. Nah. In NY we used to find Premio as a reasonable substitute in the supermarkets. Not here. Calling Premio got me the offer of a dry ice case of sausage shipped from Jersey. They only distribute "regular sausage" in Florida. Florida where it seems1/2 the population of every northern metropolitan area retires to. Good ethnic Delis would do a 'land office' business here. My disappointment remains 10 years later. "What's up with that"?
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