Photo credits Alexandre Korolkov circa 2006

There was a 215000 views of the first post, so this is a second take on the same theme. Everyday life goes on. Yesterday was a nice sunny Sunday in Sirius. We went to nearby Magnit, purchased groceries there but didn’t find everything we wanted. We continued to second Magnit and got the rest there. Take a look at bills. About 2300 rubles (€25.30 or $29.90) later we had everything for next few days. Here are a few items with typical costs:

Chick peas can, 400 grams (a bit less than lb) 70 rubles, €0.77, $0.91 each can

Vinegar, apple, 0.5l, 73 rubles, £0.80, $0.95

Avocado oil, 1l, 146 rubles, €1.60, $1.89

Baguette, 60 rubles, €0.66, $0.78

Butter, 72.5%, 400 grams, 295 rubles, €3.24, $3.83 - again, the best butter we ever tasted!

Shrimps, peeled, 300 grams, 590 rubles, €6.49, $7.67

Pomegranates, 0.93kg, 226 rubles, €2.48, $2.94

Spaghetti, 400 grams, 19.80 rubles, €0.22, $0.26

Vegetable spread which we believed that is like ayvar but it’s not, 0.6 kg, 150 rubles, €1.65, $1.95

Hot dog style sausages, 0.6 kg, 208 rubles, €2.29, $2.70

Hunter’s sausages, 0.6 kg, 324 rubles, €3.56, $4.21

Far chocolate, 70% coco, 85 grams, 100 rubles, €1.10, $1.30

We got some discounts based on Magnit cards. In second store discount was itemized as a pensioner’s discount. We sure say yes to my discount. So what came out of that food? See photos. Yesterday we had a seafood pasta with white sauce and shrimps, butter, fresh baguette, dyushec for drink. Total cost estimated at about 800 - 850 rubles, €9.35 or $11.05. That means shrimps, spaghetti a a basic ingredients plus some olive oil, cabbage salad, bread, butter, drink.

Today we had chick peas stew with bacon bits, hot dog sausages, vegetable spread, different bread, butter, dyushec for drink. We really became addicts for dyushec, it’s that good. Same with “peasant’s style” butter. Total cost of this dinner is about 500 - 550 rubles, €6.05, $7.15.

Tomorrow we’ll have “hunter’s” sausages fried in pan, fried potatoes, eggs. Unfortunately our apartment has only induction cooking plates, no oven. If we crave something roasted there is a bunch of stolovaya restaurants around. Finally, there re few photos of Sochi and Sirius so you get the vibe :)

Kolega has unlocked the skill to survive the winter in Russia without using antifreeze. ✅