REVISED list: Where to find Czech and Slovak groceries in the US stores / Kde najit Ceske a Slovenske potraviny v Americkych obchodech

Many of us , Czechs and Slovaks living in the US, have been on a desperate hunt for Czech/Slovak groceries. Some were more successful than others so  I got the idea to ask around and here is what my friends (thanks you guys!!) and I put together.

PS: I read through your great comments and added most of the new goodies in (highlighted in red).

CZ: Vetsina z nas, Cechu a Slovaku zijicich v USA, ma ten samy problem. Jsme totiz na nekonecnem honu po ceskych. (nebo alespon podobne chutnajicich) potravinach Nekteri jedinci byli uspesnejsi nez zoufajici vetsina a tak jsem dostala napad optat se v okoli. Toto je list, ktery jsme vytvorily s mymi kamaradkami (diky holky!!).

PS: Procetla jsem vase vzacne komenty a vetsinu novych vecicek jsem k listu pridala – jsou zvyraznene cervene

1. Trader Joe’s

• Trader Joe’s Yogurt cups  (vanila & Cream yogurt) – tastes just like “Pribinacek“
• Trader Joe’s rolls – Czech “rohliky“ (warm them up in the toaster oven)
• Czech beers -  Broucek, Starobrno, Krusovice, Staropramen
• “Slivovitz” (green bottle) – tastes the same as the Czech Slivovice
• Meringues (Trader Joe’s brand) – Czech “pusinky”
• TJ Potato chips – taste like the ones from the Czech Fair (chutnaji jako ty z poute: premastene a preslanene..vyborne!!)
• Mineral water – taste just like the one in Czech
• Melta (barley coffee-like beverage) – Pero brand is made in Switzerland, it’s very good

2. BevMo (order on-line)

• Becherovka (Becherovka Herbal Liquer)
• Slivovice (Jelinek Slivovitz)
• Fernet
  

3. Super HMart

• Wheat bread – very similar to the Czech bread
• Prune jam – Czech “Povidla“

4. Publix

• Jewish Rye bread – plain or caraway seed

5. Whole Foods

• Non-homogenized organic whole milk – tastes just like the Czech milk

6. Henry’s (CA)

• Clover honey – Jetelovy med
• Czech pastries – “satecky“
• Kefir
• Licorice candy – likoricove bonbony
• Indian semolina – detska krupice
• Melta (barley coffee-like beverage) – Pero brand is made in Switzerland, it’s very good

7. Panera Bread Bakery

• Stone-Milled Rye bread – Czech bread (!!)

8. Target

• Nutella

9. North Produce (CA)

• Czech spices – Vegeta, Goulash seasoning, vanilla sugar, baking powder
• Nugeta
• Bananas dipped in chocolate (candy) – Bananky v cokolade
• Head cheese – tlacenka

10. World Market

• Milka chocolate Bar
• Czech beers – Pilsner, Czechvar
• European sweets
• Instant custards (pudingy), baking powder (single packages)

11. Anywhere (Albertsons)

• The Laughing Cow spreadable cheese wedges – Czech Taveny syr
• Russian Rye bread (Arrowheat brand) – tastes similar to Czech bread
• Sauerkraut in a glass jar (Nathan’s famous, New York cut) – kysane zeli
• Wondra flour (Gold Medal brand) – Czech “hruba mouka“
• Almond paste – for “marcipan” cookies
• Golden potatoes – taste more like Czech potatoes
• Soups “Magi” brand
• Limburger cheese – Olomoucke syrecky (Tvaruzky)!! (Vons)
• Juicy Juice (Orange Tangerine flavor) – mandarinkovy napoj “Olympus“
• egg noodles (Manischewitz brand; Jewish section) – ceske nudle do polevky
• Czech beer – Pilsner Urquell
• Brie cheese – Hermelin
• Puff pastry sheets – listove testo na zavin
• Gummy bears – gumovi medvidci
• Carnation Evaporated Milk (Nestle) – kondenzovane mleko
• Povidla (plum bread spread) - under the name of LEKVAR
• Mini vetrniky - cream puffs (frozen section)