(edit title) Where to buy grits/polenta in Stockholm? US Expat in need of Southern US breakfast food! Options

[erelak]

Hello :-)
I'm a southern girl (southern USA) looking for a place to buy grits locally. They are made of corn but they are not the same as corn meal. The kind of grits I like are often sold under the name "polenta", which is an Italian dish. There was an "American-style" grocery store in Iceland ("Kostur") where they were readily available but I haven't seen something similar here yet. Is there a traditional Italian grocery store that might carry this?

Any assistance is appreciated. Of course, I can have family ship them to me or order via Amazon but I'd rather have a local source.

Thanks!

 

 

[Hisingen]

Why not try to find something from the Swedish shelves? There is quite a large selection available that might well come close to what you require. After all - when in Rome - - - .

[erelak]

Good suggestion! I'm hoping to avoid some trial and error but I may well end up doing quite a bit of experimenting if I can't find something that is similar enough

[erelak]

...And they don't have to be this exact thing in the photo above but I thought a visual might be helpful- I'm happy to switch to a Swedish equivalent if there is one!

[yet another brit]

You should be able to get polenta in most large supermarkets. It will be lurking in the "health food" aisle along with the dried lentils. Look for the Risenta brand, it is widely available.

You could try making polenta (italian style) with V?sterbotten cheese in it. Delicious!

There is an American food store or two - www.grays.se, www.theamericanstore.se - and at least where I live (northern Stockholm) the larger ICAs tend to have a specifically American part-aisle, with your fill of Oreos, Reeses, Newmans, and even Mac 'n cheese. I sometimes buy the Caesar dressing when I can't be bothered to make my own.

Though why anyone not born & raised south of the Mason-Dixon line would ever consider grits to be food...

[erelak]

Thanks so much, @yet another brit! I will keep my eye out for that brand.

I've got my icelandic husband hooked and he was born quite far above the Mason-Dixon line

[erelak]

Also, I'm not saying grits are the greatest thing in life for everyone but for me they are both yummy (with or without cheese) and provide a much needed nostalgia fix as well I've been eating them almost every day since I was a kid.

[littleviking]

every supermarket has some brand of polenta i get mine from willys

[Bsmith]

I remember when we lived in Sweden there was one, dusty jar of peanut butter on the shelf at our little village ICA. I LOVE peanut butter so I bought it. Next week there was another jar so I bought that, too. This continued until the jars started looking newer. The owner must have figured there was a demand and bought a case. Then we moved.

There is probably a case of peanut butter sitting in the back room, gathering dust, waiting for the next American family to move to that village.

[Emerentia]

There is also a biodynamic brand called Salt? kvarn, it's quite common in most supermarkets.
http://www.saltakvarn.se/produkter/polenta/

[yet another brit]

I've got my icelandic husband hooked and he was born quite far above the Mason-Dixon line

I suppose for someone from a country that enjoys fermented shark and lamb smoked over burning sheep poo, even grits could be given a chance :-)

I tried the "smoked lamb" once, and it was very tasty. The Icelandic hosts didn't tell me how it was made until afterwards, mind.

[littleviking]

I suppose for someone from a country that enjoys fermented shark and lamb smoked over burning sheep poo, even grits could be given a chance :-) I tried the "smoked lamb&q ... (show full quote)

I suppose for someone from a country that enjoys fermented shark and lamb smoked over burning sheep poo, even grits could be given a chance :-)

I tried the "smoked lamb" once, and it was very tasty. The Icelandic hosts didn't tell me how it was made until afterwards, mind. ... (hide full quote)

that is why you should taste everything and after if you like it ask what it is
i think if you know wat you are eating you will most likely thing ewwwww