Our trip to Jungle Jims International Mkt

[asirimarco]

From the campground into Cincinnati was about 35 miles but well worth it to go to Jungle JIms Market. It is amazing.
The entrance

a map of the store and believe me we needed one

aisle after aisle of ethnic food - found Bills favorite sweet from Argentina Dulce de Batata - something brown and sticky made from sweet potato and Dulce de Membrillo - quince - comes in a round flat tin - can't really explain it but he loves it. Slices it and eats it with cheese. Also Lingonberry Jam (Swedish) two kinds of beer - one from Argentina and one from Italy. Also all kinds of cold cuts - mortadella with pistachio nuts (?) Very interesting.

A huge section of beautiful produce from all over

Over 1000 kinds of hot sauce

Elvis the singing monkey and the campbell soup can to make shopping fun


and of course their famous rest rooms

If you are ever in that area it is a must see. Fantastic cheese selections - over 1600 different kinds, a scratch your head meat market - any one for kangaroo? ostrich? rattlesnake to name a few items.
more about the rest of the trip later - Air Force Museum (twice) covered bridges (6 of them) Indian Mounds and Pioneer Days.

[Bethers]

Oh, my - you bet I need to add Jungle Jims to my list of places to visit. I was married to an Italian - have had mortadella with pistachios - even used to sell it sometimes in my deli in Chicago. Would be fun to find the foods that you've had - and see all the ones I've heard of but never seen - and then all the foods I've never even heard of. What fun.

Sounds like you had a great time on your trip. Glad to hear that.

[avalen]

interesting indeed. Now, about those famous bathrooms, are those the ones that
look like an outhouse at the door but once you open and go in its a real bathroom?

[snowball]

that looks like it would be a day long shopping trip!!! Can you imagine the amount of money one could spend in a day there???
Think I would enjoy it...did they give out samples?
sheila

[asirimarco]

Yes, the restrooms behind the entrance are very nice. There were so many samples of cheese and cold cuts you could make a full meal. European Villages area

more cheese

more produce

so much to see - my legs got tired. glad we didn't go in there hungry.

[Getupngo]

Wow. Just reading & looking at the pictures made me feel like cooking.
The decor is so much fun .... LOVED the fire engine atop the hot sauce aisle.
LOL!

[SeeyaGal]

I just LOVE to go to stores like that! Kewl!!! Did you tell Lorna and Larry about it!

[sunshinecruiserTN]

The colors in your pictures were so vibrant one could almost smell the aromas in the air. What a fun place!